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June 2010

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“Man soll alle Tage wenigstens ein kleines Lied hören, ein gutes Gedicht lesen,...”

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

melatonin asked: hi,

dein blog ist super. ich les ihn gerne, obwohl ich deutscher bin.

silverscreencigarettes asked: I am about to major in German and ideally, I really want to teach English as a second language to German-speaking kids over in Europe (I live in the US now.) What are the requirements for becoming a teacher in Europe? (Switzerland is preferably where I want to live, but I love Germany also!) Thank you so much for this blog!

sabine asked: Hi, I thought maybe you'd like to share a link with your readers to The Local. It's Germany's news in English and it also has features about life in Germany.

The address is http://www.thelocal.de

Full disclosure: I write for them.

German - English false friends 2

False friend #2: German: hell = bright English: hell = die Hölle

darkpact asked: As you try to bring German culture nearer to the rest of the world, you should also talk about the gaming culture. Spiel Essen is the biggest consumer game-fair in the world. Every year 150.000 players visit the show, and it contains no computer games.

In Germany over 500 board and card games are released with more than 80% targeted at families and older players (age 16+).

greetingsfrommymailbox asked: Hallo! I just want to know, do you know where I can watch German movies (or other foreign movies) online? I really want to watch Sonnenallee because I heard it's good. Thank you very much if you can answer this. Danke!

ka-pao asked: I'm learning german and I could say I am good with writing. Problem is I don't know how to improve speaking in German, reason being I don't have any other means of communicating in german except online. I don't have any german-speaking friends. Advice? :)

Anonymous asked: Hello :) I just finished my second year of German. recently I took a trip to Germany and fell In love with Munich. More so than Munich I fell in love with Partenkirchen when we walked around it's downtown one day, I am planning on becoming fluent in German and perhaps moving to Germany, Switzerland, or Austria after I complete college. Where would you recommend living, preferably in an Alpine...

mauriciolazo asked: Hi, I wanted to ask about Germany and Rugby, if you have any leagues, or great participation in tournaments and stuff like that? BTW i'm the guy that wrote the enormous paragraph in your Facebook Wall yesterday haha i just enjoy GermanHeit so much :D greetings!

threeforksofthetrident asked: Thanks for the link to Sportfreunde Stiller! I've heard bits and pieces of “54, 74, 90, 2006” and it's great to have the full version on hand! If I may, can I signal boost one of my own personal favorite Mannschaft fan songs, specifically Oliver Pocher's "Schwarz und Weiss"? Thanks again!

Anonymous asked: Is University education in Germany free, even for foreigners? I know that it was free even for foreigners in Swedish universities (but this is changing in 2011), I was wondering if it was the same for German universities? :)

Anonymous asked: Hi. :)

After the summer, I'm going to a gymnasium to continue studying. I'm entering in the 10. Klasse. Thing is, I'm not fluent in speaking the language, cause I've been here in Germany for about 6 months now.

My question is, if I don't do well in the gymnasium, will they really kick me out? I'm not a slacker, but I'm just nervous...

German soccer cheers

Many of you asked me, what popular German soccer chants or cheers were. Thank you all for being so interested :) However, I’m not an expert to be honest ;) So if any of you would like to contribute something, please leave a note in the Disqus comment section on germanheit.com :) “Go Germany!” or “Go Deutschland!” is certainly something you can shout. You don’t...

northern-blues asked: hi :) im going to be studying german in Bonn next August, it seems to be quite a small place and I was wondering if you could recommend any interesting places nearby or any advice on learning german in germany :)
I really fing your blog very usefull by the way
cheers

puroisen-deactivated20110504 asked: is Babsi you're real name or does it have something to do with the German language? I've just started following so if you've previously answered this I apologise.

yvonnelouise asked: relating to your most recent post and having lived in Cologne I would also say that the Rhine is an important tourist attraction and they also have the very famous Karneval in February complete with agonisingly embarassing songs especially for the occasion and recent years has seen the establishment of a summer pop festival. The local tipple kölsch is also worth a try and the zoo is...

Anonymous asked: in my hometown, students are preferred to have extra tuition class and pay by them own. do Germany people also like to have tuition class??? tuition class is called as NACHHILFE or NACHHILFEUNTERRICHT???

forgottenbones asked: I found this post (http://germanheit.com/post/726323773/can-you-cover-the-basics-on-german-sentence-structure#notes) very useful. You give the impression that German is easy to learn. Now, I'm eager to learn more about this language!

Anonymous asked: The city Cologne...what is it known for? have you been there?

Anonymous asked: Can you cover the basics on German sentence structure for me, please?

thelightthatshines asked: Is it true that "lecker" isn't used so much because it is considered rude? My teacher said that on a trip to Germany that's what her host family said.

Anonymous asked: How do you feel about Preußen/Königsberg ? Do germans care about getting it back ?

German - English false friends 1

False friends can be funny and are very important to know. I’ve decided to introduce you to German - English false friends in this new post category. Have fun! :) False Friend #1: German: das Gift = poison English: gift = das Geschenk

gograbamap asked: In about 40 days i'll be leaving for a year to be and exchange student in Verden, Germany and i was wondering if you'ce ever been or heard of it? It's very small:) Also, I have never taken a german class before(i know :S no bueno) but i do speak fluently in like 2 languages and have learned 2 other ones. Do you think i'll have a hard time learning german...?:/ Idk, im nervous....

Anonymous asked: Hallo! I am travelling to Berlin with a good half of my school year on Sunday, and I was wondering what German foods could you recommend? I'm a fan of German food, but haven't had the chance to try a lot of it! I'd also like to say that this blog has helped me a lot in my German studies, so thank you! :)

Anonymous asked: A German teacher I had a couple years ago told us the English language came about in England as something peasants used so they could talk in secret - in a way. Anyway it took over England as the actual language. I think American English is a further extension of that trend. It's beautiful in its own way as English English is cool in its way.

Many thanks for your daily...

Anonymous asked: I love Italian accented German as in these stories by Karin: http://einesuedtirolerinimpiemont.podbean.com/

What is your most three favorite accents of non-native German speakers who speak German?

Tom aus Chicago U.S.A.

megadepprad-deactivated20110316 asked: I take German in college and if I'm confused with "deine" and "Ihre" because I've heard, "Was ist Ihre Lieblingsfilm?" but I thought that deine meant yours? So would it be "Was ist deine Lieblingsfilm?" haha is there something I'm missing? Thanks!

ashkenne asked: Hi there!

I'd be in Germany in September. Was wondering if there's any particular place I should visit. I'd probably be there for five/ six days- though I haven't exactly nailed down where in Germany I'd go.

Also, would you like to meet up? I was learning German for a bit, till I got a new job and didn't have much time so it'll be...

fireflyeyelashes asked: Hi! I love your posts, they've been so helpful in learning German on my own. I am planning on going to school in Germany and am planning long-term details. In the states we have stores called Goodwill where you can buy practically everything used and really cheap. When I move to Germany I'd need the basics of any college student (plates, silverware, towels...). What's a common...

Anonymous asked: Not meaning to be too contraversial, but I agreed with the person who said about "English English".
It sometimes feels that American Imperialism has stretched into the realms of language sometimes, that's all.
And as for "original language", they probably mean the language that developed in England rather than Americanisations I'm presuming?
Just...

Anonymous asked: Hello! I'm a high-schooler taking German, and I have a question about grammar. How do you know which form of "zu" to use? For example, I've heard people say something like... "Ich gehe zu den Schlafzimmer", but also "Wir gehen zum den Schlafzimmer". (I'm sorry if the den-case is off, I wasn't sure if it was "den" or "dem".)...

tremblingmind-deactivated201010 asked: First of all, I think your blog is awesome and I truly enjoy your posts even though German is my mother tongue - you're doing a really great job and I'm sure people can benefit from your tumblr.
Also, I'm deeply impressed by how diplomatically you responded to the person telling you that you should use English English instead of American English, since I probably would have...

scarletnwit asked: Hi! First of all, I love your blog; I'm fascinated by Germany and it's always fun and informative to see your posts. Secondly, I don't know if you've ever heard the Bright Eyes song "Easy/Lucky/Free" but it's wonderful...so wonderful in fact I'd like to get a tattoo of the title, but I'd like to mix it up and get it in German since I am a German minor...

Anonymous asked: Why do you always use American English? Please use English English, because that's where English comes from. If I were speaking Swiss German, then I wouldn't be speaking German German, I'd be speaking Swiss German. See what I mean? It's really frustrating when people use Americanisations all the time. You need to get back to the original language to really understand it,...

SPRUCH DER WOCHE :) “Das ist nicht mein Bier!” ...

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

To review the basic rules how to form the comparative and superlative in German read this post :) Here’s now a list of irregular forms, which you have to learn by heart. Fortunately there aren’t too many ;) gut - besser - am besten = good - better - best viel - mehr - am meisten = much - more - most bald - eher - am ehesten = soon - sooner - soonest gern - lieber - am liebsten =...

everythingbefore-deactivated201 asked: What inspired you to make this blog? I'm glad whatever it was occurred, because I really love it :)

piratesandindians asked: Also in regards to the "Mir ist"/"Ich bin" thing: it really helped me to remember "Es ist mir zu kalt" rather than just "Mir ist kalt". I think cause I was actually saying out the whole phrase in a way that makes relative sense in English (albeit a little awkward) it helped me to remember. Eventually, it got to the point where it came easily to simply say...

ichliebedichauch asked: Hi, im going to hamburg in july to live with a host family and the one thing that i cant seem to figure out is how would i say that i have a boyfriend?