GermanNow German Body Parts: Vocabulary + How to Say It Hurts Learn German body parts with der/die/das and plurals, plus the two ways to say something hurts: Mir tut der Kopf weh and Ich habe Kopfschmerzen. GermanNow June 9, 2026 • 5 min read #body-parts #vocabulary #health #beginner
GermanNow German Compound Words: How to Read Any Long Word Read any long German word by working right-to-left: the last noun sets the meaning and gender, and the small linking letters are just glue. Here's the drill. GermanNow June 9, 2026 • 6 min read #compound-words #vocabulary #reading #beginner
GermanNow Bitte in German: Please, You're Welcome, and More Bitte means please, you're welcome, here you go, and pardon in German. Learn all the meanings, bitte schön vs bitte sehr, and the danke-bitte rule. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 5 min read #bitte #politeness #vocabulary #beginner
GermanNow German False Friends: 25 Words That Trick You German false friends like Gift (poison) and bekommen (to receive) trick English speakers daily. Here are 25 words that mean the opposite of what you'd guess. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 5 min read #false-friends #vocabulary #common-mistakes #beginner
GermanNow German Days, Months & Seasons (am, im & -tag) Days of the week in German use am, months and seasons use im — plus the -tag pattern, capitalized nouns, and how to build a real sentence with a day. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 4 min read #days-of-the-week #months #seasons #prepositions #beginner
GermanNow German Colors: Names, Shades, and Idioms German colors are adjectives that take endings — say das rote Auto, not das rot Auto. Get the names, shades, the das-Rot rule, and 14 color idioms. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 5 min read #colors #adjectives #vocabulary #idioms #beginner
GermanNow German Numbers 1–100: Why 21 Is Said Backwards German numbers 1 to 100 reverse the digits: 21 is einundzwanzig (one-and-twenty). Learn the und rule, the irregulars, and how to hear prices fast. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 6 min read #numbers #counting #pronunciation #beginner #vocabulary
GermanNow Order Food in German: Restaurant Phrases Order food in German with confidence: use ich hätte gern, read the Speisekarte, ask die Rechnung bitte, and handle zusammen oder getrennt like a local. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 5 min read #restaurant #phrases #travel #food-and-drink #beginner
GermanNow How to Tell Time in German Without Mistakes Halb sieben means 6:30, not 7:30. Master telling time in German — Viertel nach, halb, vor, the 24-hour clock, and the prepositions that trip up beginners. GermanNow June 5, 2026 • 5 min read #telling-time #vocabulary #beginner #travel