CONTRIBUTED BY CALIFORNIA GLOBETROTTER As I am sitting here, planning my Germerican Wedding, helping friends and family navigate through booking their first trip to Germany for our upcoming wedding in October, I realize that there are some VITAL KEY PHRASES everyone should know by heart BEFORE they arrive in Germany! But why should you bother learning any … Continue reading 100 Key German Phrases to Know Before Arriving
Category: German Language
Where To Take German Courses In the KMC
CONTRIBUTED BY AROUND THE WHEREVER Note: This is the third in a series of articles about learning German. To read the others, click the links below: Why Learning the Local Language Is Awesome Learning German in the KMC So you’ve decided that you’d like to learn German. Now what? If you’re in the KMC, here … Continue reading Where To Take German Courses In the KMC
Learning German in the KMC
Learning German in the KMC: One Expat's Journey CONTRIBUTED BY AROUND THE WHEREVER One of the best ways to immerse oneself in one’s new home as an expat is to learn the local language. In a previous article, I talked about some of the benefits of doing so. However, one might be left with the … Continue reading Learning German in the KMC
German Christmas Vocabulary
CONTRIBUTED BY AROUND THE WHEREVER Christmas time is a big deal in Germany. To more fully experience Christmas, you can learn some German words related to the holiday. General German Christmas Vocabulary: Christkind - the Christ Child Frohe Weihnachten - Merry Christmas Geshenke - presents Heiliger Abend - Holy Night, or 24th December Nikolaus - … Continue reading German Christmas Vocabulary
Why Learning the Local Language Is Awesome
CONTRIBUTED BY: AROUND THE WHEREVER As an expat living in Germany, I'm keen to fully experience German life and culture. Part of that involves learning German and I'm finally starting to see some tangible fruits of my language learning labor. Here are some of the benefits of learning the local language: Conducting your day to … Continue reading Why Learning the Local Language Is Awesome
Photo Of the Week: German Fall
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE After our last assignment on a semi-tropical island, I'd almost forgotten the feel of changing seasons. Fall is in full swing in Germany and the tree colors are really starting to pop. German seasons vocabulary: Fall/Autum: der Herbst Winter: der Winter Spring: der Frühling or das Frühjahr Summer: der Sommer Note: This is the newest … Continue reading Photo Of the Week: German Fall
