In part two on German grammar Jenny introduces you to the indefinite articles “a” [ein, masculine/neuter] and “a” [eine, feminine].

The plural article in the nominative case is so much easier than the singular articles! It doesn’t matter if it’s masculine, feminine or neuter, it’s always “die”.

It is winter. And in winter you have to put on a couple of more things than in the summer to protect yourself from the cold.

The arrival of colder weather and the changing colors of the trees are things we associate with the fall season. Enjoy this video, which introduces basic vocabulary related to this time of year.

Spring has finally sprung! It’s time to shed a few layers of clothing and enjoy the spring sun…

Ah! Spring has sprung and summer is in full swing! Gone are the winter blues and people are enjoying the outdoors again!

Jenny demonstrates how to talk about schedules and how long things take.

Jenny talks about the different types of clocks ("Uhren") that there are and the basics of how to tell the time of day ("die Uhrzeit").

Some rhetorical devices are used in English and German alike, one of these being the climax.

Diane and Franca introduce the most important forms of the verb "to be": present tense, present perfect, simple past, the conditional and future tense.

In this video the verb "say" is conjugated in five different tenses.

In this video the verb "to have" is introduced in different tenses using the full array of personal pronouns.

Diane and Franca take us through the basics of the verb machen, which in this video has been translated as "to do." Depending on the context, machen could also mean "to make." Try it out both ways and viel Spaß beim Lernen!

The verb "become" is presented in different tenses.

In this video Diane and Franca show us how the verb "can" ("to be able to") is used with different personal pronouns. By following their dialogue, you also will be able to understand how to use this important German verb in a whole range of tenses.