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If you want to understand German verbs in context, stories are one of the best places to start. In this episode, Max gets pulled back into a complicated situation, and the language centers on verbs...
If you want to improve your German listening comprehension at the pharmacy, this lesson is a great place to start. Pharmacy conversations in German are short, practical, and full of everyday vocabu...
In this episode of the Top 100 German Verbs story series, Max finally tells the truth. The scene is full of useful German verbs for describing what someone sees, what something looks like, and how ...
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...
