How do you say, "Let's play" in German?
In German the word "spielen" (play) has both meanings, too. So, it would be clear in the right context. Let's play = Lass uns spielen Wanna play a game? = Hast du Lust zu spielen? or Willst du spielen? or Wollen wir etwas spielen? (The first sentence is the clearest)
How do German kids feel when they learn about what Hitler did in WWII?
A German teenager here, and we are learning it in school right now. First: The History class is not the only class where we get in contact with the war. (Yes, when we talk about WWII we just call it "the war"). I give some examples:Music: Songs about the war/written during the war. There's a concentration camp in my area and the prisoners composed a song on their own. Everyone here knows it.Songs after the war (Rock'n'Roll/Schlager). Both used to forget the war. Schlager are German songs with easy and hella gooey texts.German: From Year 7-12/13 we do text analysis. Analysing speeches and poetry. The language, how it affects us (with which tools?), what the speaker wants to achieve. Guess, why. Geography: Learning about different cultures. How beautiful they are. How could our ancestors destroy them? Art: Analysing. Again. Oh- and paintings painted/ photographs taken during the war. Also very popular in history class.Religion: We learn about different religions and that we Christians have our origin in the Jewish religion and how could our ancestors possibly hurt them?!?Of course they don't tell us that this is the extended pack to our history class. But because of our German lessons, we read between the lines.Okay, now imagine you broke an incredibly precious vase and it's unrepairable. Everyone hates you. You're ashamed and don't tell your kids about it.They, however, find out and feel incredibly guilty for what you've done. They tell their kids what a bad family they are and that they are so sorry. Those kids feel guilty too and have more children.Those kids slowly grow up and wonder whether they really have to feel sorry for something their great-grandpa has done. These kids are my generation. Of course we are shocked. Of course we think that should never ever happen again.But do we have to feel guilty? Are we really not allowed to be proud of our country? Our media and our government say yes. We slowly say no.We must keep it in our minds so that we are able to act smarter in the future, we must learn from our ancestors' mistakes. But don't expect me to like you when you ask me whether I secretly think Hitler was okay.I guess, we begin to look at it objectively now and refuse to feel guilty. Which is good. Feeling guilty for something we didn't do cannot be healthy.
I want to learn how to play the piano in 4 and a half months and I need to learn right from the basics. I am ready to dedicate about 3 hours a day so what should I do?
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Can you suggest me any acoustic guitar song in German?
Marius Müller-Westernhagen ... Freiheit / freedom ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XcIDPA6TKg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzAUT5iOF7I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4y1E3hGPAI http://www.songtextemania.com/freiheit_songtext_marius_muller-westernhagen.html Xavier Naidoo - Seine Straßen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b_IeAyhAqE http://lyricstranslate.com/de/Seine-Strassen-Seine-Strassen.html Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal im Sperrbezirk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHYQarBq_pI Lyrics within the subtitles ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lGwr_g6hks
What German songs and movies can you recommend for a German learner starting the level A1?
I’ll guess you are a English native speaker? Than maybe you want to start with series that are somehow familiar to you and that have been adapted to the German market. For example The Fraggles, The Muppets or Sesame Street. You can look for box sets on the German Amazon-Page. (Amazon.de) I know for fact, that at least a box set of the German variant of ‘The Fraggles’ is available.The German childrens series “Meister Eder and his Pumuckl” might be helpful and you’ll find a lot of episodes on Youtube, like this one:Yet, keep in mind the actor playing ‘Meister Eder’ talks in with a very heavy Bavarian accent.And I would highly recommend watching “Die Sendung mit der Maus”. This is an educational children’s program and you can see the newest episode online. (Maybe a proxy is needed … sorry.) Die Seite mit der Maus - Aktuelle SendungThere is an archive of older ‘Sachgeschichten’ (Clips that are part of an episode who are thought to teach something) is available, too. There you’ll find a lot of episodes that will teach something about the German language. Die Seite mit der Maus - SachgeschichtenSome songs I recommend:Nena - 99 LuftballonsNena - Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwannTon Steine Scherben - Komm schlaf bei mirTon Steine Scherben - Halt dich an deiner Liebe festJuli - Die perfekte WelleWir sind Helden - Nur ein WortMarteria - KidsMarteria - EndbossSeeed - Dickes BDie fantastischen Vier - Sie ist wegDie fantastischen Vier - Tag am MeerThomas D - RückenwindHave fun.