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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Today your friend in Germany has a special treat for you. He is taking you out on horseback to see some of the country up close! You have absolutely no idea what to expect, but you could not be more excited either!! Your friend hands you a saddle and explains in German, “Saddle up, your horse is running there in that field.” Confused, you just stare at him. He laughs and points into the field and repeats the command in English, rolling his eyes at you. Embarrassed, you saddle up and head out as soon as the sun peeks up over the horizon. Within minutes, your friend quietly exclaims in German, “Be really still! Look, across that field…the deer are running and jumping…and the wolves over there are looking for food!” You strain your eyes trying to make out the images in the silvery sunlight, as if you knew what you were looking for. Again, he looks at you rolling his eyes and repeats what he said in English. Only this time, he adds, “I thought you said you learned German before you came here!” You snap back in German, “How was I supposed to know I was going to need to talk about animals in German?” Rolling his eyes once more and laughing, he replies in language, “This IS a vacation…isn’t it??” Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you how to talk about various wild animals in German. In this German vocabulary video, you will learn German by watching the video, seeing both English and German translations describing the video, and all while listening to the German translations being read aloud by our native German speakers. Visit us at GermanPod101.com where you will find many more great German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Be that as it may, this audio blog is a great place to get Sarah’s personal recommendations of German music. All GermanPod101 advanced audio blogs in season 3 feature authentic, natural German language and rich cultural information dressed in authentic stories taken from a typical German life. They are the ideal podcasts for advanced students who want to improve their grasp of the German language while learning about Germany.

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany working for a major German corporation, therefore, you have to dress formally every day. The only problem is that you are having a hard time finding business suits that are stylish and comfortable in your size. During a lunch break one day, you ask a colleague where she shops for her work clothes. She replies in German, “I don’t have time to shop for clothes, so I do it online.” Surprised, you ask her about online shopping. Your German colleague explains where to go online, how to pay, and how fast it is - even offering, “I can show you some awesome sites during lunch.” This would be great for you, especially considering you don’t have time to do anything these days but work! And maybe you and your colleague could even finally get that shopping date in online, during your lunch break of course! And the best part is, your German boss will never know!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you how to use the plural accusative case, which focus mostly on German feminine nouns. We will also give you information on shopping online in Germany, which includes how to pay and when to expect your items. You’ve got mail! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany vacationing, having a wonderful time. You have met so many new friends and you hate to go home, but have too. Five friends have agreed to ride the bus with you to the German airport to spend just a few more minutes with you before you hop back on a plane. You have all exchanged phone numbers and have vowed to come back to Germany to visit longer next time. As the bus nears the airport, some of your friends have tears in their eyes. The bus pulls up to the German airport and you wait for the bus doors to open. One of your friends says in German, “Push the button.” You find the button, push it, and the doors swing open. You hear one of your friends call behind you, “Don’t forget to call. Have a safe trip home.” As you turn around to reply in German, “See you soon,” the bus doors swing shut and the bus races off. Saddened by the fact that you didn’t say a proper goodbye, you think about it, and it has never been so easy to say goodbye to all of your friends as it just was…considering you didn’t have to thanks to the German bus!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you how to say “goodbye” in German by changing particular German verbs and asking for a phone number or contact number. We will also let you know what to expect when traveling by German bus, including how to pay, how to figure out where you’re going, and how to get on and off that bus! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You learned a lot the last time you agreed to watch your niece…and this time, the joke’s on her. Yes, last time, she thought she was so smart because she knew the German names for so many insects in your garden. But she is only five years old, and you are pretty sure that you have her this time! You have a bug day planned - of gardening again. She loves it, and it is an excellent chance for you to show off your new German insect vocabulary that you have been practicing. As you follow her out into the flower garden, she looks back at you with those big patronizingly sweet eyes and says in German, “Look, what is this bug called?” Oh, she’s fast: she thinks you don’t know this answer. You kneel down next to her, sneer on your face, and reply sweetly in German, “Honey, that is a spider, and it looks like it’s protecting itself from you.” Astonished, she whips her head around to face you and replies with a simple, “Oh.” You point to another bug nearby and explain in German, “And look here, the cicadas are climbing up the tree.” She stares at you in disbelief and replies in German, “I don’t want to look at bugs any more, let’s go work in the garden!” Looks like you beat her at her own game AND get some help with that unruly garden too! Nice job! Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Video Vocabulary lesson is part two of our Insect vocabulary, and it will teach you how to talk about insects in German. In this German vocabulary video, you will learn German by watching the video, seeing both English and German translations describing the video, and all while listening to the German translations being read aloud by our native German speakers. Visit us at GermanPod101.com where you will find many more great German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson teaches you how to use the German form of “which,” as in “Which bus should we take?” We’ll also talk a bit about Turkish food (where “vegetarian” doesn’t always mean what we think it does) and about vegetarianism in Germany.  Visit us at GermanPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

GermanPod101’s advanced audio blogs are intended for advanced learners of German and hence use the German language exclusively, no English. If your level of German is not good enough yet, consult the transcript and the translation in the PDF as you listen, and you’ll be sure to pick up new words and phrases to enrich your knowledge of German! 

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in Germany vacationing and visiting friends. In fact, one of your friends is graduating from the German university and they have invited you to come and watch them walk across the stage. The only problem is that your suitcase was lost in transition and you still haven’t gotten it back, so now you have nothing appropriate for the formal ceremony. It’s time to go shopping in Germany! You find a cute German boutique that carries just your style of dress. As you walk into the boutique, a German sales associate approaches you and asks to assist you. You reply in German, “I am just looking.” The German associate walks off, but returns a moment later with two dresses, replying in German, “These would suit you well.” You hesitate because the dresses are not what you are looking for, but maybe the sales associate was just trying to be nice, so you take them. Finally finding a dress, you search for a dressing room, but while you are in there, she hands you two more dresses to try on! You thought salespeople back home were pushy! Wow.

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you how to use the accusative case by changing the ending on feminine, masculine, and neuter nouns. We will also let you know about shopping and clothing in Germany so you will either be prepared to pack for your German excursion or shop till you drop in Germany! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are in the German airport, ready to go home after an awesome vacation in Germany. You make your way to the German security gate and are surprised that although you do not have to take off your shoes, you do still have to throw away your drink. After making it through the German security in one piece, you have to rush to your gate. You make it there after a few obstacles and when you reach your gate, you are dying of thirst! You ask an attendant in German, “Excuse me. Do you have a water fountain nearby?” The attendant is happy to help you and replies in German, “No sir, we do not have a water fountain, but we do have a food court right down there,” pointing down a hall. “Great,” you mutter in English. After rushing to get to your gate, you definitely don’t want to leave. The German attendant must have heard the comment and replies to you in English, “We also have vending machines right over there.” Slightly embarrassed, you reply “Thank you” in German and rush off to get a drink. Although you don’t want to leave, you would rather be anywhere in the world than in this German airport.

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you to correctly form the German irregular verb meaning “to have.” You will also find out what German airports have and do not have to offer travelers. Are you on board the next available non-stop flight to GermanPod101.com? Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson gives you an overview of important German prepositions, including their use in expressions such as “it seems to me.” And if you do venture onto the Autobahn, we’ll tell you what to expect as far as rest stops, restaurants, and hotels. Visit us at GermanPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You’ve been waiting in line to rent a car for almost a quarter of an hour, when you overhear a conversation in German behind you. “I hate bad drivers! Sometimes I could just kill them!” says one. The speaker’s companion replies, “Kill? You’re exaggerating, aren’t you?” The first speaker says, “I hate people who can’t drive! It seems to me that if you can’t drive, then you should stay off the street!” You gulp nervously. You’ve heard all about German drivers-apparently they drive really fast on that Autobahn! And now it appears they’re really impatient as well. You continue to listen. “The problem is that these people don’t know they can’t drive,” says the one speaker. “Haha, that’s true,” replies the other. “They think they are really great!”  You exit the line, thinking that maybe you’ll just take the bus.

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson gives you an overview of important German prepositions, including their use in expressions such as “it seems to me.” And if you do venture onto the Autobahn, we’ll tell you what to expect as far as rest stops, restaurants, and hotels. Visit us at GermanPod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You have just come back from vacationing in Germany and you are ready to go back already! Your mother is ready for you to do back too with all that laundry you brought to her house when you arrived home. She asks you, “Did you not do ANY laundry while you were on vacation? Do they not have washers and dryers in Germany?” Just to be amusing, and knowing that your mother doesn’t believe in hang-drying clothes, you reply in German, “Mom, where I was staying they had no dryers, and I saw plenty of people that hanged their clothes on a line; I could’ve done that too. On top of that, they don’t believe in Laundromats.” Your mother doesn’t understand one word that you have just said. She approaches you and sternly says, “Do you think speaking that German will get you out of trouble? I hope when you were in Germany, you weren’t airing your dirty laundry.” Didn’t you just say that you didn’t do that? Oh yeah, she didn’t quite catch that, did she?

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson will teach you the past perfect tense of German verbs. How far do you want to go back? In addition, you will learn about washing clothes in Germany, the use of dryers, and the care of fine German garments. Finish that laundry so you can get back to your German lesson! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Visiting a few friends and touring the German University, you will decide before you leave if you want to return to Germany and attend the German University, or return home and attend a college there. At the end of the week, you have finally made your decision. You are going to go home, pack, and return to Germany. Your friends are so excited and tell you everything you need to take care of before your return. One friend states in German, “You will need all of the things you had this time to get through passport control, plus some other things.” You are confused and can’t imagine what else you would need to get through the German passport control. You ask your friend in German, “What else will I need?” As she begins explaining that you will need a special identification card (in addition to everything else) that will be very useful in many ways while in Germany, you have flashbacks to the amount of paperwork you had to go through just to get here THIS time! Thank goodness she warned you! Ugh…let’s just hope you don’t forget anything!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson will give you the knowledge to form the future tense for German verbs, including their placement in German sentences. In addition, we will give you information of what type of German identification you will need while visiting Germany, depending on how long you plan to stay. And do you know what German police officers and cars look like? You will after this lesson! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

GermanPod101’s audioblogs for advanced learners of German are the most fun and effective way to pick up new words and expressions in German and to perfect your knowledge of the German language.

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are working in Germany - you may never get used to the open space around you. Your German office has no cubicles so you have absolutely no privacy. Everyone can see every little thing you do. If a customer is rude over the phone and you let it bother you, everyone will see. If you blow your nose, everyone will see. In fact, the only place you CAN get any privacy is when you are hiding out in the copy room! After lunch, you receive a personal call that has upset you - your mother has gone into the hospital. Attempting to pull yourself together at your desk - prying eyes all around - you decide need some privacy. You head to the copier room, the one place that you can have a moment to catch your breath. You let a few tears fall, but not for long. One of your German co-workers steps in, somewhat embarrassed when they realize something is wrong. He awkwardly explains in German, “I…uh…just need to make some copies….” You find yourself apologizing in German, “I’m sorry. There was nowhere else to go. I couldn’t handle any more phone calls or people staring at me.” Your German co-worker uncomfortably nods while backing out slowly. So much for privacy.

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you several ways to form German plurals. In addition, do you know what the differences are between a German office and an American one? We do and we will share it with you! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Vacationing in Germany for the very first time, you are having a blast! You have met so many people and have enjoyed the German culture to its fullest. The German studies you had before you came to Germany have really helped too. In fact, you have not had any problems conversing with the wonderful German people. You and a few friends decide to go shopping one afternoon in an upscale German shopping center and everything seems way too fancy for you. You have tried on several dresses and nothing seems to suit you or your personality. The very stylish German associate comments on the dress, saying in German, “That looks very good on you. If you add a scarf, it will be perfect.” You blush and reply back in German, “I wish! All of you German ladies could pull this off way better than I could.” The German sales associate just walks away without saying anything else. One of your friends approaches you, laughing hysterically, and asks in German, “Maybe you should have just said ‘thank you’ instead of fishing for more compliments?” Looks like you’ll have to use your own judgment on this one!!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you the last two forms of the German verb ‘to be.’ It will also give you insight to German compliments, such as why you won’t get so many in Germany. Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Today, your daughter is going on a field trip to the zoo in Germany. When she left this morning, she was so excited! She has been to zoos back home, but you haven’t had the time since you moved to Germany. You can’t wait to hear how things went! However, as she walks through the door, you instantly know something is wrong. Attempting to comfort her, you ask why she’s so sad. She bursts into tears and replies, “The kids at school called me a baby because I don’t know the words for tigers and lions in German!” Oh! Kids can be so cruel! And knowing that not just any German lesson will keep the attention of a five year old, you have to think of something clever… You turn on the computer, pull up the GermanPod101.com video lessons, and within minutes, your daughter is repeating the German words for her favorite big cats! A little curiosity and some clever German lessons, and even a child will be purring like a kitten! Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Video lesson will teach you the German vocabulary you need to talk about big cats, not the kind in your house, we mean the REALLY big cats! In this German vocabulary video, you will learn by watching the video, seeing both English and German translations describing the video, and all while listening to the German translations being read aloud by our native German speakers. Visit us at GermanPod101.com where you will find many more great German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you how to form abbreviations in German. We will also teach you how to understand some common abbreviations you may find in German classified ads. Finally, are you looking for a home in Germany? Then you absolutely cannot afford to miss our discussion on common fees associated with apartments and homes in Germany! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are working your tail off on a work-study program in Germany. School is fun and you are learning a lot at the German university, but when you go to work, you are on the telephone for long periods of time and people really don’t like being disturbed during dinnertime. Going to work seems to start off okay most days, but then it becomes frustrating. You make the first few calls, and if you are lucky, people won’t hang up on you. Then, some people get irate with you, wondering why you are interrupting dinner. And to top it off, today you had five automated messages in a row, which just makes more paperwork for you to do. You finally get a live person on your sixth try and say in German, “Hello. I wanted to speak with the man of the house.” The voice on the other end replies in German, “My dad has been gone for three hours. Call back later.” You tell the child thank you, hang up, and become frustrated. You are never going to make commission if you can’t speak to anyone! The next three calls don’t work any better. You slam the phone down in the cradle as another German phone representative walks up to you and replies in German, “Has this been a rough day?” You start telling him everything that is wrong, venting in German, “I didn’t know this was the German telephone job from hell!” Laughing, he explains in German, “Because you are new, they have given you an old German directory with outdated numbers. Just have to hang in there until someone new starts and then you will be given an updated version.” Now it all makes sense…but it doesn’t change your opinion about the job.

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you the German preterite past tense of verbs and when to use them, opposed to the perfect past tense. We will also cover the three automated messages that you are likely to run into when dialing German numbers. Leave a message after the beep! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!