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Some German word pairs look similar, translate into the same English word, or show up in very similar situations. That is exactly why learners mix them up so often. The good news is that most of th...
If you want to learn German movement verbs in a way that actually sticks, this lesson is for you. In this short A2 story, Max is dealing with the consequences of radioactive fertilizer, and the who...
If you want to improve your German listening comprehension, a train station is a great place to practice. Announcements are short, conversations are practical, and the most important information us...
In this lesson, Max opens a mysterious file with his name on it and starts piecing together a secret from his past. While the story unfolds, you will hear German verbs for reading, learning, resear...
This episode from the Top 100 Verbs in a German Story series turns a tense conversation into a vocabulary lesson. Max thinks he is keeping a low profile, but his boss and a man from a black car kno...
A short Tagesschau report can give you plenty of material for a German lesson. In the video above, I show you how to use one for listening, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and speaking practice...
One of the hardest parts of learning German independently is not finding something to study. It is finding the right thing to study for the exact skill you want to improve.
There are plenty of beg...
In this A2 story, Max spots a man following him and has to think fast. Along the way, you hear some of the most common German modal verbs in a real context: können, müssen, sollen, wollen, dürfen, ...
If you want German listening practice at the doctor, this lesson gives you a realistic German doctor conversation that follows a full visit from the first phone call to the test results. It is desi...
Welcome to the first episode in the Top 100 German Verbs in a Story series. The goal of this lesson is simple: help you recognize very common German verbs in a short, easy story instead of memorizi...
A lot of learners say they cannot practice speaking German because they have no one to talk to. If you do not live with a German speaker, do not have a study partner, and do not have a tutor, it ca...
In this lesson, I am taking you on a tour of our garden while introducing useful German vocabulary for plants, gardening tools, outdoor spaces, and common gardening activities. Along the way, you w...
