What was life like back in the days when there were no cell phones? Eylin talks about the time when she used to live in a shared house and 12 people had to share a single phone.

Nico goes to Yara's bike shop, where she is admiring a particularly old model. Nico is surprised at her enthusiasm, because he thinks the bike looks like a heap of junk. Then Otto, a bicycle collector, joins in the conversation and explains why this particular one is so special...

Cell phones can be both a blessing and a curse! Eylin has some advice on how to stop this potentially addictive means of communication from taking over your life.

Selma talks to Lisa's class about her home country, Syria, and her escape from the war. Does she still think about her home often?

In the second part of this mini-series, Eylin introduces us to more common sentence starters and shows us how to respond appropriately. There's also a great tip for practicing and remembering sentence starters.

Inge tells Lisa's class about how her parents had to flee their home after World War II. What does the concept of home mean to Inge?

To be able to join in a conversation, it is important to know some typical ways to confidently begin a sentence. Because once that's taken care of, the rest will follow much more easily!

Saarland is the smallest state in the Federal Republic of Germany, so here is an appropriately short recipe for a simple snack. If you haven't heard of Maggi seasoning before, just know that it's a German classic. Guten Appetit!

Inge and Selma are guests in Lisa's class and are going to give a talk on the subject of how they both had to flee their homelands. But Lisa's students don't seem to take punctuality too seriously.

Sebastian has found the time to do some much-needed cleaning in the apartment, whereas Lisa is totally out of sorts. Where is her diary? And she has to make a phone call, too! The stress is too much! She just doesn't have time for anything...

In this video, you will learn some general facts about the federal state of Saarland in the southwestern corner of Germany. Luckily, Paula has prepared well and is able to answer all of the questions asked by her teacher, Ms. Klimper.

Pepe has great news for Tarek and Max about the delivery service business idea. However, there is a lot to do! How are they going to get it done in such a short time?

Nico surprises Selma by going to her apartment block to meet her in secret. They briefly talk about their respective career plans, but Selma has to go back home before her parents get suspicious.

Lisa and Selma's father talk about his new job and his daughter's future. When Lisa asks him if Selma could come back to her place for lessons, he refuses.

Here are some more contractions that are frequently used in spoken German. In many cases, they are made up of a preposition and an article.

In this video, you will learn how to talk about language skills and education.

In this video, Eylin tells us about contractions in the German language and gives us some common examples.

Paula shows us how to make a Thuringian egg salad and what ingredients are needed. This is a quick and easy dish that tastes delicious. Try it out for yourselves!

In this video, you will learn some basic colors and numbers along with the words for some everyday objects.

Eylin introduces us to some more important verbs in the preterite form as she tells us about her hiking adventure.

In this video, Eylin talks about her last hiking vacation using the German preterite (simple past), which is the tense more typically used in written German.

Pepe is jogging through the park and talking to Selma's father on the phone when he suddenly happens to catch sight of her with Nico. Amused by the coincidence, he mentions it to the father in the phone call. What could be the harm in that?

Homemade potato pancakes⁠—a simple yet very tasty dish! In this video, you will learn what ingredients you need and how to prepare them. Have fun watching and cooking!

In the fourth part of our lesson on the German cases, Eylin gives us some more examples and reassures us that we're not expected to get everything perfect right away!