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In this lesson you will learn the question word “wie” and all of its variations. If you want to know how to use these words, this is the lesson for you.
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In this lesson you will learn which question words to use when you aren’t asking about people. There are only two words on my list for today (was and welcher), but there are a lot of little things ...
This German grammar lesson explains the German question words for people. There are four of them, one for each case in the German language: wer, wen, wem and wessen.
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In this reading/listening comprehension exercise you will learn how to answer the German question "Was machst du beruflich?" (What do you do for a living? or What is your occupation?) Watch the vid...
In this lesson you will learn how to answer the question "Was machst du gern in deiner Freizeit?" (What do you like to do in your free time?) in German with a ton of example sentences using some of...
In this lesson you will learn a bunch of different ways to greet and say farewell to people in German. I’ll explain when to use each one and a little bit of the background of the greetings.
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Modal particles in German are those tiny words that don’t seem to have a direct translation in English, yet they pack a whole lot of meaning into your sentences.
Words like doch, ja, mal, and eben...
In German, you can make a ton of great nouns in German just by putting other nouns together. Rhabarberbarbara showcases this very well. The examples in this tongue twister are very simple, as they don...
German Text of the Original "Rhabarberbarbara"
In einem kleinen Dorf wohnte einst ein Mädchen mit dem Namen Barbara. Barbara war in der ganzen Gegend für ihren ausgezeichneten Rhabarberkuchen beka...
In this lesson you will learn what some less common separable prefixes mean and how to use them with a variety of examples. If you want to know the rules for these prefixes, click here. If you want...
In my last lesson I explained the rules for the separable prefix verbs in German. This included a variety of tenses and uses for those verbs and covered pretty much all of the mechanics you will ne...
In this lesson you will learn how to use the separable prefix verbs in German (also known as “trennbare Verben”). I explain when to separate the prefix from a German verb and when not to. I’ll also...
