the 10 things
Welcome to 10 things german. The aim of this site is to offer simple and understandable explanations of German grammar and, as the name suggests, it focuses on the ten key things you really need to know about. Sometimes, in the interests of keeping things simple, the odd grammatical corner has been cut and there is a bit more to the total of German grammar than you will find here. But, if you are a beginner or intermediate learner of the German language, you will find that knowing these ten things will get you by. 10 things german doesn't set out to teach you vocabulary - it's just about grammar. Please note that the site is not quite finished yet, and it is still work in progress. I hope you find these ten things useful: if you do, please let me know (see below for contact).
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links to useful sites
DICT CC is just the best online German dictionary.
Paul Joyce's German course is topic-based. Really good.
BBC German section offers lots of help for learners
Nancy Thuleen has a great site for grammar and vocabulary
know your grammar terms?
Find out if you do - click on the image below.
About.com has a helpful German section
The German Way has lots on life in German speaking countries
So does Kaleidoskop which is topic-based
Languages Online UVIC has some great Flash games
about this site
The author of this site is Rob Courtney, Deputy Head Academic and teacher of German and French at King Edward VI School Southampton in the UK, and previously Head of MFL at the Perse School in Cambridge and Blundell's School in Devon.
My thanks are due to the Governors and Head Master of KEVI for awarding me a sabbatical term during the academic year 2008-2009, when much of the work for this site was completed.
If you want to contact me about this site, send an e-mail to
Thanks for visiting.
German is Good has weird but fun games to test vocabulary - the site itself is in French!
KES MFL Links has a wide range of useful links for German
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