They always say that the best way to learn in an immersion environment is to make friends with the locals. Just head off to Munich and start meeting people! If …

A lot of people have the unfair assumption that German is a hard language. (Erbstückskristallteller!) They say it’s complicated, strict, and even harsh on the ears. (Fahrtreppenbenutzungshinweise!) Such baseless stereotypes …

From the perspective of a native English speaker, the German language is actually not the hardest language to learn, regardless of your prior disposition. Steve Kaufmann has said that “German …

Everyone knows about big news sites and laid-back chat rooms, but how often do you take a look at more in-depth content in your target language? Recently I was reading …

It’s pretty common knowledge that German has a very regular writing system. Unlike some languages (say… English….) the German-speaking world has agreed on a series of spelling reforms that have …