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Lesson Library ▶ Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday

Every Thursday we revisit a classic lesson from our archives.

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517

May I Have a Cold German Beer on This Train?

Learn how to find your way around a German train

14 Minutes • Audio

516

Learn how to ask where somebody is

3 Minutes • Video

515

Choosing Something to Drink in Germany

Learn how to order beer and other drinks

14 Minutes • Audio

514

Crossing Borders

Learn five words related to crossing borders

2 Minutes • Video

513

Fourth of July in the United States

Learn the vocab about the Fourth of July in the United States

4 Minutes • Audio

512

Learn essential vocabulary useful for hygiene

4 Minutes • Audio

511

Learn words about meals

4 Minutes • Audio

510

Learn essential vocabulary related to various body parts

4 Minutes • Audio

509

School Supplies

Learn five words for school supplies

2 Minutes • Video

508

Can You Say It Again?

Learn to ask “Once again, please"

6 Minutes • Audio

507

At the German Doctor's

Learn compound nouns and tips about seeing the doctor while in Germany

13 Minutes • Audio

506

Self Introduction

Learn how to introduce yourself

4 Minutes • Audio

505

99 Luftballons - Nena

Learn how to use the past tense

17 Minutes • Audio

504

Top 10 Christmas Characters in American Culture

Learn Top 10 Christmas Characters in American Culture

2 Minutes • Audio

503

Learn essential vocabulary related to trade

4 Minutes • Audio

502

Arriving Late at an Appointment and Notifying the Receptionist

Learn how to tell a receptionist that you are late for your appointment

8 Minutes • Audio

501

Don't Let Desperation Lead You Down a Lonely Highway in Germany!

Learn how to express desperation

15 Minutes • Audio

500

Making Friends in the German Workplace

Learn the accusative plural and workplace etiquette

13 Minutes • Audio

499

Learn words and phrases related to Christmas

4 Minutes • Audio

498

What’s the Adjective That Describes Your Personality the Best?

Learn key adjectives you can use to describe your personality

10 Minutes • Audio

497

What time is it?

Learn how to convey time and improve your reading skills

7 Minutes • Audio

496

Making Small Talk

Learn how to ask about someone's favorite things and how to make small talk in Germany

8 Minutes • Audio

495

Going on a Trip

Learn how to post comments about being at the airport, waiting for a flight

6 Minutes • Audio

494

The Wise Guys - Köln ist einfach korrekt

Learn how to construct comparisons

20 Minutes • Audio

493

Have a German Present!

Learn one of the most important German verbs that can show possession or form other tenses

9 Minutes • Audio

492

Top 38 Languages Spoken in the World

Learn about top 38 languages spoken in the world

7 Minutes • Audio

491

Do you speak English?

Learn how to use the phrase "Do you speak English?"

4 Minutes • Video

490

Going Out to Meet With a Client in Germany

Learn what to say when you leave the office for a client meeting

7 Minutes • Audio

489

Learn how to ask 'Where are you?'

4 Minutes • Audio

488

Die Donau (the Danube)

Learn about one of the most important rivers of Germany

4 Minutes • Audio

487

What’s the Difference Between nein, nicht and kein?

Learn the difference between nein, nicht and kein

4 Minutes • Video

486

3 Ways to Say Thank You in German

Learn the three ways to say “thank you” in German

1 Minute • Video

485

Wishing Someone a Happy Birthday and Glass Shards Bringing Good or Bad Luck

Learn the superstitions about wishing someone a happy birthday and if shards bring good luck or bad luck

2 Minutes • Audio

484

German Traffic Light Men

Learn about traffic light men in Germany

3 Minutes • Audio

483

World Continents and Territories

Learn essential vocabulary to talk about world continents and territories

2 Minutes • Audio

482

2 Minutes • Audio

481

5 Sentence Patterns for Beginners

Learn 5 sentence patterns for beginners

3 Minutes • Video

480

Expressions that Involve Food

Learn expressions that involve food

6 Minutes • Audio

479

German Beer Gardens

Learn about German beer gardens

2 Minutes • Audio

478

Learn to talk about currency

7 Minutes • Audio

477

Learn how to ask "Who is it?"

3 Minutes • Audio

476

Expressions to Describe Someone you Truly Dislike

Learn expressions to describe someone you truly dislike

6 Minutes • Audio

475

Getting Quizzed in Germany

Learn to master the construction "either"

14 Minutes • Audio

474

Talking about Working Conditions

Learn how to talk about working conditions

15 Minutes • Audio

473

Let's Have an Exciting German Discussion...About Work

Learn about accusative singular endings and German working conditions

13 Minutes • Audio

472

Leaving Your German Office At the End of the Day

Learn what to say when you leave the office at the end of the day

7 Minutes • Audio

471

Learn words and phrases about winter

1 Minute • Audio

470

Asking Directions in German

Learn to ask for directions

8 Minutes • Audio

469

No Matter How Stupid, You Must Laugh At German Jokes!

Learn about German humor

12 Minutes • Audio

468

What are the Scariest, Must-Know Words for Halloween?

Learn words and phrases related to Halloween

5 Minutes • Audio

467

German Traditional Costume

Learn about traditional German costumes

2 Minutes • Audio

466

You've Got Mail…from Germany!

Learn how to count in German just not with the basic numbers

19 Minutes • Audio

465

Introduction to German

Learn why you should learn German

6 Minutes • Video

464

Natural Disasters

Learn essential vocabulary related to natural disasters

2 Minutes • Audio

463

The Black Forests of Germany

Learn another irregular German verb

17 Minutes • Audio

462

Presenting people

Learn how to introduce a person

15 Minutes • Audio

461

Are you hungry? in German

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Are you hungry?"

7 Minutes • Audio

460

Learn words and phrases about winter clothing

2 Minutes • Audio

459

Common Household Items

Learn about items you'll find in a German home

5 Minutes • Audio

458

Introduction to Perfect German Pronunciation

Learn an introduction to perfect pronunciation

3 Minutes • Video

457

10 Phrases for Bad Students

Learn 10 phrases for bad students

5 Minutes • Video

456

Currency Exchange

Learn five words related to exchanging currency

1 Minute • Video

455

Learn how to say "not" and "don't have"

3 Minutes • Audio

454

Must-Know Autumn Vocabulary

Learn essential words and phrases relating to autumn

3 Minutes • Audio

453

What's Your Favorite Kind Of German Film?

Learn some noun basics using an informal conversation as an example

10 Minutes • Audio

452

Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda—Showing Regret, German Style

Learn how to express regret

11 Minutes • Audio

451

The Top 20 Words For Positive Emotions

Learn the top 20 words and phrases to describe positive emotions

1 Minute • Audio

450

German Pop Culture

Learn about German pop culture

11 Minutes • Audio

449

Haven't You Heard of This German Movie?!

Learn how to talk about movies

13 Minutes • Audio

448

Modes of transportation

Learn about widely-used modes of transportation in Germany

5 Minutes • Audio

447

Learn the words for items you can find at a school

2 Minutes • Video

446

Top 25 German Verbs

Learn the top 25 verbs

10 Minutes • Video

445

Let's Dispense with the German Formalities

Learn tips to be successful in your language exchange and review accusative personal pronouns

13 Minutes • Audio

444

10 Phrases that Make You Look Like a Fool

Learn 10 phrases that make you look like a fool

3 Minutes • Video

443

Cute German Actors Solving An Enigma

Learn how to talk about an enigma

13 Minutes • Audio

442

German Lighthouses

Learn how to talk about a special type of building

3 Minutes • Audio

441

About that dog...

Learn using the modal verb "dürfen"

22 Minutes • Audio

440

Learn words and phrases about study tools

3 Minutes • Audio

439

Do You Have the Time in Germany?

Learn about how to tell the time

12 Minutes • Audio

438

Learn five words about family

2 Minutes • Video

437

Months of the Year

Learn the names for months of the year

2 Minutes • Audio

436

Learn the words for items related to computers

2 Minutes • Video

435

Learn five words for different vegetables

2 Minutes • Video

434

Konstanz - Constance

Learn about the city located on the tip of lake Constance

5 Minutes • Audio

433

Learn how to post comments about having dinner with friends

4 Minutes • Audio

432

Learn German words about New Year's Day

4 Minutes • Video

431

Can We Keep Your Hammer?

Learn some storeis about hammers in German

2 Minutes • Audio

430

A Sightseeing Trip

Learn how to post comments about visiting a landmark

5 Minutes • Audio

429

Parting greetings (Goodbye)

Learn parting phrases

6 Minutes • Audio

428

Opening Hours in Germany

Learn about opening hours in Germany

2 Minutes • Audio

427

Learn words and phrases about tableware

2 Minutes • Audio

426

Is This Seat Free?

Learn about German verb prefixes

22 Minutes • Audio

425

Man vs Machine in Germany

Learn about words starting with da- and dar-, and how to make a good impression

16 Minutes • Audio

424

10 Ways to Remember Words

Learn 10 ways to remember words

5 Minutes • Video

423

20 Words You'll Need For The Beach!

Learn words and phrases for the beach

4 Minutes • Audio

422

Booking a Hotel Room

Learn things that you need to know at a hotel

18 Minutes • Audio

421

Learn five words related to tableware

1 Minute • Video

420

You Can't Fathom Doing More Than a Single Thing in Germany without First Learning This!

Learn how to express pity, and learn words for some clothes

15 Minutes • Audio

419

Learn all about New Year's Eve

3 Minutes • Audio

418

Expressions to Describe When You are Feeling Lost over Something

Learn expressions to describe when you are feeling lost over something

5 Minutes • Audio

417

Hadn't you gone to the German dry cleaner only yesterday?

Learn the past perfect tense of German verbs

16 Minutes • Audio

416

Achtet auf die Vorsilben!

Learn the prefix auf-, another really common German prefix

2 Minutes • Audio

415

Der Schuh des Manitu

Learn Michael Herbig’s movie "The Shoe of the Manitou"

4 Minutes • Audio

414

Entdecken Sie Mehr Deutsche Wörter!

Learn about German prefixes

3 Minutes • Audio

413

What You MUST Know to Master Anxiety in Germany!

Learn how to express anxiety

12 Minutes • Audio

412

Position / Direction

Learn vocab related to positions and directions

4 Minutes • Audio

411

German Memorial Day

Learn all about German Memorial Day

4 Minutes • Audio

410

Where did you learn German?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Where did you learn German?"

7 Minutes • Audio

409

Learn five computer-related words

2 Minutes • Video

408

An Unfortunate Accident

Learn how to post comments about an accident

5 Minutes • Audio

407

Learn all about Father's Day

2 Minutes • Video

406

Health and Diet

Learn expressions related to health and diet

7 Minutes • Audio

405

Planning a Flight to Germany

Learn a German prefix that may save you when you forget others

15 Minutes • Audio

404

10 Things to Do in the Summer in Germany

Learn 10 things to do in the summer in Germany

4 Minutes • Video

403

Gardens For Rent in Germany

Learn how to talk about gardens

3 Minutes • Audio

402

German Christmas Markets

Learn about German Christmas markets

3 Minutes • Audio

401

Asking for Help in a Difficult German Business Situation

Learn how to ask for help in a difficult business situation

7 Minutes • Audio

400

It's Your Turn!

Learn how to use question tags

10 Minutes • Audio

399

Learn five words for different colors

1 Minute • Video

398

Learn all about Christmas Eve

4 Minutes • Audio

397

Valentine's Day

Learn all about Valentine's Day

3 Minutes • Video

396

Leave This German Taxi at Once!

Learn how to use the German imperative form, or in other words, give German commands

14 Minutes • Audio

395

Learn five words about jobs

3 Minutes • Video

394

German Ich and Ach Sounds

Learn the German Ich and Ach sounds, different German suffixes, and all about the pronunciation of the letter -c

9 Minutes • Audio

393

Simple Steps to Eating Unknown Foods Gracefully

Learn how to ask "How do you eat this?"

7 Minutes • Audio

392

Daily Life Related Actions

Learn words and phrases about daily actions

4 Minutes • Audio

391

How's Your German Today?

Learn how to form questions and question tags using a formal conversation as an example

11 Minutes • Audio

390

Learn words and phrases to talk about Father's Day

2 Minutes • Audio

389

Happy New Year! Words & Phrases for the New Year!

Learn words and phrases for New Year’s Day

3 Minutes • Audio

388

German Garden Gnomes

Learn about German garden gnomes

3 Minutes • Audio

387

Saying You Can't Speak the Language

Learn how to ask someone to switch to another language

8 Minutes • Audio

386

Learn about German culture related to eating sausages

5 Minutes • Audio

385

Learn five words to describe people's personalities

2 Minutes • Video

384

Talking About Your Age

Learn how to ask about someone's age

2 Minutes • Video

383

Apologies in a Business Setting

Learn how to apologize to a client

9 Minutes • Audio

382

Introduction to German Grammar

Learn a little about German grammar

6 Minutes • Video

381

What are you doing? in German

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "What are you doing?"

7 Minutes • Audio

380

Learn five words for the continents

2 Minutes • Video

379

Learn five words for different drinks

2 Minutes • Video

378

Eating Dead Grandma in Germany

Learn about Dead Grandma in Germany

2 Minutes • Audio

377

Learn about German beverages

5 Minutes • Audio

376

Learn how to use the past tense

14 Minutes • Audio

375

Bugs and Insects

Learn five words for different bugs and insects

2 Minutes • Video

374

Learn words and phrases related to family

2 Minutes • Audio

373

German Sausages Never Change

Learn how to order and eat Bavarian specialties

14 Minutes • Audio

372

Learn all about Ash Wednesday

3 Minutes • Audio

371

Learn all about Advent Sunday

3 Minutes • Video

370

Learn five words related to hobbies

2 Minutes • Video

369

Valentine's Day

Learn all about Valentine's Day

3 Minutes • Audio

368

You Don't Work Here!

Learn how to ask someone to find something

10 Minutes • Audio

367

Have You Lost Your Way in Germany?

Learn how to ask for and follow directions

11 Minutes • Audio

366

Learn some German phone manners

4 Minutes • Audio

365

10 Phrases You Never Want to Hear

Learn 10 phrases you never want to hear

5 Minutes • Video

364

German Pastries

Learn how to talk about bakery goods

3 Minutes • Audio

363

Introducing Your Boss to a Client in German

Learn how to introduce your boss in a business situation

10 Minutes • Audio

362

On Learning German Effectively

Learn how to talk about your language learning

13 Minutes • Audio

361

Getting What You Want in German

Learn a very important German word that will help you say what you want or make a suggestion

8 Minutes • Audio

360

Learn about animals that are common in Germany

5 Minutes • Audio

359

I Like It. I Don’t Like It.

Learn to talk about your likes and dislikes

7 Minutes • Audio

358

Top 5 Phrases Your Teacher Will Never Teach You

Learn some colloquial phrases

9 Minutes • Audio

357

Queer Clowns Cheer Courageously

Learn how to pronounce the German C, Q and CH at the beginning of a word

4 Minutes • Audio

356

German for Taking a Taxi

Learn how to take a taxi

10 Minutes • Audio

355

Will You Be Promoted? Use Your German Skills to Make it Happen!

Learn more about how to form the passive voice with tenses other than the present tense

12 Minutes • Audio

354

Learn words and phrases related to music

2 Minutes • Audio

353

It's Never Been So Easy to Say Goodbye to New Friends…to All of Them…in German!!

Learn how to say "goodbye" by changing particular German verbs and how to ask for a phone number or contact number

16 Minutes • Audio

352

Learn all about Saint Nicholas Day

4 Minutes • Audio

351

Pop and Traditional Culture

Learn about German pop and traditional culture

6 Minutes • Audio

350

Walpurgis Night

Learn all about Walpurgis Night

3 Minutes • Video

349

Finding Pride in Germany!

Learn how to talk about a match you watched

18 Minutes • Audio

348

Learn five words about airplanes

2 Minutes • Video

347

Who would send THAT in a package?

Learn the correct word order

17 Minutes • Audio

346

Tourist Attractions

Learn about well-known tourist attractions in Germany

6 Minutes • Audio

345

Exchanging Contact Information in German

Learn how to swap addresses and other data

15 Minutes • Audio

344

Learn how to post comments about Christmas greetings

7 Minutes • Audio

343

Learn vocabulary to help you navigate your trip to the aquarium

1 Minute • Audio

342

Months of the Year

Learn five words for months of the year

2 Minutes • Video

341

Learning the Basics of German

Learn about German verb conjugation from a formal conversation between two strangers

10 Minutes • Audio

340

What Are You Doing?

Learn how to ask "What are you doing?"

3 Minutes • Audio

339

Vocabulary and Phrases for the Restaurant

Learn words and phrases related to restaurants

4 Minutes • Audio

338

Can You Tell the Time in German?

Learn the numbers 0 through 12 and how to tell time

10 Minutes • Audio

337

German Americans

Learn the history of German Americans

5 Minutes • Audio

336

Top 25 German Phrases

Learn the top 25 phrases

9 Minutes • Video

335

Why Are You Late?

Learn how to ask "Why?"

4 Minutes • Audio

334

Learn five words for different plants

2 Minutes • Video

333

Learn all about Reformation Day

4 Minutes • Audio

332

How long have you been studying German?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How long have you been studying German?"

7 Minutes • Audio

331

Studiengebühren in Deutschland (Nachrichten)

Learn about tuition fees in German

5 Minutes • Audio

330

Are You Going to Let the German Weather Interrupt Your Plans?

Learn about how to talk about the weather

11 Minutes • Audio

329

Considering a Move to Germany

Learn how to find a job and about a few prefixes

13 Minutes • Audio

328

Choosing a Delivery Time in Germany

Listen to a conversation about choosing a delivery time

2 Minutes • Video

327

Using Adjectives

Learn how to use German adjectives

4 Minutes • Audio

326

German Expressions and Words for the Classroom 1

Learn classroom vocabulary

3 Minutes • Video

325

15 Favorite Words (Chosen by Fans)

Learn 15 fan-favorite words

4 Minutes • Video

324

The White Asparagus Season

Learn about white asparagus season in Germany

2 Minutes • Audio

323

German Unity Day

Learn all about German Unity Day

3 Minutes • Video

322

Riding the Train in Germany Part II

Learn how to ride the rails

10 Minutes • Audio

321

Wishes and thoughts

Learn how to confirm an appointment that lies in the future

16 Minutes • Audio

320

Using German to Get Medical Help at the Pharmacy

Learn the phrases to use at the pharmacy

6 Minutes • Audio

319

What Will Your German Skills Bring to the Table??

Learn vocabulary for the table

2 Minutes • Video

318

At the Jewelry Store in Germany

Listen to a conversation in a jewelry store

2 Minutes • Video

317

Talking About an Injury

Learn how to post comments about being injured

4 Minutes • Audio

316

This May Be the Cure for What's Ailing You in Germany

Learn the dative plural and their endings

21 Minutes • Audio

315

Rose Monday (Rosenmontag)

Learn all about Rose Monday

3 Minutes • Video

314

A Guide to Foreign Exchange in Germany

Learn to exchange money

9 Minutes • Audio

313

I Would Have Shown You Around Germany!

Learn how to use the German conditional past tense to talk about things that could have happened if conditions had been different

11 Minutes • Audio

312

Learn all about Labor Day

3 Minutes • Audio

311

Talking about Your Dislikes

Learn how to talk about things you dislike

4 Minutes • Audio

310

Historical Figures

Learn about German historical figures

6 Minutes • Audio

309

Master the Currency

Learn how to talk about prices

4 Minutes • Audio

308

Important Dates: Top Five Important German Holidays During the Calendar Year

Learn about basic information on German holidays

16 Minutes • Audio

307

Oh no! Not the Umlaut vowels!

Learn how to pronounce the German Umlaut vowels

5 Minutes • Audio

306

Restaurant Part 3

Learn the phrases to use at a restaurant

5 Minutes • Audio

305

Let's Have German For Dessert!

Learn how to get a yummy dessert

14 Minutes • Audio

304

Asking for Permission in German

Learn to ask permission

9 Minutes • Audio

303

Learn about the city located in a region called Franconia

5 Minutes • Audio

302

This is Your German Captain Speaking

Learn about the German genitive singular case

12 Minutes • Audio

301

Do You Have Better Things to do than your German Homework?

Learn the beginning rule of forming the perfect tense in German which is very important

15 Minutes • Audio

300

Don't You Need to Review Your German Soon?

Learn how to talk about working conditions

13 Minutes • Audio

299

Staying Fit with German Exercises

Learn exercise vocabulary

3 Minutes • Video

298

Learn to ask, "How much?"

3 Minutes • Video

297

Learn all about Easter Sunday

4 Minutes • Audio

296

At a German Restaurant

Listen to a conversation set in a restaurant

1 Minute • Video

295

Lost in German Grammar

Learn how to conjugate German verbs, how to negate them, and how to address someone correctly while in Germany

9 Minutes • Audio

294

Shops or Services in Town

Learn about shops and services that are common in Germany

6 Minutes • Audio

293

Learn how to talk about a geographic feature

2 Minutes • Audio

292

Conquering that Mountain of German Housework

Learn a somewhat irregular verb

13 Minutes • Audio

291

Are the Trams Behaving in an un-German Way?

Learn political parties and the comparison of adjectives

15 Minutes • Audio

290

Listen Up, Da Boss is Speaking German!

Learn how to use the German words that start with da-

13 Minutes • Audio

289

Would Your German Skills Help You Out of This Situation?!

Learn vocabulary for negative emptions

2 Minutes • Video

288

5 Must-Know German Words 1

Learn five must-know words

3 Minutes • Video

287

Die neuen Bundesländer (the new states)

Learn about the new states

4 Minutes • Audio

286

How to Get the Apartment of Your Dreams in Germany!

Learn how to talk to the owner of an apartment you want to rent

17 Minutes • Audio

285

Having fun in Germany

Learn about adjective and possessive pronouns

15 Minutes • Audio

284

Learn about popular German food-related souvenirs

6 Minutes • Audio

283

German Garden Gnomes

Learn how to talk about special cultural products

3 Minutes • Audio

282

Discussing a New Design in German

Listen to a conversation about redesigning a business card

2 Minutes • Video

281

If It's Compliments You are Fishing for, Germany May Not Be the Right Place!

Learn the last two forms of the German verb "to be"

11 Minutes • Audio

280

Signing a Contract: German Contract Questions

Learn some important words that are used in German contracts

16 Minutes • Audio

279

Talking About Your Daily Routine in German

Learn daily routine vocabulary

3 Minutes • Video

278

Halloween and All Saints’ Day

Learn all about Halloween and All Saints’ Day

3 Minutes • Audio

277

The Present Participle: A Refreshing German Beer Please!

Learn how to use the present participle

12 Minutes • Audio

276

Getting the Check at the German Restaurant

Learn all about the German restaurant including expressions that will help you order, what is acceptable for tipping, and numbers over twelve, which will help when that check comes

15 Minutes • Audio

275

How are you? in German

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How are you?"

6 Minutes • Audio

274

Counting 11 - 100

Learn how to count

10 Minutes • Audio

273

What Do You Know About the Singing Hippo in Germany?

Learn how to form the present participle

14 Minutes • Audio

272

Volkstrauertag (Memorial Day)

Learn all about Memorial Day

3 Minutes • Video

271

Participate in a Business Lunch in German

Learn what you can expect for lunchtime in Germany

15 Minutes • Audio

270

Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) - Peter Schilling

Learn how to use the past participle

20 Minutes • Audio

269

Restaurant Part 2

Learn the phrases to use at the table

5 Minutes • Audio

268

Meeting Your German Host Family

Learn how to introduce people and react appropriately to introductions

11 Minutes • Audio

267

How Many People?

Learn the phrases to use at a restaurant

8 Minutes • Audio

266

Do you speak German?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Do you speak German?"

6 Minutes • Audio

265

Learn all about Good Friday

4 Minutes • Audio

264

Learn all about Epiphany

4 Minutes • Audio

263

Self-Introduction

Learn how to introduce yourself

3 Minutes • Video

262

German Expressions That Help with the Housework 1

Learn housework vocabulary

3 Minutes • Video

261

On That Lonely German Road, You Will Be Happy to Have Us Along!

Learn how to express relief and affection

9 Minutes • Audio

260

Jokes About East Frisians

Learn how to tell a German kind of joke

3 Minutes • Audio

259

If Only Ordering German Furniture Was as Easy as German Adverb Order!

Learn how to shop for furniture

18 Minutes • Audio

258

How tall are you in German?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How tall are you?"

8 Minutes • Audio

257

Using German to Get Medical Help

Learn how to ask for medical assistance

10 Minutes • Audio

256

Understanding German Grammar

Learn some grammar terms and what you can expect in a German classroom

13 Minutes • Audio

255

Powerful German Learning Technique - Learning Through Opposites 2

Learn opposite verbs

3 Minutes • Video

254

Powerful German Learning Technique - Learning Through Opposites 1

Learn opposite verbs

3 Minutes • Video

253

Here's a German Present For You

Learn how to offer and accept presents in Germany

9 Minutes • Audio

252

The Things You Do

Learn how to use regular present tense

10 Minutes • Audio

251

The city of Halle

Learn about the city located in the south of Saxony-Anhalt

5 Minutes • Audio

250

Bread Worth Moving to Germany For!

Learn another important irregular verb and how to form sub-clauses

13 Minutes • Audio

249

Learn about many vital words, such as "ich" and "nicht"

8 Minutes • Audio

248

Dieser Weg - Xavier Naidoo

Learn how to use the past tense and the future tense

18 Minutes • Audio

247

How is Your German Today?

Learn how to form questions and what is considered small talk

9 Minutes • Audio

246

How Many of the German Sights have you Already Seen?

Learn about the must-see sights in Germany, past participles, and the perfect tense

15 Minutes • Audio

245

Essential German for Renting a Car

Learn to rent a car

8 Minutes • Audio

244

Of movies and history

Learn how to express past events and opinion

14 Minutes • Audio

243

Do you have a cell phone? in German

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Do you have a cell phone?"

7 Minutes • Audio

242

An Exhausting Day in Germany

Learn a somewhat irregular German verb and some places that you should be sure to visit while in Germany

13 Minutes • Audio

241

Asking "Who" in German

Learn how to ask "Who?"

4 Minutes • Video

240

Using the Phone At a German Hotel

Learn the third type of German noun plurals, and also how to make a phone call while you are in Germany

14 Minutes • Audio

239

Learning German Vocabulary for Farm Animals Has Never Been More Fun!

Learn vocabulary for farm animals

2 Minutes • Video

238

Don't get lost in Germany!

Learn how to ask for directions

9 Minutes • Audio

237

Reformation Day

Learn all about Reformation Day

3 Minutes • Video

236

Hey Soccer Fans

Learn several ways to turn German verbs into German nouns

19 Minutes • Audio

235

Don't Be Afraid…After All, What Are the Odds of This Happening to You in Germany?

Learn how to express fear

9 Minutes • Audio

234

Learn all about Labor Day

2 Minutes • Video

233

You Don't Have to Go on Safari to Pick-up the German Vocabulary to Talk About it!

Learn vocabulary for safari animals

2 Minutes • Video

232

Coming And Going, There and Back in Germany

Learn how to deal with the German bureaucracy

13 Minutes • Audio

231

April Fool's Day in Germany

Learn how to talk about a special day in German

2 Minutes • Audio

230

Self Introduction/Basic Greetings in German

Learn how to say many common phrases that people use every day to introduce themselves

12 Minutes • Audio

229

Michael Mittermeier

Learn about German comedian, Michael Mittermeier

4 Minutes • Audio

228

German Likes and Dislikes: I Don't Like Soccer!

Learn how to use the verb "mögen", to like

9 Minutes • Audio

227

Asking "What" in German

Learn how to ask "What?"

2 Minutes • Video

226

High Frequency Adjectives

Learn about adjectives

7 Minutes • Audio

225

I'm Proud to Be Making Progress in German!

Learn how to use the German dative case

11 Minutes • Audio

224

Visiting a Famous German Artists' Community

Learn about the differences between German and American towns such as housing positions

13 Minutes • Audio

223

10 Things You Must Know Before Eating Out in Germany

Learn how to dine at a restaurant

15 Minutes • Audio

222

Who Are You Making Plans with in German?

Learn what the future tense of German verbs consist of and what it's like to go out in Germany

11 Minutes • Audio

221

Explaining Symptoms in German

Learn how to ask for medical assistance

7 Minutes • Audio

220

Using the Post Office in Germany Part II

Learn the phrases to use at the post office

5 Minutes • Audio

219

Learn about German cities

6 Minutes • Audio

218

Basic German Consonants

Learn several lessons for pronouncing your German consonants effectively, such as: plosives, fricatives, affricates, approximants, trills/vibrant, and nasals

16 Minutes • Audio

217

German Practice Makes German Perfect

Learn about colloquial German

17 Minutes • Audio

216

Learn all you need to know about German vowel sounds, articulation of those German sounds, and indications for the German vowel sounds

13 Minutes • Audio

215

Relaxing in the Evening with German

Learn daily routine vocabulary

3 Minutes • Video

214

Learn the words for items you can find in a room

2 Minutes • Video

213

Bemerken Sie etwas?

Learn the verb prefix be-

3 Minutes • Audio

212

Rammstein - Sonne

Learn about numbers

0 Minutes • Audio

211

Get a Black Belt in German

Learn the rest of German possessive pronouns

13 Minutes • Audio

210

Writing a Letter in German

Learn about the German genitive case as well as some very important tips for writing letters

20 Minutes • Audio

209

How is the German food?

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How is the German food?"

5 Minutes • Audio

208

Männer - Herbert Grönemeyer

Learn how to use the indefinite article or no article

15 Minutes • Audio

207

Registering at the Conference in Germany

Learn about words that you will find on forms such as registration forms or visas, and also about compound nouns

14 Minutes • Audio

206

Top 5 Tips for Avoiding Common Mistakes in German

Learn about avoiding common mistakes

12 Minutes • Audio

205

Märchen - a German fairy tale

Learn about a German fairy tale

3 Minutes • Audio

204

Traditional Clothing

Learn about traditional clothing in Germany

6 Minutes • Audio

203

Learn how to talk about your career

13 Minutes • Audio

202

Jetlagged in Düsseldorf

Learn how to talk about your plans

11 Minutes • Audio

201

Learn common German words related to dating

2 Minutes • Video

200

Asking "When" in German

Learn how to ask "When?"

4 Minutes • Video

199

Useful Phrases for Learning German

Learn some phrases you'll find handy when you're first starting to learn the German language

12 Minutes • Audio

198

Be On Time with this German Phrase

Learn to ask "What time is it?"

8 Minutes • Audio

197

The German Office: Phone Calls and Copiers - No Cubicles? …Oh My!

Learn several ways to form German plurals

16 Minutes • Audio

196

Ordinary Friends in Germany

Learn how to make friends

17 Minutes • Audio

195

Have you been to Berlin? in German

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Have you been to Berlin?"

8 Minutes • Audio

194

Learn the words for clothing

2 Minutes • Video

193

How much is this? in German

Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How much is this?"

6 Minutes • Audio

192

Learn how to express gratitude

6 Minutes • Audio

191

The Hotel Checkin is Only Half the Battle

Learn the phrases to use at a hotel

8 Minutes • Audio

190

Writing a CV (resumé) I

Learn how to talk about experience

20 Minutes • Audio

189

It's Time For Some Uniquely German Schadenfreude!

Learn how to tell the time

10 Minutes • Audio

188

A Visit to the German Police - Part 2

Learn some differences in the legal system and common irregular past forms

13 Minutes • Audio

187

Sometime, Somehow, Somewhere, Somebody is Going to Watch a German Movie Something Like This!

Learn the important range of words like sometime, somehow, someone, somewhere and so on

13 Minutes • Audio

186

Halloween and the German Carnival

Learn about Halloween and German Carnival

3 Minutes • Audio

185

10 things tourists must know

Learn how to use the verb "haben" - "to have"

13 Minutes • Audio

184

German Beer...I'm All Ears!

Learn reflexive German verbs and show you appropriate formal conversation wherever you are

17 Minutes • Audio

183

A Promising German Conversation with a Potential Candidate

Learn about dative personal German pronouns

16 Minutes • Audio

182

Udo Jürgens - Ich war noch niemals in New York

Learn how to use different tenses

22 Minutes • Audio

181

Top 5 Tools for Learning German

Learn about tools to aid you in learning German efficiently

8 Minutes • Audio

180

Die Berliner Mauer

Learn about the Cold War

5 Minutes • Audio

179

Are you coming, or what?

Learn how to use reflexive verbs

26 Minutes • Audio

178

Talking About German Lunches Is Never Wasted Time!

Learn German past participles and how to use them correctly

18 Minutes • Audio

177

Cooking in the Kitchen

Learn the words for items you find in a kitchen

2 Minutes • Video

176

Planes, Trains, or Automobiles—or Maybe a German Bus!

Learn how to express excitement

10 Minutes • Audio

175

Der bayrische Wald

Learn about the one of the largest low mountain ranges of Germany

5 Minutes • Audio

174

Don't Be Mistaken for a German Jelly Doughnut!

Learn all about the perfect tense of the German verb "to have"

17 Minutes • Audio

173

German Book Recommendations

Learn how to express what you like such as your favorite German authors

15 Minutes • Audio

172

What is Your Nationality?

Learn how to ask about someone's nationality

2 Minutes • Video

171

You Won't Be Disappointed! Expand Your German Skills Over Breakfast with Us!

Learn how to express disappointment

12 Minutes • Audio

170

Anke to the Rescue in Germany

Learn about the word order of objects and what is classified as fake English

14 Minutes • Audio

169

German Stress, Rhythm, and Intonation

Learn all about the intonation, stress, and rhythm of the German language

15 Minutes • Audio

168

German Festivals, Times and Places

Learn how to use correct German word order for longer sentences

14 Minutes • Audio

167

German Tour Mistakes

Learn how to form the genitive plural

19 Minutes • Audio

166

What Will it Take for You to Get Through German Passport Control??

Learn how to go through passport control in Germany

12 Minutes • Audio

165

One Too Many German Beers

Learn about colloquial German

12 Minutes • Audio

164

Writing a German Letter to a Friend

Learn about writing and addressing letters

12 Minutes • Audio

163

Counting from One Hundred to Ten Thousand in German

Learn the German numbers from one hundred up to ten thousand

11 Minutes • Audio

162

Learn phrases to use at the cyber cafe

8 Minutes • Audio

161

The Police are Looking for You!

Learn about different types of nouns

14 Minutes • Audio

160

How do you say this in German?

Learn to ask "How do you say this in German?"

7 Minutes • Audio

159

Top Five Must-Know German Phrases

Learn some useful German phrases

10 Minutes • Audio

158

What's Your Business Here?

Learn about verb forms and word order

15 Minutes • Audio

157

German Diphthongs and Grouped Consonants

Learn the three major German diphthongs, along with some of the lesser common ones, and some German consonant groups

13 Minutes • Audio

156

You Have A Package From Germany!

Learn how to send a package

14 Minutes • Audio

155

Lose 16 Pounds By Learning German!

Learn about common New year's resolutions in Germany

2 Minutes • Audio

154

Der Bodensee - Lake Constance

Learn about the lake Constance

4 Minutes • Audio

153

A Döner Kebab in Germany

Learn about Doner kebab

2 Minutes • Audio

152

A Night Out in Germany

Learn how to get vital details about the place you're going tonight

12 Minutes • Audio

151

Is Your Coffee as Strong as Your German Apologies?

Learn the correct usage of the German verb sein

8 Minutes • Audio

150

Learn how to ride the bus

14 Minutes • Audio

149

Learn to Say Your Allergies in German

Learn to explain allergies

10 Minutes • Audio

148

Berlin Polar Bears Rock!

Learn how to talk about ice-hockey in German

2 Minutes • Audio

147

German Words for the Workplace

Learn workplace vocabulary

3 Minutes • Video

146

Do You Have What it Takes to Survive the German Airports?!

Learn to form the German irregular verb meaning "to have"

13 Minutes • Audio

145

MfG - Die Fantastischen Vier

Learning German acronyms

22 Minutes • Audio

144

Learn how to talk about a specialty

2 Minutes • Audio

143

Ze Special German S Sounds

Learn how to pronounce the letters S, and A

4 Minutes • Audio

142

Have You Ever Seen a Blind Fish in Germany?

Learn an irregular German verb meaning "can"

17 Minutes • Audio

141

Top 20 German Verbs 1

Learn five of the most common verbs

3 Minutes • Video

140

Is that 007's German Phone Number?

Learn how to speak German in the first person plural

17 Minutes • Audio

139

The Best Way to Make Plans in German!

Learn the German irregular verb that means "to want" or "shall"

18 Minutes • Audio

138

If Learning German Tops Your To-Do List, You Better Start Here!

Learn how to make lists in German using German constructions meaning "first," "second," and "finally," as well as "besides" and "afterwards" among others Then we will talk briefly about the German "environmental zones"

14 Minutes • Audio

137

Were You Prepared for the Salespeople on Your German Shopping Spree??

Learn how to use the accusative case by changing the ending on feminine, masculine, and neuter nouns

18 Minutes • Audio

136

Places to Stay and the German You Need to Know

Learn to check-in to a hotel

10 Minutes • Audio

135

3 German cakes and 1 happy Lena

Learn how to talk about existence (there is and there are)

16 Minutes • Audio

134

Learn how to talk about what you want to do

17 Minutes • Audio

133

Düsseldorf Arc - Calling somebody

Learn how to get what we want

16 Minutes • Audio

132

What an Awesome German Movie

Learn how to make basic comparisons, which will come in handy when you are discussing the many German films you have seen

13 Minutes • Audio

131

German Adjectives Acting Like Adverbs

Learn how to talk about movies and actors

11 Minutes • Audio

130

Can You Chat Up People In German?

Learn how to talk to random strangers on the subway

14 Minutes • Audio

129

It's Imperative to Learn to Ride a German Bus!

Learn about the imperative form of German verbs to give commands or make requests

11 Minutes • Audio

128

Get Yourself Ready For German!

Learn about German reflexive verbs and German bathrooms

13 Minutes • Audio

127

German Beer Gardens

Learn about German beer gardens

2 Minutes • Audio

126

Don’t Go Through Difficult Changes in Germany Alone!

Learn about changes in adjectives and articles

9 Minutes • Audio

125

The Historical Ruhr Area

Learn about the Ruhr area, a collection of cities in Western Germany

3 Minutes • Audio

124

Applying For A Job - Part 2

Learn how to write a business letter

12 Minutes • Audio

123

There Are No Headaches With German Prefixes!

Learn how to buy medicine

16 Minutes • Audio

122

Is Your German Kaputt?

Learn how to use some important conjunctions

13 Minutes • Audio

121

To Live and Work in Germany, You Have to Start Here!

Learn how to introduce yourself

10 Minutes • Audio

120

Are You Addicted to German Bread and Rolls?

Learn about bread eating culture in Germany

5 Minutes • Audio

119

Agreeing on a time

Learn how to tell the time

15 Minutes • Audio

118

Learn about Nine-pin Bowling

3 Minutes • Audio

117

A German Multilingual Quiz

Learn the correct way to pronounce the CH

12 Minutes • Audio

116

Make Sure you Bring a Cake to your German Birthday Party!

Learn the traditions of birthdays celebrated in Germany, including who brings the cake and how to say your birth date

15 Minutes • Audio

115

Karat - Über sieben Brücken musst du gehen

Learn how to use subclauses

21 Minutes • Audio

114

Plotting Against the German Government

Learn the past tense of the German passive voice

18 Minutes • Audio

113