February 2010
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Dictionary Reverso →
New and improved. Now not only a multilingual dictionary but, fully equipped with conjugation, translation, grammar and more. I really like this website because it gives you a lot a sample phrases and sentences when you look up a word.
Deutsch im Blick →
An online German textbook. Basically all the vocabulary you need to talk about your life if you are a student. It also has pictures, videos, culture, and grammar exercises. I highly recommend it.
Grimm Grammar →
Simple grammar explanations.
Cramberry →
My favoritve website to make flashcards. Very simple to use and well designed. You and even pictures if you like.
Enchanted Learning Picture Dictionary →
Basic German phrases with pictures. I found it very cute and useful.
“Es lohnt sich. -It’s worth it.”
German is Hard to Learn
“Deutsche Sprache schwere Sprache” (German language, difficult language) This video is a good laugh for anyone who as ever struggled with the three articles of German der, die, and das. Click on the pic to watch. Here’s a tip learn the article and noun at the same time it will save you from the headache later on. And ignore the fact that it does not make any sense which words...
Step into German -Learn German with Music →
Fun creative website with information about German culture. Music videos with transcripts in German and English.
ZDF | German TV Shows Online →
Das Erste -German TV Shows Online →
I’m following the soap Verbotene Liebe also known as Forbidden Love. It takes place in the German cities Düsseldorf and Köln deals the with lives of the aristocratic Von Lahnstein family and the middle-class Brandner family. I only understand about 10% of the dialoge, but I enjoy listening to the language and the visual clues help me pick up on the storyline and learn some new words.
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10 Phrases in German
1. Guten Morgen (goot-en mor-gen) or just Morgen - Good morning
2. Guten Tag (goot-en tahk)- Hello/ Good day
This is the formal way of saying hello.
3. Tag/ Hallo/ Hi (tahk/ hah-loh/ hi)- Hello/ Hi. Informal ways of saying hello.
3. Guten Abend (goot-en ah-bent)- Good evening. Said after 6pm or when it gets dark.
4. Gute Nacht (goot-eh nakht)- Good night. Said right before going to bed.
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German Flash Cards →
Words, sentences, and texts auf Deutsch und Englisch. I like this site because you can make custom word lists and there’s a lot of vocabulary to work with. If you’re short on time with 5-10min of practice a day you can make some decent progress.
Busuu.com- The language learning community →
This a great website to learn German. I find it helpful that you can do writing exercises and get corrections from native speakers. To get the most out of this website I would recommend studying full sentences as much as possible. You can also chat with members. You can use most of the features, but you have to pay for the full version.
Basic German Phrases →
I love this website Indo-European Languages. A lot of the words and phrases on this site have been very useful to me since I’ve been learning German.
German Proverb
Das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist. – Strike while the iron is hot.
Learn new German words with proverbs. It can be difficult to learn new words out of context so learning German proverbs can be a fun way help you pick up new vocabulary words. Also try learning new words by memorizing a sentence at a time. Not only will you learn the new words, but you will also learn how to use them.
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Language learning should be fun!
First of all I’d like to congratulate you on taking the most important step in learning a language. What’s that you ask? Motivation! If you don’t have the motivation you can’t learn a language or at least not very well. Learning language should be fun.The number one enemy for why people don’t learn languages is because they expect it to be difficult and boring. Well...
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Why Learn German? Warum nicht?
The real question should be why not learn German? Warum nicht? Trust me everytime you engage in a conversation with a native speaker or even a friend and you mention you’re learn German you will get asked Why are you learning German or auf Deutsch (in German) Warum lernst du Deutsch? You may be traveling to Germany, have some German speaking friends or family members, but here are 5 more...
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Hallo Welt!
Hallo and willkommen! I’m glad you found my tumblr. First, a bit about me I’m a native English speaker who is originally from Nigeria however I grew up in the midwestern state of Ohio. A few weeks ago I began learning German because I’m a huge language aficionado. I study Spanish in the university and I’ve been learning Spanish now for over 8 years. Obviously, after...