This series, created by the Goethe-Institut and specifically designed for learning German, follows 23-year-old Turkish immigrant Nevin Coşkun as she navigates making friends and finding a job and an apartment in her new home city, Munich.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany
Twenty-three-year-old Nevin has recently arrived in Germany and needs to visit the employment office. Here, she takes the local bus for the first time.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany
Nevin takes the bus to the employment agency. She almost misses the bus stop. Fortunately, the bus driver lets her know when it's time to get off.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nevin, who has only been in Germany for two weeks, arrives at the Employment Agency. She makes a friend right away, but will she be able to find a job?
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nevin has made it to the Employment Agency, where a caseworker helps find her a job selling vegetables. Although it doesn’t exactly match her previous work experience in İzmir, she’s happy that an opportunity is opening up.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany High German
The grocery store where Nevin works is about to open for the day, but she’s having trouble remembering the German names for all the vegetables—and her boss is getting impatient...
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany
Yuna happens to drop in at the grocery store where Nevin is working. And she’s just in time, since Nevin needs help figuring out the names of the vegetables.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Nevin can't wait to surprise her husband with a cake, but she’s disappointed when she finds out he’s tied up at work and won’t be home until the next day. Then the afternoon brightens when Nevin meets some neighbors in the stairwell and gets invited to a party.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Nevin and her new friends are partying, chatting, and enjoying her homemade cake. Suddenly the doorbell rings—who could it be?
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Out of nowhere, Nevin drops a jar of jam at work. She doesn't feel well, and her boss sends her to the doctor. What does she need to show the receptionist? And what does her boss need from her after she sees the doctor?
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Nevin tries to chat with another patient in the waiting room at the doctor’s office, but everyone prefers to keep to themselves. When she finally see the doctor, she finds out she has a flu-like infection. She’s prescribed medicine and given a sick note to show her employer.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany High German
Nevin and her husband are looking for a new apartment. But the apartment ads are full of abbreviations – what do they all mean?
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany High German
Nevin goes to see the new apartment – and she loves it! But unfortunately, they are not the only applicants. Will Nevin and her husband have a chance?
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany High German
Nevin is biking somewhere, but she’s not exactly sure how to get there. She stops a pedestrian to ask for directions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany Bavarian
Nevin is stopped by the police after running a red light on her bicycle. And she doesn’t have her passport with her either…
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