Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany High German
In part 2 of this mini-series on conjunctions, Eylin introduces "weil," "denn," "damit," "obwohl," and "als" in several sentence examples. This makes it easy to understand how and when these conjunctions are used in German.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
How and when do you use the imperative? Eylin explains and gives some practical examples.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany High German
In the second part of our mini-series on the imperative, Eylin asks us some practice questions. She also talks about when the word "bitte" ("please") should be used for the sake of politeness and when it is not necessary.
Difficulty:
Newbie
Germany High German
Paula tells us about primary and secondary colors and gives plenty of examples.
Difficulty:
Newbie
Germany High German
Federico shows us around his apartment and introduces us to the most important rooms and furnishings and their German names.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Relative clauses are a special kind of dependent clause. Their function is to help us describe nouns more precisely. Join Barbara and her students today and learn about this important aspect of German grammar. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
In this second lesson on relative clauses, Barbara's students practice what they've have learned thus far. She walks her students through some tricky examples as they continue to describe two of their fellow classmates using relative clauses. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Today in this third lesson, Barbara gives her students more practice using additional examples of sentences with relative clauses. She's also presented with an occasion to point out how important correct pronunciation can be. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
In this fourth lesson today, Barbara shares with her students what they can expect on the test with regard to relative clauses. At the same time, they review inverted word order by creating sentences that begin with a place descriptor. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
How does one correctly incorporate separable-prefix verbs into relative clauses? What are the various forms of the expression for "every day" and why do they vary? Today Barbara addresses these perplexing questions and much more. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Barbara is helping her students practice some more relative clauses, this time using pictures. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
And again it comes down to practice, practice and more practice! Much to Barbara's surprise and joy, one of her students actually manages to create a relative clause using the dative case. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
This time Barbara's lessons are about the verbs "to plant" and "to kiss". Things get a bit spicy with all the "kissing" and it appears poor Ian still remains heartbroken, though it is luckily not having any adverse effects on his ability to create a relative clause. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Barbara runs the students through relative pronouns in the genitive case, and though she finds the form to be beautiful, not all of her students are convinced! Still, Alex has finally cleaned up, Sara is keeping a diary, and Barbara explains the genitive case in straightforward terms so you can ace them on your next test. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
Barbara is still running through relative pronouns in the genitive case, but this time in relative clauses. We get to learn a lot about Jacob's appearance, and Elke has long hair, but who is Janno and why is his mouth so nice? This one ends in laughter, so see for yourself how you can have viel Spaß beim Lernen!
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