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Kabelsalat in German
Hello friends, best motivation to all of you. After short break I am back on track and today I will share small portion of Service Desk experience. From the beginning of my blog I wrote corresponding post about my work in IT. The idea of the given article is based on true story. I will…
Special characters in German
Good afternoon dear friends, best wishes and regards to everyone. In this brief article let us learn important special characters in German. Special characters (Sonderzeichen) are widely used for formatting, math, science, coding and stylistic text across social media, documents, and design. They are omnipresent on our computer keyboards, tablets and mobile devices. Below you…
Longest German words
Hello friends, welcome on board again. Today we will discover the longest German compound words and learn basics about their formation. As for German language, the compound nouns are the words that significantly extend our vocabulary and are widely utilized. Those words are basically fused together and can contain 2,3,4 or even more single words.…
Famous German proverbs
Hello friends good shape and best motivation I wish to all of you. Today I would like to share practical examples of the most famous German proverbs with you. Basically proverb is a brief, simple, and popular saying that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. They are a key aspect of folklore…
Useful German abbreviations
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. In this brief post I would like to focus on widespread German abbreviations. Let’s start right now. Below there is a basic list of all useful German abbreviations you may find in German texts. Anh. – Anhang -> attachment AW – Antwort -> Re:, in reply bspw.…
Small talk in German
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. This time we will work on German conversation skills by considering small talk topic. Basically small talk (kleine Rede) aims to serve as a social bridge, allowing people to warm up before moving to more meaningful things. Typical small talk topics include weather, travel, food, sport, work,…
Es gibt in German
Hello friends, good mood and warm weather I wish to you. This day we will pay attention to the notable German expression “Es gibt“. Meanwhile in English we have “there is” and “there are“, in German language it is simply “Es gibt”. One important thing to notice is, that this word combination requires Akkusativ, e.g.…
German verb machen
Hello friends, I believe you are doing great. This time we will learn how to build sentenses with German verb “machen” – to make, to do. Obviously this is one of the most commonly used verbs in any language. German is not an exception. First let us try to conjugate it in Present Tense. Conjugation…
Learn German with music
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. In today’s brief post we will learn German with music. I have found a nice text written by famous German singer Udo Lindenberg. So, let’s begin right now. Einmal um die ganze Welt Einmal um die ganze Weltund die Taschen voller Gelddass man keine Liebe und kein…
German Nomen-Verb-Verbindungen
Hello friends, best regards to all of you. Today I would like to explain one core topic, that has strong presense in German language, namely Nomen-Verb-Verbindungen (noun-verb combinations). Under noun-verb combinations (connections) we understand combinations of a noun and a verb that together create a specific meaning. In these combinations, the noun plays the main…
Writing short texts in German
Hello friends, best mood and high motivation I wish to all of you. In this concise article we will focus our attention on writing short text under the title “My journey to Berlin“. I want to share two text versions with you as the alternative matters. Please note, I will not add English translation. The…
Thank you in German
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. So far I have already written 30 different articles on this site. One thing to be remembered in our common German trip is an awesome phrase: “Thank you“. It seems to me, we all underestimate it in our daily life. As for our German learning I would…
Learn German with kitchen
Hello friends, I am quiet sure, your personal business is going pretty well and you are ready for a new German language learning portion. This time we take a look at Greek kitchen. We will learn how to make a Greek farmer’s salad and traditionally new German words and verbs. Hence, let’s begin. Before we…
Reading German texts
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. In today’s article we will read two short sections of Heinrich Böll’s famous novella “The Train Was on Time” (“Der Zug war pünktlich“). Main message here is to motivate you to learn German by readining, because it allows you to discover the beauty of German language. Just learning…
Communication in German
Hello friends, best regards to all of you. As I mentioned in one of my first blog posts, I had worked in IT support and then due to company rebuild had to search for another job. This time I would like to share my work experience with you by providing short examples how real communication…
Talking about cinema
Hello friends, good shape I wish to all of you. In today’s compressed article we will focus our attention on the cinema. Instead of theoretical explanation I would like to introduce you two friends Manuel and Daniel discussing their plans to go to cinema. Daniel proposes to watch “Maverick” because he admires the perfect game…
How to count in German
Hello friends, hope all is good for you and you are ready to upgrade your German skills. In today’s article we’ll learn how to count in German from 1 to 1000. From the beginning I must admit that counting starts from 0, therefore 0 in German language is Null. Counting to 1000 I would like…
Countries in German
Hello friends, best trips to all of you. In today’s article we will learn countries in German. You may ask me, why is this topic so important? And I give you a simple answer: we all are coming from different countries and the first question you’ll hear as a pupil, student, specialist coming to German-speaking…
Learning German with YouTube
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. In today’s short article I would like to present you German learning as a consistent and creative process, that always generates new ideas. Despite it is sufficient to learn foreign languages in accordance to the learning plan, still real-life situations go far beyond the limit of standard…
Basic German phrases
Hello friends, best wishes to all of you. In this short article I would like to present basic German phrases and expressions for the daily conversation. First, please note “Sie” refers to formal form, meanwhile “du” – to informal one. If you want to know more about both forms, please find appropriate article linked. So,…
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