Whether you're on the job, on patrol, or just getting Netflix to work, Germans call it Dienst. It’s about serving, working, being on call—or sometimes, the thing being

From musical notes to the way someone says “sorry,” Ton in German is the word for sound, pitch, and even attitude. Whether you're adjusting your speakers or analyzing

Trying to quit sugar? Launching a scientific breakthrough? Flirting with disaster? Germans use the same word for all of it: Versuch. It’s about trying, testing, and pushing the

Every runner crossing a finish line, every student reaching graduation, every company chasing quarterly success—they all have one thing in common: a Ziel. In German, that’s the word

After reading this post you'll have a MUCH better understanding of what's going on with German articles and their genders and feel much more confident about them. You'll

Let me get three important things out of the way first: This article was not written by AI, all images were taken by me (with my camera), and

Last Updated: 11th January 2025I'm going to keep this post really short because it's so much more niche than my usual writings about learning German and living in

So you've decided that you'd like to join a live German class (either in person or online), as opposed to self-study with apps, video courses, or books. Great!