The use of 'ein' makes it a noun. Without 'ein' it's an adjective. Since in German the Noun Berliner and the adjective Berliner are the same, it's correct to say 'Ich bin ein Berliner' without saying you are a doughnut. If there was no doughnut called Berliner, he would be correct in saying 'Ich bin ein Berliner'

'Ich bin ein Kölner' or 'Ich bin Kölner'

There is no difference. JFK did not say he was a doughnut, lol. He said what he meant to say.

I'd love to come by sometime in the future, but I have my German course during the afternoons right down the street. How long would you guys be there if you start at 16:30?

I def. hope nothing comes up again next week
sounds like it went well.

Hello!
Saw this thread a bit too late... If this is to continue, would love to join next time although my german classes are in the afternoon.
Please keep me posted!
Cheers

Heya

well count me in for the 13.12 at 1630 , Can I assume that you will be there bigjut??? and of course who ever else wishes to join??

I personally think I need to up my german level from kids to adults but as with everything it takes time LOL

Enjoy
kt

Hello All

I am starting in the New Year German classes in Club Migros School in Oerlikion, can anybody give me any tips or advice. Or has anybody been to this school and whats it like ? I am a bit nervous to say the least.

Thanks Sangita

No tips just go there and you will find it very relaxing. You will meet lot of interesting people. From no hopers to high flyers

if these cleaning jobs keep up, I won't be able to make it!

LOL
who knew so many people were looking for english speaking cleaning ladies.

anyways, I sure hope I can work around the jobs and still make these meetings!

Hi sangi312000,

I did a Club Migros School in Oerlikion. I found it good, well structured. The only problem I had is that with so many differant accents in the class I found it difficult sometimes to understand other students german. My only advice would be to find people who speak high-german and practice a lot with them. Then your ear can get tuned to their german and you will pick up a lot more. Also get german CD's and cut it as a MP3 and then listen to it on a daily basis. Another is go to www.euronews.net and then in Deutsche and watch the video, the text in german is also there, so you can read and listen.

Cheers,

Heya

SORRY I have only just got home from work (16.56 ) and we were supposed to meet so if anyone turned up alone IM SORRY.

kt

Rather than hjacking this post I hope I am adding to it, at least that is my intention There is a small group of people who meet every Monday evening ( well at least the last 4 out of 5 ) between 7:30-9:00 pm at Strozzi's located in Fraumunsterstrasse 25. The group will meet this Monday though not over the Christmas / New Year period.

While it is held in a bar the focus is very much on practising German. Anyone and everyone who wants to join us is welcome.

No probs KT - I was there doing my german homework and apart from the young lady actually studying spanish who I asked if she was there to speak german and got very confused in there don't think anyone else turned up. Nevermind. There is another one scheduled in the diary this week for wednesday at 14:30

Cheers

Jut

Heya bigjut

Hopefully I can manage to come to this one but again depends on what time i can get out of work ( its becoming rather unpredictable but no matter )

What should I be looking for ?? To save my self the embarassment of asking the wrong people LOL..

Enjoy
kt

sorry i have missed this one keep me in touch regarding futures appoitments. weil ich muss Deutsch lernen

Just got back. There was only two of us, so it would have been good to have another. Leider. Wir machen über Weihnacht und Silvester eine kleine Pause und dann beginnen wir noch einmal im Januar. Ich hoffe am 8. Januar. I will make another post before then.

Ado

KT

Big english lad reading 20 minuten with a dictionary!!

No german homework this week but I be doing some revision..should be easy enough to spot.

Hopefully there may be a couple of people from the first meeting too!!

Jut

Heya Jut

So I went there but I couldnt find you . The only person that I saw with 20 mins was a swiss guy who had never heard of english forum . I waited til about 3.20 hoping that maybe you were late or that I had simply not seen you but no joy. But never mind - next time ...

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Enjoy
kt

Hi KT

Thats strange as Jen and I were there speaking our best German and using the dictionary to look up new words in Starbucks till about 4.

Reckon we'll get new year out the way and see if we can organise another one.

Jut

being back in Canada is really sucking the german (the lil I have learned) outta me already! AND I'm still here for three LONG weeks.


thank god my dad is going to put this Rosetta Stone on the PC for me so I can keep up during the days I have time to sit down.

Hallo! Anyone in the Muri/Wohlen AG area who wants to practise Deutsch?