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Understanding German Relative Pronouns and Clauses: A Simplified Guide

Introduction to German Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns in German are essential tools for connecting sentences and ideas. They refer back to a noun already mentioned in a sentence and start...

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Taking a Break from Work and Planning a Vacation: German Listening & Reading Comprehension

In this German listening and reading comprehension lesson, we will practice understanding a conversation between two colleagues about taking a break from work and planning a vacation. The dialogue...

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Mein Zug ist verspätet. – German Listening Comprehension

In this listening comprehension lesson you will learn vocabulary and phrasing to help you navigate a conversation with your boss about coming to work late due to a late train. You will also learn...

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Accountant Job Advertisement: Reading Comprehension for German Learners

Heute lesen wir eine Stellenanzeige für einen Finanzbuchhalter auf Deutsch. Wir werden häufige Wörter und Abkürzungen lernen.

Wenn du die Stellenanzeige einfach ohne meine...

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Communicating Your Opinion in German: meiner Meinung nach

Improve your German listening comprehension while learning how to communicate your opinion in German! In this post, we’ll listen to a conversation in German and practice understanding what...

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Can ChatGPT’s AI write a better German listening comprehension lesson than me? – Was wäre wenn…

In this post, we’ll see if the AI ChatGPT can write a better German listening comprehension lesson than a human. I asked ChatGPT to write a German listening comprehension...

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What if I started learning German today? What would I do differently?

It has been over 20 years since I first started learning German. A lot has changed since then. Google was an infant when I was in high school. YouTube was founded in February of the year I...

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Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams Speaks German: How to Say It Correctly & What It Means

Did you know that Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams speaks German? Jenna Ortega is great at a lot of things, but her pronunciation in German could use some serious help. In this post,...

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Best Home Alone Quotes in German

Everyone loves the classic Christmas movie “Home Alone” (“Kevin -Allein zu Haus” in German). In this post you will find your favorite quotes from this fantastic film both in...

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German for Tourists

In this post you will learn useful phrases that you will need while in Germany as a tourist. Topics are listed in the table of contents below.

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Meine Deutschlerngeschichte

2001 war ich in der 9. Klasse. An meiner High School hat es nur eine Option für Schüler, die eine Fremdsprache lernen wollen, gegeben; Deutsch. Spanisch wurde in meiner Schule nicht...

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What is the Deutschlerner Club?

You may have seen me post on social media about my new Deutschlerner Club. In this post I explain what it is and why you should join today!

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