Herr Antrim's Blog
Now that you have been learning German for a while, you are realizing the vast amounts of vocabulary you need to learn in order to speak it fluently. So how do you get the words to stick in your br...
If you are using digital flashcards, you are cheating yourself out of a whole lot of German learning.
Digital flashcards aren’t the worst thing in the world. I even made some to go with my A1 and ...
I may be a proponent of technology in the classroom, but physical flashcards are still the way to go for vocabulary review. Today I’m going to run down my ultimate guide to using physical flashcard...
Ever feel like you're hitting a language learning roadblock when reading in German?
Imagine this: the flow of a good story interrupted by the stumbling block of unfamiliar words. You spend more ti...
Welcome to the first lesson in my brand-new series, “The Iceberg of German Fluency.” If you've ever wondered what it takes to go from a complete beginner in German to mastering the language at an e...
One day a student of mine asks a relatively mundane question in class. “How do you make things plural in German? Can I just add an S like in English?” You should have seen the look on his face when...
Join Bruce, Jason, Richard, and their new friend Lina on a royal day trip to Potsdam in this episode of Discovering Deutschland. After a delayed start at Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the group explores the...
Imagine this You walk into a stylish German boutique, ready to buy a pair of shoes. You spot the perfect pair. You open your mouth to say something… but suddenly, your mind goes blank. Do you say “...
In this German listening/reading comprehension lesson, you will learn essential German phrases for beginners with regards to your morning routine. Was machst du am Morgen?
Aufstehen
Mein Wecker k...
Some words are just better in German. Today I’m going to teach you my personal favorite German words and explain why you should love them, too.
Compound Nouns That are Greater than the sum of thei...
Willkommen zu meiner Lektion über Superhelden-Vokabeln auf Deutsch! In dieser Lektion werde ich dir einige der bekanntesten Superhelden und Schurken vorstellen und ihre Fähigkeiten beschreiben. Wir...
This German listening/reading comprehension exercise shows how you might express your opinion in German. There are a variety of phrases that you can use when giving your opinion in German. See if y...
