Learn how to conjugate German verbs in all their tenses. Recently added: the full conjugation of the German verb schlafen (to sleep). Also see a lesson on the German future ... Read More

February 2 is Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania, but the Punxsutawney Phil tradition goes back to the Old World, Germany's hedgehog (der Igel), and the holiday known as Mariä Lichtmess (Candlemas). ... Read More

Not so sure that gender is important in German? Consider taking a close look at our list of confusing words. Do you know the difference between das Mark and die ... Read More

Carnival or Mardi Gras season is in full swing now! The celebration goes by many names in German, depending on the region and dialect. Whether you call it Fastnacht, Fasching ... Read More

Mardi Gras German style! Germans call the pre-Lenten Carnival season die närrische Saison ("the foolish season") or die fünfte Jahreszeit ("the fifth season"). Except for Munich's Oktoberfest, it is the ... Read More

Here's a list of selected Web sites for German audio and video podcasts for news (Nachrichten). Most of these Web sites offer a direct iTunes or RSS subscription link for ... Read More

Learning the gender of German nouns can be a problem for English-speakers. After all, we aren't used to nouns having any gender at all. You may already know that there ... Read More

You've heard the names: Schwarzenegger, Porsche, Klum, Daimler, Mozart, or Weissmuller. But do you know what these famous Germanic names and others really mean? Where do these names come from? ... Read More

In German a black eye is blue (blau)! Seeing red in German is the same as in English, but gelb (yellow) has no association with cowardice. All of the major ... Read More

Each year in January the German "unword" of the year is announced. Das Unwort des Jahres represents what the jury considers to be the previous year's worst, most unfortunate word ... Read More

By some standards, many English-speakers, even highly educated ones, mispronounce certain borrowed German words in English. Examples include scientific terms (Neanderthal, loess), brand names (Adidas, Deutsche Bank, Porsche, Braun) and ... Read More

This new section of our extensive resources for tracing your Germanic roots adds a glossary of terms for old occupations that you may find in old documents related to family ... Read More

Of the 82 million people living in Germany an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 have some form of African heritage. Germany's blacks fall into several historical and ancestral categories. A few ... Read More

When German and English collide you get Denglisch (Denglish) or Neudeutsch, the strange mixture of German and English used in German and sometimes by English-speaking expats in Germany. Learn more ... Read More

If you're interested in German genealogy, history, or both, this geographic glossary of historic place names in German-speaking Europe -- or former German-speaking territories -- can help you find towns, ... Read More

The first German film festival of the year takes place in San Francisco. Featuring "new films from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland," the San Francisco Berlin & Beyond Film Festival is ... Read More

The German verb lassen has many uses. It is used often in speaking or writing, and there are at least a dozen different meanings for this versatile verb, not even ... Read More

With the cancellation of German TV in January 2006, those of us in North America who enjoyed listening to the daily news from Germany were very disappointed. (DW-TV, EuroNews, and ... Read More