When I was growing up, one expression that was heard often among students was Der hat einen Vogel im Kopf or Sie hat einen Vogel, which basically means: "He/She is crazy." This is just one of many other common German expressions that have animals in it. See more of these expressions in German Animal Expressions.

The word order in German sentences can be very different from that found in English. For instance, the placing of verbs in a sentence can be tricky at times. Then you have smaller words such as conjunctions that can also change their position. In this short article find out more where  certain conjunctions should be placed.

Do you know the difference between bitten and bieten or sitzen and setzen? These are just some of the verbs in German that have similar pronounciation and therefore get confused by German learners. Find out more about these verbs in this article. 

Have you ever come across the comic strip where a guy finds another fellow shaking all over while holding a  juice container in one hand? When asked why he is shaking, the guy replies, while pointing to the juice container: "It says here to shake before serving." 
That's exactly something Till Eulenspiegel would do! Till Eulenspeigel is the literary German buffoon who always rubs people and understands things the wrong way. Find out more about Till Eulenspiegel.