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Neun interessante Vokabeln aus dem Kurs B1+

Gestern Abend im Kurs B1+ sind wir auf sehr interessante Vokabeln gestoßen. Was für Sie besonders interessant ist, ist, dass diese Vokabeln in Lehrbüchern nur sehr selten vorkommen. Also diese Vokabeln sind ganz normale Wörter, die man im Alltag lernt.

der Zuckerersatz = artificial sugar

das Süßungsmittel = sweetener

der Meinungsmacher = an opinion-maker, e.g. a certain newspaper in Germany is a Meinungsmacher because it has a lot of influence on its readers

raten = to guess

jemandem zur Ve…

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You don’t have to know German before you have learned it.

Are you intimidated by a new German book? You might be like one of my clients, who, after the comfort developed by having spent time working through the A1 materials, looked at the A2 book for the very first time and said, “But I can’t do that! It’s too advanced for me.” Except she had never worked on the materials in the A2 level before. So I reminded her, “Remember that you don't have to know anything until you've learned it and worked on it for a while.”

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How to Use a German Typewriter

In this post you'll learn a handful of German vocabulary words for typewriter parts, as well as a bit of the history of how I came to own...5...typewriters, including the beauty in the video above, a brother deluxe 220 from 1977 with a German keyboard, which I affectionately refer to as My Little Green, German Machine (it sounds better with a German accent, which you can hear in the video, above).

First German, then English.

Vokabeln:

die Schreibmaschine, die Schreibmaschinen = typewriter

et…

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What are the Hallmarks of A2 German Grammar?

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In a high-quality A2 German class, you will find several hallmarks, one of them being a Nebensatz mit weil, another being an ever-increasing ability to say the same thing in (at least) two different ways in German. You should be able to give your opinions on more topics.

If you've completed the A1 level and/or have passed the A1 test, if you have a decent (60%) handle on the Akkusativ and Dativ prepositions, if you can use the Perfekt correctly at least 60% of the time, and if you can correct u…

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A1 German Grammar Intensive Crash Course

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Now open to purchases in the US & Canada (blame the tax laws, people).

This A1 German Grammar Intensive Crash Course is an online, video course made specifically for you by Frau Warner. This video course is here within this website at GermanWithNicole.com.

N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the blog. The audios are available on the blog posts published between August 1, 2021 and October 1, 2024. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

 

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Always 'Frau,' never 'Fräulein' (RANT)

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First the educational part, and then the rant.

Here is the educational part: I have no idea why this information isn't widespread in the US, but decades ago, DECADES, Germans stopped using the word Fräulein. It's inappropriate and impolite to use it.

Educational part done.

N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the blog. The audios are available on the blog posts published between August 1, 2021 and October 1, 2024. Viel Sp…

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ein Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen

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Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen werfen

Take a look behind the scenes at this 'happy accident' of a business!

N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the blog. The audios are available on the blog posts published between August 1, 2021 and October 1, 2024. Viel Spaß beim Hören!


You can find the "How I Made This" Page here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/how-i-made-this as well as in the main menu under "About."

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11 Words, Phrases, and Ideas to Help You Chip Away at Your Perfectionism and Learn (Even) More German

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Elf! Elf! Eleven! Elf!

11 Jahre GermanWithNicole.com! Diese Folge widme ich meiner Kundin Frau A., die seit achteinhalb Jahren bei mir Deutsch lernt und sie lernt sehr, sehr viel Deutsch. Hut ab, Frau A.!

This episode is dedicated to Frau A., my longest-standing client, at 8 and a half years and in that time she has learned an incredible amount of German. Hats off to you! Hut ab!

N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the b…

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die Besinnlichkeit (zum Entspannen)

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die Besinnlichkeit

die Besinnlichkeit

contemplativeness

die Besinnlichkeit

zum Entspannen = for relaxing


N.B. While the GermanWithNicole.com Podcast no longer exists, you can still hear all of the audios here on the blog. The audios are available on the blog posts published between August 1, 2021 and October 1, 2024. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

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