Tag: German
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28+ useful German idioms for B1-B2 learners (and 6 resources to master them)
Level up your German by impressing natives with their weirdest and most wonderful idioms. Whether you talk stomping bears, lucky pigs or making an elephant out of a mosquito, you’re sure to sound more fluent with these 25 German idioms.
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13 sneaky mistakes you didn’t realise you were making as a B1 German learner
So, your German is at B1 level—congrats! But are you really saying things the way a native would? Even strong B1 learners fall into sneaky language traps. In this post, we’ll uncover 13 common mistakes that might still be lurking in your German and, more importantly, how to fix them. Time for a little fine-tuning—let’s…
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12 high-quality German podcasts to get you from B1 to B2
So you’re ready to take the next step with your German – the wrong podcast can put you off altogether, but the right one will build your confidence and skills! Here are 12 of my favourites for B1-B2.
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16 unusual gifts to give a language-loving friend (or buy for yourself)
Here you’ll find gift ideas for every learning style; whether your gift receiver is bookish, practical, creative or something else, I’ve got you covered!
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50 simple words & phrases to sound more fluent in A2-B1 German conversations
Do you find yourself repeatedly saying “ja,” “nein” and “bitte.” Try out any of these 50 common words and phrases, which will make any learner sound more fluent.
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16 things I’m doing to learn German as a new arrival in Germany: a beginner’s guide
I’ve been in Germany for nearly 6 months, and in this time, I’ve been plugging away at my German, using many different techniques to avoid the situation I ended up in whilst living in Belgium, where I existed in an English (and Spanish-speaking) bubble; you can read more about this in my How not to…
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7 essential phone backgrounds to use as the best learning resource for A1-A2 German learners
Do you ever find yourself stuck mid-sentence in German, wondering which case to use, which preposition to choose from or how to end an adjective in the sentence you’re trying to form? You need a learning aid which will, over time, help you to train your brain to come up with the goods automatically. A1…
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10 highly entertaining Netflix German series worth watching
If you’re learning German and want to start watching German series, start with these really compelling series, all available on Netflix!
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4 simple patterns to help you form past participles in German as a post-beginner
If German verbs seem totally lawless to you and you can’t see a way forward, then these 4 simple patterns will put you on the right track.
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The beginner’s way to remember a noun’s gender in German and 5 other memory techniques
Remembering whether German nouns are masculine, feminine or neuter is difficult for beginners. Unlike in many other gendered languages, there aren’t tell-tale signs like uniform endings. Here’s a method that makes memorising each noun’s gender much easier.
