German is the modern major member of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language. Spoken in three separate nations and used widely around the world for its philosophy, literature,and science, German remains an important language.
Dictionaries
The German Proverb Dictionary - A collection of German proverbs with English equivalents, literal translations, and notes.
Tips and Tricks
Du and Sie explains when and how to use these two pronouns for "you", a distinction that is more complicated than the average travel guide or textbooks makes it seem.
Fun with German
The Awful German Language - Mark Twain's lucid and ludicrous commentary on the language, where he comments about preferring to decline two beers than one adjective.
The Horrors of the German Language - Mark Twain's speech to the Vienna Press Club, delivered in German and presented here in an English translation.