The Awesome German Language

South, north, mountains and low-lying lands: A tale of high and low German.

Let's take a look at how Gift went from meaning present to poison. Welcome to the deadly side of etymology.

Brand in German and English are not the false friends we were led to believe.  They were both forged from the same burning iron.

German has a surprising number of words borrowed from Latin. Some of them are literal translations of their Latin counterparts. Let's look at some examples.

Don't let Eiskaffee mislead you. If you think it is coffee with ice cubes, think again!

I am not a big fan of language tests but I took and passed the Telc B1 test. I explain why I took it and how I prepared for it.

I am learning German because I relocated to Berlin in 2018. My story with the language goes back even further though. Join me on this journey.