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Tips I Wish I Knew Before Learning German

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to unlock the doors to one of the world’s most fascinating languages?

German opens gateways to ancient philosophy, cutting-edge engineering, and...

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German Prepositions Songs

If you really want to master the German case system, you need Herr Antrim's book "Mastering the German Case System". It is available here as an ebook or on Amazon as a paperback...

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Wie geht's? (How are you?) - How to Answer in German

This post will teach you a variety of ways to answer the German question "Wie geht's?" (How are you?). You can watch the video above or read the text below to learn all about this topic. 

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How to answer "Woher kommst du?"

As the title of this post implies, this post will teach you how to answer the question "Woher kommst du?" (Where are you from?) in German. You can watch the lesson in the video at the top of the...

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Ein Zimmer im Hotel buchen - German Listening/Reading Comprehension Practice

This is a listening/reading comprehension lesson about booking and checking into a hotel in German. You can choose to watch the video version above or read the text below. Either way you are sure...

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Big German Numbers: 1 to 1 Trillion

Don’t worry. We won’t really be counting from one to a trillion in this lesson. We don’t have to. In the last lesson in this series, I explained that the numbers in German...

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German Numbers 1-100

Today you are going to learn how to count to 100 in German, how to tell time and how to do simple math problems all in German.

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German Numbers 1 - 100

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Polite Requests with Konjunktiv 2 | German Listening Comprehension

Heute sind wir auf dem Viktualienmarkt in München, und wir werden ein paar nützliche Sätze lernen, die man beim Einkaufen verwenden kann. Unser Hauptcharakter, Herr Müller, wird...

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Konjunktiv 2 with Modal Verbs

In this lesson you will learn how and why to use modal verbs in the Konjunktiv 2. Grab a notebook and a pen and let’s get started.

All Konjunktiv 1 & Konjunktiv 2 Lessons

Konjunktiv 1 vs...

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Konjunktiv 2: Special Verb Forms Explained

In this lesson you will learn a very short list of verbs that have their own unique Konjunktiv 2 forms.

All Konjunktiv 1 & Konjunktiv 2 Lessons

Konjunktiv 1 vs Konjunktiv 2

Konjunktiv 1...

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Konjunktiv 2: Using "haben" and "sein" to Form the Past Tense

Konjunktiv 2 is used to express things that are contrary to reality in German. This often takes the form of wishes, hopes, dreams and the like, but doesn’t have to be.

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