Compound Nouns In German, it’s common to string two or more nouns together. (This is how the German language gets its famous 20-or-more-letter words from). […] Read More
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Many German words have gender — they are either neuter, masculine, or feminine. But they don’t always work the way you would expect them to. […] Read More
Here are some common German words. But first: The color code You may have noticed the use of color in these posts. Here’s what the […] Read More
Notes on the vowels As in English, German vowels come in both long and short forms. A long vowel does not means a short vowel […] Read More
Preface — learning German When I took my first German course, I had many questions that just weren’t getting answered. We’d study one aspect of […] Read More
