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This category gathers all the articles that should be easily understandable at a beginner’s level once you’ve learned the absolute essentials.
art vs Art ausfallen aussetzen bald vs bald Bescheid Bild, das Blatt, das dauerneinkaufen gehen why is there no zu Fabrik vs. fabric fangen gegenGerman aufnehmenGerman Noun Gender A learner's story graben Hammer, der Laune, die nen, die nutzen (and benutzen) paarPast Tense with sein Speaking PracticePractice Past Tense By Speaking Spoken Past 1Practice Speaking A New Type Of Exercise ruhig schade schenken Schild Schuld, die Schwarm, der spitzSpoken German Bits stehen auf Stamm, derThe meaning of dabeiThe meaning of German manThe meaning of kackenTime Prepositions An Exercise trauen unbedingtUsing aufhören a practical guideUsing finden in Practice A quick guideUsing nehmen The ultimate speaking guideUsing sein The practical guide Wahnsinn, derwann or wenn What's the differenceWhat is the Difference antworten vs. beantworten wischenWords of the Day von ... aus Ziel, das zugeben überlegen

All the posts in this category are best if you’re already at an intermediate level. They’re not all super advanced but they usually contain at least some stuff that’ll sound intimidating if you’re really just a fledgling. Still, you can give a go of course :).
Also, all the stuff in here (words and grammar) is stuff you should know well at the end of a B level course.
achten anywayanyway in German The Exercise arm aus bekommen vs become bietenCollocations and how to learn them dicht Druck, der drücken durch Eifersucht, die erledigen gelingen gemeinGerman Prefixes Explained entGerman Prefixes Explained ent Part II leitenLet's Build Loooong German SentencesLet's practice doch liefern Lob, das meldenPractice German and Speaking New Version :) rühren Schicht, die Schritt, der schweben schützen sparen streitenThe German prefix aus (and other words for out)The German Prefix er explainedThe meaning of Eile, dieThe meaning of gehörenThe meaning of hinThe meaning of hindernThe meaning of holenThe meaning of lösenThe meaning of rechnen (and its prefix version)The meaning of stecken (and its crazy family)The Prefix er Explained Part 2 tragen trennenVerbs with Prepositions An Exercise verschwinden verzeihen vonWhat's the difference denn vs weil

This category gathers all the articles that are about generally useful words or words with interesting families and back stories but that aren’t really essential. If you want to be all efficient and get the stuff that really matters, then this is not the category to pick from. But it’s a rainy day and you need a fun read that broadens your vocabulary – then these articles are perfect. And hey… you can have the essentials down all you want. Having a broad, divers Wortschatz really makes all the difference.
anfallen arm bald vs bald Drang, der Druck, der Eifersucht, die einziehen erledigen Fabrik vs. fabric fangen gelingenGerman ansprechen graben kehren liefern Lob, das locken melden neigen nen, die nähen peinlich rasten rühren rüsten Schild Schirm, der schlagen schleifen schonen schrumpfen schweben Schwelle, die schüchtern schützen spalten spitz spüren Stamm, der stoßenStranger Things absetzen streichenThe meaning(s) of the Prefix Verb anstehenThe meaning of lösenThe meaning of rechnen (and its prefix version)The verb fallen (almost) all Prefix Versions Ton, der treten wachsen wischen

The infamous particles – doch, noch, schon, eben and plenty more of these short little words that Germans throw in all the time but that are hard to translate.
auf Auf 2 da etwaHow to use mal like a German schonThe 3 (ish) meanings of German dochThe meaning (and use) of nochThe meaning and use of German haltThe meaning of allerdingsThe meaning of German dennThe meaning of jaThe meaning of malThe meaning of nämlichThe meaning of wohlThe meaning of zwarThe meaning of überhauptThe meaning of übrigensThe meanings of eben and geradeThe Meanings of eben and gerade (Part 2)The Preposition zu ExplainedThe Preposition zu Explained Part 2
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These posts focus on the things that people use in their every day language. Colloquial expressions, slang, weird grammar, idioms… if you’re interested in this stuff, then this category is perfect for you.
abgehen ankommen Auf 2 aufraffen Bock, derColloquial German Gem Alles gut der Vogel erledigen ganzGerman ausmachen gönnen Hammer, der hauen komisch melden mäßig paar passenPractice Past Tense By Speaking (#OMG) ruhig sauer Spaß, derSpoken German Bits DaWords UndoneSpoken German Bits stehen aufThe meaning and use of (sich) fühlenThe meaning and use of eigentlichThe meaning and use of was fürThe meaning of dabeiThe meaning of kackenThe meaning of KaterThe meaning of von ... her...The meaning of wohlThe meanings of klappenUsing aufhören a practical guide verpeilen voll Wahnsinn, derWords of the Day von ... aus

If you need a German quickie then these are the right articles for you. Quick, fun and all around a 1000 words. Perfect for a train ride to work or the morning number 2.
aufraffen ausfallen Ausnahme, die Ausrede, die bekommen vs becomeColloquial German Gem Alles gut dichteinkaufen gehen why is there no zu einziehen Fabrik vs. fabricGerman abheben Hosenstall komisch Langeweile, die Lautmalerei, die locken neugierig nähen rühren rüstens and das What's the difference, das Schicht, die Schild Schirm, der schleifen Schnupfen, der schonen Schritt, der schrumpfen sondernStranger Things absetzenThe meaning(s) of the Prefix Verb anstehenThe meaning and use of aufhörenThe meaning and use of obThe meaning of bereitThe meaning of Eile, dieThe meaning of FrühjahrsmüdigkeitThe meaning of German alleThe meaning of gleichThe meaning of hindernThe meaning of nervenThe meaning of übrigens ungefähr voll vorschlagenWhat is the Difference antworten vs. beantwortenWhat is the Difference hinter vs. hintenWords of the Day von ... aus Zukunft, die zunehmen
This category compiles all the words that you absolutely, totally, undeniably, 100%edly haaaaave to know because they’re so useful and important.
absehen Arbeit, die art vs Art auf ausgeben aushalten Ausnahme, die bieten Bild, das die Mühe drücken durch etwa fangen gegen gemeinGerman abheben handeln Laune, die leiden nutzen (and benutzen) passenPrefix Verb Explained aufmachen rufen schade Schuld, die sparen Spaß, derThe Difference Between wissen and kennenThe German Preposition vorThe meaning and use of (sich) fühlenThe meaning of bereitThe meaning of dabeiThe meaning of dürfenThe meaning of gehörenThe meaning of German manThe meaning of hinThe meaning of hindernThe meaning of holenThe meaning of nämlichThe meaning of stecken (and its crazy family)The Preposition zu ExplainedThe Preposition zu Explained Part 2 tragen unbedingt ungefähr verschwinden weise zugeben Ärger, der