A package arrives for Franzi. What might be inside?

Today is Franzi’s birthday! Friends and family are coming to the party, and of course they’re bringing presents. How old is Franzi? And how old are her friends?

Felix and Franzi experience good and bad weather together—sometimes it rains, sometimes the sun shines, sometimes the snow falls, and sometimes it’s hot!

A new telephone arrives in the mail for Felix and Franzi — now they can call their friends at the Berlin Zoo!

Having trouble telling the time in German? Fine will help you out — it’s really easy and fun!

Jenny explains the definite articles “der, die, das” to you using a few examples.

In part two on German grammar Jenny introduces you to the indefinite articles “a” [ein, masculine/neuter] and “a” [eine, feminine].

The plural article in the nominative case is so much easier than the singular articles! It doesn’t matter if it’s masculine, feminine or neuter, it’s always “die”.

It is winter. And in winter you have to put on a couple of more things than in the summer to protect yourself from the cold.

The arrival of colder weather and the changing colors of the trees are things we associate with the fall season. Enjoy this video, which introduces basic vocabulary related to this time of year.

Spring has finally sprung! It’s time to shed a few layers of clothing and enjoy the spring sun…

Ah! Spring has sprung and summer is in full swing! Gone are the winter blues and people are enjoying the outdoors again!

Jenny demonstrates how to talk about schedules and how long things take.

Jenny talks about the different types of clocks ("Uhren") that there are and the basics of how to tell the time of day ("die Uhrzeit").

Some rhetorical devices are used in English and German alike, one of these being the climax.