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Once, while in Germany, I invited a boy whom I liked very much for coffee. As we approached the table I wanted to suggest to him that he make himself…

Do you have to live in Germany to learn to speak like a real German? Of course it’s a great way, but you don’t have to go to such drastic…

I remember well the feeling of excitement when I went to Germany to visit my aunt for the first time. I thought my knowledge of German was already pretty good,…

The first evening of my first student exchange in Germany was dedicated to integration. Students from the German university prepared a welcome bonfire for us. I remember that at first…

We use the Konjunktiv I for dependent speech to distance ourselves from another person’s speech and to emphasize that we are only conveying their words, not our own opinion. Konjunktiv…

I remember well the first time I encountered dependent speech in German. It was during my first stay in Germany, during which I worked intensively to improve my language skills….

In the “Was Wäre Wenn” song, sung by Cluedo, we have a perfect example of Konjunktiv II: “… und kämen wir nie zusammen, müssten wir uns niemals trennen.” – (…and…

When I was still living in Germany, every weekend I would see the opening of the vegetable and fruit market through my window. It attracted quite a large number of…

As a student of German philology, I spent every vacation in Germany. I wanted to brush up on my language skills, and I always believed that staying in a foreign…

In German we distinguish between two past tenses: Präteritum and Perfekt. The difference in meaning between these tenses is very small. In some cases, they can be used interchangeably (especially…

Mastering the conjugation of German irregular verbs is very important for communication, since they occur very often in the language and describe important actions and states. An interesting fact is…

Anyone who studied the language at school knows very well what irregular verbs are in German. I still remember my first lesson, where I was given a photocopied sheet with…

In this article, I’ll introduce you to the best German movies and show you by my own example that watching movies is one of the best ways to learn a…

Modal verbs (die Modalverben) have the ability to modify the meaning of other verbs in a sentence. That’s where their name comes from – they modulate other verbs. This group…

Modal verbs (die Modalverben) change the meaning of other verbs in a sentence – that’s where their name comes from, i.e. they modulate other verbs. They include können, wollen, müssen,…

Modal verbs (die Modalverben) modify (or modulate) the meaning of other verbs in a sentence, which is where their name comes from. They require a different verb to be at…

Some time ago, I met for coffee with my colleague from Germany, whom I met on a student exchange. We are both interested in learning languages and our conversation turned…

Names of professions in German is one of the first topics I cover when tutoring my students. I find it very interesting because not only do we use it to…

Learn the most important verbs presented in an attractive format to facilitate effective German language learning. This list is compiled on the basis of the Taalhammer team’s many years of…

Domestic and wild animals in German language are some of the most interesting topics that appeal to both children and adults. I am a tutor, and there have been many…

In this article, I’ll show you how to easily recognize when to use the article “das” in German. There are no secrets here; there are several endings and rules that…

All verbs in German consist of two parts: the stem and the ending. The stem is the invariable part of the verb, while the ending changes according to person and…

If you are learning German then, like me, you probably learned the conjugation of the verbs sein (to be) and haben (to have) in your very first lesson. Verbs are…

Two years ago, I went on a much-anticipated city break to Berlin full of optimism, feeling that this was the moment when I could finally show off my German language…

If you’re taking your first steps in German and are wondering where you should start, you’ve come to the right place. I am a student of English philology with German,…

Here I will share with you my way of “guessing” what kind of article, der, die or das, you should use in German with a given noun. It relies on…

For many learners of German, the articles are a real nightmare, mainly because they convey a different message than in English. However, there are some simple rules that will allow…

Articles in German are considered to be a difficult aspect of learning for English speakers. However, not many people know that there are regularities that can help you recognize which…

German articles were a problematic issue for me for a long time. In middle school, I always got angry when I got lower grades for various written works because I…

The first time I went to Germany was during the summer right after highschool graduation. I wanted to go to college to study philology and decided that I needed to…