Learning by Immersion is the best way to improve your German. Next to coming to Germany, you can immerse yourself with content such as audiobooks, music or tv series. For English learners it is easy to find entertaining series to watch. The United States has a near monopoly on creating TV series for the entire […]
Nehmen vs. holen vs. abholen
The verbs “nehmen”, “holen” and “abholen” can be very close in their meaning. Depending on the context there are several usages for each. Here are explanations for each verb and common usages: (1) Nehmen Nehmen refers to picking something up that is physically within your reach. It can also apply in other contexts such as […]
Feeling stuck? – How to stay committed to learning
Learning a language can be challenging and it requires commitment from you over an extended period of time. There will be a time where you will feel stuck and not make any progress. You may have been trying hard and have been putting a lot of effort. Still it feels like the vocabulary is difficult […]
Find German audiobooks on Audible (and get one for free)
Are you daring enough to fully immerse yourself in the language and listen to a whole audiobook in German? Audible has over 40.000 audiobooks in German you can listen to. Audiobook in German is “Das Hörbuch”. If you directly translate it, it means “listen book” in English. How does Audible work? Audible is an audiobook […]
The 6 best German pop songs to improve your German
German pop music has gained a lot of popularity over the last years. Listening to German music is a great way to improve your language skills. Or just a way to make your workout or study lesson more fun. This article shares YouTube links to some popular artists. Each song is just to give you […]
How to say “care about someone/something” in German
German does not have a direct translation for the English structure to care about someone or something: I care about her. Do you care about him? Do you care about the result? I don’t care. If you’ve ever wondered how to express it. Here is how you can phrase both positive and negative form: Positive […]