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Don't be fooled by false friends like Klasse! Translating concepts like class, graduation year, and major to German is a bit complicated.
How do you say “class of 2020” in German? TLDR: you might get away with Jahrgang 2016, but that translation might not carry all the meaning you expect it to—especially if you’re from the US.
I tell 'dir' but ask 'dich.' Why? A quick review of some common German mistakes made with verbs describing speech like sagen, fragen, and erzählen
In Fehler Files, I break down common German mistakes that I make in real conversations so you don’t have to make similar mistakes yourself. Think of it like a series of self-deprecating mini-guides to German grammar and vocabulary. This time around, it’s about using German verbs describing speech, such as erzählen and fragen.
Knowing how to use the dative case is hard, but forming the German dative plural is easy... but I still screwed it up. Here's how not to.
In Fehler Files, I break down common German mistakes that I make in real conversations so you don’t have to make similar mistakes yourself. Think of it like a series of self-deprecating mini-guides to German grammar and vocabulary.
Learning German is hard. My goal is to help you do it without wanting to pull your hair out.
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on my experience teaching myself German. A lot of those tips are related to using Anki to learn
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