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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are supposed to meet up with some friends in Germany at a local German café but you hurt your ankle earlier in the week and cannot walk to it. You decide to take a taxi, considering it can pick you up right in front of your German hotel. The German hotel bellhop calls a taxi for you. You hop in the back of the taxi, but the German taxi driver tells you in German, “Come sit up front.” You get out of the back and sit up front. You are feeling a little awkward as this is not where you would sit back home…and you don’t really see the difference because there is no safety glass between the back and the front. But things are only about to get more uncomfortable…your German taxi driver is hollering at the cars that are holding up the traffic - well, it kind of reminds you of your own city. The German taxi driver begins to weave through the traffic at great speeds as he hollers for the other cars to move. Becoming somewhat worried, you tell the taxi driver in German, “Slow down. I’m not in any hurry.” The German taxi driver still barrels through traffic as you hold on to the dashboard. He pulls over in front of the German café, you hand him your money not expecting any change, and stumble out of the cab…just happy to be alive.

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson will teach you how to use the German imperative form, or in other words, give German commands. You will also learn about German taxis and what to expect if you hop into one. Will you get a good deal? Find out and then 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 to Speak German Fluently with This Lesson!

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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are finally in Germany and you are so excited! You have come here on company business, but know after spending only four days in the beautiful German mountainous-area, that you will definitely come back. Because you have been on your best behavior, and you don’t want to embarrass your company, you have spoken very formally with every person you have come in contact with. On one particular night, you and a business colleague take a German partner out to dinner. The business you needed to conduct was taken care of back at the office, but you still address the German partner as ‘Frau Löwen,’ and are speaking formally. After you have ordered, the partner says in German, “Please, just call me by my first name. We are done with our business, let’s have a good evening and cut the formalities.” Because you have switched to informal German conversation and the night has gone so well, at the end of the evening, your new friend responds that she must leave, but because you do not want to go home yet, you reply in German, “Please stay. The night is young and tomorrow we don’t go to the office.” The German partner seems okay with this and you carry on your conversation for another hour before calling it a night.

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 switch from formal German conversation to informal German conversation. We will also give you two more regular German verbs so you may add on to your German conversation. And if you haven’t been to Germany yet, we’ll give you some great excuses to go! 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 to Speak German Fluently with This Lesson!


Cold, snow, scraping ice off the windshields, going ice-skating or skiing…. each of us has their own winter memories. Today, Sarah will share her own. This is an excellent opportunity to learn all kinds of German vocabulary related to the winter or to winter sports. GermanPod101 brings you interesting, personal texts in authentic German - the perfect thing for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of German.


Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You awake sleepily in your hotel room after what was an exhausting drive through the German countryside. As you slowly regain consciousness, you hear a low growl emanating from somewhere around you. What is that…there it is again! It’s your stomach! You have to get some food, and now! Today begins your first official day of adventure in Germany, and a chance to actually put all your German lessons to work! So what better way to start than with finding breakfast! You call the front desk and ask in German, “Do you know if anyone is still serving breakfast?” The clerk replies in German, “No, I’m so sorry. We don’t serve breakfast, but you can find a bakery down the street.” Disappointed, you reply in German, “Oh, okay, thank you.” You decide to pack up and start your day of German sightseeing and you will find something to eat on the way. On the way out the door, you see a sign in the hotel lobby. You ask the clerk in German, “Can you please translate this for me?” He answers in German, “Sure! It says, ‘For the best German food in town, come see us!’” Sounds good! You ask the hotel clerk in German, “I’m sorry, just one more favor to ask. Can you please write down directions to this place for me?” Happy to help, he scribbles down a note and you are on your way! Let the German adventure begin!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! In the last German Beginner lesson of the season, we will introduce you to some helpful German phrases that will help you expand your German while you are traveling. We will also tell you what you will find in a normal German breakfast. 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! Today is going to be an exciting day for you in Germany - but at this point, you still have no idea just how exciting it is going to be! Today is the day your furniture gets delivered to your new apartment in Germany and you get to move in! As the movers begin unloading the truck, one asks you in German, “I assume you want the bed in the bedroom, but where would you like me to put your closet?” You answer in German, “Oh, please put that in the bedroom on the right side of the room, too.” But as you go to follow him up the stairs, a man stops you, introducing himself in German, “Hello, you must be the new tenant on the third floor. I live on the first floor. Nice to meet you.” You shake hands and explain in German, “Oh it’s great to meet you too! I haven’t met many people since I have been in Germany.” Taking advantage of the opportunity, he offers in German, “After you get settled in your new apartment, I can take you to some places in town where you can meet lots of new German friends if you are interested! We can make it your house-warming party!” Excitedly, you accept his offer in German, “Thank you! If I can get everything moved into my apartment - and in one piece - I will definitely take you up on that!” You are really going to like living in Germany!

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Intermediate lesson will teach you some common German prepositions of location. We will also talk about how to discuss position in German. And we will wrap it up by telling you where you might be able to meet some fantastic German people to practice your German speaking skills with! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!