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German Cognate Verbs Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
An article about German cognate verbs.
German Mistake 'Wie' Versus 'Als' Created: Monday, May 20, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
An explanation of the common German mistake of interchanging 'wie and 'als'.
German Adverb Articles Created: Monday, January 21, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 20, 2013
Selected topics on German adverbs.
German Language Chat - Deutscher Chat Created: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Your meeting place for live German chat and the German language.
Lola's Running on Video - German Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
'Run Lola Run' ('Lola rennt'). A review with the language-learner in mind.
German Pop Music: The Sound of Music... and Lyrics Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
German popular music and songs can be a fun way to learn German - a guide with helpful tips and links.
German Quiz - Adjective Comparison Created: Saturday, September 24, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
German comparison is similar to English. Test your command of this grammar element in this quiz.
Are You Listening to German? Created: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Listening to German on the Web and elsewhere. Why you should be listening to German a lot if you're not.
Other Resources - German Language Bookstore Created: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
A selection of books, audio cassettes, CDs, and other materials for German.
Foto-Fun Exercises - German Photo Fun - Culture Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Fun exercises (for beginning or intermediate learners) based on photographs taken in Austria and Germany.
Playing Games in German - German Board Games Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Board games and other 'Spiele' in German - real and virtual - can be a good way to learn German.
Jakob the Liar - German Movies Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
The German background for the film 'Jakob the Liar' with Robin Williams and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
Lola's running! - The German Movie Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
About the award-winning German film 'Run Lola Run' ('Lola rennt') and its success in North America.
German Spelling Reform Hits the Newsstand Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
More about German spelling reform and its adoption by the German print media.
Farbenfroh: Colorful Expressions - German Color Symbolism Created: Thursday, March 09, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
German color expressions and color symbolism - red, green, blue, brown, black and white - and how they can differ from English color expressions or symbolism.
How to Say 'to' in German - 'nach' vs. 'zu' Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
A grammar and vocabulary guide to the German prepositions 'zu' and 'nach'.
The 'Eyes Wide Shut' Austrian Connection Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
The German book and the Austrian connection for Stanley Kubrick's film 'Eyes Wide Shut.'
Review: Language Adventure I - German Language Software Created: Friday, December 17, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
A review of a language-learning CD-ROM for children offering German and five other languages.
Raising Bilingual Kids - German English Parenting Created: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Part One of a personal account by an American mother who has experience raising her two children to be bilingual in German and English - guest article.
A Perfect German Translation? Created: Thursday, June 01, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
An article about machine translation to and from German. Is there such a thing as perfect translation?
Translation Software (1) - German Language Created: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
A look at translation software for German - Part 1.
German Gender Hints - Noun Gender in German Created: Saturday, March 18, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Gender hints for German nouns. Getting der, die and das right.
Word Order in German - Part 1 German Syntax Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
A guide to word order in German sentences. Part One.
German Verb Review 2: Modal Verbs Created: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Verb Review 2: Modals, with a self-scoring exercise for verb tenses in German.
German Verb Review 1 Created: Thursday, March 17, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Verb Review 1, with a self-scoring exercise for verb tenses in German.
False Friends/falsche Freunde - German/English False Cognates Created: Monday, May 29, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
German-English false friends, confusing vocabulary, idioms and expressions - with their actual meanings.
German Quotation of the Day - Zitat des Tages Created: Saturday, December 17, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Das Zitat des Tages. The German quotation of the day.
It's About (German) Time - Uhrzeit - Peter Henlein Created: Friday, October 21, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Dates and time in German. Daten, die Zeit (time), die Uhr (clock) und die Uhrzeit. Peter Henlein invents the balance spring and the first practical watch.
Listening to Germany on CD - German Language Created: Friday, October 07, 2005 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
'Schau ins Land' on CD or cassette is an interesting way to maintain your German listening skills - on a monthly basis. A review from your German Language Guide.
Deutsche Sommerschulen - German Summer Schools Created: Friday, August 06, 2004 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
German Summer Schools: A survey of summer language and other courses worldwide - with tips, info and links.
German Word of the Day - Das Wort des Tages - Daily German Vocabulary Created: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
The advanced German Word of the Day - Learn a new word or phrase daily with 'das Wort des Tages' in German and English.
Translate German - Free Online Translation to or from German Created: Thursday, June 01, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
A collection of free online translation engines for translating either a selected text or a Web page to or from German.

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