Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian
With Valentine's Day gaining popularity in Germany, the demand for red roses and other flowers is also growing. Wiesbaden florist Erhard Priewe discusses shifting trends, product shortages, and why the holiday is not as "commercialized" as many people believe.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Sarah continues exploring the Christmas market in Karlsruhe. She visits the talking "fairy tale boxes," the ice skating rink, and a stand where they make crêpes with Nutella!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Sarah shows us around Karlsruhe's "Christkindlesmarkt" Christmas Market, which has three areas. She stops at various stands to buy a gingerbread heart, a mulled wine, and some alcohol-free children's punch.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Throughout his life, Luigi Colani designed cars for Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Volkswagen, and BMW. In this interview, the late designer discusses his disappointment with current design trends and a lack of innovation, and German politics as well.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Hamburg's Speicherstadt (warehouse district) is so unique that it has been made into a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Learn about its history and how it has been developed to attract tourists, residents, and commercial interests alike.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
This is an animated version of the tragic poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, set to music in the 19th century by composer Franz Schubert.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
In the second part of the interview, Dieter Kränzlein tells Jenny about one of his largest pieces, his exhibitions abroad, and how he came to be a sculptor.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Sculptor Dieter Kränzler is based in Stuttgart, where he has a studio with a showroom built specifically for his works of art. In this video he speaks with Jenny about the materials he uses and the various processes that are involved.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Some of Germany's favorite musicians attended the Live Entertainment Awards in Frankfurt. However, this time they were celebrating the importance of the people working behind the scenes to ensure fantastic live performances.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Yabla's own Cettina takes us to Majolika Ceramic Works in Karlsruhe. In part 2, we look at ceramic versions of some animals that the nobility liked to hunt.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Yabla's own Cettina takes us to Majolika Ceramic Works in Karlsruhe. Founded by Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, they've got something special in store for the city's 300th birthday.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Bavarian North German
Comedian Otto Waalkes brings his unique humor and charm to the Bavarian television awards to present Helene Fischer with a prize.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Hans, half hedgehog and half boy, is searching for his place in the world. After a chance encounter with the king, he finds himself in a predicament that leads to a very surprising ending!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
A big turn out for the music stars at the Frankfurt Festhalle, where the red carpet was out for the Live Entertainment Award. Stars like The BossHoss and schlager legend Heino gave their opinions on the importance of live music in today's music industry.
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.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The carnival street parades are in full gear. One of the most prestigious and largest parades traditionally takes place on Rose Monday in Mainz. Video courtesy of rheinmaintv.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany North German South German
"Don't worry, be happy!" Or in the case of painter Ernst Mente at Der besondere Kunstmarkt in Leopoldshafen, "don't be depressed, just paint!" Mr. Mente discusses how he taught himself to paint after a career in the kitchen.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
The painter Benno Treiber tells us about his latest exhibition in Leopoldshafen and about how he chose his subjects and his life the last twenty years Spain.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Austria, Germany Austrian High German
Reading from Goethe's Faust, world-renowned actor Klaus Maria Brandauer delivered a brilliant performance at the grand celebration of Goethe University's 100th anniversary in Frankfurt.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
Wine is much more than an alcoholic beverage. For connoisseurs, wine can also be an investment, since some wines can become more valuable with time. The wines are in good hands in Germany's only Winebank! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
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.
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!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
In this next part, Yabla star reporter Diane tells us tales of the battle between Bretten and the Duke of Württemberg, of the fattened puppy that fooled him into retreat! We are also presented with the conjuring of a court jester. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Alemannic South German
In part one of this series, Yabla star reporter Diane attends the Peter and Paul festival in Bretten, where she not only dons medieval garb, but proceeds to take lessons in loading and shooting a replica of an ancient matchlock musket, and all in a genuine Baden dialect!
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