Hello matthpau!

A very good question, Thank you!
Please let me explain.

“United States of America” (USA) is being translated as “Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika” in German. So, the reason for using “den” instead of “dem” is not “case-specific” but refers to the plural form of the noun “state” = “states” (”Staaten” in German”.
If you use “dem” instead of “den” in this case, you would refer to the USA as a single state e.g. United State of America

Rilana / GermanPod101.com

Hello Walter!
Thank you very much for your question.
Yes, you can also use the phrase “Wo ist dein Zuhause?”.
But let me briefly explain the difference.

“Wo sind Sie zuhause?” is the formal way (Sie) of addressing someone, for example a person you are meeting the first time or a person you are not on first-name basis with (e.g. among business partners).
It is close to the English “Where are you from?”. However, in contrast to “Where are you from?” (”Wo kommen Sie her?”) you are asking the person more specifically where he or she actually lives without asking directly for their address.
To give you an idea. If you are taking the train home after a business meeting together with your business partners and you would like to know where they change trains or get off the train, you could use this phrase.

“Wo ist dein Zuhause?” is the informal way (du) of addressing someone in the same way. It is close to “Where do you live?” or “What is your address?”
Just as an example, if you are a student at college and are invited to a party you could use this informal way of asking someone where he or she lives.

Anyway, don’t worry too much about the difference.
Try to use both if you have a chance!

Rilana / GermanPod101.com

Ja. Mit das Englisch dahin, verstehe ich. Deshalb war ein neu Wort fürmich, aber mein Wörterbuch sagt dass es “therefore” oder “that’s why” ist. In diese Antwort denke ich es “that’s why” ist.
So, Ich verstehe nur mit ein Wörterbuch, aber das ist normal wann ich “email ” nach Deutchland schreiben!

Hertzlichen Dank

Richard

die Wiederholungsaufnahmen (review recordings) sind neu, und das technische Team hat sie noch nicht für alle erstellt (created). Deshalb gibt es Wiederholungsaufnahmen nur für die neuesten (newest) Lektionen und für die ältesten (oldest).

Verstehst du?

Judith

I apologize for adding a comment to an old lesson, but this seemed to be the perfect spot to ask about “this” and “that” in German. In this lesson Michaela introduces her husband, saying “John, das ist mein Mann, Heinz.” Of course, the translation for das was “this”. I thought “das” translates as “that” while dieser/diese/dieses translates as “this”. So what is the difference in usage.

Viele Dank!

I find the talk of German cultural to be rewarding. I like how it’s tied to the German people. This information will come in handy if I wind up living in Germany, which I would like.

Keep up the nice work!

It was really a great explanation about why you have to take philosophy or religious studies classes. Very interesting !