Top Ten Tongue Twisters
Known as âZungenbrecherâ in German (literally âjaw breakers!), tongue twisters are a fantastic way to really test your German pronunciation skills. See …
Known as âZungenbrecherâ in German (literally âjaw breakers!), tongue twisters are a fantastic way to really test your German pronunciation skills. See …
Es gibt regionale Unterschiede innerhalb der deutschen Sprache Die deutsche Sprache variiert in vielen Gebieten innerhalb Deutschlands. Â So existieren viele Dialekte, die …
Do you know what what the words “Grexit” and “Selfie-Stab” have in common? They are in the top ten list of the …
Jannis Androutsopoulos definiert in seiner Dissertation âJugendspracheâ als [âŠ] sekundĂ€re VarietĂ€t [âŠ], die in der sekundĂ€ren Sozialisation erworben, in der alltĂ€glichen informellen …
Was wird unter Kiezdeutsch verstanden? Das Kiezdeutsch spezifischer jugendsprachlicher Stil. Es ist in urbanen Wohngebieten, die sich durch ethnische, sprachliche und kulturelle Vielfalt auszeichnen, …
Dialects are regionally restricted varieties and differ from each other with respect to pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Berlinerisch “Ja, also ick muss …
Der deutsche Wortschatz umfasst laut Duden circa 300.000 bis 500.000 Wörter. Damit liegt das Deutsche zwischen dem Englischen mit 600.000 bis 800.000 Wörtern. 1. …
Sunset over Hamburg. Photo by the author. Some German words are unique, funny and to the point. They donât have a direct …
Die folgenden englischen Redewendungen und AusdrĂŒcke werden Ihre Englischkenntnisse im Handumdrehen bereichern und Sie völlig authentisch klingen lassen. 1. The best of both worldsÂ â …
Using idioms in either your written or spoken work can really add value to what you are saying. More importantly, they sound …
Speaking We do such a huge amount of oral work here in Southampton â students get a double ration compared to most …
Writing I always find it much harder to know what to recommend, partly I think, because you will probably already be doing …
Grammar There is only a certain amount of development that you can make in German unless your grammar is fairly sound, particularly …
Reading I always think it’s a really good idea to try and match up your German learning with your own personal interests. …
Listening You can’t really make that much improvement by doing just a few listening comprehension exercises, though it does help a bit. …