In October I decided to take the TestDaF, a German exam designed to test academic German skills. The November signup deadline had already passed, and that was great – I …
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German Jokes & the German Sense of Humor
Any kind of studying becomes monotonous and boring after a while. Why should learning a new language be any different? After you have immersed yourself in your studies long enough …
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German Memes: Laugh Your Way to Fluency
WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps in Germany. More than eighty percent of Germans use it – and thank goodness. If they didn’t, how else could they meme? …
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German Movies On Netflix For Your Studying Pleasure
Did you know that Germany was one of the very first markets that Netflix expanded into? That’s because Germans love movies, and they’re good at making them. (They like watching …
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Time for some Streaming with These German YouTubers
YouTube is HUGE. And if you’re not using it to learn German, you’re missing out. We’ve picked out five different YouTube genres, covering a variety of interests. All of …
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German Children’s Books for Beginner Learners
I hate to admit it, but it was years before I finished my first “real” German book. I struggled through a short story collection and felt very happy with myself. …
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6 German Podcasts to Help You Study
Are you listening to German right now? You could be. Everyone has little moments of time throughout the day that they could be using to learn a foreign …
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The Accusative Case in German: Know it When You See It
Every learner of German picks up real fast the idea that there are four cases. But it takes some of them a lot longer to understand what the cases …
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How Long Does it Take to Learn German
Who doesn’t lead a busy life these days? If you’re thinking about taking up a new language, the number-one question on your mind is probably something like “Yeah, learning …
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Understanding German Sentence Structure
Is German hard to learn? I mean, linguists tell us that the European languages are pretty much all closely related to one another. But how can that be the …
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