Jenny tells us the long and fascinating history of the town of Speyer and we get a glimpse of the town's landmark, its cathedral.

Magicians Andreas and Christian Ehrlich are interviewed about their childhood and their rise to fame.

Sandra Reichmann explains her background and her particular passion for exercise.

Skiing is very popular in German-speaking countries. With this video, you can learn basic skiing exercises and how to talk about equipment and technique in German.

German rally driver Sepp Wiegand takes us through the basics of maintaining and driving a car in the snowy seasons.

At the Majolika Ceramic Works in Karlsruhe, Cettina finds out about the origin of the Bambi, a German award for television and film. As it turns out, the small deer has become the symbol of Majolika due to their involvement with the design of the trophies.

The type of car you drive has an effect on how much you pay for auto insurance in Germany. This video explains a bit about how the rates are determined.
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In the Middle Ages, people were resourceful when it came to battles. A group of scholars has worked to recreate medieval explosives and weaponry at Coburg Fortress in Upper Franconia.

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

How did medieval castles in Germany defend themselves? And why were they built the way they were? This video takes us through a castle like those we often see in films.

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.

What parameters are relevant to German auto insurance premiums? This short, informative video explains some of the factors.
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Did you know that the traffic lights in East Berlin had a different figure? Not only have they now been adopted in West Berlin, but a new three dimensional "Ampelmännchen" has now been created for the anniversary of Germany's unification.

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.

Yabla's own Cettina takes us through additional questions regarding the law, voting, and the court system in Germany.