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. …

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 language, including …

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 mean …

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 is …

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 case …

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 …

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 you? …

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. When you …

What is the best way to learn German? Well, I think it’s by using content you enjoy. For example, imagine how much more fun you’d have learning German by watching …

If you go by first impressions, you’ll be like most people who think that Germans are humorless, cold and rude. It’s unfortunate that the general impression is like that, because …