Jakob Straub

Jakob is a freelance writer in Barcelona, Spain, and his favorite books have pages all empty. As an expert storyteller, he publishes creative fiction in English and German and helps other authors shape their manuscripts into compelling stories. Thanks to an expertise in a wide range of topics such as writing, literature and productivity to marketing, travel, and technology, he produces engaging content for his clients. Apart from the escape that books offer, Jakob enjoys traveling digital nomad style and stays active with climbing and hiking. Find out more about him on his website or on Goodreads.

Latest posts by Jakob Straub

two friends talking together in romansh language

Apr 14, 2021

The Romansh language: Switzerland’s fourth language

Switzerland has four national languages: Swiss German, French, Italian – and Romansh. Since less than 0.5% of the Swiss population...

man learning Learn to conjugate the German verb ‘dürfen’

Apr 06, 2021

How to conjugate the German verb ‘dürfen’

In German, you can use the verb ‘dürfen’ to give or deny permission to do something. Its equivalent in English...

woman reading to advance her German vocabulary

Apr 06, 2021

Useful advanced German vocabulary to sound like a native

You’ve mastered basic German vocabulary and now you want to move on to more advanced German words to sound more...

woman googling How to conjugate the German verb ‘sollen’

Mar 30, 2021

How to conjugate the German verb ‘sollen’

The German language has six modal verbs and the equivalent of the English ‘should’ or ‘shall’ is “sollen”. You can...

german student learning German adjectives from a long list

Mar 26, 2021

100 useful German adjectives and their opposites

Knowing adjectives in German will help you describe things and have richer conversations in the language. Learning German adjectives as...

How to use and conjugate modal verbs in German

Mar 23, 2021

How to use and conjugate modal verbs in German

Modal verbs are their own class of verbs based on their grammatical properties: a modal verb indicates modality. We use...

Three girlfriends talking about how to flirt in German

Mar 10, 2021

How to spend the summer holiday in Germany

Germans might be known for spending their vacation days outside the country, preferably on some beach. And yet there are...

man learning the top 100 german words

Mar 09, 2021

The 100 most used German words you need to know

Learning German, it’s useful to quickly add vocabulary to your language skills so you express yourself and communicate. But if...

freelancer in Germany checking out The best banks for freelancers in Germany

Mar 07, 2021

The best banks for freelancers in Germany

Freelancers tend to work flexible hours and liberally mix their business and leisure time. All too often, the same goes...

woman googling How to do your taxes as a freelancer in Germany

Mar 04, 2021

How to do your taxes as a freelancer in Germany

Only three things in life are certain: death, taxes and German bureaucracy. Germany’s pride and joy is their bureaucracy, and...

female freelancer who is smiling as she has secured new clients

Mar 03, 2021

How to get clients as a freelance writer in Germany

Jakob contributes to the Lingoda blog as a freelance writer. He also writes for an ever changing list of other...

woman googling machine language learning on her laptop

Feb 23, 2021

Machine language learning: what is Natural Language Processing?

Natural Language Processing is how machines understand human language. As a branch of Artificial Intelligence, the field of Natural Language...