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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! After the amazing day you spent in the park with your friends, you learned so many great German words for common animals that you decided to take your German to the next level. In an attempt to impress your friends this time though, you have been studying German vocabulary for farm animals. What your friends don’t know is definitely going to surprise them! As you arrive at the most magnificent farm in Germany that you have ever set eyes on, you see the cutest little piglets! Mustering all of your nerve, you matter-of-factly announce to your friends in German, “Look at those adorable piglets!” Everyone stops dead in their tracks and stares at you. As you move across the open pastureland, you see some goats and announce again in German to the suddenly silent group of friends around you, “Awww, look at those goats playing!” Finally, someone breaks the uncomfortable silence and asks in German, “Where did you learn to talk about farm animals in German? We were all prepared to teach you some new farm vocabulary today!” You reply proudly in German, “Looks like I beat you to the punch this time…or GermanPod101.com did anyway!” Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Video Vocabulary lesson will teach you the German vocabulary you need to talk about those adorable (and not-so-adorable) animals you see on the farm in Germany! 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!
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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Well, you made it to Munich after that painfully long night of driving and up ahead in the distance, you see a hotel. Your friend pulls into the hotel and you decide that he will do the talking since he speaks better German. As you approach the German hotel clerk, your friend tells him in German, “Good evening! We need a double room, please.” The clerk, looking annoyed at the interruption, asks in German, “What is your reservation number?” Getting annoyed himself after the long drive and the rudeness of the German clerk, your friend replies in German, “We don’t have a reservation. We have been driving all night and did not know if we could make it in time. Do you not have a free room?” The clerk, still acting rude, answers in German, “Yes, lucky for you (though you are beginning to think maybe not), we are not out of rooms yet. Here is your key, find it yourself.” Trying very hard to hold back because you both are exhausted and need a hot meal, your friend replies in German, “Thank you, we definitely will not need the room more than one night.”
Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Beginner lesson will teach you how to say “no” in German. You will also learn to express annoyance and book a hotel room in German. Finally, we will talk about the use of English 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!
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Do you want to lose weight in the new year? Who doesn’t. Do you also want to study more German? Great. How’bout you make a new year’s resolution to go jogging every day and to listen to a GermanPod101 lesson every time you go? Then you can achieve both with minimal effort. Today, Sarah is telling us about the tradition of making new year’s resolutions and about what her own new year’s resolutions are. Here’s a secret: just listening to this audio blog will already bring you closer to your goal of studying more German in the new year. So, what are you waiting for? As usual, transcript and translation can be found in the lesson’s PDF. Learn German with GermanPod101!
Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are at your new job in Germany and finally lunchtime has come. You are ready for a break from learning all of the new skills that you will need each day to do your job well. As you sit down to enjoy your lunch, three other co-workers join you at your table. At first, you are intimidated because you are still quite new at speaking German, but after a few moments, you realize that you are glad for the company. One co-worker replies in German, “So I see you have survived the first part of the day with our boss.” You smile and reply back in German, “Yes, but I’m glad lunch has finally arrived to save me from the next task.” As the conversation continues, a pretty lady walks across the room catches your eye. One of the co-workers that joined you replies in German, “I see that the boss’s daughter has caught your attention. Keep dreaming - dating her is seriously frowned upon by our boss.” You blush slightly and continue eating. As lunch ends and you start the long walk back to the office, you run into the young lady whom is the boss’s daughter. You begin to speak to her in German, but it is short-lived because you arrive at the office a short time later. As get back to work, one of the co-workers from lunch approaches your desk and replies in German, “I see you risked making the boss mad by speaking to his daughter.” You do not see the harm in speaking to the German boss’s daughter; after all, you can’t stand to see a wasted opportunity! Maybe working for this German company will not be so bad.
Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you German past participles and how to use them correctly. It will also cover what you should expect during a German lunch. Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are finally on that well-deserved trip to Germany. As you are boarding the plane, you bump into someone because the plane is so crowded. You reply in German, “I’m sorry!” As you get closer to the rear of the plane, you squeeze past two women that are having trouble with their bags as one of them drops theirs. You mumble in German, “I’m sorry,” and keep walking. Finally, you arrive at your seat. You are sitting next to what seems to be a friendly guy, so you decide to strike up a conversation, but before you can, the stewardess asks what you would like to drink. You order coffee and once again turn to the man, but as clumsy as you have been today, you drop your coffee onto the floor between you and it splashes onto you, the kind man, and everything both of you are holding! Turning red, you quickly say in German, “I’m so sorry!” The man is as friendly as he looks and replies in German, “It’s okay. It will all wash out.” You instantly feel better about the situation, frantically trying to clean up the mess, as you go ahead and introduce yourself. He does the same and you think to yourself, “This just might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship…even if you HAVE spent a long day apologizing!” Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson will teach you the correct usage of the German verb sein. We will also talk about when to apologize and how to apologize in German. Finally, we will tell you how to accept an apology in German in case you happen to be on the other end of the wrong-doing. Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
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