Archive for September 2010
Sep 30th, 2010 |
By Andreas |
Category: Deutsch
Nach unseren Artikeln deutschen Filmen und deutschen Studenten nun passend zum Anlass (seit kurzem findet im Süden von Deutschland wieder das größte Volksfest der Welt statt) eine kleine Auflistung der wohl beliebtesten Veranstaltungen für Touristen in Deutschland. Natürlich ist das nur meine persönliche Sicht, allerdings sind diese drei Termine wohl auch die meistbesuchten Veranstaltungen in [...]
Tags: carnival, Christmas, German, Karneval, Oktoberfest, Tips, Travel
Posted in Deutsch |
Sep 30th, 2010 |
By Christopher |
Category: English
Sunday, September 19, the Swedish general elections were held. It was a close call for the parties in power, but they were given another 4 years. Just barely.
Before we get into who was voted for, let’s get the basics covered so we’re all on the same page.
Tags: elections, government, politics, Sweden
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Sep 28th, 2010 |
By Guest Editor |
Category: English
The old adage about never really knowing a language until you’ve spent some time in the country itself is undeniably, irritatingly true. When I arrived in Spain for a year of study, I was immediately struck by the contrast between the Spanish I’d been learning from my grammar textbooks back in the UK, and the Spanish my taxi driver was shouting at everyone who got in his way as we careened through the streets of Madrid.
Tags: Madrid, Spanish, Study, Translation
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Sep 27th, 2010 |
By Sarah |
Category: Deutsch
Manchmal hat man das Glück, dass man alles auf einmal haben kann… Wer zugleich eine der schönsten Sprachen der Welt lernen, seinen Lebenslauf verbessern, in Urlaub fahren, fantastisches Essen genießen und ganz nebenbei eine neue Kultur entdecken möchte, dem kann man Frankreich ans Herz legen! Denn Frankreich ist viel mehr als Wein, Baguette und Streik.
Tags: deutsch-französisch, Frankreich
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Sep 27th, 2010 |
By Sarah |
Category: Français
Certains pays regorgent de choses à découvrir mais ne sont pas encore appréciés à leur juste valeur ou souffrent d’une image biaisée. C’est le cas de l’Allemagne, dont la langue, la culture et les possibilités touristiques sont encore mal connues du grand public. Oubliez les clichés concernant la difficulté de la langue et le fait qu’elle ne soit pas agréable à entendre, ou encore ceux qui dépeignent la population allemande comme ayant pour seul passe-temps la bière et la choucroute !
Tags: Allemagne, franco-allemand
Posted in Français |
Sep 27th, 2010 |
By Sarah |
Category: English
If you’re in France, just pick up old magazines and catalogues. The French are very interested in fashion and food, so just reading what you find lying around should teach you the basic vocabulary in these two (very) important fields!
Tags: English, French
Posted in English |
Sep 24th, 2010 |
By Sarah |
Category: English, TGIF
The autumn has come, but the weekend has almost started and our list of links is here to keep you waiting!
Tags: Friday, Fun, TGIF
Posted in English, TGIF |
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Sep 23rd, 2010 |
By Sarah |
Category: Français
« Anton Voyl n’arrivait pas à dormir. Il alluma. Son Jaz marquait minuit vingt. Il poussa un profond soupir, s’assit dans son lit, s’appuyant sur son polochon. Il prit un roman, il l’ouvrit, il lut; mais il n’y saisissait qu’un imbroglio confus, il butait à tout instant sur un mot dont il ignorait la signification. [...]
Tags: French, liprogram, Novel, Perec
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Sep 23rd, 2010 |
By Sarah |
Category: English
What do you notice in this text? I’ll give you a clue – it comes from a novel called « la disparition ». And indeed, the novel is about the disappearance of the main character, Anton Voyl, but it is also about a more subtle disappearance.
Tags: French, lipogram, Novel, Perec
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Sep 21st, 2010 |
By Asia |
Category: English
In my last post on funny and weird German words I wrote that enough was enough and I wasn’t planning to write another article on this topic. However, I received some positive reactions that encouraged me to raise this issue one more (and the last!) time.
Tags: Fun, sound, Words
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