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 …
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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The Easiest Language to Learn for English Speakers
Here’s a series of rapid-fire questions: How well do you speak English? How many other languages can you speak? Do you want to learn a new one? How long do …
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A Brief Guide to German Plurals
I once had a friend describe his experience learning German to me. He said, “Everything was going perfect until I ran into the grammar.” Is that what’s happening to …
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Seven Funny German Words, Worldwide
Funny German words, do they even exist? Truth be told, when I began to write an article about funny German words I didn’t really know where to turn. …
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