Day planners in other languages
January 4, 2020 10:21 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for day planners/agendas in other languages, specifically French and German. Ideally the books would be printed physical books (not downloads). Bonus points if there is a good amount of content in the language beyond the days of the week -- inspirational quotes, instructions for goal setting, etc. And I would be over the moon to find some that were fully tricked out with stickers, inserts, along the line of the Happy Planner series.
I'm having a difficult time finding such books online -- I can't tell whether it is because I don't have the right vocabulary to describe them in French/German, or because it's mostly English speakers who want to buy this sort of item. Mostly what I am finding are very simple calendars. Any assistance would be appreciated! Thank you!
I'm having a difficult time finding such books online -- I can't tell whether it is because I don't have the right vocabulary to describe them in French/German, or because it's mostly English speakers who want to buy this sort of item. Mostly what I am finding are very simple calendars. Any assistance would be appreciated! Thank you!
Best answer: The term you want in French is "agenda." I did a search on amazon.fr to see what was out there, it looks like these are along the lines of what you're looking for:
Joyeux journal - Agenda 2020
Agenda des Paresseuses - 2019 - 2020
Agenda Chattitudes 2020
If you don't live in Europe, shipping might be expensive. I bought an agenda from the French National Museums while I was an exchange student, but when I came home and found out shipping to North America was something like 30 Euro (on a 10 Euro item....) I gave up on them.
posted by invokeuse at 11:55 AM on January 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
Joyeux journal - Agenda 2020
Agenda des Paresseuses - 2019 - 2020
Agenda Chattitudes 2020
If you don't live in Europe, shipping might be expensive. I bought an agenda from the French National Museums while I was an exchange student, but when I came home and found out shipping to North America was something like 30 Euro (on a 10 Euro item....) I gave up on them.
posted by invokeuse at 11:55 AM on January 4, 2020 [1 favorite]
Leuchtturm makes nice planners in German (and English), but they're basic in terms of language.
posted by pinochiette at 1:31 PM on January 4, 2020
posted by pinochiette at 1:31 PM on January 4, 2020
Just a quick answer: This is where I would go, locally, in German: https://www.orellfuessli.ch/suche?filterPATHROOT=&sq=agenda
posted by labberdasher at 1:40 PM on January 4, 2020
posted by labberdasher at 1:40 PM on January 4, 2020
You can search for "agenda" on Archambault or Renaud-Bray and at least be ordering in North America. Renaud-Bray has this one.
posted by zadcat at 7:27 PM on January 4, 2020
posted by zadcat at 7:27 PM on January 4, 2020
Best answer: There are various names for this in German: I think Taschenkalender, Terminplaner and Buchkalender are the most common. The corresponding sections of the websites for the two major chain bookstores (Mayersche and Thalia) have a variety of options, from the minimal Moleskine and Leuchtturm planners to more elaborate designs. You'll see a lot of planners from Groh, Heye and Grafik Werkstatt, which have got at least some of what you want in terms of inspirational quotes and such -- the "Premium" planners from Grafik Werkstatt have stickers and extra pages for various lists.
Bullet journaling is also huge here at the moment, so searching for 'bullet journal deutsch' or 'bullet diary deutsch' could also bring up the sort of thing you are looking for -- I have seen a lot of pre-printed notebooks with stickers and quotes for starting a bullet journal that remind me of the Happy Planner aesthetic.
posted by jeudi at 5:23 AM on January 5, 2020
Bullet journaling is also huge here at the moment, so searching for 'bullet journal deutsch' or 'bullet diary deutsch' could also bring up the sort of thing you are looking for -- I have seen a lot of pre-printed notebooks with stickers and quotes for starting a bullet journal that remind me of the Happy Planner aesthetic.
posted by jeudi at 5:23 AM on January 5, 2020
Best answer: i have the english version of Klarheit and think the original German version might be suitable for your needs. undated so flexible, with a very useful coaching structure, monthly checkins and quotes included. similar in format to Leuchtturm books so lovely to touch.
as it’s undated i have washi taped in year and monthly calendars. i also do checkins based on the moon cycle rather than by calendar month, but the checkin structure is flexible enough to accommodate that.
the only other downside is no stickers, but maybe that is an upside because you get to go sticker shopping.
posted by pipstar at 4:15 PM on January 5, 2020
as it’s undated i have washi taped in year and monthly calendars. i also do checkins based on the moon cycle rather than by calendar month, but the checkin structure is flexible enough to accommodate that.
the only other downside is no stickers, but maybe that is an upside because you get to go sticker shopping.
posted by pipstar at 4:15 PM on January 5, 2020
Response by poster: Thank you all so much! I am particularly grateful for the links to independent German bookstores -- I found so much I wanted on those sites beyond the agendas! For anyone who may happen upon this ask in the future: I ended up ordering an agenda from Mr Wonderful through Amazon.fr, which had exactly the sort of upbeat, activity and sticker- heavy pages I was looking for. Although the link goes to the Spanish site, the company makes agendas in English, Italian, French, and Spanish, all chock full of little idioms and sayings.
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