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Welcome to episode 14 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to this podcast 😉 Nichts für ungut. nigelnagelneu  nicht ohne sein  In der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen &nbsp...

Welcome to episode 13 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to this podcast 😉  hinter dem Mond leben   ein Morgenmuffel sein   Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund.  Mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen.&n...

Welcome to episode 12 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, watch the video 😉  eine Leiche im Keller haben  eine lange Leitung haben   den Löffel abgeben   Ist dir eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen?...

Welcome to episode 11 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉  die Kirche im Dorf lassen   einen Kater haben   den Kürzeren ziehen   einen Kloß im Hals haben   Kummerspeck...

Welcome to episode 10 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉  Sei nicht so ein Jammerlappen!  Das ist Jacke wie Hose.  Jetzt mach mal halblang!  aus Jux und Dollerei  Ja...

Welcome to episode 9 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to this podcast 😉  The idioms:  den inneren Schweinehund überwinden   in die Hose gehen  ins Gras beißen   Immer mit der Ruhe!&...

Welcome to episode 8 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉  The idioms: jemandem Honig ums Maul schmieren   Hummeln im Hintern haben   das Handtuch werfen   Danach kräht kein...

Welcome to episode 7 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉 The idioms:  Auf keinen grünen Zweig kommen  Noch grün hinter den Ohren Sich grün und blau ärgern Einem geschenkten Gaul scha...

Welcome to episode 6 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to this podcast 😉  The idioms: Einen Frosch im Hals haben. Wo sich Fuchs und Hase gute Nacht sagen. Eine Fliege machen. Farbe bekennen. sein Fett w...

Welcome to episode 5 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉 The idioms:  Eulen nach Athen tragen   die Eselsbrücke    herumeiern  die Extrawurst  heißes Eisen ...

Welcome to episode 4 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉  The idioms:  Dumm gelaufen!  So um den Dreh / Pi mal Daumen  Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps!  Ich...

Welcome to episode 3 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉 The idioms:  der Casus Knacksus   Einen Gang nach Canossa machen   Die Chemie stimmt!  Nicht alle auf dem Christbau...

Ask Angelika Season 4 Episode 2 - German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter B Welcome to episode 2 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉  The idioms:  Red‘ nicht um den heißen...

Ask Angelika Season 4 Episode 1 - Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter A Welcome to episode 1 of season 4, where we look at German idioms and what they mean in English. Steven also gets the chance to try a German tongue twister - great fun! Here are the idioms and the tongue twister. To find out what they mean, listen to the podcast 😉 The idioms: Ich habe ein Attentat auf dich vor.  &n...

In this episode we learned a few things about Zwickau. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Zwickau ist eine Stadt im Osten Deutschlands. Zwickau is a city in the east of Germany. Mit rund 90.000 Einwohnern ist Zwickau die viertgrößte Stadt in Sachsen. With around 90,000 inhabitants, Zwickau is the fourth largest city in Saxony. Zwis...

In this episode we learned a few things about Yach. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Es gibt keine Stadt in Deutschland, die mit Y anfängt. There is no town in Germany that begins with Y. Aber es gibt einen Ort, der mit Y anfängt. But there is a place that begins with Y. Yach liegt im Schwarzwald in Südwestdeutschland. Yach is in...

In this episode we learned a few things about Xanten. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Xanten ist die einzige deutsche Stadt, deren Name mit X beginnt. Xanten is the only German town, whose name begins with X. Xanten liegt nahe der Grenze zu den Niederlanden in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Xanten is near the border of the Netherlands in...

Ask Angelika Season 3 Episode 31 - Wittenberg In this episode we learned a few things about Wittenberg. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Wittenberg ist eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt.  Wittenberg is a town in Saxony-Anhalt. Die Stadt liegt an der Elbe, etwa 70 Kilometer von Leipzig entfernt. The t...

Ask Angelika Season 3 Episode 30 - Vechta In this episode we learned a few things about Ulm. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Vechta ist die Kreisstadt des Landkreises Vechta in Niedersachsen. Vechta is the district town of the district of Vechta in Lower Saxony. Rund 33000 Menschen leben in Vechta....

In this episode we learned a few things about Ulm. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Ulm ist eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg etwa 90 Kilometer östlich von Tübingen. Ulm is a city in Baden-Württemberg about 90 kilometres east of Tübingen. Das Wappentier von Ulm ist ein Spatz. The heraldic animal of Ulm...

In this episode we learned a few things about Schüttorf. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Tübingen ist eine Universitätsstadt im Zentrum von Baden-Württemberg. Tübingen is a university city in the centre of Baden-Württemberg. Mit der 1477 gegründeten Eberhard Karls Universität gehört die Stadt zu den...

 In this episode we learned a few things about Schüttorf. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Schüttorf ist eine Stadt in der Grafschaft Bentheim in Niedersachsen. Schüttorf is a town in the county of Bentheim in Lower Saxony. Schüttorf ist seit 1295 eine Stadt und somit die älteste Stadt der Grafs...

In this episode we learned a few things about Ravensburg. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Ravensburg ist die Kreisstadt des Landkreises Ravensburg. Ravensburg is the district town of the district of Ravensburg. Ravensburg liegt in Oberschwaben, Baden-Württemberg. Ravensburg is located in Upper Swabi...

In this episode we learned a few things about Quedlingburg As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Quedlingburg ist eine mittelalterliche Stadt im Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt. Quedlingburg is a medieval town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Dort leben etwa 28.000 Einwohner. About 28,000 residents live there. Qu...

In this episode we learned a few things about Oberstdorf. As always Steven got to read some German sentences about it and tried to translate them into English. Here are the sentences again: Pappenheim ist eine Stadt in Bayern. Pappenheim is a town in Bavaria. Pappenheim erhielt 1288 die Stadtrechte. Pappenheim received its town charter in 1288. Pappenheim ist auch ein Luftkurort… Pappenheim is als...