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This week we present another well known German song to you. Well, at least in Germany it is well known. The title, which can be translated as “I have never been to New York”, might not apply to some of our US listeners, but don’t let yourself be fooled. You can still pick up a lot of new things from this lesson. The topic of our cultural tidbit will be the image of the USA in Germany.
Like always, You can find an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead.
You arrived in Germany and step off the plane. Suddenly, a mean-looking tall German guy in uniform says “Ihren Pass bitte!”. What do you do? Learn how to master this situation in today’s German lesson for beginners, which will provide you with lots of useful German vocabulary and phrases.
Would you recognize the German national anthem? Do you think it starts with “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles”? Think again. Or just listen to this lesson, which will teach you all you need to know about the German national anthem just in time for the German national holiday, October 3rd. Don’t miss this!
The well-known German song “Dschinghis Khan” by the group Dschinghis Khan is a bit silly, but it lends itself well to drinking, and you may even find it in Karaoke bars outside of Germany. So join us for a fun German lesson that will teach you a lot of useful colloquial German vocabulary. We will also summarize the ways of forming the plural in German and we’ll learn some fun facts about Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great), possibly the most popular German / Prussian king.
Listen to an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead.
Peter Schilling’s song “Major Tom” is one of the most popular German songs of the Neue Deutsche Welle movement in Germany. It has even been translated to English and you may have heard it before - if so, you will definitely recognize the chorus, which has a very nice memorable melody. Discover Peter Schilling’s take on the tale of Major Tom, learn a lot of German words related to space (and not just those), understand Germany’s historic contribution to space research, perfect your knowledge of German participles… GermanPod101 helps you improve your German in a fun and interesting way!
Listen to an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com. Americans can also buy a legal mp3 of the full song right there; international visitors will have to go to 7digital instead.
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Grammar: Correspondence of tenses | Function: providing background information | Topic: America, Germany, longing | Politeness Level: formal
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