How to say “home” in German

June 21, 2022Posted inGerman
One word that has caused me a lot of confusion in my German journey was "house" or "home." Usually, English words have similar counterparts in German. However, I always had trouble knowing how to say home in German. Zuhause? zu…

How to say “feel” in German properly

January 18, 2022Posted inGerman
"Feel" is one of those words that are hard to translate perfectly into German because English uses it so widely. Many circumstances are all combined into this general English verb that is related to "sensing" things. As such, when we…

Should you use präteritum or perfekt?

December 21, 2021Posted inGerman
When learners study the past tense in German, they are taught "there are two past tenses, but you only need to know one." Is that accurate? Do Germans only use one and avoid the other? The truth between choosing präteritum…

How to say “when” in German

November 30, 2021Posted inGerman
It's funny to me that English is such an expressive language with so many words, but we have so many words that have several very distinct meanings but we use one word. It's not that we think they are the…

How do you say use in German?

July 27, 2021Posted inGerman
German has so many words for "use." Nutzen, nützen, benutzen, benützen, verwenden, gebrauchen, anwenden all say "use" in the dictionary. What is the difference between all these words that mean use in German? Ich gebrauche eine Gesichtmaske. Ich wende sie…