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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...

German is often described as precise, logical, and direct. German proverbs, however, can sound completely absurd when translated word for word into English.

One of the biggest frustrations German learners have is this: You want to say something in German, but first you think of the sentence in your native language. Then you translate it word for word. ...

Talking about education in German requires more than translating words such as school, class, and college. The German education system has its own terminology, and some familiar-looking words do no...

Listening to German music is one of the most enjoyable ways to stay connected to the language. It gives you access to new artists, new styles, new melodies, and a whole world of German culture that...

Some German words are useful almost immediately, but they often show up later than they should in formal courses, textbooks, or vocabulary lists. These are not rare, fancy, or overly advanced words...

Mit diesen drei kurzen Sommergeschichten kannst du dein deutsches Hörverstehen Schritt für Schritt trainieren. Du hörst jede Geschichte zuerst, um die Hauptidee zu verstehen. Danach lernst du wicht...

Ordering at a German bakery is one of those everyday situations that seems simple until you are actually standing in front of the counter. There are different kinds of bread rolls, breads, cakes, p...