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German Stories - Learn German with Stories

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Learn German with the podcast that teaches you vocabulary and grammar in small steps while you enjoy a continuous story. Perfect if you’re an absolute beginner, already at A1 or A2, or even more advanced. Find out more at german-stories.com!

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  1. Trailer: Discover German Stories - the most engaging way to learn German

    · 4:00 · Trailer

    Learn German with the only German learning podcast that spoon-feeds you vocabulary and grammar, all while you enjoy an exciting story that continues across all lessons. German Stories offers easy German language…

  2. 1: Ich bin Paul | I am Paul

    · 6:06 · S1 E1

    Learn German with the only German learning podcast that spoon-feeds you vocabulary and grammar, all while you enjoy an exciting story that continues across all lessons. German Stories offers easy German language…

  3. 2: Können Sie mir helfen? | Can you help me?

    · 7:45 · S1 E2

    Ask for help & personal pronouns: du, sie, es, wir. Paul and Meili get to know each other better. She has to find Anna Maywald's office in the university. Can Paul help her? Free PDF for this lesson:…

  4. 3: Wo ist das Büro? | Where is the office?

    · 7:49 · S1 E3

    Numbers 1-12, say thank you & the possessive -s. Paul helps Meili in the university and they look for Anna's office together. They find the office. What will happen when they go inside? Free PDF for this lesson:…

  5. 4: Wie geht‘s? | How’s it going?

    · 8:50 · S1 E4

    Ask and answer questions about one's condition & personal pronouns: ihr, sie (plural), Sie (plural). Meili and Paul meet Anna in her office in the university. Meili says she wants to enroll in a course of study. Paul…

  6. 5: Eine Fahrkarte bitte | A ticket please

    · 11 min · S1 E5

    Numbers 13-22, buy a ticket for public transport, ask politely & verb conjugations singular: (ich) komme, wohne, arbeite. Paul is in a hurry to get to work on time. He needs to buy a ticket for the subway. But the…

  7. 6: Diebe stehlen bei Großkauf | Thieves steal from Großkauf

    · 18 min · S1 E6

    Numbers till one million, understand a newspaper article & w-questions, verb conjugations singular: (du) kommst, wohnst, arbeitest. Paul is in the subway on his way to work. He's reading the newspaper: An article…

  8. 7: Wann hast du Zeit? | When do you have time?

    · 10 min · S1 E7

    Make an appointment, alphabet part 1 & the declarative sentence, verb conjugations singular: (er, sie, es) kommt, wohnt, arbeitet. Paul calls Anna. They arrange to meet for coffee on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Anna has no…

  9. 8: Ein Familienfoto | A family photo

    · 16 min · S1 E8

    Talk about family, alphabet part 2 & the w-question sentence, verb conjugations plural: (wir, ihr, sie, Sie) kommen/kommt, wohnen/wohnt, arbeiten/arbeitet. Paul and Anna are sitting in a café. They’re talking about…

  10. 9: Wo arbeitest du? | Where do you work?

    · 16 min · S1 E9

    Talk about professions, spell names, alphabet part 3 & the yes/no-question sentence, demonstrative pronouns. Paul and Anna are still sitting in the café, and they're talking about jobs. Paul was late for work the…

  11. 10: Türkei, Türke, Türkisch | Turkey, Turk, Turkish

    · 15 min · S1 E10

    Ask for names and origin, talk about languages & indefinite article (ein, eine), countries VS people VS languages (Turkey, Turk, Turkish). Anna is working at her part-time job as a waitress in the university café. She…

  12. 11: Das Buch | The book

    · 17 min · S1 E11

    Give and receive advice as well as a gift & articles kein/keine VS ein/eine, nein VS nicht VS kein. Paul is watching TV with his parents. They complain: Paul has no girlfriend, no good job and no money. He should get…

  13. 12: Paul sucht ein Date | Paul is looking for a date

    · 17 min · S1 E12

    Online profiles, understand descriptions of people & irregular verbs: sein/haben, sentence type summary: declarative sentence, W-question sentence, yes/no-question sentence. Paul reads the book he got from his…

  14. 13: Paul schreibt mit Laura | Paul writes with Laura

    · 19 min · S1 E13

    Get to know people, chat online & irregular modal verbs: können/müssen/mögen, enumeration in a sentence. Paul is flirting with Laura online. He messes up the online flirt and is annoyed about it. That’s when he gets a…

  15. 14: Schnitzel oder Pizza? | Cutlet or pizza?

    · 19 min · S1 E14

    Express eating preferences, decide on different options and prices & irregular verbs: wollen/heißen/möchten, modal particle 'doch'. Anna and Meili meet Paul in town. Meili had asked him in her message if he wants to…

  16. 15: Ich nehme das Schnitzel | I take the cutlet

    · 15 min · S1 E15

    Name and order meals & irregular verbs: wissen/nehmen/helfen/sollen. While waiting for the food in the restaurant, Paul reveals he was late for work the other day. Next time, he'll be fired, says his boss. Fritz…

  17. 16: Eine Party! Super Idee! | A party! Great idea!

    · 18 min · S1 E16

    Explain a situation, give advice, make it up with somebody & irregular verbs: sprechen/essen/treffen, modal particles ‚denn‘ and ‚ja‘. Tim arrives at the restaurant, and it turns out that Paul wasn't invited to his…

  18. 17: Paul telefoniert | Paul has a phone call

    · 15 min · S1 E17

    Phone call, give out personal information & modal particle ‚mal‘. Paul thinks about how to invite Laura to his housewarming party. That's when a man from the insurance company calls and asks him questions. We find out…

  19. 18: Kommt Laura zur Party? | Is Laura coming to the party?

    · 15 min · S1 E18

    Greetings and farewells in a text message & irregular verbs: geben/lesen/sehen, modal particle ‚aber‘. Paul is chatting with Laura again. This time he is not so clumsy. He invites her to his housewarming party, and…

  20. 19: Danke für die Einladung | Thanks for the invitation

    · 23 min · S1 E19

    Informal salutations and complimentary closes in full messages like emails & sentence structure with “tecamolo”, make a comparison and express a contrast. Paul sends an invitation for his housewarming party in the…

  21. 20: Paul will Möbel kaufen | Paul wants to buy furniture

    · 14 min · S1 E20

    Furniture, directions, days of the week & gender of nouns: words with endings -er and -ling. Paul is shopping for furniture before the party. He is looking for wallpaper for his new apartment. That's when he gets a…

  22. 21: Wie bitte? | I beg your pardon?

    · 17 min · S1 E21

    Describe objects, furniture, ask for repitition & gender of nouns: words with endings -chen and -lein. Paul buys a little table and chair for his apartment. The message he got is not from Tim. It's from Meili who asks…

  23. 22: Grün, lang und aus Metall | Green, long, and made of metal

    · 13 min · S1 E22

    Colors, materials, and shapes & gender of nouns: words with endings -t and -e. The furniture store apprentice cleans up and wonders who wants to buy such an ugly wallpaper. This is embarrassing because at that moment,…

  24. 23: Pauls Wohnung | Paul’s apartment

    · 17 min · S1 E23

    Rooms of an apartment & gender of nouns: words with endings -ung / -heit / -keit. Paul shows you his new apartment before the housewarming party. He is thrilled: His wallpaper is so beautiful! He reveals that Tim is…

  25. 24: Die Party | The party

    · 19 min · S1 E24

    Describe and evaluate situations and objects, congratulate & gender of nouns: words with endings -ei / -schaft. At Pauls housewarming party, the book comes up: It is a precious gift from Paul's father. His friends are…

  26. 25: Es ist nicht mehr da! | It’s not there anymore!

    · 24 min · S1 E25

    Times of the day, express despair and anger & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: times of the day/days of the week/months/seasons/points of the compass, modal verb dürfen and modal verb summary. The next…

  27. 26: Paul braucht Hilfe | Paul needs help

    · 22 min · S1 E26

    Give advice, discuss weekend plans, ask for help, & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: alcoholic drinks and colors. Paul has no doubt anymore that the book is gone. He thinks it was stolen. He wants to…

  28. 27: Wo ist es? | Where is it?

    · 19 min · S1 E27

    Describe a problem, express compassion & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: weather words. Fritz says he'll be right there to help. Paul wants to ask in the group chat who took the book, but he ends up…

  29. 28: Du musst es finden! | You have to find it!

    · 23 min · S1 E28

    Order somebody to do something, express disappointment & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: car and motorbike brands, gender summary. It's not Fritz who is at the door. Unexpectedly, Paul's parents are…

  30. 29: Mein Fahrrad ist kaputt | My bicycle is broken

    · 24 min · S1 E29

    Make appointments, read the traditional analog clock (tell the time) & possessive pronouns: mein(e), Ihr(e). Paul had to get out of the apartment to clear his head. He’s walking to Tim's bike repair shop because he…

  31. 30: Ich bin doch kein Stalker! | I’m not a stalker!

    · 24 min · S1 E30

    Justify actions, reflect on a situation, read the 24-hour clock & possessive pronouns: dein(e), sein(e), ihr(e). Paul tries to find Laura on Facebook. But it’s not easy, and he gives up. Also because this is making…

  32. 31: Meine Hobbys sind ... | My hobbies are ...

    · 24 min · S1 E31

    Talk about hobbies, make small talk, four seasons & possessive pronouns: unser(e), euer/eure. Paul meets Meili "by chance" near the university. He is more clever now: They make small talk about hobbies. He casually…

  33. 32: Das Video | The video

    · 22 min · S1 E32

    Talk about law and permissions, describe people’s actions & noun-noun composites: Wohnungseingang / Hausflur / Hausmeister. Paul watches the surveillance video in the caretaker’s office. After the party, Meili and Tim…

  34. 33: Januar, Februar, März, ... | January, February, March, ...

    · 20 min · S1 E33

    Months & demonstrative pronouns: dieser, dieses, diese. Fritz and Paul are training in the gym. Fritz warns him not to keep upsetting their friends with his messages. Instead, he suggests a party at Paul's place. That…

  35. 34: Der Vorname hat 4 Buchstaben | The first name has 4 letters

    · 23 min · S1 E34

    Give and receive information about somebody & plural: nouns that get an -en/-n ending. Fritz sends Paul some information: Anna has a criminal record for theft. Paul also knows she likes to read. Now he suspects her…

  36. 35: Die Preise sind gut! | The prices are good!

    · 22 min · S1 E35

    Read and understand online reviews & plural: nouns that get an -e / -¨e ending. Paul books a hotel in Berlin and writes Anna a message with an invitation to the trip. Meanwhile, his friends go out without him. Tim…

  37. 36: Ein Ausflug nach Berlin? | A trip to Berlin?

    · 20 min · S1 E36

    Discuss travel plans and options & plural: nouns that get an -s ending. Paul and Fritz take a look at some nice cars in a showroom. He talks about the trip to Berlin. Fritz is excited and wants to come along. But he…

  38. 37: Der Fehler war / die Fehler waren blöd | The mistake was / the mistakes were stupid

    · 23 min · S1 E37

    Text: e-mail, use simple past tense for written language & plural: nouns that get no ending but sometimes change to an ä/ö/ü, simple past forms for regular verbs. Fritz reads Paul's invitation email. He cleverly used…

  39. 38: Wann fährt der Zug nach Berlin? | When does the train to Berlin leave?

    · 25 min · S1 E38

    Understand announcements in a train station & plural: nouns that get an -er / -¨er ending, simple past forms for irregular and auxiliary verbs. Paul and Fritz are at the train station and want to go to Berlin. While…

  40. 39: Was wollt ihr in Berlin sehen? | What do you want to see in Berlin?

    · 28 min · S1 E39

    Talk about a trip, directions using a map & simple past forms for modal & mixed verbs. Anna arrives on the train at the last second. She couldn’t answer her phone because the battery is dead. Also, her bicycle is…

  41. 40: Ich kann den Reichstag sehen | I can see the Reichstag

    · 27 min · S1 E40

    Talk about points of interest, locations, means of transport & the accusative case (den, einen, keinen). In Berlin, Anna, Fritz and Paul want to go to the Brandenburg Gate. Fritz warns them about pickpockets because…

  42. 41: Warum geht sie in den Buchladen? | Why is she going into the bookstore?

    · 28 min · S1 E41

    Express astonishment and disbelief, describe people’s actions & accusative with prepositions. Paul is following Anna. He thinks what's covered by a carrier bag inside her handbag is his book. He watches her walk into…

  43. 42: Ich muss etwas machen! | I have to do something!

    · 28 min · S1 E42

    Evaluate options, negotiate, make a decision & adjective declensions: das wertvolle Buch / der alte Verkäufer / die kleine Frau. Paul is just about to walk into the bookstore and confront Anna there. But then he sees…

  44. 43: Du wolltest mein Buch verkaufen! | You wanted to sell my book!

    · 39 min · S1 E43

    German dinner foods, bring up and disarm arguments & adjective declensions: eine internationale Stadt / ein grüner Tee / ein leckeres Bier / schöne Ecken. Scandal at the dinner buffet! Paul confronts Anna. He followed…

  45. 44: Warum habe ich diese Idee erst jetzt? | Why do I only have this idea now?

    · 25 min · S1 E44

    Describe how things played out, and reasons for it & adjective declensions in the accusative: den großen Busch / einen großen Busch / großen Busch. Paul celebrates his birthday alone at home. He has no more friends.…

  46. 45: Haben Sie Fieber? | Do you have a fever?

    · 29 min · S1 E45

    Name body parts, describe your illness to the doctor & personal pronouns in the accusative: mich / dich / ihn / uns / euch & introduction to the n-declension. Paul is at the doctor’s because he got sick. The caretaker…

  47. 46: Ich brauch’ Obst, Gemüse und Fleisch | I need fruit, vegetables, and meat

    · 34 min · S1 E46

    Grocery shopping, measurements, weight & sentence structure, subordinate clause. Paul is sick. He’s doing his grocery shopping in the supermarket. After that, he wants to go home, take sleeping pills, and write a…

  48. 47: Nehmen Sie das mit! | Take that with you!

    · 35 min · S1 E47

    Restructure the workforce & separable verbs & sentence structure. Paul is getting fired. He wasn’t aware that he didn’t report his illness to his boss. Instead, he accidentally sent the message to his dad - who didn't…

  49. 48: Freut ihr euch jetzt? | Are you happy now?

    · 30 min · S1 E48

    Facilities and locations in the city & reflexive pronouns and reflexive verbs. Paul is sad and on his way to the police station to file a report. His parents call him. They want to stress him again. Paul counters:…

  50. 49: Hat er das nicht gesagt? | Hasn’t he said that?

    · 33 min · S1 E49

    Ask for information about people, talk about smartphones & perfect tense: er hat erzählt / gesagt. Paul wants to visit Fritz at the police station and report the theft, but he is not there. He is the new head of the…

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