Episodes
1:29 01: Willkommen!
Explore German cultures as you master all the skills needed...
30:00 02: Definite Articles, Gender, and Nouns
Meet German’s three definite articles—der, die, and das—which correspond to...
30:00 03: Personal Pronouns and the Verb sein
Warm up with Zungenbrecher (literally, “tongue-breakers”). These are phrases that...
30:00 04: Regular Verbs in the Present Tense
Begin with the greeting, Wie geht’s? (more formally, Wie geht...
30:00 05: Indefinite Articles and Numbers to 100
Indulge your appetite for German by learning the protocol for...
30:00 06: Eine Reise nach Wien und Salzburg
Travel to two cities in Austria, Vienna (called Wien) and...
30:00 07: Asking Questions and Numbers above 100
Start with another satisfying Zungenbrecher. Then get acquainted with the...
30:00 08: The Nominative and Accusative Cases and kein
Plunge into German’s grammatical case system, covering the nominative and...
30:00 09: Time in German and Possessive Pronouns
Wie viel Uhr ist es? (What time is it?) Learn...
30:00 10: Coordinating Conjunctions and der- Words
Coordinating conjunctions—such as aber, denn, oder, sondern, and und—allow you...
30:00 11: Modal Verbs and More Accusative
Use the public service messages on German Bierdeckeln (beer coasters)...
30:00 12: Eine Reise nach München und Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Prost! Open with toasting customs at Oktoberfest in München (Munich)....
30:00 13: Present Perfect and da- and wo- Compounds
Learn to form compounds with da- and wo- plus a...
30:00 14: Ich hab’ mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren
Via a love story, encounter irregular strong verbs in the...
30:00 15: Separable-Prefix Verbs
Open with a tutorial on the refuse recycling system in...
30:00 16: Subordinate and Infinitive Clauses
Meet two German superstars—singers Herbert Grönemeyer and Annemarie Eilfeld—in a...
30:00 17: More Infinitive Clauses and the Dative Case
Sankt Nikolaus (Father Christmas) sings a holiday song and introduces...
30:00 18: Eine Reise nach Zürich und Zermatt
Visit two attractions in German-speaking Switzerland: the charming city Zürich...
30:00 19: Reflexive Verbs and Pronouns
Learn parts of the human body from two unusual experts:...
30:00 20: More Dative and Subordinating Conjunctions
Continue your study of reflexive verbs and pronouns by looking...
30:00 21: The Simple Past
Delve into the checkered past of Professor Pfrehm as you...
30:00 22: Bäuerin Bärbel und die rotbärtigen Zwerge
Enter the world of fantasy with a Märchen (fairy tale)...
30:00 23: More Simple Past and Relative Pronouns
Reach the exciting conclusion of the fairy tale from the...
30:00 24: Eine Reise nach Hamburg und Cuxhaven
Travel to two more intriguing destinations in the German-speaking world:...
30:00 25: Two-Way Prepositions and Verbs That Use Theme
So far, you have studied prepositions that always take the...
30:00 26: Comparative/Superlative and Adjective Endings
Professor Pfrehm introduces his three favorite German-language movies—a war film,...
30:00 27: The Genitive Case and the Passive Voice
Practice your first joke in German. Then meet the fourth...
30:00 28: The Subjunctive Mood
So far, you have been using mostly the indicative mood—the...
30:00 29: Eine Reise nach Wittenberg und Berlin
Dig deeper into the subjunctive by learning to express hypotheticals...
30:00 30: Our Journey: The End or Just the Beginning?
Finish with a series of unaided dialogues of increasing difficulty,...
