While Germany is being hit by heat wave after heat wave, Sarah is hoping for a long summer, with plenty of room for activities such as lying on the beach, bathing in the sea, playing outdoor sports, having a barbecue, or sitting in the famous German Biergärten (beer gardens)! Do you agree or do you wish that German summer was over already? Or maybe just a little less hot? Hear what words Sarah addresses to the summer and add your own.
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In the past few weeks, every German restaurant served one thing - asparagus. However, we’re not talking the asparagus you may know here. It’s white asparagus (Spargel) that is being celebrated. Find out about this delicious German vegetable from none other than GermanPod101’s Sarah, who is bringing you yet another fun, informative audioblog in German. If you’re an advanced student, just listen straight to the text and see how much you can understand. The German vocabulary section will be of great value to you. If you’re not yet advanced though, you may want to get the PDF first and read the English translation while listening to the German. Whichever way you do it, be sure to enjoy some German asparagus for lunch some time this week, before it goes out of season!
German is full of well-known references to soccer: “Der Ball ist rund”, “Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel” and “Das Spiel dauert 90 Minuten”, to name a few. Right now especially, Germany is in the throes of soccer fanaticism. Why? Because of the World Cup of course! You practically can’t get around talking soccer these days. So, learn some useful vocabulary and expressions with Sarah today. When you next watch a match with your German friends, you can impress them by commenting on it in German!
Germany has a wealth of fairy tales and legends that used to be passed on from generation to generation throughout its long history. The Brothers Grimm collected many of these stories and published them, and Walt Disney turned some into movies, but how many do you really know? I bet there are some among the most popular German fairy tales that you never heard of simply because you don’t live here. If your goal is to eventually be mistaken for a native speaker, or even just to work with German kids, you should start your education on those now! But even if your goals are completely different, GermanPod101’s audioblogs provide valuable vocabulary and structures for advanced learners.
Cinemas in Germany seem to be full of (dubbed) American movies! However, there is such a thing as a German movie industry, and it is actually quite large and successful. Use the chance to improve your German by doing something enjoyable - watch German movies! Sarah can tell you which recent movies she would recommend, and which old German movies are fun to watch as well. So, what are you waiting for?
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