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🛒 Shopping in English can be… a whole adventure 😅

Here are 5 essential phrases you’ll need at the supermarket — from asking where things are to surviving the checkout!
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👉 Save this for your next shopping trip
👉 Tag someone who just moved abroad 🇬🇧✨
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🥖 Ordering food in English?

Save these 5 phrases for your next dinner out 🍽️💬


Tag your foodie friend 👇

Your November bucket list = sorted 🗓️

From science to street beats, freedom vibes to festive lights — the city’s alive!
Which event will you explore first? 👀

🗣️ How to finally start speaking English confidently?

You don’t need to sound perfect — you just need to start.
Here are 5 simple (but powerful) ways to boost your English speaking skills 👇

💬 Speak a little every day
🎧 Listen actively
🪞 Record yourself
🧩 Learn phrases, not words
👥 Practice with real people

And if you’re in Berlin — join our English Speaking Clubs at DAS Akademie!

Fun topics, small groups, and real conversation practice every week 💙

🇩🇪 das Fingerspitzengefühl — the intuitive touch, the natural instinct 🤝

It’s that subtle sense of knowing exactly how to act in a situation — being tactful, empathetic, and emotionally aware without anyone having to explain it.

Literally, it means “finger-tips feeling” — that fine-tuned intuition you can’t really teach, but you can feel.

📌 Example:
Sie hat echtes Fingerspitzengefühl im Umgang mit Menschen.
→ She has a real instinct for dealing with people.

💡 Fun fact:
In Germany, Fingerspitzengefühl is a highly valued trait — whether in business, teaching, or personal relationships. It’s what helps you say the right thing at the right moment.

✨ Save this word — because emotional intelligence is universal, but Germans have the perfect word for it.

🇩🇪 Start learning German this November!
New A1.1 beginner groups are starting soon — both morning and evening options available.

📅 Reserve your spot now and begin your journey with us!
📲 +49 178 728 3244

🎃 Halloween is coming!

October 31 is just around the corner — time for spooky vibes, carved pumpkins, and a bit of fun with languages! 👻

In Germany, Halloween has become a mix of American traditions and local creativity — children go „Süßes oder Saures“, streets glow with pumpkins, and everyone gets a chance to show off their best costume.

If you want to get into the Halloween spirit „und gleichzeitig Deutsch üben“, here are some words and phrases to learn — from „der Kürbis to gruselig“!

💬 Save this post and use it to surprise your German friends next time you say “Frohes Halloween!” 🕸️

✨ Language tip:
Learning through culture helps you remember words faster — and it’s way more fun!

Plans for the weekend? We’ve got you! 🙌
Check out what’s going on in Berlin from Oct 24–26 — music, art, and good vibes only. 💃🕺

Your English goals start here 🔥

New courses are kicking off soon — and this is your moment to join!

📍 In Berlin | Offline
📅 03.11 – A2.1/2.2 Evening Course (Mon & Wed, 19:00–21:30)
📅 10.11 – A1.2 Intensive Course (Mon–Thu, 10:00–12:30)

Learn fast. Speak confidently. Enjoy every class.
All enrollments this month get 25% OFF the course fee. Hurry, it’s the last week.

Spots are limited. Message us or WhatsApp +49 178 728 3244 to claim yours 🤓

German Idioms That Make Zero Sense — But Germans Totally Mean Them! 🤯

If you’ve ever learned German and thought “Wait… did they just say their pig is whistling?” — welcome to the club. 😅

Here are some of the funniest idioms that sound absolutely wild in English — but make perfect sense to Germans 🇩🇪✨

👇 Swipe through, guess what they mean, and then check the real meaning!

🎁 +2 bonus phrases:

🐦 Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei.

Everything has an end — only the sausage has two.
➡️ Nothing lasts forever!

🦵Hals- und Beinbruch!

Neck and leg break!
➡️ Germans’ way of saying Good luck! (similar to “Break a leg!”)

Which one’s your favorite? 👀

🇩🇪 der Ohrwurm — “a song stuck in your head” 🎵

It literally means “earworm” 🪱 — a German word for that catchy tune that keeps replaying in your mind, no matter how hard you try to forget it.

📌 Example:
Dieser Song ist ein echter Ohrwurm!
→ This song is a real earworm!

💡 Fun fact:
Germans use Ohrwurm for songs, jingles, or even kids’ tunes that won’t leave your head — the musical equivalent of an uninvited guest in your brain.

🎧 Next time you can’t stop humming a melody, just say: Ich habe einen Ohrwurm!