Discuss the Article : False Friends And Half Friends Between German And English
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It can be tempting to think you have a built-in knowledge of German when you come to the language as a native English speaker. English was, after all, born in part out of old German. What you may not realize is how many German words look like English words they are far from being equivalents of. Learn to tell real German meanings from their appearances here!
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Tense has a very different influence on sentence patterns and meanings in German than in English. In fact, two different tenses in German could be used to express the same fundamental meaning in different ways, while in English there is certain to be a difference of meaning. All this and more should be clearer to German learners after reading through the grammar lesson in this article.
Discuss the Article : Useful German Expressions You Won’t Find In A Textbook
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You will hardly find expressions of the colloquial language (‘Umgangsspache’) in a textbook. They can be characterized by different words unknown in ‘Hochdeutsch’ (standard German), the same words with a different meaning, or the grammar not always being used in a grammatical way. Although sometimes they might sound harsh, they often get straight to the heart of the matter at hand. So, let's learn some common German expressions used in everyday conversation.
Discuss the Article : More Than Just Numbers: German Sayings And Idioms
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There are many German sayings and idioms using numbers. Here you can learn some of them and how to use them.
