November is often gray, damp, and cold in Germany, but it can also be unpredictable. In fact, the record temperatures on hand have a range of 50 degrees centigrade! What do the weather models predict for November 2020? Wetter.com meteorologist Corinna Borau breaks it all down for us.

How do people celebrate Christmas in Germany? Paula and Alina compare their family traditions.

This Epiphany⁠—or Three Kings Day, Alina recites a poem by Heinrich Heine, a great German author from the 19th century.

In this video, Anna and Teresa play a game called "Teekesselchen" ("Teapot"), in which you have to guess a word that has more than one meaning. Such words are called homonyms.

Have you ever seen a bottle wedged in between the wheel and the body of a car? This video explains how this trick is used by thieves.

Paula talks about her reasons for going vegan. What benefits does veganism have for the environment?

Imagine you've met someone cool and exchanged numbers – and now you want to find a time to hang out. Eylin and Sabine will show you what to say when you call them.

At the weekly market in Germany, many fruit farmers sell their harvest: apples, pears, strawberries and more. In this video, Eylin tells you about her favorite local fruits.

In the summertime, German weekly markets overflow with delicious local vegetables. Which vegetables are in season, and what can we make with them?

Eylin tells us how much she likes having a clean home and a little about how her family manages the household chores. Along the way, we learn some key vocabulary.

Housework can also be fun, and Eylin tells us what she does to make this the case. Even though there are a few things she doesn't like doing, she still prefers cleaning her house herself.

Eylin’s desk is covered in various objects related to her work. Learn the words for common office items, and for some art supplies, too!

What else does Eylin have on her desk? Learn more German words for common office supplies, including hole punchers, envelopes and stamps, rulers, glue, and highlighters.

Eylin introduces us to her new neighborhood: Ottensen! Located in the center of Hamburg, Ottensen has a village-like atmosphere and is popular with young families. There’s a diverse range of large and small stores, but the highlight is the outdoor market, which takes place four times a week.

“Teekesselchen” (“Little Teapot”) is a popular language game where players take turns choosing homonyms and then giving clues so that the others can guess. In this video, Eylin tells us a bit about the game, and also gives us a few examples of homonyms in German.