D as in "Dora" — or "David"? The Nazis had eliminated Jewish names from the German spelling alphabet. The names are to return, at least symbolically. It is a common situation during a phone call: the ...

But this is not the only version of a phonetic alphabet to have existed, with the first German version going back to the 1890 Berlin telephone book, in which every letter was assigned a number. In ...

Embarking on the journey of learning a new language opens up a world of connections and exciting opportunities. For those who want to learn German, which has a long history and clear rules, you need ...

10 revealing facts about German. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes. It's also available in German with audio. Get started with 20 audio phrases and learn how to say a range of useful ...