Saturday, September 29, 2007
Watch 648 German TV stations online free!
http://global-itv.com/
It also offers TV stations from over 220 country. Very, very, very GOOD SITE. If you're a beginner, maybe this is not the best for you. However, take a look.
German (Deutsch) - ultimate resources to learn German for FREE
German (Deutsch)
German is a Germanic language with about 121 million speakers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Belgium, Italy, France, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Australia, South Africa and Namibia.
Online German courses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
http://www.deutsch-lernen.com
http://german.about.com/library/anfang/blanfang_inhalt.htm
http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,2547-0-0-S,00.html
http://www.optimnem.co.uk/German.htm
http://virtulanguage.com
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de
http://german.about.com
http://learngerman.elanguageschool.net
Exeter University Beginners' German - an online course which includes a dictionary, culture information and much more: http://www.ex.ac.uk/german/abinitio/
Learning German Through Fairy Tales
http://faculty.acu.edu/~goebeld/maerchen/maermenu.htm
Learn German Links - links to online German language resources
http://www.learn-german-links.net
Translation Crosswords - in German with English translations
http://www.innolyse.com/translate.html
Online German dictionaries
http://dict.leo.org/?lang=en
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de
http://www.student-online.net
http://www.canoo.net
http://chdw.de
German audio magazines
http://www.champs-elysees.com
German Electronic talking dictionaries
http://www.ectaco.com
Links to sites with information about German Dialects
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~pjoyce/dialects/
Free Fraktur and Sütterlin fonts
http://www.gfonts.com/gesetz/
http://www.morscher.com/3r/fonts/fraktur.htm
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/
Details of the Fraktur alphabet
http://www.peter-doerling.de/Lese/Schriftgeschichte/Fraktur1.htm
Bund für deutsche Schrift und Sprache
http://www.bfds.de
Details of the Sütterlin script and a free font Sütterlin
http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Englisch/Sutterlin.htm
Examples of styles of German handwriting and fonts throught the ages
http://www.suetterlinschrift.de/Lese/Schriftgeschichte/Schriftentwicklung.htm
Online radio in German
http://www.dw-world.de
http://www.dradio.de http://www.ard.de/radio/
http://www.d-radio.de
http://orf.at
http://www.drs.ch
http://www.kiwiradio.ch
http://www.radio.li
Online newspapers in German
http://www.welt.de
http://www.zeit.de
http://www.faz.net
http://www.sueddeutsche.de
Here you go. I hope you like it.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Why bother learning German?
1. German is the most widely spoken language in Europe.
2. Germany has the 3rd strongest economy and is the #1 export nation in the world.
3. Knowing German creates business opportunities.
Want more?
Visit this link for more information.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Learn German for Free with Mango!
Specifically, in the German section it contains 100 lessons, each with over 100 slides. That's over 10000 sentences, phrases and words. If you're beginner or just want to improve your German, I think that Mango is not a bad place to start.
The URL is:
http://www.trymango.com/
Try it and if you like it please let me know!
Common German phrases and words (part II)
English - German
Yes - Ja
No - Nein
I don't know - Ich weiß nicht
I don't think so - Das glaube ich nicht
I suppose so - Ich nehme an
I think so - Ich glaube schon
Of course - Natürlich
True - Richtig
Congratulations! - Gratulation!
Happy Birthday - Alles Gute zum Geburtstag !
Happy Christmas! - Frohe Weihnachten!
Happy New Year! - Glückliches Neujahr!
Happy Easter! - Frohe Ostern!
Good Luck! - Viel Glück! / Alles Gute!
Enjoy the meal! - Guten Apetit!
Take care! - Seien Sie vorsichtig!
Have a nice day! - Einen schönen Tag allerseits!
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Common German phrases and words (part I)
Hello - Hallo
Good day - Guten Tag
Good evening - Guten Abend
Good night - Gute Nacht
Hi - Hi / Tag
Good bye - Auf Wiedersehen
See you soon - Bis bald
Where? - Wo?
When - Wann?
Why - Warum?
What - Was?
Who - Wer?
How - Wie?
How much/many - Wieviel / Wie viele?
Is / are there - Gibt es?
Please - Bitte
Thank you (very much) - Danke (schön) / Vielen Dank
Excuse me - Entschuldigung Sie
I am sorry, but... - Es tut mir leid, aber...
May I... - Darf Ich?
I have lot more here to add, coming soon...
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Best German Dictionary
Tomorrow I'll make a review of it, now I want just to spread the word.
Here is the link:
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/