German Culture and Travel

Where are the “Language and Culture Lessons” within the program? Dialog repeatedly refers to the fact that “More of this will be covered in the Language and Culture Lessons,” and I do not see a category labeled this way.

Hi All Found a site German in the USA. Has some interesting things. Like unusual German expressions or words. DW had a word “Das Elefantenrennen” Bieng from South Africa is was intriuged. When I searched it came up with German site from the USA.    I...

Hello,   I'm working through the level 1 modules and have a question about basic introductions.   The course gives the questions in the “du” form. “Wie heißt du?” etc.    Should I actually use this on my travels as I would be using this to ask the ...

Dear Rocket German and fellow German learners.    In lesson 9.8 both the masculine AND feminine article is used for the word “Tankstelle”. Is this an error on behalf of Rocket German? I've done a Google search, and the correct article is indeed “Die Ta...

Hi All Am thinking of doing a tour of Germany in the spring. Will probably be going on my own, so am more comfortable taking an organized tour, but would like to take one in German. In other words a tour for Germans. Have done several searches, but alwa...

Hi All   Was looking at the Survival lessons on all levels. Lots of practical stuff, but also a lot of words I will never need.   While we were in Germany, I had to haul out the manual for the car, as my husband needed some information. It was all in...

An amusing video was just uploaded by Easy German:  8 things that can only happen in Germany. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bXX1IOo4Eg&t=430s&ab_channel=EasyGerman   The first one is close to my heart - lüften  - opening all the windows to ventilat...

The YouTube algorithm threw up this video which I thought was quite helpful: 7 Tips to Better Understand Fast Spoken German | Super Easy German 238 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOAg4xyScmI&ab_channel=EasyGerman   It explains a lot of the contrac...

Hi All   Am back from Germany. What a lovely time we all had. I was sad to leave, as just loved speaking German and did at the slightest chance.  I was so surprised that so many people initiated conversations with me. I was reluctant to start conversa...

Hi All.  Going to Germany soon, super excited. Can anyone tell me where is the easiest or best place to purchase a German Sim card.    Thanks Sharon

Hi All I am having an amazing time in Germany. The countryside is just stunning. Met my pen friend for lunch and Kaffee und Kuchen. Have been surprised at to how comfortable I feel speaking German. Thought I would feel more self- conscious, but haven't....

Hi All We leave for Germany tomorrow and just can't wait. We spend our first night at Waldeck Schloss and then am hoping to meet my pen friend for Kaffee und Kuchen. Somewhere near Celle. Then my kids arrive a few days later and we are off to Dresden t...

Hi All In level 3, idioms are introduced.  Asked my German pen friend about it. She said that htis expression is not used very often, mostly after a few beers or at a party. Gut zu wissen. I like to ask her various grammar points and she is very obligin...

Hi All When in Germany we ate at a pub style restaurant. Dogs were allowed in there  (like a lot of British Pubs) Not allwed in Canada, even many patios are not pet friendly. is there a distinction between a restaurant and a pub. or between a pub and a ...

Hi All there is a new series on Nettflix. Die Kaiserin I have been watching it with English  subtitles. Tried the other way around to be able to read the subtitles, but just to fast for me to comprehend after reading. So will stick with German dialogue ...

Hi All I read one of the cultural segments on driving and cycling in Germany. I would like to do some cycling in Germany and wondered if anyone has done so. I am keen to know more about conditions and dedicated cycling paths.  I don't want to do a guide...

Wir gehen nach Deutschland! Am very excited are flying into Frankfurt at the beginning of September. After that we are not sure where we are going. Typical of my family. Have thought of cycling the Romantic road from Wurzburg to Fussen, but as yet have ...

Hallo Firstly I don't know how to do an umlaut. Was told to just add an (e ) to the word. Is that correct? Was reading a book for travelling in Germany, a general how to express yourself in various situations. One of the things that they mentioned was...

Hallo zusammen I am so impressed with Deutsche welle. A wealth of resources there. I enjoy the listening activities. Although there are lots of gaps in vocabulary still. My German penfriend went to northern Germany to the beach and sent me a lovely phot...

In the very vivid tour by Fiaker of the Vienna Ringstraße, we find ourselves passing the Hofburg to our right, and then "davorne" we're told is the Staatsoper, followed by Parlament and the Burgtheater.    I know I'm splitting hairs, but when travelling...

Watched an interesting documentary, “Biking Borders” 2 Young men cycling to Beijing from Berlin. Interesting, but the best is it is in German. Always surprises me how many words I actually understand. On Nettflix. So I have English subtitles, but then in...

Am intrigued by these two. How are they eaten and prepared? Does anyone know and has anyone eaten these? When I go to Germany am going to go and eat them for sure, plus some of the dumplings. Can't wait Sebongela

Hallo zusammen The more German I learn the more I can communicate with my German penfriend. At first it was zero, but slowly she is introducing more and more German into our emails. It is still fairly basic, but I do ask her how to say things and luckil...

Am interested to know if Rocket German includes different accents from different regions? I believe that around Hanover “Hoch Deutsch” is spoken and that Northern Germany can be quite different, as well as the South. So what are we typically learning? My...

Hi All Am stressing at the moment, as language learning has just been at a stand still. That time of the year and just have such a long to do list, that I'm afraid until the New Year it is all just going to have to take a back seat. Did go into town ear...

I think Grimms Fairy Tales are pretty good for practicing German once you get into level 3. The langage is fairly simple and the vocabulary is limited. The german is a bit old fashioned but I didn't find that mattered. There is a great site with all the...

Hi All Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians. Just spent a month going across Canada. 15100 km's there and back. From Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia and PEI. What a huge diverse country. Never needed to speak German, but wish my French had not been so ru...

I'm looking for interesting German TV shows, and NOT soaps. I don't mean the news, and I don't mean good American TV shows that are dubbed into German. I mean high quality German TV that's entertaining and will keep me engaged. The only thing I have been...

In lesson 17.7, we are introduced to regional variations of expressing the time. The lesson states that people in Vienna and most Eastern parts of Austria use "viertel vier" to mean "a quarter past four " and "dreiviertel vier" to mean "a quarter to fiv...

Hello, Is there any free German radio station/news website that is recommended for beginner to learn German?  Vielen Dank!

Hi everyone, Thought listening to German music might help me improve and I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of some good German speaking (or should I say singing) artists or bands? Thanks, Rosie :)

What else to study while doing Rocket German? Deutche Welle has a series call Nicos Weg, It is suitable for use with mobiles, tablets and PCs. https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/deutsch-mobil/s-40884569 There are 4 levels but  A1, A2 and B1 are usefu...

I found these channels useful after going though the Rocket course and starting on revision. Learn German with Anja https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZwegPHTG4gvnR0WLzaq5OQ A very lively and animated presenter who talks about life in Germany and her tr...

Look who's back is very funny if you don't find it offensive. The premise is that Hitler wakes up in a park in Berlin in the 2014. Naturally he is confused by what he sees and a down at heel journalist finds him and gets him on TV where he rants about the...

Netflix has just released a new German language TV show called dark. It appears to be mystery about missing children, time shifting and odd goings on at a mysterious government facility.  It looks as though it should be pretty good if you like that kind ...

"A group of kids grow up on the short, wrong (east) side of the Sonnenallee in Berlin, right next to one of the few border crossings between East and West reserved for German citizens.  The antics of these kids, their families, of the "West German" friend...

I am travelling to Germany next year as a tourist.  I am doing Rocket German partly for personal interest and partly because I like to try to speak at least a bit of the language whenever I visit a country.  However, I have been to some European countries...

As an Australian coffee lover intending to travel in Germany, I need to get my coffee terminology sorted out.  In Australia and New Zealand, many people drink a type of coffee referred to as a "flat white".  The Australian flat white is probably closest t...

hello guys I want to ask how many units should i finish to be eligible for Start Deutsch 1

I am going to Germany in a little while and was wondering if anyone knew of any must-have German sweets or candies that you can't get anywhere else. Anything that stores well for the flight back would also be good for souvenirs to help reminisce later abo...

I had over 1100 point today 9 June 2016. but It didn't  get credit for it. Also, while working with language  and culture lessons. the program stop running and when it started back all the lesson I completed were gone. This seems like an old problem with...

Hello, Anybody want to fix my mistakes? Fun song. A bit fast, but if you want to learn to pronounce "Information" this is perfect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzbJDZDPW_o Annett Louisan - Zu viel Information Ihr Dekollete. Zu viel Information. S...

I've been listening to playlists of what seems to be contemporary Germanic folk, dance and yodeling offerings. I've seen tons now and the majority seems to be something other than the German. Could someone type a short list of the languages or dialects (a...

Hello Everybody, I will be visiting Düsseldorf (duesseldorf) in March from 18th to 22nd and I am looking to identify what events are happening there that would make sense (i.e. I'm not ready for an opera or even a film without subtitles). Can anyb...

Hallo! Ich heiße Chris Im from Tijuana, Mexico (north part of Mexico, in the border between Baja California and California). Spanish is my first language , but i also speak english, so im basically learning German my second language which is English wh...

Herzlichen glückwunsch für das World Cup Fußball gewinner Deutschland!!!!

Paul, Are you native born and raised German, or second generation American brought up speaking the language of your parents? A couple of remarks in a past answer in the grammar section made me wonder, ie, "thinking about another trip; knocking the rust ...

is it better than Chinese's culture

Just bought the course and was wondering how long it was taking everyone to get "proficient" (meaning able to get by with the basics i.e., greeting, getting around, ordering in restaurants, etc.). I know this is subjective, so how long did you practice o...

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