cassilikezomg asked: i'm a vegetarian, but i really wanna try some authentic german cuisine. do you know of any recipes that don't call for meat? :)
love the site, btw. it's the reason i am NOT gonna fail German 1 xD

Hey :) Well, authentic German food is mostly about meat. But some of the side dishes taste very yummy without meat and would make a great vegetarian meal! The most famous side dishes are probably dumplings (Kloß / Knödel), Spätzle (a type of noodle), fried potatoes (Bratkartoffeln), potatoe salad (Kartoffelsalat) and all kinds of vegetables of course. Check out the following websites for some recipes and have fun cooking! CLICK CLICK

nothingrhymeswith asked: I just had a German test today and I think I did well except for three items:
1. What do you say when someone is sick?
2. When someone gets married and
3. The participle of liegen
(I answered 'Ich gratuliere euch' for number 2, is that ok?)
I cant get over the test! :(

I know how you feel. I’m always antsy after tests until I get my results ;) Here’s what I would have written:

1. Gute Besserung! = Get well soon!

2. Herzlichen Glückwunsch! But “Ich gratuliere euch” = I congratulate you is also ok I guess

3. liegen - lag - gelegen (Infinitive - Simple Past - Past Participle)

I’m keeping my fingers crossed :)

deutschitforme asked: I am also a huge fan of Swedish. It sounds great! Plus, I am a huge fan of Sweden as well, so why not try and learn the language?
If you had the time to learn eight more languages, what would they be? Also, what is your absolute favorite thing that is unique to Germany?

Eight more languages? Oh that would be great! I’d pick: Chinese, Italian, Finnish, Arabic and Hebrew as new languages. And I’d wanna learn more French, Spanisch, Russian and Swedish. Shit. That’s 9 languages! Ha!

My absolute favourite thing about Germany which I would miss as hell if I was living abroad is the Old Town of Nürnberg and Laugenbrezeln. And my family and friends who are more than unique to me ;)

violetmasquerade asked: After reading your post on subjunctive, what you said was Subjunctive I,
is that similar to the imperative form?
I'm confused!
Thanks:)

There are three grammatical verb moods: indicative, subjunctive and imperative. All three have different concepts:

The imperative mood expresses commands or direct requests. e.g. “Lass mich in Ruhe!” (Leave me alone!) or “Schließ das Fenster!” (Close the window!)

The subjunctive mood expresses wishes, possibilities etc.and is also important for the indirect speech. e.g. “Er sagte, er würde gern in die Schule gehen.” (He said he liked going to school)

I hope this helps. :)

hildaradinda asked: what's the German translation of "I'm hungry, I wanna eat some food.." thanks before :)

“Ich habe Hunger. Ich möchte / will etwas essen.”

For more basic phrases in German check out these previous posts called “Survival Phrases”.

mckrizten asked: what is the german translation of happy 21st birthday?

“Alles Gute zum 21. Geburtstag!” :)

False Friend #5:

German: die Fabrik = factory

English: fabric = der Stoff, das Gewebe

stormtroopersaresexy asked: Hello! Next semester I'll be studying at the TU-Dresden for a year and I was wondering if you could tell me/us more about the College/University system in Germany, which appears so complicated to me D:
Thank you so much and keep up the wonderful work!

This website contains lots of useful information on studying in Germany. I would like to tell you more, but I’m not sure what exactly appears to be complicated to you, so I wouldn’t even know where to start :D If you have any specific questions, I’d love to help you :)

leahrandall asked: I don't know how much it'll outright teach, but this website was my best friend during all my levels of German - awesome worksheets for practicing grammar and other great resources.

http://www.nthuleen.com/index.html

Thanks for sharing! :)