Rhabarberbarbara: A German Tongue Twister with English Translation
Here you will find the German text to the story of Rhabarberbarbara along with an English translation and the grammar it can teach you.
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Nachbar Nr. 5: Sample Reading
In this week’s German lesson, I decided to do a listening comprehension and reading comprehension exercise all in one. I have long been a fan of Anglika Bohn’s books. “Der silberne Kugelschreiber” is still one of my favorites. I recently started reading some of her books with my daughter, Sophia. The video above shows a sample reading of the first page of “Nachbar Nr. 5”, a book aimed at the A1 level of German. I have also included the text of the page below, so you can read along.
“Filmen oder nicht filmen” – Ein Theaterstück von Andrea Thionville
Andrea Thionville (from the YouTube channel of the same name) wrote a stage play for German learners to use in their “Deutsch als Fremdsprache” (German as a foreign language) courses. She asked me to bring it to life and show an example of the stage play in action. The video above …
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Wegbeschreibung: Give Directions
Das heutige Video besteht aus mehreren Sketchen, die euch beibringen werden, wie man nach dem Weg fragt und wie man den Weg beschreibt.
Ordering in a German Restaurant
How do you order in a German restaurant? Today’s lesson will teach you. Watch the video in which Herr Antrim visits a German restaurant called “Oma’s Küche”. He orders food and drink and is joined by a stranger at his table. You can also read the transcript of the video.
