It’s not quite fair, is it? You’ve been told that German cases are the bane of every learner. You pored over online articles and textbook charts and finally have a …
You know what they say – mastery is mastering the basics. Without a solid knowledge of how to accurately use even the simplest of things in your German repertoire, you’ll …
One of the most terrifying feelings when you have a conversation with a native speaker is when they use words or idioms that you don’t know. For me, this can …
Who hasn’t felt a little tongue-tied when first beginning to speak a foreign language? You know what you want to say, but the words just don’t want to come out. …
Have you ever found yourself staring at a German exam or trying to compose an email, frozen with indecision? Have you lost all confidence in your German grammar when it …
Most everybody who wants to learn a new language has “a good accent” as one of their goals. But it turns out that no matter where you go in the …
German grammar is often said to be maddeningly complex. There’s some interesting stuff with word order, the modal verbs are a little tricky – but the main complaint is far …
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 …
Many ask, is German hard to learn? Well, learning German and in particular its vocabulary is not a piece of cake. All those lengthy compound words are so hard to …
So you’re learning German, wunderbar! If you’re looking to up your input (reading and listening), and you’re a movie lover like me, you’re going to want to check out these …
