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6 Ways to Retain Your German Language Knowledge

Once you no longer worry about the best way to learn German, you’ll start to worry about how to retain the German you’ve learned. The more comfortable you are with a language, the stronger your desire to retain what you’ve learned. While it is pretty easy to

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Books to Read to Improve Your Understanding of the German Language

Books have offered people a way of escaping from their daily lives for centuries. As someone who is learning or working to retain German, you have a lot of options. Even if you are still in the early days of learning the language, there are books for you that are

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6 Tips to Master Writing in German

Writing poses its own unique set of benefits and issues for German language learners. Since you have time to think and review what you want to say, there are better odds that you can learn the grammar and other aspects of German. Once you hit send though, all of those

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15 German Tongue Twisters to Perfect Your Pronunciation

There’s nothing quite like tongue twisters to give you a different perspective on a language, especially a language that seems as intimidating as German. There’s something playful and distracting about tongue twisters that gets the brain working in a way that is completely unique. The words suddenly don’

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How to Make Small Talk in German - A Guide to Conversing in German

Small talk is difficult in English because there are so many considerations before you try to engage in a conversation. And that’s when you know the language well. Trying to engage in small talk in a language you are learning with people who aren’t inclined to small talk

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8 YouTube Channels to Help You Learn German Faster

YouTube is a place where a lot of people turn when they are bored or want to see what's trending. While it can be a great way to distract yourself, you can put any free time you have to good use with YouTube as well. There are a number of

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How to Relax in Germany for German Language Learners

\The results of relaxing are the same everywhere, but the ideas of what is relaxing differs around the world. Areas like spas and resorts are expected to be places where you can go to relax, regardless of your culture. Then there are ways to relax that are much more culturally

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What You Need to Know About Dining in Germany

Something you are bound to do when you visit Germany or another German speaking country is to go out to eat. Dining in Germany is similar to dining anywhere else in Europe, though it is not identical. In France and Italy, people tend to make the dining experience long and

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How to Start a Conversation in German

For most of us, the last thing we learn is how to converse. This makes sense during those first few weeks where you just learn how to say hello and introduce yourself - that's not a real conversation. By the time you are two months into the learning process though,