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German-English Glossaries
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VOKABELN • VOCABULARY

DAILY DEUTSCH
German Word of the Day for Beginners
Wort des Tages - Advanced word of the day

Love and Romance Glossary
Valentine's Day is coming soon! Learn the German language of love!

Fasching - Karneval
This year Fasching falls on February 21. Learn how Germans celebrate Mardi Gras – and why Fasching and Karneval are not really the same thing! Also see our annotated English-German Fasching Glossary.

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German Quotation Calendar for 2012 from AboutGerman.net in PDF format. A printable German-style calendar with a new quotation each month. More...

German Vocabulary Photos
Some of the words and phrases in our Wort des Tages have photo illustrations. Here's a menu of the illustrated vocabulary.

Conjugating German Verbs
Our verb guide shows the full conjugation of selected German verbs in German and English. Newest verbs: haben (to have), sein (to be), fangen (to catch)

German Song Lyrics
Songs in German — with an English translation of the German lyrics. Learn German vocabulary from song lyrics! Ready for classroom or private use.

Quiz 3: Wort des Tages
Quiz yourself on recent advanced German words of the day - Wörter des Tages. Vocabulary from January-March 2011.

Video: German Versions of Hit Songs
Video of popular English-language songs performed in German. Now with lyrics!

Lesson 1: German Greetings and Courtesies
A new lesson on some basic, everyday expressions in German – with audio and a quiz.

German Lessons
Free online German lessons – at this site and from About.com – for beginners. Also watch for lessons for more advanced learners. > Lessons

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Wise Guys Song Lyrics
“Meine Deutschlehrerin,” “Schiller” (a “Thriller” spoof) and other songs from the “frei!” album.

Chefket: German Rap
The Turkish-German rapper Chefket sings "Einerseits andererseits" and you can learn the lyrics – in German and English. Plus video.

Quiz 3: Words of the Day
Quiz yourself on past beginners German words of the day - Words of the Day. Also see: Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 for beginners.

German Games and Quizzes
Practice vocabulary and test yourself with our fun games and quizzes for German.

Interview: Arndt Peltner & Radio Goethe
A dual-language (English/German) interview with the producer and host of the weekly Radio Goethe German-music program.

English-German Cognates: T
An annotated glossary of English-German cognates, words that are identical or similar in German and English. Also see U Cognates.

Wort des Tages - Index
An alphabetical index of all the previous advanced and beginners German Words of the Day. Find previous daily words in the index.

German Verbs
More verbs added to our German verb guide, with full conjugations in German and English.

German Word of the Day for Beginners
The beginners’ German Word of the Day teaches you a new word each weekday. You can also get a daily reminder via our Twitter feed!

Wort des Tages (Advanced)
The advanced German Word of the Day has always been one of our most popular features and you can find it here every weekday - and via Twitter!

Learning German: Tip 1
What is the dumbest thing you can learn to say in German? I nominate “I don’t speak German.” See if you agree.

German Song Lyrics
Songs in German — with an English translation of the German lyrics. Learn German vocabulary from song lyrics! Ready for classroom or private use.

Thanksgiving - Erntedank Vocabulary
Our German-English and English-German glossary of Thanksgiving and Erntedank words and phrases.

German Vocabulary
See our free lessons and glossaries on the right! Soon to be added to this site: More lessons, English-German glossaries, and grammar help — all from my former About.com site (1998-2008). In the meantime, my numerous glossaries are still available online at german.about.com.