Tage in Tirol mit Tah

While working on a German article I came across the word "Naturrätsel" and when looking up the meaning I usually just read the word, hear it in my head and then type it out without looking at the original text. It's a small way to do ear training and spelling practice with German. After not finding the full word on LEO , I tried the main part of the word Rätsel. (Some German words are combined together, and the main word is at the end.)

Are there ways to handle worker discrimination in Austria? Yes! How did I come across this information? When my husband and I as parents received a really helpful list describing all the things needed to prepare for our new baby. Things like getting her e-card and signing up for the governmental care-giver support or Kinderbetreuungsgeld. (I plan to write about that another time). So AK stands for "Arbeiterkammer" or translated, "Chamber of Labor", and they (along with some other unions) have fought for things like: e ight-hour work day unemployment insurance five weeks vacation a year parental leave worker discrimination rights Unfortunately their website which has lots of information is only in German, but fortunately with Google you can translate the entire website into another language by: Go to google.com and put in the URL https://www.arbeiterkammer.at . The first choice will say next to it "Translate this page". Done! You will get the site in the ...

Hello, I'm back again after a very long pause. I took time off, for one very special reason... a baby girl! I had her in January and now that she is almost three months old. I thought it would be good to get back into this blog. So let's talk about giving birth in Austria! Some things that I've learned about what it's like here. Please keep in mind, this is information from 2020-2021. You have free visits to the OB-GYN ( obstetrician-gynecologist ) that include ultrasounds. You get a few free ultrasounds over the pregnancy and also regular check ups. If you want an ultrasound every time, you would need to pay more. If you don't pay for a private OB-GYN, you might have a quick visit, so it's good to write down your questions in advance. You get a Mutter Kind Pass (Mother Child Passport) that helps you keep track of your baby's health over the early years. The book is given to you by the OB-GYN and it starts getting filled out during the pregnancy. This book...

What do you appreciate more during this quarantine (for those who have one)? Around this time until the end of April - for now, those of us that live in Tirol, Austria are asked to only leave the house for the following reasons below. to go to work - um zur Arbeit zu gehen to shop - zum Einkaufen zu gehen to help other people - un anderen Menschen zu helfen for individual sports and for walking - für Individualsport und zum Spazieren For those curious and interested,  Tiroler Tageszeitung Live-Blog zu Coronavirus  is where I find many updates for those that live in Tirol, including important numbers to know and the latest updates for Tirol and around the world. For example: Translated by Google Translate For today I'd like to share a few sentences that might be handy during this time. Note that most of these are informal, and some even a little more casual. Wanna talk? - Möchtest du sprechen? Do you want to Skype/WhatApp? - Möchtest du skypen/whats...

Which of the three Level B1 verbs to decide on? Sometimes when we learn a language, we learn a new very cool word from class or book or friend and are excited to try it out. Then that glorious moment comes for you to use that word with a native speaker, and after you say it, you ask, "Is that how you use the word ...?" Sometimes you get back, "genau" or depending on how impressiv your feat was, maybe a look of wonder. Sometimes, however, you get that hesitant look accompanied with a pause and something like, "Weeeeeeell, I wouldn't necessarily use that word in this situation, I would rather say ... .". (And thank you out there to all those native speakers willing to help us out!) Today we will look at these three words - beschließen, entschließen, entscheiden - and unravel some of the ways we can use them in the sense of 'deciding'. Two websites that have been very helpful for German learning also helped this process. The first is  LEO (h...

"Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest one of all?" The moment I hear this phrase I am instantly transported back into a land where witches crave beauty, beautiful princesses survive dark forests in gowns, and 7 little men are whistling while they are working. Many of us have been introduced to fairy tales (Märchen in German) either by Disney or through bed times stories. They were an important part of our language education and sometimes other ethical lessons. So while you were listening to fairy tales in English, Austrians had the same experience of course in German! In fact, many of the classics came from two German brothers, the Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), in the 1800s. Below are a list of a few stories with their English and German titles: Little Red Riding Hood- Rotkäppchen (Little Red Hood) Snow White - Schneewittchen Cinderella - Aschenputtel Sleeping Beauty - Dornröschen (Little Rose Thorn) The Frog Prince - Der Frosc...