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Does anyone doubt that it will be one of the Symphonic Metal albums of the year? Fans of the band from the Netherlands had to wait a long time — since , to be exact. Are you ready for some Speedrock? The summer will be hot, really hot! The Modern Metal highlight of is not far away! Honest, dirty and with lots of rough edges: No wonder that Rock Rotten and his cronies already saddled their Harelys for a trip to the Harz Mountains — can you hear the motors drone?

Their Thrash Metal is up to date and comes alive through the different influences of other genres. No questions, resitance is futile: Not even the change of the frontwoman could stop them, the opposite is the case: So raise your horns, put your hairs in the wind and be prepared for a great load Old School Metal: It is time for another German Thrash Metal legend! The band from the Netherlands, whose special charme lies in their two vocalists, will make you dance. Which is no surprise because the band offers dozens of catchy and dark Gothic Rock hymns.

Together with our partners we arranged a great Metal party which adds some more top acts to our billing. And here is the selceted choice of bands who will kick your asses right after your arrival:. Thuriniga has not only beautiful landscapes to offer but also an active and versatile metal scene. A mighty Doomcore album! All bands are confirmed, and we are very happy to present you a varied billing. That service is geared up by our partners of wleC GmbH. Just follow the links: The shown amount refers to your order process.

Goodbye good old partytent, Hello open air stage. On Wednesday, we proudly present a cool billing with bands like. Jump the fuck up! Groove-metal-god Max Cavalera brings southamerican melodies to the Harz. And of course all those other hits, Max Cavalera produced in his life so far. A newcomer band of masked musicians. Eire, land of beer, grumpy leprechauns and with 7 victorys, most successful participant of Eurovision Song Contests.

The boys from the city, nobody is able to pronounce properly Massachusetts , got famous with songs like e. The oldest and best-known German thrash metal band from Essen is going to make the Harz explode. East Berlin Streetcore in Ballenstedt: Germanys response to Steel Panther: Spandex, hair roller, hairspray… not to forget kohl — all those things were not a part of a metal-handbag too long. Of course they did not forget that needed sense of humour and that slight bit of drunkenness.

Since , the Swedish guys conquer international stages. Finnish trolls sightings in the Harz: Those finnish trolls have a spezial feature. They announce themselves in contrary to their conspecifics. Maidens, villains, dragons, minnesong and brave deeds — the knights are coming!

Welcome the heros with their polished armaments from Grailham City: Female fronted pagan metal? Exceptions prove the rule! After those two stunners, we had nothing to think about anymore. All those who connect Norway with viking and black metal are not that right: That pretty interesting mixture can be experienced in summer on our festival. The band, whose guitarist finishes his part ten minutes earlier. The band, that set new standards concerning Guitar Hero.

Todays confirmation is based on german lyrics, but packed in a new robe: The members of the band around Fabian and Sebastian did not change, but grew with a second guitarist. Which is another quality criterion next to the two publihed albums. Hard rock from Hamburg: Chris Lauts raspy voice tells of everydays storys. What does one have to do, to be called a musical genius by steve vai? Singing in his band? Publishing a successful solo-album after a successful solo-album?

Or is it enough to be a legendary instrumentalist and producer? Why is it, that the perfect symbiosis of german rock and english lyrics, comes from… Sweden?

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Prepare for another heavy knockdown: The Band from Jerusalem convinces with a well-done mixture of blackmetal and oriental influences, immortalized on 5 albums! And everytime they are on the stage, they are a pure climax of moods. That is reason enough, to give them the opportunity to defend their true nonsense by all available means of brainlessness!

The Polish steamroller just advertised to flatten the Harz. As most brutal confirmed musicians so far and first deathmetal act, we proudly present the force! Thus it is going to be a bless, when the boys finally board our ship again. Several years of trying to engage this band elapsed. By the way, one of the most-desired bands on our festival. And the frontman of this combo is well-versed with PS.

Those who already seen them live on stage, can tell about their qualities that make them one of the best in their musicgenre. Sold-out concerts and many fans confirm that to them in a catchy kind! She can have a beard, but she must be beautiful: Rakkatakka — Fear of the Dark, Wishmaster and Kings Of Metal are only a small selection of the new-interpreted hits, that this group sings besides their own compositions.

When the guys, hardly 18 years old, changed their band name to disband a very bad record deal in favour of a good one at Spinefarm, nobody would have thought that the Finnish would once stand in the first row of Melodic Death Metal — and thus on the stage of ROCKHARZ For 15 years, the band around guitar-wizard Alexi Laiho has released one smashing album after the other and is live known as a powerfull metal roller. Where else could we celebrate our reunion?

We will come up with the one or another special for this show, I promise! At the moment, the 5 are very busy with the preparations for their reunion European tour with W. Of course, tour dates and other news can also be found at www. Lots of tickets were sold in the last week. There are just tickets left now in our shop http: Again, to explain and to keep you up to date: In this year we lost a small number of fans because of moving to the new area. But the quality and the beauty of our new terrain seemed to have its effect: This year we have a quiet similar growth which fills our terrain almost.

The Running Order is already complete. Now you can find it under the main point Bands. Have a look at the Running Order here. If there are any changes we will inform you here at this website. There are just tickets left in our shop on www. If you definately know you want to visit the Festival you might have to get your ticket soon. They convince with a mixture of Heavy Metal and Countrymusic. Now you had the possibility to get a one-day-ticket for a day of your choice in our shop.

This is the way to our shop. Since the Italians — with founder Alessandro Pace leading the way — amaze us with a mixture of Gothic and Doom. The Band with the curious German name comes from Sweden: These guys satisfy with Stockholm trash combined with irony, humor and a little bit seriousness. In a black metal band named like the Greek god Hades was born in the Taiwanese underground. In the guys are back in Europe. Kiel — Hot Rock Facebook Event.

Hannover — Engel 07 Facebook Event. Since they express their statements from the stage to the world. Front man Jamey Jasta is supported by the accented guitar riffs and heats up the fans. There is no doubt: If you had the pleasure to see the guys from Ireland live you know that this band can get you under their spell. They use lots of catchy tunes and big melodies. Since the guys are active in the world of metal. Their music is a mix of trash metal, groove metal, death metal and metalcore.

High the jugs, hit the shields together! Today we present to you the pagan gods in musical form with actually two bands:. Besides modern guitars and drums they also use lots of traditional instruments. Their style is a mixture of black and pagan metal. Their name is a clear statement against Christianity and in favor of the pagan gods, customs and of course fashion! Pagan heroes, customs and rites play an important role in their lives and lyrics. One more Melodic-Death-Metal act for the Rockharz billing in We are glad to welcome Engel for the first time at the Rockharz.

Since , the men and the lady from different parts of Germany have been active in the Melodic Death Metal area and represented Germany more than solemnly with each of their albums in this genre. The battle is over! The battle of the battles is coming closer! On Sunday the Hattrick is on the agenda.

After the dissolving in in they came back like the phoenix from the cinder! But this is not enough! The sole songwriter and producer takes support only for live shows. You may experience this combination of minimal instrumentation and maximum sound in Ballenstedt in july. We are very proud to present the acquainted band from the Faroe Islands.

The airport of Ballenstedt is going to be conquered by Finlands sword-swingers no. We never stop working on www. Now you can find a new and improved web-appearance with an extended media-section and band-homepages. This year we are expecting no BIG 4 where Andreas Kisser would suddenly have to step in and so we start again: No need for many words, because the feats of the quartet should be known. The first round is over. Thanks for the numerous applications! Our next confirmation hails from Finland: The boys will be here for the first time, so welcome them friendly! This is what you get if you order: After announcing some German bands we look over the big pond.

Since these four guys infect their fans, so next year they can try their premiere in the Harz Mountains. After the latest confirmations we grant you the anticipation on a band which invites for listening to their texts like no other: The Germans visit us for the third time now. This time with slightly changed line-up and with new song property. From today till Nikolaus day there will be new band confirmations! We unbag some bands for you next wednesday, friday and monday. You get that just here! This band honoured us in for the first time!

We would like to thank you for the overpowering resonance and your trust! This Berlin formation rocks since and traces back the listeners to the dark ages. The dewy work which was published at We welcome for the first time: On Saturday the second package was already sold off, but you can still protect package 1. This was faster than ever: Our early-bird package 2 is sold out! The first package is still available!

Many, many thanks for your overpowering resonance! Hide women and children, fix the tents: That could just mean: There they decided immediately to take new band photos in the Harz Mountain unicorn cave. Hide women and children, embattle your tents: This can only be one band: The Krefelder guys released more than nine studio albums and formed music history! In their bags are no less than nine studio albums of music history which they will unleash on you! We know that you are already waiting for the next band confirmations, innovations and the first news with regards for the next year.

The arrival is possible from 11th of July. During the next weeks we would like to present you the first bands step by step! We would like to present the first Headliner already next Monday! Together with the announcement of the second Headliners,we will confirm another Top-Act. Our regular Pre-sale starts at the 14th of November.

However, wait for Monday! We are sure that this band confirmation will inspire many of you! You are certainly already excited about the next band confirmations, about possible improvements abot the first news regarding the next year. The arrival will again be possible from July 11th As we go along in the coming weeks, we want to present to you the first band-stunners! The first headliner will be presented on coming Monday! Along with the announce of the second headliner, an equal, already firm top act, our regular pre-sale starts on November 14th.

By then we will have a new shop set up for you and again we will offer attractive early bird packages, limited to pieces. But now be excited for Monday at first! We are sure, that this band confirmation will thrill many of you! Rockharz from oli h. Now in the Rock N shop.

There are the articles only as long as stocks last!! Now we want to see your pictures — send us your best snapshot of the festival, a choice is published at www. Send the pictures to s. Only one picture per participant! The maximum size is 1 mb. Now we want to see your pictures there — send us your best shoot from the festival, a selection will be published by us on www. The mails with pictures go to s. The entry deadline is Friday, July 22nd , From now on only days are left to say again:.

In the very first place we want to thank you for the absolutely incredible and peaceful festival! It was an honour to have you as our guests. We hope, that you experienced the festival as greatly as we did and had an extraordinary time. Thanks a lot for the stunning feedback! Not least we also want to say a big thank you to the inhabitants of Ballenstedt and Baderborn, who gave strong support to us whilst the whole festival.

Of course we hope that we can welcome you all again in ! In the next two weeks you can still order the limited Early Bird Tickets via our shop. Melodic Death Metal on position 15 in German album charts: This special is limited so that it will run only for 14 days till July 24th , midnight. Thanks to all fans, that were here and made party with the bands under the great sun!

We want to give a short impression to all visitors and people who stayed at home by some first photos — before we will upload a more extended package in the next days. You find the first pictures of guests, bands, curiosities and the clear blue sky on our website www. Due to the huge amount of requests, we want again point out the bringing along of gas bottles: Gas cartridges for camping cookers may of course also be used! All other gas bottles, including those in beer pumps, are prohibited by security reasons.

Esa Holopainen, guitarist, founding member and mastermind of Amorphis, has gathered all his courage and gives you a tip in the following video on which festival you can experience his band this summer. We have also listened to the album, weighed it and found it good. Feed your mobile buzzers: Now you can finally fill out your own appointment calendars, finish the match schedule for the flunky-ball-duels or organize the rare sleeping times.

You find the Running Order at this location: After a wedding the British royals would be jealous of, the journey home can be seen as well as of course haunting recommendations, which band should be visited on which festival this summer — and which band not. Enjoy the fourth part: The stage is their saloon: We make your dreams come true: From today, the day tickets can be bought in our shop!

The daily schedule from Wednesday to Saturday is only and can be reached here. The detailed playtimes of each band will be announced pretty soon. On Monday the 30th Mai daily tickets will be available in our Online-Shop. Here you can get straight to the tickets. Mayan around Epica-mastermind Mark Jansen are quite new to the business, but release their new album on Nuclear Blast and feature on this new disc all kinds of prominence from various known bands. All the musicians can look back on a grave live-history, and so you may look forward to a terrific show by a still fresh band on ROCKHARZ — what do you want more?

All good things come in threes: This is why we can announce J. All the more we are glad that the band makes it to the Harz mountains again sings us to sleep with its folk music-metal. Hardly any other band stands for such a selfassured combination of classic and metal music: Today in the evening we will firstly confim further bands that you can see, hear and experience at the festival!

Therewith, the line-up is nearly complete, but some artists are still to come! Tomorrow we will be ready with the day-breakdown and will provide it to you. You can already see then when your alcohol level should fall below the 5-per mill-limit. Day tickets will be availabe from Monday in our shop! So, be curious for the evening!

Give me the axe! Founded 15 years ago by an year-old — can this go well? The sextet stands for Power Metal with German imprint and developed early its own style beyond Gamma Ray or Avantasia. Asis Nasseri founded the orchestra in and since then he deals, in ambitious concept-albums and with much love for the detail, with historic and creative issues. If you want to participate in the raffle, simply write a mail to GOM rockharz. We had searched for a possibility to fly Andreas Kisser in for this show, this is not realisable for temporal reasons. The regrets this deeply and we try to catch up the show in The Hungarians round mastermind Zoltan Farkas let again and again traditional gipsy-elements influence their music and thus create their very own style, with which they express their anger about social grievances and transfer it to the audience.

Hanoverians have in the wild seldomly been documented so detailed: In addition to the beauty of Hanoverians, Cripper show the beauty of Mexico and give hints which band to visit on which festival this summer. But be in for surprise:. The death-5 right out of lower-saxonys south already jumped on board in and are a established Death Metal band in the underground. You can win 5 of the guys newest work. The metalbilly-trio was founded in proper style with whiskey, women and singing and has come to rule, the stage being their saloon, the sound being the taring and feathering.

In the dusty, hot city of Moropolis they trust in dynamite, and they let it feel the population! The dirty lot comes to the mountains: Over the last years the young band played so to speak on each execution and brings medieval sounds to Ballenstedt in True NYHC, in union with a bandhistory of twenty years: Simply send mail to: All decisions are final. And here you can find the first part, if you are a slowpoke. Rage and wrath are only two possible translations for their powerful black metal. And you can win again. We guess you guys know it already, but Paul DiAnno is convicted to stay in jail in his homeland England for months.

Till today, his management left a chance, that Paul can get his gig through on Rockharz But now our hopes got smashed! DiAnno is not able to leave England until the end of July. And it sounds terrible, but we are not able to teleport him over here for Rockharz At least, we can tell you that his gig is now planned for Rockharz But we got to live with this. The Band is going to serve you a stirring thrash-cocktail of modern and oldschool. The recipe seems to be banging — their releases and amazing shows are very well-accepted and celebrated.

Last year, the Thrasher went on a 3-week lasting European tour with the giants of Overkill. Lately after returning from a hot carribean-trip on the With such a prominent Wrestler, we hope that all the mudcatching is supported by Ballenstedts firefighters only and not by rain. If some texts are still missing or if you find some little mistakes, please excuse us. Soon, the items descriptions in our shop will be available in english, too.

If you have any questions concerning orders in english, feel free to mail us: Contest ends on February, 25th. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded. Guys, use your swords! They seem to like the Harz. See ya then, guys! That is what their style of music is called. Exited to see you guys! We are hoping for a few impressions of their new Album. Do not forget your frocks. Same price, but more toilets available. The proceed is also still the same. After arriving on the campground, you go to the Rent-A-Toilet-Output and show them your printed request-confirmation, and our team delivers your toilet to your camp.

You find the Toilets in our Shop. We are damn exited and cannot await their gig. Till then their new record should be available at your preferred CD shop. We are very happy to welcome Brasilians no. We are very exited and we all look forward to see their brilliant show. Our early-birds-packages are sold out. Thanks to all bookers for their confidence. The first shipments have been sent. With a new longplayer, they will be an unforgettable highlight at the RockHarz Dez 14th, von Jan Wischkowski Creatures from darkened Nordic areas are getting ready to let you feel ice cold goose bumps going down your back in July.

Three more bands for Dez 6th, von Jan Wischkowski Ho ho ho! American Hard Rockers U. And also, we will present you the next bands on St. Three more bands for RHZ ! Nov 29th, von Jan Wischkowski Haha, you probably thought that we are going to be silent until the first candle is burning. Here are three more bands right before the weekend: The billing for RHZ is growing — next three bands confirmed! Nov 27th, von Jan Wischkowski We thought we give you three more bands before the advent season starts, so the excitement about sweetens the week until you light up the first candle — this time you can expect: Another trio for !

Early bird packages are sold out — festival tickets available now Nov 15th, von Jan Wischkowski Our early bird packages are sold out. Jul 9th, von Jan Wischkowski Right after the last riff in the late summer of Ballenstedt had faded away, the time had come to look into the direction of ROCKHARZ … Today, the pre-sale of the next edition of our little mass rally hast started. Jun 12th, von Jan Wischkowski Wow! Mantar Jan 26th, von Jan Wischkowski. Nicholas action takes place on December 6th and 7th, !

Dez 6th, von Jan Wischkowski Soon the time has come again: Okt 19th, von Jan Wischkowski Already in , the pioneers of teutonic Speed Metal were one of our headliners. Distribution starts this week Okt 19th, von Jan Wischkowski We know that your patience is strained, but now it starts: Sep 29th, von Jan Wischkowski And it goes on! Aug 16th, von Jan Wischkowski Guys, the time has come to start again! Jul 13th, von Jan Wischkowski.

Apr 4th, von Jan Wischkowski We promised you, and we keep our promises! The opposite of legend, namely new hopefuls in the business, are the other two confirmations, which are completing our band billing Thursday to Saturday: Toilets for rent and parking slots with electricity are sold out!

Feb 23rd, von Jan Wischkowski The time has come: Rental toilets and caravan parking spots available in the shop! Feb 11th, von Jan Wischkowski From now on the craved rental toilets for the camping ground as well as the caravan parking spots are available for sale in our shop. Here are some phrases to help you through the most common in-store shopping situations: Kann ich Ihnen helfen? Nein danke, ich schaue mich nur um. I m looking for…. I ll Take This, That, One of These, and Some of Those There s absolutely nothing wrong with asking your salesperson or the cashier, or anyone else within asking distance what they think of a particular article you are considering adding to your wardrobe.

To ask someone his or her opinion about a suit, tie, hat, or Page skirt, you ll need to use a demonstrative pronoun sometimes referred to as demonstrative adjectives. Demonstrative pronouns such as dieser this and jener that allow you to be specific about whatever it is you re pointing out. The important thing to remember is that in German, demonstrative pronouns must agree in number, gender, and case.

Jener follows the same declension. Right when you re about to give up, you find one that suits you. If you re happy with an item, you may want to express your pleasure by saying: Das steht mir gut. Das steht mir nicht. Es ist zu klein. Es ist zu eng. Es ist zu lang. Es ist zu kurz. Es ist zu schrill. Page What s Your Preference? Many questions concerning style and size begin with the interrogative pronoun welcher, which you were introduced to in Chapter Welcher follows the same declension as the demonstrative pronoun dieser shown in Table Now it s time to practice what you ve learned about the interrogative pronoun welcher.

Respond to the questions in the following exercise with the correctly declined form of welcher. Der Anzug steht dir gut. Ich suche meine Schuhe. Ich mag dieses Kleid. The Least You Need to Know. You told the sales people what you wanted, and answered their questions. You learned about sizes and colors. Now, your wallet is a little lighter, your suitcase a little heavier, and your stomach feels a little emptier than it did when you set out earlier in the day.

It s too early for dinner, so you decide to stop in one of the stores you ve seen with food in the windows for a snack. What do you feel like? This chapter will help you get the food you want in just the right amount. One way to save money when you re traveling is by buying and making your own lunches and dinners or at the very least, your own snacks. The list of foods and food Page shops in Table You ve familiarized yourself with all the food and pastry shops near your hotel. You re armed with nothing but your appetite and a few Deutsche Mark.

When it s time to go out into the world for whatever it is you need to stock your miniature hotel refrigerator, use the verb gehen and the. Keep in mind that the preposition zu is always followed by the dative case. Page Now practice what you ve learned by writing where you would go to buy the following foods: On wine labels in Germany, you will come across four different categories of grapes used for wines: Here are some terms you should familiarize yourself with if you re a wine lover: If you re a beer drinker, put this book down, go to your local brew pub, and take a sip of a good German beer.

Your taste buds will tell you more about German beer than we Page possibly can in words. Here are a few terms and phrases that might help you in a German Kneipe knay-puh, f. How would you ask someone what they want to. How would you answer someone if you were asked? How would you explain to someone what the people around you are imbibing? Fill in the blanks with the correct form of trinken. It s the Quantity that Counts You ve been invited to an outdoor buffet in the countryside.

The hostess has asked you to bring cheese and meat. There are only going to be a few other people at the gathering, so you figure a pound each of cheese and meat ought to be enough. When you go to der Supermarkt, however, the man behind the counter does not understand how much cheese or meat you want.

In Germany the metric system is used for measuring quantities of food. Liquids are measured in kilograms. Here are a few expressions you may find useful. You have prepared a list of foods you will need to prepare a meal later in the evening for a group of friends. As you approach the outdoor farmer s market where you want to do your shopping, however, you realize that your English list of ingredients will be of little use to you. As you pass by the stands, someone calls out: Someone else calls out: To make yourself understood, you must translate everything on your list into German.

Go to one of the smaller neighborhood stores on a less-frequented side street near your hotel. There will probably be someone there who will be happy to help you with your shopping. Be prepared for the following questions: You might answer them by beginning your sentence with one of the following phrases: An appropriate response would be to give additional items you need or to answer: Ja Danke , das ist alles.

As you take the crowded elevator down from your hotel room to the lobby, your stomach starts to growl. The five or six other people riding in the elevator with you stare politely at the ceiling. You ve been so busy using your brilliant mind to figure out where to go and what to buy that you ve neglected an humbler, but just as important, part of your body: Germany is a country well-known for hearty, satisfying repasts. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to order meals in German, and make specific requests. Where Should We Go?

You ll be happy to know that when hunger strikes, there are many different types of eating establishments available to you. The one you choose depends on the following factors: Try one of these: You may have to call to find out the exact location of the restaurant. If the restaurant is a good one and it s the weekend, you ll need to make a reservation.

The following list contains some phrases you may find useful when dining out: Dining Out It s Saturday night, and you want to try the fare at one of the fanciest restaurants in Berlin. Call up and make a reservation by the window in the nonsmoking section. The person on the other end of the line may ask you this question: Answer him this way: Now you ve arrived at the restaurant and the hostess has seated you in the nonsmoking section by the window, just as you asked. Unfortunately, when your appetizer comes, you have no cutlery with which to eat it. Also, you re thirsty; you need a glass of water.

The terms in the following table should be of use to you when you are in a restaurant. Familiarize yourself with its conjugation in Table Now, tell your waiter what you need using items from Table Remember, the items following the verb will be in the accusative case and must be declined correctly.

How would you ask for a plate? Ich brauche einen Teller. How would you ask for a menu? How would you ask for a glass? How would you ask for a napkin? How would you ask for a pepper mill? If you want a waiter, you can shout Herr Ober heR oh-buhR and there he ll be. Your waiter tonight asks you if you would like to start with something to drink. To tell the waiter that you would like to start with an aperitif, for example, you would say: For example, if you order eggs, you ll want to let the waiter know how you like your eggs cooked.

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Your waiter may ask. The adjectives in Table Practice expressing what you want—the way you want it. It may come in handy when someone else is doing the cooking. Spice It Up If your tongue s idea of heaven is hot chilies and spicy salsa, German food might seem a little bland. Spice things up by asking for seasonings at the local cafe or grocery store.

Are you on the latest. Be prepared to use the following phrases to get things your way. German Pronunciation English Ich bin auf einer Diet. Ich bin ein Vegetarier. Ich kann kein e, -en … essen trinken. Did your medium-rare veal chop arrive well-done? When you want to send something back, you should be prepared to explain to your waiter what the problem is with your food. In Germany, cheese often accompanies Wurst as a part of a well-rounded breakfast. Here are some expressions that will help you order the cheese that is most to your liking. Ist er Is it? How About Some Strudel, Sweetie?

Do you have a sweet tooth? Then your favorite part of the meal is probably the end of it. In Germany, your sweet tooth will be satisfied your other teeth may acquire a few extra cavities, if you re not careful. Cake is normally eaten around four o clock in the afternoon for Kaffee kA-fey , an early afternoon coffee break. If we d listened to our parents and always eaten everything that was on our plates all our lives, we probably wouldn t be able to fit through the door of a restaurant.

It s probably not a bad idea to leave a little food on your plate, particularly when the portions are as large as German portions traditionally are. If you hate waste, ask the waiter to pack what s left on your plate: Split a dish with your dinner mate. Breakfast in Bed One of the pleasures of traveling is that you can indulge in ways you might never have allowed yourself to back home.

After a day of heavy-duty sightseeing and a night of disco, tap, or table dancing, why not fill out one of the request forms for breakfast in bed provided by your sleeping establishment and hang it on your doorknob so that you can lounge around on the terrace in the morning in a soft, terrycloth robe?

Get a taste for what this will feel like when you actually do it by filling out the following sample room service request sheet. To express joy, pleasure, amazement, and wonder when a meal has been exceptional, use the following superlative phrases. Das Essen war ausgezeichnet! Chapter 20 Monkey Business You ve visited tourist attractions, you ve strolled through quiet parks, and you ve bought souvenirs for your friends back home. The meals you ve eaten have been delicious. Now that both your appetite and your curiosity have been satisfied, you want to have a little fun.

It s up to you. Do you feel like going to the movies? Like playing some tennis? Like shooting a little pool? Like hearing some live jazz? Perhaps you want to dress up and find a casino and try your luck at fortune s wheel. After reading this chapter, you ll be ready to try almost anything, to brag about your talents and skills, and to invite someone to join you for a drink, a stroll, or a night on the town. Are You a Sports Fan? Whatever your sport, you will probably be able to participate in it while in Germany if your favorite sports are spectator sports, you re in luck—soccer is the national favorite.

Page In the following sections, you will learn the terms for many sports, where these sports are played, and how to tell someone which games you enjoy. What s Your Game? Even those who claim to detest spectator sports have a game they play or used to play that is close to their hearts. No doubt you can find at least one game you enjoy playing out of those listed in Table For sports that are made up of a noun and a verb Rollschuhlaufen, Wasserski laufen use the following construction:.

Ich laufe gern Wasserski. Where to Play Your Game. Have you ever tried to play a game of basketball on a soccer field? Or a game of tennis in a boxing ring? Can you imagine water-skiing in a swimming pool? If you re stranded in a German-speaking country and you re determined to play your game, you can probably figure out a way to play it anywhere—or you can make life easy on yourself and memorize the expressions in Table Tennis spiele ich auf dem Tennisplatz.

Extending an Invitation If you are traveling alone, or if your co-traveler starts snoring in his or her chair after lunch, you may need to find someone to play your favorite sport with unless you re one of those rare individuals who gets an adrenaline rush from solitaire.

Before you invite someone, you should probably find out if he or she enjoys engaging in whatever. Accepting an Invitation Not only is accepting an invitation a way to show the natives you re friendly—you ll probably end up having a great time if you do!

Whether it s a romantic dinner, a doubles tennis match, or simply a walk in the park, the following phrases will help you gracefully accept any invitation. Ja, das ist eine gute Idee. Wenn du Sie willst wollen. Refusing an Invitation—Making Excuses Of course, if you always say yes to invitations, you probably won t have any time left for yourself. It may be just as important for you to learn how to gracefully refuse an invitation especially to someone s sleeping compartment on a train!

Sooner or later, you ll probably find the following phrases useful. Nein, ich habe keine Lust. Nein, ich habe keine Zeit. Es tut mir Leid. Page Showing Indecision and Indifference Your best buddy asks you if you want to go rollerskating. You haven t rollerskated since you were nine and figure you ll look like a jerk trying, but you re a good sport, so you shrug and let him know it s all the same to you. Try a few of these useful phrases to show your indifference and if you re lucky he ll catch on that you d really rather watch cheese grow mold than rollerskate.

German Pronunciation English Das ist mir egal. Do You Accept or Refuse? If you know how to tell someone which sports you like, chances are you ll be asked to play sooner or later. Now see if you can use what you ve learned in this chapter to accept and refuse invitations. Give the German for the following sentences.

Would you like to play tennis? No, I don t feel like it. Would you like to play basketball? Yes, that s a good idea. Would you like to hike? No, I m tired. Would you like to play soccer? Would you like to fish? No, I don t have the time. Let s Do Something Else There are many reliable ways of having a good time, and new ways are being invented every day.

If sports aren t your thing, you may want to suggest some other kind of activity. To tell someone that you would like to go to the opera, you might say: If you d like to go the movies, you could say: Page The phrases in Table There are many entertaining ways to spend an afternoon. You could go to the local movie theater if it s not too far away , or cozy up to the television with the Fernsehzeitung feRn-zey-tsay-toong, the German TV Guide. In the following sections, you will learn some important entertainment vocabulary. Page At the Movies and on TV If your television has cable, you can put the plate of cookies down and flip through the movie guide to see what s showing.

If your television has a VCR, you may want to rent a movie. The different kinds of movies and shows are listed for you in Table If you re at a hotel and are too lazy to figure out what s on TV, be a pest. Call the reception desk and ask: Was gibt es im Fernsehen? Welche Art von Film gibt es? If you go to a concert in Germany, you ll certainly want to express how you feel about it afterward to one of your friends.

In Germany, as in America, when referring to the cellist, or to the pianist, you can simply refer to the instrument: Page If you found the film or show disappointing, use any of these phrases to show your disapproval: Es ist immer wieder das gleiche. Modifying Verbs Adverbs are used to modify verbs or adjectives.

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In German, almost all adjectives can be used as adverbs. To form the comparative of adverbs, add -er to the adverb: Der Abenteuerfilm ist spannender als die Dokumentation. To form the superlative, add am before the superlative and -sten to the adverb: Der Abenteuerfilm ist am spannendsten. The best way to understand the difference between adverbs and adjectives is to compare sentences using the same word, first as an adjective, and then as an adverb. Boris Becker ist ein guter Tennisspieler.

Ich kann auch gut spielen. Adverbs That Are What They Are Although most adjectives can be used as adverbs, there are many words that can be used only as adverbs. You re not through with adverbs yet. Adverbs can be divided into categories. The most common categories of adverbs are time, manner, and place. So what happens when you have a number of different adverbs in one sentence?

How do you know which adverb to put where? All you have to remember is this: Adverbs of time come first. Then come adverbs of place. If there are two adverbs of the same type in a sentence, the more general adverb precedes the more specific adverb: Now you re ready to use adverbs to describe your stunning abilities. Are you a good cook? How well do you sing?

Can you run for miles, or are you a good sprinter? How well do you dance? Tell how well you perform the following activities by using adverbs. Deutsch sprechen Ich spreche Deutsch langsam. In German, most adverbs also can function as adjectives.

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In this section, you ll be introduced to many useful terms. You ll learn how to express everything from the kind of haircut you want to the kinds of aches and pains you have along with their locations on your body. You ve been eating, buying things, watching TV—having, to put it mildly, a good old time. And then, all of a sudden, the problems start. You ve stained your favorite silk shirt, you have an ingrown toenail, your shoes have worn down so much that you can actually feel the city streets through the soles when you walk!

And that s not all. Yesterday, you sat on your glasses and broke one of the lenses, you ripped the hem of your jacket on a door handle, and you lost your address book. Everything you need is just a few blocks—or perhaps even just a phone call—away. By the end of this chapter, all your problems will be taken care of. My Hair Needs Help, Now! Is your perm coming out? Are your roots showing? Maybe you just want to return to your native land with a new do. Whatever your reasons for wanting to venture into a hair salon, you will need to have the basic vocabulary to get your hair styled just so.

If you want special services such as pedicures, manicures, or facials, you would go to a beauty salon: Ich gehe zum Kosmetiksalon iH gey-huh tsoom. To get what you want, begin your requests to the beauty consultant with the following phrase: To let someone know you d like a haircut, say: Expressing Your Preferences Getting a haircut in a foreign country is truly a brave thing to do because—let s face it—it s hard enough to get the kind of haircut you want when both you and your hairdresser speak the same language. The phrases in Table Or perhaps you can t abide certain smells.

Do you detest the way most hair spray leaves your hair feeling like straw? If you don t like certain hair care products, speak up. Begin your request to the hairdresser with either of the following phrases:. Bitte, benutzen Sie kein -e, -en …. The problem is, how do you get this helping hand to help you? The sections that follow will help you prepare yourself for those situations you are bound to encounter at the dry cleaners, at the laundromat, at the shoemaker, and so on. When you have minor problems—a stain, a broken shoelace, a ripped contact lens—which occur in a universe where chaos seems to dispel what little order there is, you will find the following phrases useful.

Um wieviel Uhr schlieben Sie? Kann ich bitte eine Quittung bekommen? You can t remember anything that happened from the moment you started cha-cha dancing on your table after the third round of drinks, but you begin to make out traces of lipstick, chocolate sauce, and wine on the front of your shirt. Whatever happened, you don t want to remember it now—not in the midst of a migraine headache. Why not take your shirt to the cleaner s, and wash the whole night away?

Das Hemd ist schmutzig. Mir fehlt ein Knopf.

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Ich habe eine Loch in meiner Hose. Da ist ein Flecken. You ve explained the problem. Now you must be clear about what you want done to correct it. At the Laundromat—im Waschsalon If the laundry that has piled up in the corner of your hotel room is made up of basic, run-of-the-mill dirty clothes, you may want to stuff them into a bag and wander the city streets in search of the nearest laundromat.

These phrases will be of use to you in your search: Ich suche einen Waschsalon. Welche Waschmaschine kann ich benutzen? Welcher Trockner ist frei? Wo kann ich Waschpulver kaufen? At the Shoemaker s—beim Schuster Did both heels snap off of your favorite leather boots? Perhaps you simply want to be able to see your smiling face reflected in your polished patent leather dress shoes as you bend down to pick up a lucky pfennig from the sidewalk.

Whatever your reasons for visiting your local shoemaker, the following phrases will help you make your desires clear. I Need These Shoes Your clothes are filthy. You best dress is ripped. Your shoes are a wreck. The heels are worn down and the shoes themselves are encrusted with mud. You have a party to go to later in the evening!

What should you do? You can start by using what you ve learned to translate the following sentences into German. Can you fix these shoes for me? I m looking for a laundromat. Can you dry clean this dress for me? What time do you close? Can you polish my shoes, please? Page At the Optometrist s—beim Optiker Almost everyone with less than perfect vision has had the unfortunate experience of looking for hours for a favorite and only pair of glasses. Finally you plop yourself down on the sofa, frustrated and exhausted, to the muffled but no less ominous sound of breaking glass.

If you happen to sit on your glasses while in Deutschland, these phrases may come in handy: Das Glass das Gestell ist zerbrochen. At the Jeweler s—beim Juwelier. Has your watch stopped? If you want to catch your train and plane on time, you may want to have your watch repaired. Try these phrases when you re at the jewelers: Meine Armbanduhr ist kaputt. Meine Armbanduhr lauft zu schnell langsam. Do you sell batteries? Page Time Flies Your watch is broken and you are due to meet a friend later in the day.

Be specific about the kind of repair you want. Here are some phrases that may come in handy: Ich brauche einen Fotoaparat. Ich brauche eine Videokamera. I Need a New Camera If the sun has been shining for weeks and you re looking gorgeous and the photographs that your wife, husband, friend, or companion have been taking of you just aren t coming out right, you may need a new camera. Walk into the nearest camera shop and tell the photo assistant what you need.

Don t forget to order a few rolls of film. Help, I Lost My Passport! There are a great number of trials and tribulations you may undergo while traveling. Why not familiarize yourself with the vocabulary you will need to handle them before they occur? Here are a few common angst-inducing situations you should be prepared for and the phrases you will need to get through them. Ich brauche einen Dolmetcher. Spricht jemand hier Englisch? Comparison Shopping Just because you re in a foreign country doesn t mean you shouldn t shop around.

Whether it s a. Then go to the competition and ask about their prices. Find out who offers the best deal, and a person would be an idiot not to take it! Adverbs and Adjectives Compared When you are explaining to someone why you bought this here and that there, you will have to know how to use adjectives and adverbs to compare things. Adjectives and adverbs are compared by adding -er in English to form the comparative and by adding -est to form the superlative. It s quite similar in German: Notice that when the comparison of an adjective is used in a sentence, the superlative ending for that adjectives is - e ste.

For adverbs, the superlative ending becomes - e sten. The following list gives you the adjective stark shtARk, or strong in the base, comparative, and superlative form. The following list gives you the adverb stark in the base, comparative, and superlative form. Irregular Comparisons Some adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative and superlative forms.

Yes, you guessed it: You re simply going to have to commit these to memory. Are you tall or short, compared with your father? Do you feel weaker or stronger than you did last month? Use what you ve learned about making comparisons to compare yourself to your family and friends. Now you know from Chapter 21 how to take care of all those little things that go wrong when you re traveling. But what about slightly bigger problems? What happens if you get sick? Unfortunately, it isn t unusual for people traveling to have minor aches, pains, headaches, and upset stomachs.

The time differences, the foreign food and water, the air-conditioned airplane, and hot hotel room on top of trying to adjust to constantly changing conditions can do a number on your body. In this chapter, you ll learn key words and phrases to complain about everything from a headache to a not-so-happy tummy. These phrases can really come in handy if you re travelling in a German-speaking place.

You ll learn all you need to get into the awful details of your symptoms. Where Does It Hurt? The first thing you need to know is how to tell the doctor where, specifically, you re experiencing pain or discomfort. Try some of the words in Table You could point to your head, your throat, and your stomach and contort your face in agony, perhaps grunting or yowling for emphasis.

Or you could learn how to express these things in German. In the following sections, you will learn how to express pains, aches, and illnesses in German. What Seems to be the Problem? When you go to the doctor, the first question will probably be, Was haben Sie vAs hahbuhn zee? Maybe your traveling companion was the one dumb enough to stay up all night drinking round after round of German beer on an empty stomach. To speak about someone else s pains, conjugate the verb haben: Another way of talking about your symptoms is by using the expression weh tun vey tewn —to hurt—which requires an indirect object pronoun.

Before you learn how to use this expression, familiarize yourself with the irregular verb tun toon , to do. Person Singular English Plural English First ich tue iH tew-uh I do wir tun veeR tewn we do Second du tust dew tewst you do ihr tut eeR tewt you do Formal Sie tun zee tewn Sie tun zee tewn Third er, sie, es tut eR, zee, es tewt he, she, it does sie tun zee tewn they do Page The basic formula you will need to create a sentence using the expression weh tun is: Your indirect object pronoun must agree with the subject.

Have you forgotten the indirect object pronouns you learned in Chapter 17? Now s a good time to refresh your memory: Pronouns English mir to me uns to us dir to you euch to you Ihnen to you Ihnen to you ihm, ihr, ihm to him, to her, to it ihnen to them Examples:. More Symptoms You may need to come up with something more specific than a vague ache or pain to give your doctor a shot at curing you. Haben Sie eine Krankenversicherung? After your visit to the doctor, you may want to call your friends and relatives and give them a detailed description of your illness.

Most maladies can be expressed with the verb haben. The basic formula is: They take the verb sein, followed by an adjective. Page Doctor, Doctor On alternate days, you are beleaguered by different illnesses. Use what you ve learned to express your symptoms to a doctor. Among the many questions your nurse or doctor will ask you will be, Seit wann haben Sie diese Krankheit zayt vAn hah-buhn zee dee-zuh kRAnk-hayt?

Wie lange haben Sie diese Beschwerden schon vee lAn-guh hah-buhn zee dee-zuh buh-shveR-duhn shon? Don t forget that the prepositional phrase following the preposition seit requires the dative case. What Are You Doing to Yourself? The sich in front of this verb is known as a reflexive pronoun, because it refers back to the subject. Du kaufst dir ein Medikament. Page Do you see the difference? The second person singular reflexive pronoun it s a mouthful, we know, but there s no other way of putting it in the first sentence appears in the accusative case.

Because in the first sentence, the reflexive pronoun serves as a direct object. The second person singular reflexive pronoun in the second sentence appears in the dative case. In the second sentence it serves as an indirect object. Now, using what you ve learned about reflexive pronouns and about the verb sich fuhlen, you should be able to express how you and others feel: Sometimes it is unclear from the English verb whether the German verb will be reflexive.

For this reason it is best to familiarize yourself with common reflexive verbs in German. Then talk about the things you do before going to bed at night. Remember, when you use the formal second person singular or plural, you must always include Sie as part of the command: Be Bossy You re traveling with a group of friends and you re all getting ready to go out, to go nuts, to paint the town red and blue and green and orange. Practice using reflexive verbs by telling a friend and then two or more friends to do and then not to do the following: For starters, use the conjugated form of the verb.

Page Chapter 23 I Think I Forgot Something In Chapter 22, you learned how to express discomfort and pain, but what happens if the aches and pains you re experiencing are too minor to merit the attention of a doctor? If you have a headache, a sore throat, or a hangover, you ll probably want to try to soothe yourself without the trouble or the expense of a medical examination. Why not visit your local Apotheke ah-poh-tek , or pharmacy?

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Even if you re not someone who packs light when he travels, you are probably going to find that there is something you left at home: In this chapter you ll learn how to purchase products at a German pharmacy, and while you re at it, you ll be introduced to the past tense. Page From Finding Drugs to Finding Toothpaste Whether it s medication you re looking for or a can of hair spray, you want to be sure you re looking in the right place. You can find most of the items in Table Special Needs Did you break your leg skiing?

Do you need a wheelchair? There are many pharmacies in Germany that specialize in medical appliances. Start by asking the pharmacist: Wo kann ich ein -e, -en …bekommen? What items do you need to ensure that you have a well-stocked medicine cabinet? So far, you ve been dealing with all this stuff in the present tense. Imagine now that, after purchasing. You don t realize this until a taxi has driven you halfway home.

What do you do now? You must, of course, go back to the pharmacy and tell the person behind the counter someone new, the person who was there earlier has stepped out for lunch what happened.

To do this you will have to use the past tense, known in German as die Vergangenheit dee feR-gAn-gen-hayt. There are a number of different ways you can speak in the past tense. This chapter focuses on the formation of das Perfekt, the most common way of speaking in the past in German.

You already have a head start on the formation of the perfect tense in German. English and German form the perfect tense in much the same way. The only hitch is, some verbs in German use the verb to be sein as an auxiliary: Ich bin gegangen I have gone. Here s the basic formula for forming the Perfekt: Page The important thing to remember is that once you learn how to form the past participle, you won t have any trouble speaking in the past.

The past participle never changes. Only the auxiliary verbs haben and sein change to agree with the subject. So how is the past participle formed? Many past participles take ge- at the beginning of the verb when you re dealing with verbs with separable prefixes, however, the ge- comes after the separable prefix in the formation of the past participle. All strong verbs have a past participle ending in -en. Do you remember strong verbs from Chapter 9? The main difference between strong and weak verbs is that strong verbs usually have a vowel change in one of their principals parts: English verbs follow this pattern too: Think of strong verbs as verbs so stubborn that they insist on having their own way.

There are patterns of vowel changes that these verbs follow, but it would probably take you longer to memorize these patterns than to memorize the past participle for the strong verbs you use. Our advice to you? In the following list, hat means that the auxiliary verb is haben and ist means that it is sein. Infinitive Third Person Sing.

See if you can get a feel for how it s done: Sie hat ihre Schlaftabletten genommen. Du bist zur Drogerie gegangen. As you can see, to form the Perfekt with strong verbs, all you have to do is conjugate haben correctly and add ge- to the beginning of the strong verb in its altered past-participle form. Page Forming the Past Participle with Weak Verbs The difference between the formation of the Perfekt with strong and weak verbs is that the past participles of weak verbs end in -t. For this reason, when you are forming a past participle, it s important to know whether the verb is weak or strong.

Gegangen is a strong verb. Weak verbs were discussed in Chapter 9. Weak verbs, when conjugated, follow a set pattern of rules and retain the same stem vowel throughout the conjugation. After you ve come up with the past participle you can always just look it up in a book of German verbs , just plug it into this formula: Here are some common weak verbs and their past participles: They add the -t ending to form their past participle, just as weak verbs do, but—like strong verbs—the stem vowel of the infinitive changes in the past tense.

Here is a list of the infinitives and past participles of some common mixed verbs. Page Infinitive Third Person Sing. There are, however, some commonly used verbs that use sein you are already familiar with some of them. These are generally intransitive verbs that almost always express motion or a change of condition. Familiarize yourself with the past participles of the most commonly used of these verbs: Ich bin zur Drogerie gekommen. With verbs that take haben, nicht comes after the direct object.

Nicht always precedes the past participle. Ich bin nicht in die Drogerie gegangen. Ich habe meine Vitamine nicht genommen. Sie hat das Rezept nicht gelesen. Er ist nicht nach Hause gefahren. Did You or Didn t You? Sometimes it seems like there just aren t enough hours in the day! Want to get depressed? When you get home this evening try counting off the things you weren t able to get done, and the stuff you didn t remember to buy.

Explain what you and your friends didn t manage to get done today in the following exercise. Ich habe die Blumen nicht gekauft. It s the same old stuff you learned in Chapter 9. To ask questions in the past tense, you can use intonation. To do this, just speak with a rising inflection. Du hast an die Reise gedacht? Another way of asking questions is by adding the word oder oh-duhR or the phrase nicht wahr niHt vahR to the end of your statements: Du hast an die Reise gedacht, oder?

Du hast an die Reise gedacht, nicht wahr? The most common way of forming questions is by reversing the word order of the subject nouns or pronouns and the conjugated form of the verb this is called inversion: Du bist nach Hause gegangen. Bist du nach Hause gegangen? Answering a Question Negatively in the Past Are you in a disagreeable mood? To answer negatively, use nein nayn at the beginning of the statement, and then follow the auxiliary verb with nicht niHt.

Remember, both questions and answers in the past usually end with the past participle. Page Haben Sie geraucht? Ich habe kein Fleisch gegessen I ate no meat. Ask Questions Why was the party so bad? Why did the plane refuel? Why did your mother say what she said? Why did so and so lose his job? Never mind that it s none of your business. Form negative and affirmative questions in the past out of the following sentences.

Du bist nach Berlin gefahren. Bist du nach Berlin gefahren? Bist du nicht nach Berlin gefahren? Ihr seid zum Friseur gegangen. Sie haben den Hustensaft getrunken. Du hast an die Einkaufstasche gedacht. You re feeling better than you have in a long time. Your headache is gone thanks to the aspirin you purchased in the previous chapter.

Now you re ready to do the one thing you ve been postponing since you arrived at your hotel: Those used to the American phone system will find calling home from Germany a challenge. First, there s the problem of finding a post office where you can purchase a phone card, because most phone booths small gray glass booths every few blocks on city streets no longer accept coins. Then you have to figure out whether to lift the receiver first or whether to insert the phone card first.

You ll probably find yourself needing operator assistance even to make a local call, and calling long distance can be quite an adventure until you get the hang of it. This chapter teaches you how to place a local or international call from a German, Swiss, or Austrian city, and how to deal with wrong numbers and other problems you may encounter when dealing with the phone system. Along the way, you ll also learn about using reflexive verbs in the past tense. Page How the! Do I Use This Thing? Before you even get near a phone booth, be prepared for something new.

Expect the procedure you will use to make local and long-distance calls to be different from the one you re used to. The best case scenario really would be for you to find someone to walk and talk you through the procedure. If you need to make an operator-assisted call, you ll have to learn to identify the type of call you re trying to make.

To be able to understand what she s saying, you ll have to familiarize yourself with the parts ofa German phone and these other helpful words. If you re calling from a hotel, be prepared to pay your phone bill in blood—hotels are infamous for the exorbitant rates they charge for long-distance calls. The more economical thing to do would be to purchase a phone card these can be purchased at a post office. The magnetic strip, similar to the strip on credit cards, will enable you to use phone booths around the city.

In Germany, information for local calls is ; for calls in Europe dial ; for the German operator, dial ; and for the long-distance operator, dial