11 Jahre GermanWithNicole.com!

Das Bild von Connor finden Sie hier: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/perfectionism-german-learning

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

die Besinnlichkeit

die Besinnlichkeit

contemplativeness

die Besinnlichkeit

zum Entspannen = for relaxing

Sound Effect (music) from Pixabay.com

Hier ist das Video: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/video-christmas-markets-germany-austria

How can we use an 'Adventskalender' for German learning?

Ask my clients. ;-)

For more, visit https://www.germanwithnicole.com

Ich mache ab jetzt eine Pause von der Sendung.

Ich mache ab jetzt eine Pause von der Sendung.

I'm taking a break from this podcast.

Ich mache ab jetzt eine Pause von der Sendung.

It is September 2023, I have four small group classes and more than 10 private lessons every week and rather than stress myself out in a world which has gone, what I call 'crazy,' I'm going to concentrate on instructing the group classes and lessons and take a break from producing new episodes.

If I've got something to publish over the next period of time, I'll publish it. And if not, feel free to return to previous episodes and listen to them for the first time or simply repeat your favorites.

You know where to find me! GermanWithNicole.com

Das ist genug für heute. Passen Sie gut auf sich auf!

Es gibt eine neue Einführung.

German learning for Germanophiles, Swissophiles, Austrophiles, book lovers, (over)thinkers, word collectors, geeks, knowledge seekers, and (recovering) perfectionists.

Learning German with Frau Warner is likely right for you if you:

* The intro and this text is based on Rainforest Mind by Paula Prober. Ask Frau Warner about it sometime.

zur Anmeldung (to the registration):

https://germanwithnicole.simplero.com/events/fpEdWh2TshSTLM42

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

sich anmelden

Ich melde mich an. Wir melden uns an.

Du meldest dich an. Ihr meldet euch an.

Er meldet sich an. Sie melden sich an.

Sie meldet sich an. Sie melden sich an.

Deutschkurse (German Classes):

The overview page is here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/german-classes

A1 German:

A2 German:

B1+ German:

Please click the link above to read the specifics of the class(es) you're interested in. Should you have questions as to which class would suit you best, please contact Frau Warner directlyhere.

2 Other Names for Cats

5 Ways Cats Communicate

3 German Expressions Which Use Cats

The blooper video with Connor (Weasley) is here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/german-with-cats

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

German Pens, Pencils, and Markers

Zum Artikel: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/german-pens-pencils-and-markers

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

schief gehen: to go wrong, to go awry, to go pear-shaped

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

10 Funny Things My Clients Have Said

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Wir feiern heute! Wir feiern heute! We will celebrate today! Wir feiern heute!

In the episode you'll 10 of my favorite moments of the past 10 years – meine Lieblingsmomente der letzten 10 Jahre, and if you click on through to the accompanying blog post you can not only listen to the audio directly, but you can also see and read more about all of these zehn Lieblingsmomente.

Link: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/10-jahre-german-with-nicole-com

The Bel Canto Chorus and the Kettle Moraine Symphony are performing the Brahms Requiem on May 21, 2023 at 3:00 pm. Get to know the text and learn the German pronunciation with these text explanation videos, one for each movement:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/johannes-brahms-a-german-requiem-bel-canto-chorus

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

B1 review class information page:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/b1-german-class-online - the review session begins April 24th.

The B1 test prep + practice test session begins in June 2023.

After summer 2023, please contact me at GermanWithNicole.com to discuss your needs for B1 test prep!

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Read the full article here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/viel-gluck-viel-erfolg-in-german

Download your A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/page/140437-a1-a2-b1-german-sentence-structure-guide

Viel Glück und viel Erfolg!

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Today you'll learn:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/what-is-a-stammtisch

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

There are more than 5 reasons to read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

If you'd like to read it and discuss it with some of my clients and me on Saturday, March 18th, 2023 at 11 am CT, then click here to read the class information page:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/purchase/172416-The-Book-Thief-Discussion?landing_page_id=278473

You can find the current German classes here.

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

NEW Survey as of July 2023: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/surveys/YWQkoEGQGE2gR5p47st3J2B2

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

German Classes:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/german-classes

German Classes:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/german-classes

Click here to see Jowissa's gorgeous watches:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/swiss-watches-for-women-men-under-500

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Giving a tip in German is ein Trinkgeld geben or simply Trinkgeld geben.

It's different from the US, and in this episode you'll learn:

And you'll learn what to say when you give the tip.

Trinkgeld geben, should you feel so moved: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/purchase/170665-Trinkgeld-geben

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

This month clients in the group classes and private lessons are learning about Austria. They have access to an online lesson with typical Austrian phrases and expressions and we also had a Konversationskurs, a Conversation Class, all about Austria.

Here you get to learn some of what my clients have learned about Austria this month, including how to pronounce Österreich.

Links:

Die Krimmler Wasserfälle (The Health Secret!) https://www.austria.info/en/wellbeing-nature/lakes-mountains/krimml-waterfalls-health-secret

Download your A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide here:https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/a1-a2-b1-german-sentence-structure-free-pdf

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Ope! Almost forgot to tell you this important thing about greetings in the Germanic cultures.

Although we have loads of people with German heritage in Wisconsin, and Charlie Berens has taught us the brilliance of the phrase "Tell your folks I says hi," here, this custom doesn't require as many elements as in the Germanic countries.

There, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, it's different. And it's important. It's an important cultural custom that gets overlooked frequently if you don't know what to look for.

This is called Grüße bestellen (giving regards/"Charlie says hi"), and that's what you'll learn today.

First we'll map out an appropriate scenario, second we'll move through the sequence of who says what to whom, then we'll explore the why of it, and at the end, of course, your homework.

Where you'll learn why I say "Viele Grüße von Frau Warner!"

Charlie Berens (Viele Grüße von mir!): https://www.youtube.com/c/CharlieBerens/featured

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

A1-A2-B1

There is a complete blog post to accompany this episode, so click here to...

Here's the link to that blog post again: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/german-dictionaries-for-learners-books-websites-apps

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Read more about German classes with Frau Warner:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/german-classes

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Read more about German Classes with Frau Warner:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/german-classes

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

There are three elements which make German hard (or easy...ok easier...) to learn:

Materials & ResourcesMethodsInstructor(s) or lack there of.

Today you'll learn about these three elements and how they may make German harder to learn, or maybe easier.

Together these elements create one big constellation.

Which ones help you? Which ones are simply good enough? And which elements don't help you?

Definitely cue in to the bonus episode next week. ;-)

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

I got a little verklemmt in this one.

It's the One-Year Anniversary of this podcast! Hurra!

So first I answer a couple of questions.

Then there are three phrases in German on beginnings.

And to close it out: a boatload of thank-yous.

Danke. ♥

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Frustration can run pretty high when you take a German class but you just can’t seem to speak it correctly. The baker in Germany doesn’t understand you so you have to point and the person you ask for directions switches to English.

So why is it that you have taken class after class or lesson after lesson, but you still can’t speak German?

There might be more than one reason, and here are five which are common themes amongst German learners.

Which one is stopping you from speaking German?

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

The 3 most important skills you need to acquire as a German learner

These are the three skills you need as a beginner, as a novice learner, as an intermediate German learner and beyond.

These are perhaps the most important skills I could help you acquire, no matter if you learn German for travel, as a hobby, or for work.

Without these skills, you won't make as much progress as you could make, given the time and energy you have, and you might find yourself increasingly frustrated.

Learning these skills might help you make more progress over time, and you may find yourself more equipped, more empowered, and more communicative.

Your homework is here:https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/a1-a2-b1-german-sentence-structure-free-pdf

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

This untranslatable German word is one of my favorites, and I hope it becomes one of yours, too!

You'll learn the meaning of Fingerspitzengefühland there are plenty of repetitions of it so you can get used to pronouncing it.

It's a long word!

You'll learn the meaning of Fingerspitzengefühlin English and you'll learn when to use it in German.

Reference for the sensitivity of fingertips: https://asknature.org/strategy/fingertips-increase-sensitivity-to-touch/

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

There are a whole host of reasons for learning German, however when I asked my readers, they responded with new and different reasons.

Here are 5 different reasons (out of the manyreasons featured in this episode), in no particular order:

Here are a whole bunch of reasons for learning German, and an opportunity for you to share with the other listeners and readers why you learn German.

Links:

Foreign Nationals (including Syrian Refugees) in Germany: https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/1221/umfrage/anzahl-der-auslaender-in-deutschland-nach-herkunftsland/

Die Bräutigamseiche (the "Bridegroom's Oak" or "Marriage Agent"; not mentioned in the podcast but related to it and very interesting): https://www.baumkunde.de/baumregister/614-braeutigamseiche_in_dodau/

Das Passionsspiel (The Passion Play): https://www.passionsspiele-oberammergau.de/de/startseite - Use the floating menu on the right to switch to English

The Artist for Stolpersteine: http://www.gunterdemnig.de/

Das Kunstprojekt Stolpersteine: https://www.stolpersteine-berlin.de/de/projekt/kunstprojekt

Das Projekt aktuell: https://www.projekt-stolpersteine.de/aktuell.html

Hausaufgaben (Homework):

Schreiben Sie einen Kommentar hier: Warum lernen Sie Deutsch?

(Write a comment here: Why do you learn German?):

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/why-do-people-learn-german

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Nine Years of GermanWithNicole.com!

Although I've taught German since 2010, I've only taught privately and online since 2013. (Wellllll, it may have actually been 2012, but this was a chance development in my life that turned into a business, so if you won't tell anybody, I won't.)

Today you'll hear

So you learn the correct spelling, here are the words in a different order:

das Erdmännchen

repetieren

die Habseligkeiten (plural)

die Hemmungsschwelle

der Schnäppchenjäger

Danke nochmal für's Zuhören und passen Sie gut auf sich auf!

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

This one's about authenticity and integrity.

Part 3:

8. You only have to follow two rules in my classroom.

9. You will encounter authentic elements of Germanic culture, not terrible clichés.

10. You'll learn real German.

11. You won't ever have to put up with me becoming a poser making myself into a social media influencer.

German National Athem (sung by yours truly): https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/what-is-the-german-national-anthem

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Yep, still more differences between me and other German teachers.

Ganz genau.

Part 2:

5. Not everyone learns German the same way, people need to receive the information in different ways, thus I will utilize every tool, resource, perspective, and analogy I can possibly think of to assist you in understanding German and learning how to speak it.

6. I won't shame you for not getting your homework done.

7. I'll give you permission to learn German. (Including all the permission you ever wanted!)

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

This three-part series is great for you if you are still trying to figure out just how I (Frau Warner) am different from other German teachers.

Part 1:

I'm not a native German speaker, I'm a German learner who became a German teacher.I'm a Third Culture Adult. (If you've spent any significant amount of time in a German-speaking country or have (a) German-speaking parent(s), I get you.I won't give you unrealistic expectations and I'll be patient with you.I'm most interested in what you CAN do, not what you can't do.

The CEFR (Central European Framework Reference for Languages) explained: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/58068-what-is-a1-a2-b1-b2-c1-c2-in-german-learning

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

The full text of this episode is available on the blog post, and there is a free PDF there with the vocabulary words on it. Simply click the link in the blog post to download the PDF.

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/how-to-say-ukraine-and-in-the-ukraine-in-german

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Everybody wants to know how to say German swear words.

But some people want to know why they should learn them if they're not going to use them.

There are two simple reasons why you should what what German swear words are, and both reasons will make good sense to you.

I swear. ;-)

(There are no swear words in this episode, though. Keepin' it classy here.)

If you already agree, though, and want to get right to it, go ahead and navigate to https://www.germanwithnicole.com/swearwords to register for the German Swear Words Class on Saturday, February 26th at 11 am Central.

But you might want to listen to this episode to hear the special discount.

Swear Words Class: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/swearwords

This is a special, one-off class and it's live and online with Frau Warner!

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

There are so many funny words in German and sometimes their meanings are straight-forward, sometimes they are words we might wish we had as English speakers!

Here are 7 funny German words, including two funny German words for animals (real or imagined?!), with slow pronunciation and the meanings of the words.

This episode is great for learners at the A1, A2, and B1 levels.

To see these words in print as well as the date 2.2.2022 in German, visit the blog post here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/funny-german-words-and-their-meanings

Or sign up for the E-Post here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/page/141066-die-e-post

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Yes, German vocabulary learning is the featured topic right now because the most important part of learning German is learning how to learn it.

Vocabulary learning is a HUGE part of that!

This is what you'll hear in this episode:

The German Vocabulary Masterclass contains four lessons.

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

A lot of what you might read on the internet on how to learn German vocabulary words is really a lot of hot air & hooey.

In this episode we'll bust 5 myths on vocabulary learning and give you a clearer picture of why vocabulary learning is important.

After all, if you don't know what the words mean...you'll be up a creek without a paddle.

The 5 Myths:

You only need to learn 3,000 words to truly speak German!Vocabulary isn't as important as grammar.Learning vocabulary is as boring as watching paint dry.You need to learn all the German words RIGHT NOW!The only way to learn vocabulary is with flashcards (rote memorization).

You can find the quote from my client on German vocabulary learning in the accompanying blog post.

"The Six Parts of Learning German":

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/38444-what-are-the-six-parts-of-learning

The graphic in that blog post should be helpful for you if you are a visual learner.

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

What did we cover in German in 2021?

Here's a list of topics we covered, which you'll hear in the podcast today, plus a bunch of links so you can do your homework. ;-)

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Visiting a German Christmas Market is a true feast for the senses and it may forever change your expectations of the holiday season.

In this episode you'll learn about:

I might not be able to bring you a Weihnachtsmarkt, but I can bring you an Adventskaffee (an Advent coffee hour) plus a booklet of holiday-themed puzzles for German learners!

The Adventskaffee is this Sunday, December 12th, at 2 pm Central and you can find out about it here:

https://www.germanwithnicole.com/adventskaffee-puzzles

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Germans love their greetings (you've noticed, ja?) and the holidays are here.

In chronological order you'll learn with this episode:

AND you'll learn when to say which greeting.

Mit Hausaufgaben, natürlich!

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Niveau A1 + a great story

Learning to say thank you and you're welcome in German is really important, as it's part of good manners in German culture and it's also really easy to learn.

Danke. = Thank you.

Bitte. = You're welcome.

But do you hesitate to say them?

I used to hesitate, too, until I attended a soccer game (Schalke 04 - Glück auf!) and the crowd taught me the importance of "Danke" and "Bitte."

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Some of the bestGerman words without translations to English are missing from all those clickbait lists you can find all over the internet.

One of the best German words is the word "schräg." "Schräg" doesn't appear on those lists, and it's high time you learn it!

In this episode you'll learn

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

How do you tell your friend you're going to see her soon in German?

There are so many choices, and in German they're not direct translations.

In fact, so many German learners get this wrong, I use this topic as a barometer to tell me how well someone speaks German.

Today we'll break down and put together the many forms of:

You'll hear your homework for this week, too, natürlich.

New Extra Homework!

Download your A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide:

Click here to get your copy.

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Nicole Warner is the Nicole of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

There are several key differences when we consider how German culture differs from US culture.

It's way more than bread, beer, and other clichés.

In this episode we'll explore three cultural differences based on the Hofstede Insights, which are extraordinarily helpful in comparing cultural values.

https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison/germany,the-usa/

Plus you'll learn a German phrase which indicates how long-term the Germans really think.

They do so love to plan ahead, too.

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

B1, B2, C1, C2

The Brothers Grimm are famous for their collections of fairy tales, however you might not be familiar with this one.

A Kobold is a "house spirit," a German folk being who takes care of household tasks and sometimes causes mischief.

In this episode you'll hear the story in its entirety.

Visit the accompanying blog post to:

Viel Spaß beim Hören!

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

In Part 2 we'll cover what to do with the food!

In this episode you'll learn:

You just never know whom you might impress with your polite table manners, and you will surely find more confidence in dining with Germans with this episode.

If you have success with it, or have another question, please do email me and tell me about it!

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

If you're invited to dinner at a German's home or out to a restaurant, there are simple ways to be a great guest.

In this episode you'll learn:

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

In August I visited friends in Ohio and their area is also Amish country. We visited Behalt, an Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center, and I got to speak German with an Amish man.

I got to speak German with an Amish man!!!

I also learned that:

It did my heart and soul a lot of good to speak German with a native speaker again. I hope you enjoy hearing about it.

Visit Behalt: https://behalt.com/

behalten: to keep, to preserve, to maintain

Here for the Right Reason Riesling: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/page/221830-german-wine-words

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

The German National Anthem is known as the Nationalhymne or Das Lied der Deutschen and today you'll hear:

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

A1-A2

When should you use 'arbeiten' and when should you use 'funktionieren'?

All the answers are in this episode!

You'll learn these two verbs in the context of wine harvest, too, because it's wine harvest time, so you can easily build a picture in your mind that will help you for all of your German learning.

Wine harvest time in Germany means we'll have more German wine soon, including Riesling.

Escape with the scents, tastes, and colors of Riesling

Learn all about Riesling in the upcoming class Here for the Right Rieslingwith me, Nicole Warner, and Sommelier Adam Knoerzer from 'Burghundy, LLC.

It's a one-off class on October 16th at 11 a.m. Central.

No German is required for this class.

Here's the link once more: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/page/221830-german-wine-words

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

A1, A2, B1-B2

Knowing how to pronounce hätte correctly in German is one thing. Using it correctly is another.

In today's German lesson you'll learn both how to say hättecorrectly and how to use it in a few specific phrases.

Imagine how confident you'll feel knowing exactly what to say and pronouncing everything correctly. This will be a step up for your German.

Plus you'll learn how to say "shoulda, woulda, coulda" in German, which uses hätte,and will surely impress your German friends the next time they express regret and you respond with this.

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

B1

This episode will take the fear out of using wärein German.

All it means is "would be," but would be has nothing to do with reality.

This grammar topic is known as the "Konjunktiv II." We'll use only the present tense today.

If this is brand new for you, it's best to take it one step at a time. The first step are the very straight-forward sentences (or "simple sentences") in this episode.

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

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Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Synonyms in German, like meinen, bedeuten, and heißen can be really tricky because they all mean "to mean" in English, and as synonyms in a foreign language, the way they overlap is different than you might first expect.

The connotation of words in German is also different, and that's why looking up a word in a German dictionary can be really confusing.

One great way of learning the difference between meinen, bedeuten, and heißen is to learn when they are used most frequently, and then you can add from there.

Today you'll learn when to use each of these three verbs with example situations.

With homework, natürlich.

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

A1 + anybody who finds these words difficult

These two words are tricky for German learners, especially when you're still figuring out the whole “ie” and “ei thing, because these words are difficult to line up against that rule in your mind.

Today you'll learn:

Machen Sie Ihre Hausaufgaben. ;-)

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

You've surely seen this alphabet-number combination on German learning materials and maybe you've seen or taken a German language assessment test and received one of these combinations as a result. “You can take a class at the A2 level.”

But what does it mean?! And why should you care?!

Hint: Understanding these combinations will make your German learning life sooooo much easier.

Answers to those questions and so much more today!

Links for this episode:

The coordinating blog post with the graphic is here: https://www.germanwithnicole.com/blog/58068-what-is-a1-a2-b1-b2-c1-c2-in-german-learning

CEFR table: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Using only the first two sentences of the book (in English and in the German translation), you'll discover when a good time is to start reading Harry Potter in German, and why that's a good time to do so.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Page 5 © 1997 J.K. Rowling

Übersetzung von Klaus Fritz. Alle deutschen Rechte bei Carlsen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1998

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

In contrast to episode 2, here are the three ways you can make your German learning more constructive.

These are three solutions to how you can learn German better.

Take notes, write them in your German learning notebook, start with this episode and listen to it multiple times. ;)

And let me know how it goes.

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

Consider your strategy and overall approach to German. If you have been working on German for a while and are only treading water, this episode will help you figure out which parts of your learning approach are getting in your way.

You'll hear three of the most common, problematic approaches I've seen in the last 11 years of teaching German and 18 years of teaching a foreign language.

This is part 1 of 2 because part 2 will then guide you into more constructive territory for German learning. Because what good is it if I tell you what you're doing "wrong" if I don't help you do it better?!

New Homework!

Download the A1-A2-B1 German Sentence Structure Guide (below).

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

First, create order.

When you have order, things begin to fall into place.

But if all your German materials are all over the place, your German learning will be, too.

Listen to how one of my private lesson clients created order.

And how you can help things fall into place for your German learning.

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek

GermanWithNicole.com

Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

German learning for Germanophiles, Swissophiles, Austrophiles, book lovers, (over)thinkers, word collectors, geeks, knowledge seekers, and (recovering) perfectionists.

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Nicole Warner is Frau Warner of GermanWithNicole.com and is a German learner (certified level C2) and a certified instructor for German as a Foreign Language. She lived in Germany from 2003-2008 and has traveled widely in Germany. Frau Warner has helped people learn to communicate in German since 2010.

You'll find the current list of live, online small group classes here.

GermanWithNicole.com - Your anchor on the stormy seas of German learning.™

Music: Bonnie Ship the Diamond by Tim Beek