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German table manners and etiquette might be like what you know, or they might be very different.
In German this is called Esskultur is the culture of food, dining, and manners.
For most Germans, Esskultur begins when they are in high chairs and their parents teach them to eat when the adults are eating, to wait until the adults are finished to be excused from the table, how to use a napkin, and how to use their eating utensils.
In the US, manners vary widely and the manners you learn depends largely on what your family has taught you.
We don't have one set of manners, and you can tell by the variety of food we eat, from barbecue to spaghetti and from falafel to Schnitzel.
So here are some rules to live by to help you understand how Germans dine and to help you avoid some pitfalls along the way. For these 9 rules, we'll assume that you have been invited to a friend's house or out to a business dinner.
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In August I visited friends in Ohio and their area is also Amish country.
We visited Behalt, an Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center, and I got to speak German with an Amish man.
I got to speak German with an Amish man!!!
I also learned that:
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most people have no clue about the Amish and Mennonite people.
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most of what we (think we) know about the Amish and Mennonite is incorrect.
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The German National Anthem is known as the Nationalhymne or Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans."
In today's episode of the podcast for German learners you'll hear:
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the current national anthem
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a bit of its history
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the German National Anthem sung in German (by yours truly!)
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When should you use 'arbeiten' and when should you use 'funktionieren'? All the answers are here!
You'll learn these two verbs in the context of wine harvest, too, because it's wine harvest time. Learning to differentiate synonyms in German works really well when you use context.
This way you can easily build a picture in your mind that will help you for all of your German learning.
If it helps, you can even draw yourself a little sketch of a scene you'll hear in this audio.
And yes, stick figures count.
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Knowing how to pronounce hätte correctly in German is one thing. Using it correctly is another.
In today's German lesson you'll learn both how to say hätte correctly and how to use it in a few specific phrases.
Imagine how confident you'll feel knowing exactly what to say and pronouncing everything correctly. This will be a step up for your German.
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