santoslittlehelper asked: In reference to this: http://germanheit.com/post/439851034/what-kind-of-international-foods-are-popular-in

What about Döner?

Yeah - how could I forget this! Thx!

Döner (kebab) - verrry popular in Germany. It was introduced to Germany by Turkish immigrants and has become one of the most popular fast foods. Now that I’m thinking about it… I should totally dedicate a post to this snack ;)

alphonseelric asked: What kind of international foods are popular in Germany? Like here in the US we have Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, Italian, etc etc. Is American food popular there?

I’d say the most popular international foods in Germany are Italian, Greek and Chinese. Of course we have all kinds of restaurants. Sushi has become more and more popular during the past couple of years, too. But I remember when I started eating sushi I really had a hard time finding places that made any good (and affordable ;)) rolls .

American fast food chains (e.g. Burger King, Subways, McDonalds) are popular, too. But we don’t have as many different fast food restaurants as you guys do. When I first visited the US I was amazed by how many different fast food restaurant chains there were!

There are also American Diner style restaurants where they serve massive burgers with cole slaw and fries. Yum. ;)

william-elms asked: What are your thoughts on the film Inglorious Basterds? I've been showing clips of it to my students, not only for the fliessendes Deutsch, but also because it gives a pop culture avenue into Nazi discourse. It would be cool if you could post clips of the film with your commentary, as a German (Sie sind Deutsche/r, ne?)

If I can find any good clips that call for a commentary I’ll do it for sure! In general I really loved it a lot. And I’m excited that Christoph Waltz actually won an Oscar for his performance as Colonel Hans Lada. And yes, I’m a German girl ;)

Hey guys,

I just wanted to thank you for submitting all these interesting questions! I’m going to answer all of them, for sure. But I only post a few per day (that way I won’t overload your timelines here ;)), so it could take a while before yours is answered - thank you so much for your patience, and thank you for supporting my blog! :)

Babsi

smalltownmoon asked: I've always wondered how to say something along the lines of, "I plan to study so-and-so, because I'm quite good at that (/it)."

Could you help? :-)

“Ich plane / habe vor …. zu studieren, weil ich ziemlich gut darin bin.” :)

[‘ʔiç ‘pla:nɘ / ‘ha:bɘ ‘fo:ɐ … ‘͜tsu: ‘ʃtu:di:rɘn, v͜ail ‘ʔiç ‘͜tsi:mliç ‘gu:t ‘da:rin ‘bin]

Anonymous asked: hi. i need to write an official letter to my professor to appeal for 'bessere Note'. But i can't find the right heading for the letter. Can you help me out? Is this phrase 'um Begnadigung betteln' appropriate?

“um Begnadigung betteln” sounds more like somebody who was sentenced to death in the Middle Ages and is now begging the king for mercy ;)

Are you looking for the subject line? What about or “Bitte um erneute Überprüfung meiner Note” (request for reconsideration of my grade). Or “Bitte um Nachsicht” (request for lenience)?

Anonymous asked: I am learning german with Rosetta stone and I need some help to expand my german language skills and speaking. Any Ideas? Also I need to know how to say. My name is michael :)

o.O… it’s kinda shocking to hear that you’ve been learning with a language program that doesn’t teach you how to say “My name is…” etc.! You should probably learn with a different kind of program/course in addition. Anyway, I’m glad to help you, Michael :)

Mein Name ist…. [‘m͜ain ‘na:mɘ ‘ʔist]

Ich heiße…. [‘ʔiç ‘h͜aisɘ]

Also check out this previous post “First small talk - names”.