Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Half-empty platforms, crowds of people in front of the information desk, annoyed people on their smartphones. Our reporter Jasmin knows exactly what makes a typical rail strike report.
Authors: Oliver Durke, Jasmin Wenkemann
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany Bavarian Colognian High German Upper Saxon
It won't be long now before fall. As summer draws to a close, it's time to take stock: How satisfied have people been with the summer?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Singer Nina Chuba is a guest on the radio station 1Live's "Fragenhagel" (hail of questions), in which she reveals a few things about herself that you probably didn't know. Take a look!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Eighteen-year-old Piet Mundry made the feature film Entropia together with amateur actors, and directed it himself. The plot: Charles returns to his childhood home town and encounters old friends and enemies who will change his future. With entropy as an alibi for his revenge, Charles begins to create chaos in Lüdinghausen.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Rail and air transport throughout Germany are getting back to normal after the day-long industrial action at the start of the week. However, commuters and travelers are still experiencing some disruptions.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
The ski season has begun on the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain. There are no more COVID restrictions, but now there's a new problem due to rising energy costs.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Entering school is always a big deal for any small child. Now see it multiplied by three, as the Winkelmann family watches their triplets all begin first grade.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany North German
The rural areas around Hamburg are known for their storks. However, there is one nest where no stork is allowed to live, as it has been deemed an illegal construction. Enjoy another ridiculous example of Germany's over-the-top bureaucracy from the program "Realer Irrsinn."
Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany High German
They organize beds, food, and tickets: In Berlin, numerous volunteers are helping Ukrainians who are fleeing the war. The volunteers assist the refugees at Berlin's Central Station, among other locations. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Even though she doesn't plan to move back, there are some things that Uschi misses about her home region of Bavaria.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Caroline introduces us to Uschi, who moved to France because she fell in love with a French guy. It took her a while, but now she has a job that really suits her!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Regine shows us her artworks and talks a bit about her process. We also learn why she couldn't imagine moving back to Germany.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
In this interview, Regine tells us about how she came to live in Paris, what she likes about France, what she misses most about Germany, and about the cultural differences between the two countries.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
“The Frankfurter” is a bilingual lifestyle magazine (German/English) that aims to provide locals and visitors from Germany and around the world with lifestyle-related content on the many facets of Frankfurt and its surroundings.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany
On the red carpet in Frankfurt, moderator Thomas Raudnitzky chats with actor Matthias Schweighöfer and other luminaries from the German film scene.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
RheinMaintv presenter Thomas Raudnitzky chats with celebrities on the red carpet at the Hessian Film and Cinema Awards in Frankfurt. How is the atmosphere on this night – and which stars does Raudnitzky get to interview?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
The structure of the German language makes it easy to combine infinitive verbs with prefixes to completely change the meaning of the original verb. This makes it easy to come up with new words — and as a result, the Duden is always expanding!
Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany High German
What does Angie like to do in the summertime? And is there anything this world-famous tennis star is afraid of?
Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany High German
Can Angie fall asleep anywhere? Does she know how to cook? Find out more about the German tennis star!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Many cities have a litter problem – food waste, cigarette butts, and bottles scattered around the parks and pathways. But humans are not always the culprits!
Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany High German
Tennis star Angelique Kerber goes through a few more questions commonly asked about her on search engines, including one about her future.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany High German
Tennis star Angie Kerber answers even more questions about her life. Is she a morning person or a night person? Right-handed or left-handed?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
Since they are often in close contact at school, young children in particular are susceptible to catching head lice. Luckily, parasitologist Heinz Mehlhorn knows how to get rid of the annoying (though ultimately harmless) little bloodsucking parasites.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany Bavarian High German
Professional slackliner Lukas Irmler has performed incredible feats all over the world. Last summer, the extreme athlete stretched his synthetic fiber rope in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, encountering a greater challenge than expected.
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