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Guessing Game – Konjunktiv II

Thursday in class we did a fun little game, which I have to tell you about. Our teacher wrapped up something small and invited us to feel it in our hands, and pass it from one person to the other. We all had post-its, on which we could write what we think it is, using Konjunktiv II, for expressing wishes and unreal things. It was a very fun way of putting the grammar into practice!

Passing it along from hand to hand, it finally got to me and it took me a minute to try and make out the shape of the object. We were also given a tip: it has something to do with the theme we were about to begin (Fit für die Prüfung).

This is what I wrote on my postit:

Other guesses were a variety of sweets, and the winner, meaning the person who guessed it right said: Glückschwein. As I learned, it is a New Year symbol here in Austria, gifted from one person to another, in order to wish them Good luck in the upcoming year.

Birthday wishes in German

At Deutsch Akademie we are not doing only the usual classes. While every day we are trying to learn new words and grammar rules, we are trying to also better assimilate the German culture. In one of the other days, a colleague had her birthday, so we had the best moment to learn how to say happy birthday in German, what to do or not do when is somebody birthday, and so on and so forth.

But before learning how to say „Happy Birthday“ in German though, you need to know about one important cultural point especially among older Germans: wishing a German a happy birthday before their birthday is considered bad luck, so don’t do it. And as for gifts and cards you may want to send, just make sure to state to them that they should open the package on their birthday.

Some birthday expressions that you can use are:

  • Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag! (Happy Birthday!)
  • All das Beste zum Geburtstag! (All the best on your birthday!)
  • Ich gratuliere Ihnen zu Ihrem 20/30/55 etc. ! (Congratulations on your 20/30/55th etc. birthday!)
  • Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! (Have a good birthday!)
  • Viel Glück zum Geburtstag!  (Best of luck on your birthday.)

Please keep in mind that the following translations are the English equivalents and not the literal translations.

In the end, for my colleague Mariko,   Viel Glück zum Geburtstag! 

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Prüfungszeit!

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Prüfungszeit!

Gott sei Dank, das  Heute Donnerstag ist, der letze Tag in der Woche für den Deutschunterricht! Warum  ich das sage? Weil meine Woche so voll war. Ich  habe im Kurs viele neue Dinge gelernt. Wie zum Beispiel Zweiteilige Konnektoren, die Bedeutung der Modalpartikeln und viele neue Wörter.

Heute war der große Tag, weil ich heute die Prüfung gehabt habe. Ich habe mich seit Montag für sie vorbereitet und habe jeden Tag mindestens 2 Stunden gelernt. Ich muss ein bisschen mehr als die anderen Kollege arbeiten, weil ich Deutsch nur seit einigen Monaten studiere. Aber das macht mir viel Spaß!

Aber was ist  mit dieser Prüfung?….Unsere Lehrerin gibt uns zweimal pro Monat einen kleinen Test, weil sie wissen muss, ob wir alles verstanden haben, was wir in der letzten Zeit gemacht haben. Und wir wissen auch, auf welchem Niveau wir sind.

Tipps fürs Deutschlernen

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Ich kann sagen, dass ich schon viel Erfahrung gesammelt habe, wie man  lernen kann. Ich suche immer eine einfache und interessante Art zum Lernen.  Ja, ich weiß und bin sicher dass es nicht so einfach ist, aber man muss geduldig sein. Besser ist es jeden Tag etwas Neues  zu lernen. Es ist wie ein Sport: je öfter ein Sportler sich trainiert, desto besser und motivierter ist er.

Wenn ich keine Lust zum Lernen habe, gehe ich spazieren  oder  ich lese dann ein Buch oder im besten Fall koche ich für meine Familie. Ich öffne das Fenster, weil wir wissen, dass der Sauerstoff sehr wichtig für das Gehirn ist. Um eine Fremdsprache richtig und schnell zu lernen, muss man sowohl Theorie als auch Praxis vereinbaren. Theorie ist eine Sache, Praxis ist die andere. Ohne Praxis geht es nicht! In diesem Sinne sind Auslandsaufenthalte, Radio hören und fernsehen unbedingt notwendig, um das theoretische Sprachwissen in die Praxis umsetzen zu können. Ich bin für viel mehr Praxis !!!

Hier gibt es auch tolle Geschichten zum Deutschlernen zum Download!

Prufung!!!

dsc01548.JPGSo…today I’ve had my first and last real test in DA! Although I was worried at first that I would not be able to pass it successfully (I’ve had very little time to study), I have managed to recall most of the material and found it surprisingly easy. If anything, I believe that it is a proof for the effectiveness of the program and and the high teaching standards.My grade is 31/36. However, had I been more careful with my writing I would have fully aced the exam.

The German Online Course

The German online course is a pretty neat tool. I really like the Prepositions exercises and the fact that it is also possible to answer any random question adapted specifically to the desired level. I think it’s a very helpful website that is absolutely a must for anybody who studies German!

the Akkusativ!!

Last Thursday, I learned a WHOLE NEW CASE, the akkusativ. So now I can say „I eat a sandwich“ correctly. Clearly a very important objective. I can’t wait to learn the past tense so I stop sounding like an ogre. I eat sandwich. I cook food. I buy many things today at the grocery store. I want go to München. Ogre ogre ogress.

Seriously, though, I can’t believe this is my last week of German class! I feel like I’ve just started to get the hang of the schedule, going from work to class, and I want to continue while I’m feeling so positive about learning! I also really want the same teacher for my next class… Ich liebe Reinhardt. For anyone thinking about taking beginning German at the Deutsch Akademie, rest assured that Reinhardt will help you through the pain and agony of not knowing how to say anything at all.

And also the grammar forum of the DeutschAkademie has a nice posting about the difference between Akkusativ and Dativ.

almanca kursu online

Merhaba, benim adım Demet ve 23 yaşındayım, Turkiyeden geliyorum, ve 3 aydır Viyanadayım. Buraya almancamı düzeltmeye geldim. Iki aydır Deutsch Akademie’de kurs’a gidiyorum. 1B basamaĝı ile baÅŸladım ve ÅŸimdi 2A’dayım. Günlük yaÅŸamımda almanca konuÅŸmaya çekiniyorum ama bu yüzden Kurs’da daha fazla konuÅŸmaya çaba gösteriyorum. Bu her zaman kolay olmuyor, yanlış bir ÅŸey söylemekten korkuyorum. Gramer ile zorluk çekiyorum, akuzatif ve datif’in fark’ını anlamıyorum.
Öĝretmenime daha iyi öĝrenmek için ne yapabileceĝimi sordum. Bana Deutsch Akademie’nin dil bilgisi web sitesine’e bakmamı önerdi: almanca kursu online
Bu sitede akuzatif ve datif ile ilgiligi ders yapabilirim. Farklı dersler’de var. Her bir gramer için bir ders var. Bir gün öĝretmenimiz gramer ile ilgili bir ders verdi. BaÅŸtan nasıl yapacaĝımı bilemedim. Sonra sınıf arkadaşım yardımcı oldu. Almanca öĝrenmek icin çok çalısmak lazım. Zor bir dil, ama çok çalışırsam umarım bir gün baÅŸarırım.

DeutschAkademie Forum

Hallo ihr Lieben!

Wir möchten euch gerne das DeutschAkademie Forum vorstellen:

Hier könnt ihr andere Menschen treffen, die Deutsch lernen, Brieffreunde finden und Fragen über die deutsche Sprache stellen. Versteht ihr etwas im Grammatiktrainer nicht? Versteht ihr immer noch nicht den Unterschied zwischen Akkusativ und Dativ? Eine Deutschlehrerin betreut das Forum und beantwortet euch alle Fragen, die ihr habt. Wollt ihr einfach über die kulturellen Unterschiede zwischen eurem Heimatland und Österreich sprechen? Vielleicht möchtet ihr auch Menschen aus eurem Heimatland kennenlernen, die auch in Österreich leben?! Viele Schüler der DeutschAkademie befinden sich im Forum und möchten genau dasselbe.

All das und noch viel mehr bietet auch das DeutschAkademie Forum! Schaut doch mal rein, wir würden uns sehr freuen. 🙂

Corso di tedesco online

Ciao a tutti! Sono Alessandra, sono italiana e precisamente di Trieste.
Vivo da cinque anni a Vienna. Ho due bambini che sono ancora piccoli…Qualche mese fa ho deciso di frequentare un corso di tedesco, anche perché i bambini vanno finalmente all’asilo e la mattina ho po’di tempo solo per me. Purtroppo però ancora non lo so bene, nonostante mi trovi qui dal 2004. Il problema è anche che durante il giorno non parlo mai tedesco e anche al lavoro, pur essendo una guida turistica, parlo solo inglese e italiano con i miei gruppi. Per questo motivo anche dopo tanto tempo in Austria non riesco ancora bene a parlare tedesco. Adesso però ho iniziato a studiare circa 3 ore al giorno e a fare gli esercizi a casa. A volte quando i bambini giocano tranquilli, posso esercitarmi tranquillamente con il trainer di grammatica online della DeutschAkademie, che è gratuito. Questo è il link della pagina in italiano: Corso di tedesco online.

È perfetto per esercitare temi di grammatica in cui si è più deboli, io ad esempio ho problemi con le desinenze degli aggettivi e il trainer è perfetto! Bè, soprattutto se non si è interrotti continuamente!

Auguro a tutti coloro che stanno facendo come me un corso di tedesco, buona fortuna! E a quelli che già sono riusciti a imparare questa difficile lingua, veramente complimenti!

Saluti,
Alessandra

Konjunktiv 2

Our german course is almost finishing!
This is the last week, and today we did a important revision about Konjunktiv 2.

We learned how to use it with the following cases:
-Hilfsverben
-Modalverben
-Starke Verben
-Schwache Verben

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After the course I was still there studing a little bit more with a friend of mine!