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Hello, I'm Jens. I'm an Oxford-educated German tutor with over 25 years of teaching experience and the founder and director of Olesen Tuition. Originally from a town near Cologne in Germany, I founded my company in 2015 with the aim of offering high-quality German lessons. Over the years, my language school has grown quite considerably. We currently have nine excellent German tutors who are teaching alongside me. I regularly blog about the German language, providing answers to questions my students have raised over the years, and I share my firsthand tips on how to learn German more effectively. I look forward to reading your comments!
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Sep 30, 2026 ∙ 16 min
When Should You Learn the German Cases?
You have started learning German. You can introduce yourself, order a coffee and talk a little about your work. Then you encounter a sentence such as: Ich fahre mit dem Zug. — I am travelling by train. You thought it was der Zug. Why is it suddenly dem Zug? A little later, you see: Ich nehme den Zug. — I am taking the train. Now it is den. You look up German cases and find a table full of der, den, dem, des, die and das. Perhaps you wonder whether you should learn the whole table...
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Sep 21, 2026 ∙ 13 min
Do I Really Need to Learn der, die and das? A Guide to German Articles
Will Germans understand you if you use the wrong article? Often, yes—but learning der, die and das makes much more than your articles easier. Here is how to build this essential habit without letting mistakes stop you speaking.
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Sep 14, 2026 ∙ 14 min
I Understand German but Can't Speak It: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
You understand your German teacher. You can follow a simple conversation. You read German reasonably well. You recognise plenty of vocabulary. Perhaps you can even complete grammar exercises with very few mistakes. Then somebody asks you a simple question in German. And your mind goes blank. You know that you know the words. You have seen them dozens of times. You may even understand exactly what the other person has said. But when it is your turn to respond, nothing comes out. Or the...
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