Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany Hessian
RheinMain Szene reporter Raudy is out and about again to find out where Frankfurt residents like to hang out on Friday nights. There is an open space called Friedberger Platz where people sit on blankets and enjoy wine and beer till late.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany Hessian
Friedberger Platz is a happening place in Frankfurt and, other than a few minor glitches, even a pleasure for the restaurant owners whose establishments are busy every Friday evening.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany Hessian High German
Join the Mile High Club of beauty pageants, performed live on a flying passenger jet miles above the earth! The chief flight attendant tells us that in nine years of Miss Condor Pageants, not a single winner went on to win the national title. (SPOILER ALERT) The world is saved: Miss Condor 2013 became this year’s Miss Germany!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Crossed arms or slumped shoulders will get you nowhere when it comes to flirting. Watch this video to learn about the best body language for communicating with that special someone! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
They seem already to have fallen out of time, but even if computer and video games have taken the place of pinball machines in many places, they still have many fans. Take a visit to the Pinball Museum in Neuwied! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Germany South German
Dressed up as a cat, Yabla reporter Cettina mingles with the Carnival-goers to show you what this popular event is all about. So in the spirit of the Carnival season - and I do mean 'season', because in some regions of Germany, Carnival is called die 5. Jahreszeit [the fifth season of the year!]... Helau!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Greetings again from Linkenheim! In this second clip, Yabla reporter Cettina returns with more Fasching interviews and asks the oddly-dressed revelers about their diverse and creative costumes. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany South German
The weather in Mainz was perfect for the celebration of Rosenmontag with a huge parade, which people came from all over the region and the country to see.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany South German
German artist Katharina Kuczinski teaches us the basics of mixing colors. We all learned in kindergarten that mixing blue and yellow gives us green. Let’s have a look at what happens when we try mixing blau and rot.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
It is getting warm again outside and it's time to get out your bicycle! But before you hit the road, you may want to make some safety checks, outlined in this video, to avoid any nasty surprises! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Germany
Eva tells us about the tradition of Advent calendars and shows us one that she has made herself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
The wheel may not need reinventing, but a Japanese designer has made a very good argument for the umbrella. Not only is it designed not to get ruined in a strong wind, but it has a few other neat features too! (video copyright dpa)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
"There are inventions that were made and later forgotten, and there are inventions that somebody forgot to invent." Walter Günther from Frankfurt/Main has done some catching up. He makes devices, which look as if they are from a museum, but which in reality never existed! (Copyright DPA)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Brush up on your sports vocabulary with this report on Germany's ice hockey league!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
These days, a lot of people are paying attention to their carbon footprint. Drinking straws are no longer made of plastic, toothbrushes are made of wood, and we're happy to forego that domestic flight to Munich for a long weekend—all for the sake of the environment. But there's one person who doesn't care: Felix, a rabbit from a children's TV series.
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