In English, shorter adjectives are compared by adding certain endings ("green," "greener," "greenest"), while longer adjectives require the words "more" and "most" ("helpful," "more helpful," "most helpful"). In German, the rules are quite different and the endings are always used. Moreover, the same forms are used as both adjectives and adverbs. Here, Yabla's own Eva explains some of these concepts with examples.

In the last video, Eva explained how regular adjectives are compared in German. In this video, she explains irregular adjectives, which either require an umlaut or change completely.

Eva lists a number of German sayings, and then explains when they are used. Do you know any of them already?

Pigs, cherries, and bears: Yabla's own Eva explains the meanings of a number of German expressions.

Do you know what it means if a German says that something is nullachtfünfzehn? What about "to give someone the basket?" Eva looks at a few more German expressions.

Eva explains the various steps for submitting a job application in Germany and some of the related vocabulary. Enjoy!

Eva talks about job interviews, and provides an example of some of the questions that might come up.

In this video, Eva talks about common winter ailments and the various medicines and home remedies that are used in Germany.

Eva explains the function of the temporal conjunctions als, wenn, während, seitdem, bis, bevor, nachdem and sobald in helping us order occurrences in time.

Eva goes over the various colors in German and the words used to describe shades and hues.

Eva shows us how to talk about basic geometric forms in German.

Eva provides an overview of the German words for different materials, such as leather, glass, cork, and various metals.

Franzi the Duck and Felix the Frog move from their home in the Berlin Zoo all the way to the UK in this series, which is designed for beginners.

Felix and Franzi are looking at photos from Germany, and of their friends in Berlin, when Felix gets terribly homesick. But then he gets a postcard in the mail...

It’s Sunday, and Felix and Franzi’s friends from Germany are finally arriving. All kinds of animals from the Berlin Zoo are here—it’s a great reason to celebrate, isn’t it?