Tag: intermediate

  • 20 German Dative verbs for beginners (PDF)

    20 German Dative verbs for beginners (PDF)

    Most of the German verbs require the direct object in the accusative case. However, there are some German verbs that take the direct object in the dative case.  Some of them use both dative and accusative case: Ich gebe dir(dative) dein Handy(accusative). Sie erklärt uns(dative) die Grammatik(accusative). Er hat mir(dative) seine Stadt (accusative) gezeigt. In this list, you will find […]

  • Past tense in German: haben or sein (exercises PDF)

    Past tense in German: haben or sein (exercises PDF)

    One of the common problems for beginners, when they start learning German past perfect tense, is when to use haben or sein as an auxiliary verb. In this post, you will find some tips on how to remember when to use haben or sein in past tense. Practice using haben and sein with the exercises at […]

  • 60 common German abbreviations you must know + PDF

    60 common German abbreviations you must know + PDF

    Abbreviations are commonly used in written German language. There are tons of them, definitely more than 60. But I believe that learning most common German words first is a way better strategy for beginners. This list includes only German abbreviations that you might see in everyday life quite often. 

  • Learn German with music: 5 songs by Max Giesinger

    Learn German with music: 5 songs by Max Giesinger

    In the first part of “Learn German with music”,  I wrote about Mark Foster, one of my favorite German artists.  As I mentioned in previous posts, learning German through music might be not the best idea for beginners. But it is a great tool for beginner and advanced learners to enrich the vocabulary and improve […]

  • Learn German through music: Top 6 songs by Max Forster

    Learn German through music: Top 6 songs by Max Forster

    Tired of studying German grammar?  Feeling like you are losing motivation to learn German? Then why not take a break from and listen to some music. German music, of course. 😀