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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are at a friend’s house in Germany after enjoying coffee and German cake with another friend. You learned the correct name for one of Germany’s most popular cakes and it was delicious all the while. In fact, it was so delicious, you cannot stop thinking about the next time you can grab a piece. In the middle of your thoughts, your friend’s little boy asks you to tell him a bedtime story in German. Hesitantly, you begin a story in German with, “Once upon a time, in the black forests of Germany, there were three bears that made Black Forest cherry cake.” The story you tell is all about the cake you are craving and Germany’s black forests. You would think that the black forests would be scary, but in your story, they are sweet! Instead of putting the little boy to sleep, he is now hungry and wanting to visit the black forests. Wouldn’t it be great if Germany’s black forests were really filled with goodies?

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German lesson will teach you another irregular German verb. On top of that, we will talk about cake! Did you know that German chocolate cake is really not German? Also, the Black Forest Cherry Cake is among the most popular cakes in German from the Black Forest Region. We even include a few recipes for some German cakes if you would like to get a taste before you travel to 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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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Well, now you’ve done it! You thought you were so clever! You managed to get great tickets to the German soccer game yesterday, and you KNEW your assistant had been looking forward to that game for weeks! But you didn’t care, you made him miss the game so you could go. And now you are surprised that he didn’t get the work done?! HA! You are running out of time before that big meeting in Berlin with your investors, the stress is building…and the phone won’t stop ringing!!! You pick it up and anxiously bark into the phone in German, “Hello, I must hurry!” On the other end, your friend apologizes in German, “Hello, I must apologize. I didn’t realize you were so busy. You must come with us to the delta this evening!” Didn’t she hear me?! You snap back in German, “I must let you go, I cannot go with you tonight as much as I would like to. I must have these report finished shortly for a meeting I must attend!” Sensing your anxiety, your friend replies In German, “Okay, I will let you go…but you MUST take a vacation! You are too stressed!”

Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Beginner lesson will teach you how to express anxiety in German. We will also talk about the German modal verb meaning “must.” Finally, we will talk about how to use the phone 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!


In today’s lesson Michaela’s neighbor insists on picking up his dog. Is Michaela going to hand the poor dog over just like that? Or does she still have a card up her sleeve? We will see. We are also going to cover neighborhood disputes, living in German cities, the postal service and a lot more. And today’s grammar point is the German word “müssen”. It is a German modal verb meaning “must”. We already covered “wollen” and “können”. So I am sure this one is going to be easy for you.

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When visiting German-speaking friends, you may find yourself left out in conversations if you don’t have one vital skill: to engage in extended small talk. Not just the typical “How are you?” or introducing yourself, but actually having a somewhat meaningful conversation about what is happening in your life, at work or at school. In this newbie lesson (the 50th GermanPod101 lesson, woohoo!) you will learn how. Join Michael and Lena as they chit-chat in German at the café Antabli! You will also learn another really useful German verb: müssen. Don’t miss this lesson!

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