When talking about the “ten” numbers in English, we use the word “teen” at the end. But in German, it’s clear as day. Couldn’t be simpler. Eight and ten make eighteen. Germans make this easy by using the number and tacking the word for “ten” (zehn) to the end. See, n...
A cryptographer would write the letter "B" as "12". The letter O is "34". To encipher the phrase "How Stuff Works," the cryptographer would write "233452 4344452121 5234422543." Because he replaces each letter with two numbers, it's difficult for someone unfamiliar with the code to det...
Based on those examples, it's tempting to jump to the conclusion that those who feel hatred toward others are mentally ill. But that doesn't explain the vast numbers of ordinary Germans and Bosnian Serbs who morphed from friendly neighbors to eager murderers of their countrymen. That's why...
Here’s our recommended way to learn how to count in German, including resources and tricks for remembering these common numbers. Common German time words Germans use a wide range of phrases for telling and reading time. From phrases for “a quarter after” to phrases for telling someone exact...
Long distance trains will usually write the seat numbers on the corresponding door, like so: If you have large bags, keep an eye out for large luggage racks when you enter. These will usually be found on the ends of the carriages. With smaller bags/suitcases, there is usually space above...
One of the hardest things for non-Germans to get behind is the gender of nouns. Whether something is male, female or neuter seems to be assigned at random and to possess no discernible system (sometimes even native speakers can not agree: ask your German friends whether it isder Blogordas...
The numbers of Cantonese, Japanese, Austro-Hungarian (Czechs, Poles and Germans) and Ottoman-origin settlers in areas opened for farmers by the previous Spanish administration were heavily racialised zones of exclusion when the United States Army first entered in 1899 (Chanco Citation2017). In ...
evading the roundups of Jews in Warsaw where he worked as a watchmaker when the Germans invaded in 1939, he and his two brothers, Moishe and Mailekh, saying good-bye to their father in full-knowledge the older man was to be sent to the Treblinka deathcamp. Girard-Perregaux partners with...
The Americans, the Germans and the Chinese and almost every other nationality you care to name have their complaining patter down pat, and can turn on the righteous indignation in a heartbeat. But we Irish are pretty awful at it. There are many reasons. Sometimes we are just too polite....
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 industry the working week is to be trimmed from 36 to 35 hours next year. Most Germans get six weeks' paid annual holid...