45. Slow by designs Kleine Deutsche Lehre Teil 1 Nr. 2 "Hauptwörter" Continuing on in my study of German Grammar, sourced from a "Sprachlehre" published over a hundred years ago in German, I review nouns. Also included are the three genders found in German, the breakdown of how to group different types of nouns, i.e. singular/plural and common and proper nouns, as well as an introduction to the four cases. --- Send in a voice message:...

44. Slow by designs Kleine Deutsche Lehre Teil 1 Nr.1 GESCHLECHTSWÖRTER Here's the gist of why I'm doing this series: Learning German was always high on my list of life-long achievement goals. While I speak reasonably well for someone who has spent a total of one 2 years actually living and speaking the language on a daily basis (not consecutively), the grammar side of it has always eluded my brain. (I'm a very slow learner.) Also, professionally I'm a cellist and recently I began...

It's the end of 2022, but the start of 2023. Happy New Year! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

42. Poem/Gedicht "Der Alte Landmann an Seinen Sohn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

This is a great old poem about winter and Christmas. "King Winter" Published by Gustav Seitz in Hamburg, 1859. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

This is practice and recitation from a native grammar book from germany in the 1800's. Badly needed practice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

This is a reading of "Thanksgiving Day", a POEM by Lydia Maria Child. At first, my eye stopped over the opening of the poem because of a phrase that is well known and oft-repeated, or at least it was as a child. Then it became more of a nostalgic experience due to my current living situation, living abroad.  That first phrase goes like this, "Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go".  Or does it? LOL  I was quite surprised to find out that there were two...

This poem is by a German named Robert Reinick. The title is Deutscher Rat.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

Duolingo is a fun way to get started when learning. I have gone on a long, long streak. So far I have done lessons daily for a total of ____ days. (How many days did you hear in the episode?) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

This is the Second story from the German reader titled, Ährenlese, or Gleanings. Der Fuchs und der Krebs is reminiscent of another story English speakers grow up with. After listening can you ascertain which one? (I reveal the similarities at the end of the episode.) Read Ährenlese stories for yourself here.  Project Gutenberg makes digital downloads in the public domain quite an easy process.  Show your appreciation for this podcast by telling your friends about it....

Episode 35 -- A German story entitled "Die Fliege, die in die Schule Ging"  or The Fly, That Went to School This is a special episode. I received my very first message not too long after I uploaded the previous episode. A big THANK YOU to Seth for sending me a message. My apologies for taking soooo long to acknowledge it. That was due mostly to the fact that, in my excitement, I was unable to figure out how to listen to the message! Yes, that is ineptitude or perhaps just not trying hard...

It's been a while since my last upload here and much longer since my last Norwegian upload. As you can see from this upload, I am still on the fence about dedicating this podcast to one language, i.e. German, Norwegian or English. Mostly, I am ruling out English but based on stats from this summer, German has gained in popularity. I may turn this podcast into a German focused one.  This episode (34) is mostly me going through two stages in Unit 2 of Conjunctions in Level 1. I got into a...

Here is the last episode from Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Teil 1. At the end of the book there are nine poems. They are Kleine Gedichte.  Do you enjoy reading poems, whether in German or another language? Let me know. Send a comment or answer the question, go Spotify to answer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

Did you know that you can leave a voice message for me? Just visit this link, and I can listen and even include your message in future episodes. Let me know what you think of the story, the podcast, the format, or whether or not I should limit this podcast to one language.  The story today is a translation from the original German version, which I featured in Episode 28: Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen (transl. "The Baker Boys of Andernach")  How do you think about the two stories? Are they...

I've done it! I set out to finish all of the stories in part 1 of Märchen und Erzählungen (Fairytales and Stories) and here it is. This is Story #15, the final installment from a book for beginners.  "Die Vier Brüder" The Four Brothers is a rather relatable story in that we all separate as we go on with life, but come back together from time to time. Life is never fair and never will be. Just as in the winning brother who just so happened to win due to a serendipitous action and order in...

Die Waldfrau Read stories in German. This is 15. Die Waldfrau from "Märchen und Erzählungen" Part 1. edited by: H.A. Guerber. If you like reading in a foreign language leave a reply to the question. What do you think of my summary translation of the story? Leave your answer in Poll. #story #German #reading #learngerman #deutsch #geschichte #maerchen #erzaehlungen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

Story number 13 from the book for Beginners learning German: Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Erster Teil. Reading stories is a lot of fun for me, but reading in a foreign language is adventurous! And it is fun.  Perhaps you are looking for a tutor to learn a language. Click on this link for iTalki and find a tutor to suit your needs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

From a book for Beginners learning German entitled Märchen und Erzählungen für Anfänger, Erster Teil. 1897. This is story number 11. Die Andernacher Bäckersjungen. If you think there is something interesting in the episode, let me know. If you want to leave a voice message it seems you must download the Anchor.fm app. Listen on Spotify to answer the question posed here. To listen on Spotify follow this link: SlowbyDesigns You can support this podcast by listening, telling others, and also...

Story No. 10 from "Märchen und Erzählungen" Das Reiterbild in Düsseldorf A classic example of tricking the envious. Listen in and let me know what you think of the story, how I read it, and if the accent holds up throughout. (What accent do I have when reading in Germany anyway?) Leave a voice message here at Anchor.fm https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message. Or, respond to a question only in Spotify.  Help me reach 500 subscribers on my Youtube...

Take a look at the word list in your DuoLingo account. It is a list of every word you every saw while learning your target language. Pretty interesting. I have seen over 800 words! I read a selection from those words that I know well and those I need to re-learn. The second part of this episode is in "Questions". Although Duolingo said I did it perfectly, there was one small mistake. Were they right to use the word perfectly in this context? ----------- Looking for a tutor in your target...

Duolingo is a reasonably convenient way to get exposure to a language. I actually enjoy the short lessons and like how it utilizes the same sentence patterns for each lesson. It would be nice to have some short stories to read periodically, but overall the app is quite good. This episode features Family 1, Level 5 plus a few levels prior.  If you are learning Norwegian, leave a reply to the question on this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

Part 5 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind. Do you like reading in a foreign language as well. I think it is great fun. Thanks for listening. You can even send me a tip to PayPal.me/travelingcello. Or perhaps you are looking to have some lessons in German. Click the following link and I will get a small commission if you sign up with a tutor at iTalki through this link. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

Part 4 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind. Do you like reading in a foreign language as well. I think it is great fun. Thanks for listening. You can even send me a tip to PayPal.me/travelingcello. Or perhaps you are looking to have some lessons in German. Click the following link and I will get a small commission if you sign up with a tutor at iTalki through this link. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message

Part 3 to the story entitled Das Gestohlene Kind. Do you like reading in a foreign language as well. I think it is great fun. Thanks for listening.  You can even send me a tip to PayPal.me/travelingcello. Or perhaps you are looking to have some lessons in German. Click the following link and I will get a small commission if you sign up with a tutor at iTalki through this link. #German #LearnGerman #GermanStory --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/slowbydesigns/message