Do you know the difference between bitten and bieten or sitzen and setzen? These are just some of the verbs in German that have similar pronounciation and therefore get confused by German learners. Find out more about these verbs in this article.
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May
10
2012
10
2012
Some Difficult German Verbs
May
8
2012
8
2012
Weak Verbs in German
In German, there are two basic forms of verbs: weak verbs and strong verbs. Weak verbs or regular verbs are those that follow a set pattern of rules and retain the same stem vowel throughout. These verbs are called weak verbs because you might think of them as being simply too weak to alter the [...]
May
5
2012
5
2012
German blog update
Hi everyone,
some of you might wonder how this blog looks like these days… well, it is moving to some other space, that´s why temporarily there is another template to see. In order of the movement, a new look and feel will also be designed. So in a couple of days, everything will be fresh. Feel [...]
May
5
2012
5
2012
Till Eulenspiegel
Have you ever come across the comic strip where a guy finds another fellow shaking all over while holding a juice container in one hand? When asked why he is shaking, the guy replies, while pointing to the juice container: “It says here to shake before serving.”
That’s exactly something Till Eulenspiegel would do! Till Eulenspeigel is the [...]
May
3
2012
3
2012
Audiovisual comprehension – Der Garten
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This is an audiovisual comprehension about the garden. I´ll give you a little help with the following vocabulary:
der Garten – garden
deer Gemüsegarten – vegetable garden/kitchen garden
das Kräuterbeet – herb bed
der Rosmarin – rosemary
der Thymian – thyme
der Schnittlauch – chives
die Erdbeere – strawberry
der Rettich – radish
die Karotte – carrot
der Kohlrabi [...]