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Interactive Movie Guide
German Movies Watching German movies and TV shows is great to help you learn German. In this guide you will find suitable TV shows and movies with subtitles in your language, so you start using movies to learn right away! This guide was published together with Better...
Reasons to Learn German
Most people (at least those that have tried) agree about the fact that learning German can be daunting or difficult. It actually does not have to be and in fact it can be fun and done quite effortlessly if done right. One of the first points that need to be sorted...
How Much Grammar do We Need?
Hey there, language enthusiasts! In this video/podcast I'm diving deep into a question that plagues many language learners: How much grammar do we really need?So you have worked hard on learning German, you are trying to remember all the different rules, but you never...
Introduction to the Meanings of the German verb “werden”
“Werden” is a verb and has several very different functions and meanings in German that can sometimes lead to confusions. If you ever were confused about it or just never really learned its different uses – here you go! The Forms of “werden” ich werde wir werden du...
Why is Learning German difficult?
Why is learning German (or any language) difficult for many people and what can you do to learn German more easily?
How to learn “der”, “die” and “das” – Guide Plus List
Most of my students who learned German before they started learning with me, tell me that the biggest problem they have is to remember “der, die, das”. Therefore I have written this guide with tips how to learn “der, die, das” successfully and included a list of...
How this Homepage Can Help You
What I Want to do with this Homepage I want to help as many German learners as possible to make progress and improve their learning experience, motivate them to (continue) to learn and if necessary get them progressing again. Teaching Real German In my observation,...
The Difference between “dir” and “dich”
Some time ago I answered this question on Quora about German Grammar. As I have my own homepage now, here it is as well!: What is the difference between German words, when both of are (you) English "dich" and "dir"? That is a short (and very logical) question that...
Going to Gymnasium after being in Austria for 1 year.
I just answered this question on Quora. As the answer is quite lengthy and could be interesting for someone else, here it is: Hi! I moved to Vienna one year ago and I went to a polytechnic school for one year. I heard that you...