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DICT.CC – my favorite, although I use both this one and Leo (below) when I'm translating. I used Leo for years and also love it!
LEO – Seemingly everyone's favorite.
BEOLINGUS – A student with a technical background prefers this one. Maybe you do, too?
COLLINS – German and four other languages.
Abbreviations – very important in German! – From Abk. (Abkurzung) to z.B. (zum Beispiel).
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How charmed I am when I overhear a German word which I understand!
- Mark Twain in a letter to W. D. Howells, 5/4/1878
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The Deutsche Welle now has multimedia project on their site that has researched Jewish Germans who have gone to other countries and collected their stories. It’s a fascinating project that tells stories from around the world.
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Germany’s many, diverse dialects are a fascinating study in the previous kingdoms that Germany used to be comprised of–formally. Informally, the regional dialects in Germany provide a beautiful kind of regional patriotism (as they are not likely to call themselves “patriots” or “nationalists” unless their political views are, shall we say, less than tolerant...).
The Deutsche Welle has created a wonderful resource on German dialects, which I highly recommend for intermediate and advanced learners. Click here to see Deutsche Welle's Dialekt Atlas!
Viel Spass dabei!
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So many of you have wonderful office suite skills that you can apply to your German learning. If you have a list of vocabulary that you’re learning, go ahead and use a list in Excel and sort it randomly to practice. Click here for a how-to on how to shuffle your vocabulary in Excel.
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So far I’ve heard about two German-language Christmas/Advent Services in the Twin Cities:
Dec 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm: MINNEAPOLIS: Trinity First Lutheran (1115 East 19th St. Mpls)
Dec 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm: ST. PAUL: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (900 Summit Avenue, St. Paul) Join community members for the annual German-language Advent and Christmas service at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. There will be open communion. All are welcome. For more information, please contact the church office at 651.224.5809.
If you know of any others, please email me or comment here! Ihnen eine schoene Adventszeit!