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SmarterGerman

German learning that works

I'm a German tutor by trade (master of arts, 20+ years of experience), I'm an expert in learning how to learn with strong focus on the German language or language learning in general. I managed to get three students from scratch to B1 in 30 days instead of 6 months.

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Q&A tonight, Wednesday, at six Berlin time

Meet me tonight at six Salve German learner, tonight at 18:00 hrs CEST (Berlin) I'm hosting yet another SmarterGerman Q&A. I'm back in Germany and happy to meet up with you regularly again. Drop in to say hello or just listen in to other people's problems (OPP) if the time suits you. Simply google "Berlin-my place time difference" to find out when it is 6pm CEST in your place.Click the big button below to join. Test the link beforehand to make sure it works. You are welcome to join and leave...

24 days ago • 1 min read

Bavaria Going Solo New law states that when moving to Bavaria you'll have to learn Bavarian before tackling Standard German. While everyone is distracted by the legalization of weed ☘️ which came into power today, Bavaria has secretly prepared a law that changes their official language to Bavarian. As a consequence, all administration, educational institutions and even churches will have to speak and respond exclusively in Bavarian. Even movies will be dubbed in Bavarian. One of the first...

26 days ago • 1 min read

Meet me tonight at six Ahoi German learner, tonight at 18:00 hrs CET (Berlin) I'm hosting yet another SmarterGerman Q&A. This might be the only Q&A this month as I kind of “won” a cruise on an empty ship like the one below and will be “schippern” alongside Africa for 3 weeks starting Monday and don’t know whether my internet will be good enough. If it is, I’ll announce it on time via the usual channels. Drop in to say hello or just listen in to other people's problems (OPP) if the time suits...

about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Meet me tonight at six Greetings German learner, tonight at 18:00 hrs CET (Berlin) I'm hosting yet another SmarterGerman Q&A. Drop in to say hello or just listen in to other people's problems (OPP) if the time suits you. Simply google "Berlin-my place time difference" to find out when that is in your place.Click the big button below to join. Test the link beforehand to make sure it works. You are welcome to join and leave as you please. The Q&A usually lasts about an hour but if there are no...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Meet me tonight at six Greetings German learner, tonight at 18:00 hrs CET (Berlin) I'm hosting the first SmarterGerman Q&A for 2024. Drop in to say hello and wish me a Frohes Neues if the time suits you.Click the big button below to join. Test the link beforehand to make sure it works. You are welcome to join and leave as you please. The Q&A usually lasts about an hour but if there are no questions or no people I also might end it a lot sooner. Click here to join me at 6pm CET Bis...

4 months ago • 1 min read
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Meet Up in Berlin this Thursday Salve Reader , this Thur, Dec 14 between 7:15-9:15pm, I'll host a meetup together with Ronan, the founder of Deutschgym in The Castle - Beer, Pizza, Beer GardenInvalidenstr. 12910115 Berlinhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/wGVjNNSwjAzVLYm18Area: Middle Room (50pax) We'll just hang out enjoying typical German food like vegan pizza and Indian IPA beer and sharing the joys and pains of being alive and of learning German of course. If you enjoy meeting kind and interesting...

5 months ago • 1 min read

Meet me tonight at six Greetings German learner, tonight I'm hosting the SmarterGerman Q&A again. Click the big button below to join today, Wednesday, 6pm Berlin time. Test the link beforehand to make sure it works. Click here to join me at 6pm CET Bis gleichMichael PS: If you don't have any questions, you are still welcome. I always enjoy meeting my students in person. Like Pop Music? PS: Have you listened to our lovely grammar songs on Spotify (or Apple or XYZ music) yet? Click that green...

5 months ago • 1 min read

Meet me tonight at six Greetings German learner, tonight I'm hosting the SmarterGerman Q&A again. Click the big button below to join today, Wednesday Nov 08, 6pm Berlin time. Test the link beforehand to make sure it works. Click here to join me at 6pm CEST Bis gleichMichael PS: A little quiz - What's the gender of cutlery in German? And bonus points if you know the German word for it. Like Pop Music? PS: Have you listened to our lovely grammar songs on Spotify (or Apple or XYZ music) yet?...

6 months ago • 1 min read
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Meet me tonight at six Greetings German learner, tonight I'm hosting the SmarterGerman Q&A again before going offline for a beautiful week without any technology between Oct 2-9. Here's the link for tonight (or click the big button below), Wednesday Sep 27, 6pm Berlin time (google your local time but it's half an hour from now). Test it beforehand to make sure it works. Bis gleichMichael Click here to join me at 6pm CEST Friedelstraße 38, Neukolln Berlin, Berlin 12047Unsubscribe · Preferences

7 months ago • 1 min read

Meet me tonight at six Greetings German learner, tonight I'm hosting the SmarterGerman Q&A again. Here's the link for tonight (or click the big button below), Wednesday Sep 20, 6pm Berlin time (google your local time). Test it beforehand to make sure it works. I'm also planning to change the nature of these Q&A to a live teaching session that is beingn streamed live on YouTube in the coming weeks. Just a heads up. Bis gleichMichael PS: I know you might have gotten an email from me today...

7 months ago • 1 min read
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