Get Ready For Oktoberfest

Get Ready For Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest It’s that time of the year again – 16 days of beer, sausage, pretzels and fun rides. Yes, it’s Oktoberfest-time in Munich. Have you booked your flights yet? It’s the biggest and probably most popular fair in the world with 6 million foreign people attending every year. If you’ve never been to the Oktoberfest […]

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Thu, Sep 19th 2013 |
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The German verb rufen - to shout, to call

The German verb rufen – to shout, to call

The verb rufen – to shout, call strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb rufen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of rufen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Learn and enjoy the German language […]

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Thu, Sep 5th 2013 |
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German Vocabulary - Health

German Vocabulary – Health

Health in German Here are some essential German words focusing on health and well-being. The tables below are divided into masculine words, feminine words and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders. In addition, all plural forms of nouns are shown with the exception of words which have the same form in […]

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Thu, Aug 29th 2013 |
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The German Verb träumen - to dream

The German Verb träumen – to dream

The verb träumen – to dream weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb träumen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of träumen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Learn and enjoy the German language with […]

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Thu, Aug 22nd 2013 |
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German Passive Voice

German Passive Voice

German Passive Voice We have put together this quick reference guide to help you understand the German passive voice. In the German and English language there are two voices – the active voice and the passive voice. In a normal, active sentence, the subject is carrying out the action that is described by the verb. […]

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Thu, Aug 15th 2013 |
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The German verb sterben - to die

The German verb sterben – to die

The verb sterben – to die strong verb, formed with sein Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb sterben is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of sterben through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Learn and enjoy the German language with […]

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Thu, Aug 8th 2013 |
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Top 10 German Movies

Top 10 German Movies

Top 10 German Movies Let’s be honest, who doesn’t like to go to the cinema or stay in on a cold Friday night with a good movie and a take away! But which movie are you going to watch? If you are bored of all the “ordinary” films out there, why not try a foreign […]

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Thu, Aug 1st 2013 |
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The German verb stehen - to stand

The German verb stehen – to stand

The verb stehen – to stand weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb stehen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of stehen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Jul 25th 2013 |
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The World of Music in German

The World of Music in German

The World Of Music In German Here are some essential German words from the world of music. The tables below are divided into masculine words, feminine words and neutral words. This will help you with remembering the genders. Learn and enjoy the German language with Jabbalab! 🙂 Masculine words Singular Plural English der Akkord die […]

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Wed, Jul 17th 2013 |
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The German verb erzählen - to tell

The German verb erzählen – to tell

The verb erzählen – to tell weak verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb erzählen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of erzählen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Jul 11th 2013 |
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Typical German Food and Drink

Typical German Food and Drink

German Food and Drink What is the first thing that pops into your head when you think about German food? Lots of sausage, beer and bread? Well yes, Germans love their cold meats, refreshing beers and freshly baked breads but there is actually a lot more to German cuisine than “sausage”. Did you know, for […]

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Thu, Jul 4th 2013 |
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The German verb riechen - to smell

The German verb riechen – to smell

The verb riechen – to smell strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb riechen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of riechen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Jun 27th 2013 |
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How to ask a question in German

How to ask a question in German

How to ask a question in German A question is a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply. Quite often questions can be answered with either “yes” or “no”. In German there are 3 ways of asking a direct question: 1. by changing the word order in […]

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Thu, Jun 20th 2013 |
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The German verb streiten - to argue

The German verb streiten – to argue

The verb streiten – to argue strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb streiten is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of streiten through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense ich […]

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Thu, Jun 13th 2013 |
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Mixed German Verbs

Mixed German Verbs

Mixed German Verbs Here is a list of mixed German verbs. They combine elements of Weak Verbs and Strong Verbs. Unlike strong verbs, mixed verbs have no vowel or consonant change in their stem in the present tense. For example: Strong verb: geben ⇨ Er gibt mir einen Kuss. Mixed verb: kennen ⇨ Er kennt […]

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Thu, Jun 6th 2013 |
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The German verb befehlen - to order/to command

The German verb befehlen – to order/to command

The verb befehlen – to order/to command strong verb, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb befehlen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of befehlen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense […]

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Thu, May 30th 2013 |
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Top 20 German Verbs

Top 20 German Verbs

20 most important German Verbs Here is a list of what we thought are the 20 most commonly used German verbs. The ending of verbs can change depending on the subject pronoun that comes before the verb. We have shown you these different types of endings in our blogs Weak Verbs and Strong Verbs 🙂 […]

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Thu, May 23rd 2013 |
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The German verb verzeihen - to forgive

The German verb verzeihen – to forgive

The verb verzeihen – to forgive strong verb, inseparable, formed with haben Below are the verb tables detailing how the German verb verzeihen is formed depending on the tense of the sentence. Knowing the different forms of verzeihen through the tenses will allow you to construct sentences much easier. Present Tense Future Tense Conditional Tense […]

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Thu, May 16th 2013 |
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Solutions to our Family Video

Solutions to our Family Video

Familie – Family Here is the solution of our family blog video quiz. 1. How old is Kerstin? – Kerstin is 14 years old. 2. Where does Kerstin live? – Kerstin lives in Hamburg. 3. What does Kerstin’s mum do for a living? – Kerstin’s mother is an English and sports teacher. 4. What does […]

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Mon, May 13th 2013 |
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Video with Questions - Family

Video with Questions – Family

Familie – Family Welcome to another installation of our German video lessons. This is pretty simple, just watch the video and see if you can answer the questions below. In this video we introduce you to a family, what they do for a living and their hobbies. Good luck!   1. How old is Kerstin? […]

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Thu, May 9th 2013 |
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