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Es war einmal... der Weltraum - Planet Omega - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

The crew of Starship Hummingbird are doing everything they can to make contact with the unidentified flying object. Will they be successful?

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Caption 2 [de]: Zum Teufel, was machen die denn da?
Caption 2 [en]: What the hell are they doing there?

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Es war einmal... der Weltraum - Planet Omega - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

Now things are getting serious: The crew is getting ready to launch, and the two young pilots are eager to go along for the ride. Will they be able to persuade their fathers to let them?

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Caption 4 [de]: Oh, da machen wir mit. -Ja, super!
Caption 4 [en]: Oh, let's get in on that. -Yes, great!

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Es war einmal... der Weltraum - Planet Omega - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

An unknown flying object appears on the radar. Pierre, Pierrette, and Maestro discuss where it might come from and whether it might be hostile.

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Caption 79 [de]: Ich werd es wie immer selbst machen.
Caption 79 [en]: I'll do it myself, as always.

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Es war einmal... der Mensch - Eine neue Welt entsteht - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Austria High German

The age of Homo erectus has dawned! What abilities did he have and in what ways did he resemble modern humans? To find out, watch this video, which ends with a quotation from one of Germany's greatest poets, Friedrich Schiller.

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Caption 41 [de]: Ach, Erfahrungen muss jeder selber machen.
Caption 41 [en]: Oh, everyone has to experience things for themselves.

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extra 3 - TOYtschland: Unser schöner Bauernhof

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

Every third euro of the EU budget goes to agriculture; but unfortunately, the system ends up favoring large farms employing inhumane practices over more sustainable and ethical agricultural models. Here, NDR’s satirical program “extra 3” lays it all out as a retro-style commercial for board games. Let’s play!

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Caption 59 [de]: Und was muss ich jetzt machen?
Caption 59 [en]: So what should I do now?

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Umwelt und Natur - Wo sind all die Bienen hin?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

Bees are rapidly dying off – a major environmental problem – and there are numerous causes. The weekly political satire show extra 3, which is produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Northern German Broadcasting), investigates colony collapse by sassily redubbing an old episode of Maya the Honey Bee, a 1970s Japanese TV series based on a German book.

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Caption 70 [de]: Musst du schon so früh am Morgen einen auf Greta Thunberg machen?
Caption 70 [en]: Do you have get so "Greta Thunberg" so early in the morning?

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Kurzfilme - NICHTLUSTIG - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

In Part 2 of Joscha Sauer’s irreverent animated short, Poodle is annoyed when an unexpected visitor shows up just as he and Death are about to have breakfast, the Lemming dad chatters away with an unusually quiet homeowner, and the scientists hatch a plan to recover their toilet.

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Caption 34 [de]: Lasst mich das nur machen.
Caption 34 [en]: Just let me handle this.

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Hänsel und Gretel

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany

Another twisted tale in the canon of the Brothers Grimm. This time, the "wicked stepmother" (in the original, it was their real mother) convinces the "loving father" to abandon their children in the winter woods. And the moral of the tale: "Abandon your children to starve and they will return with treasures"? Enjoy the wonderful animation and narration by actor Bastian Pastewka.

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Caption 72 [de]: und hatte vor, ein Festmahl aus ihnen zu machen!
Caption 72 [en]: and had plans to make a feast out of them!

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - König Drosselbart

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany

"King Thrushbeard," one of the Grimm brothers' fairytales, tells the story a haughty princess who mistreats her subjects. But in the end - at the hand of a wise and forgiving suitor - she learns an important lesson in life. Viel Spaß!

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Caption 56 [de]: Jeden Tag musste die Prinzessin Feuer machen,
Caption 56 [en]: Every day the Princess had to make the fire,

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Der Rattenfänger von Hameln

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany

Yet another grim fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm with an ambiguous moral: Pay your bills or your children will be taken away from you? Brilliantly narrated by Bastian Pastewka, from the series Legendary: Tales from Around the World.

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Caption 36 [de]: aber ich bitte Sie, machen Sie schnell! Schnell!“
Caption 36 [en]: but I beseech you, do it quickly! Quickly!"

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Der gestiefelte Kater

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany

This very funny and very fast animated version of "Puss in Boots" is both fun and educational to watch. NOTE: This video uses antiquated forms of German such as Eure Majestät which are roughly equivalent to "Thy Majesty" in Shakespearean-Era English, but have been translated for ease of understanding into modern English. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

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Caption 14 [de]: Der jüngste Sohn fragte sich, wie er so sein Glück machen sollte,
Caption 14 [en]: The youngest son wondered how he should, thus, make his fortune,

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