Turns out Germans say this too! Go ahead and use Hi when speaking with young people or in informal settings. Hey — Hey Yes, you can also just say Hey to greet a friend or good acquaintance. Sometimes it’s written and pronounced as He. There’s also Heda, which means the same thi...
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Using terms of endearment for our loved ones is an age-old practice. Germans are no exception to this and so they have their own special names for the people they love. Once you're in Germany and have a special someone in your life, it might be helpful to know some German pet names...
they seek out fax machines and phones as eagerly as Germans bag the best sun-loungers. Yet working time in Europe and Japan continues to fall. In Germany's engineering
this seemed to be a way for France to defeat Germany, the next time they fought. But, predictably, the Germans were working on something very similar. So, when the First World War broke out the result was the trench warfare that lasted longer than anybody had expected. A technology that ...
As early as 1550, pragmatic Germans constructed and used wooden railway systems, reasoning that horse-drawn wagons and carts could travel more easily and quickly over wooden rails than dirt roads. By the late 1700s, iron wheels and rails had one-upped wooden ones. But it wasn't until ...
As early as 1550, pragmatic Germans constructed and used wooden railway systems, reasoning that horse-drawn wagons and carts could travel more easily and quickly over wooden rails than dirt roads. By the late 1700s, iron wheels and rails had one-upped wooden ones. But it wasn't until ...
Germans, and Berliners are sick of a certain kind of tourist. Sick of kids spending 15€ for a plane ticket, flying over for the weekend and being completely inconsiderate. During the pandemic, when these kids were stuck at home, we got accustomed to a much nicer vibe. Whilst diversity an...
Wondering how to say cheers in German? We’ll show you 7 phrases Germans use to toast in bars, at parties, and during Oktoberfest.
The fact that I can give this interview on Chinese State media is probably quite unbelievable to most Germans. In 2004 I worked for Siemens, inventor of the electrical parts of the Maglev train. Why did I have to come to Shanghai to see it in operation? I had been to the German test...