Herr Antrim's Blog

“Filmen oder nicht filmen” – Ein Theaterstück von Andrea Thionville

Andrea Thionville (from the YouTube channel of the same name) wrote a stage play for German learners to use in their “Deutsch als Fremdsprache” (German as a foreign language)...

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sich bewerben: eine Stelle bei Aldi

In this Intermediate German lesson Rainer will apply for the job opening at Aldi. He fills out the German application form on their website and creates a cover letter.

This lesson is a part of...

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German Modal Verbs Song

Today’s lesson is a song about modal verbs in German. Modal verbs in German are verbs that change the mood of a sentence. This is a fancy way of saying that it changes the way in which the...

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Ordering in a German Restaurant

How do you order in a German restaurant? Today’s lesson will teach you. Watch the video above in which Herr Antrim visits a German restaurant called “Oma’s Küche”. He...

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Best Online German Learning Resources

Today I will show you the online resources that I use on a regular basis that can help you to learn German. Whether you are just starting your German learning journey or you have been wandering...

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Wen siehst du denn? – Grammar Story

With this short story “Wen siehst du denn?” you will learn the rules for word order in German with regards to direct and indirect objects. Each part of the story showcases a different...

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3 Principal Parts of German Verbs

The 3 principal parts of German verbs are the infinitive, the simple past form and the past participle. In this lesson I show a list of irregular verbs in German. Then I showcase the changes they...

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12 Things Americans Hate About Germany

Amerikaner hassen manche Dinge in Deutschland. Manche Dinge in Deutschland können Besuchern auf die Nerven gehen. Möglicherweise ist es nur ein Problem für die Besucher und nicht...

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How to Say You Don’t Speak German

Hallo, Deutschlerner. Today I’m going to teach you what to do if you don’t speak enough German to survive a conversation with a German. This lesson will go well beyond the basic phrase...

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Learn German with Herr Antrim: User Guide

You found the website Learn German with Herr Antrim and/or the YouTube channel of the same name because you want to learn German. Let me help you get the most out of this by showing you around a...

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What is Tag der Deutschen Einheit

Bald feiern die Deutschen den “Tag der Deutschen Einheit”. Das ist der Nationalfeiertag Deutschlands. Das ist so etwas wie der vierte Juli fur uns Amerikaner, aber Deutschland wurde...

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