I haven't had German powers in the thread for a while. So here you catch it. Long story short. A month ago I decided that it would be practical to fix the door opener device ( whatever you call it?) at my place. After all, I can open the freaking door for people and take … Continue reading The power of “Montagsgerät”
Category: German language
The power of German bakeries
Lately I share my observations on powers and this one made me smile just having thought of it. Bread or bakery products is a whole new topic I find interesting to share. The choice of goodies is immense, mostly savory in its taste and quite moist inside ( or should I say it is my … Continue reading The power of German bakeries
The power of German greetings
There are three types of people you meet in Berlin. A trick to spark the "curiosity" within seconds. Team "Moin" (common greeting form of Northern Germany)Team "Servus" ( common greeting form of Southern Germany ) Team "Tach" (Berlin greeting) Don't ask on my preferences. I am just a little too biased on it. What's yours?
The power of “Friedrich-Dietrich”?
One rather unusual fact that would make you feel proud of your German skills is the ability to quickly spell that difficult word by bringing associative names - like "A for Alice". I always have to repeat my name twice before asked to spell it. *Drum roll, please.* So ideally I should be spelling my … Continue reading The power of “Friedrich-Dietrich”?
The power of “gesunder Menschenverstand”
..which literally translates as "healthy human understanding" or to English "common sense". I do agree with the idea that you tend to think differently when you speak different languages. German is based on pure logic most of the time. Despite long words in German, every single word makes sense in itself - which triples the … Continue reading The power of “gesunder Menschenverstand”
Learn German with me (3): Reported speech
To anyone who is somewhat familiar with German grammar. Remember I once wrote on German language being as logical as the culture? One more thing I find absolutely beautiful in its grammar. Let me try to explain it...challenge accepted! In English reported speech mainly shifts in tenses. However, German sets a clear distinction on the … Continue reading Learn German with me (3): Reported speech
Learn German with me:phrases (2)
Hätte sein können ( it could have been) Alles kann, nichts muss (everything can, nothing must) Muss ja (well, it must) Read the first part on Learn German with me **P.S. I found out that some of you will need to give away your email address to comment or create a WordPress account to like … Continue reading Learn German with me:phrases (2)
Association game: surnames
I remember my mom telling me how they as kids would pick pieces of tree trunks in parks or woods and look carefully till they could associate it with some certain animal - sounds weird I know, aka. life without internet. However, I really liked this game, too. In fact, I still play it (in … Continue reading Association game: surnames
The power of “Stichwort”
This is something you will come across in more "official" German. It means "keyword" or "a hint" in this context. For instance, you prepare slides for your presentation and in order to put your verbal message into a "written category" you nicely summarize it into "Stichwort: ..." - main point of that whole talking. Or … Continue reading The power of “Stichwort”
The power of “Mahlzeit”
Today I forgot my sunglasses, my book and went out for 8 hours that involved long distances with only 45 % battery on my phone. Logically, my phone couldn't last this long - so all of a sudden there was a lot of light and casual staring around. I was mentally naked. Partly physically, too … Continue reading The power of “Mahlzeit”
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