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, 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 advanced vocabulary related to the weather, and in particular how to talk about winter weather.

In Germany, November to March is the season for colds. Eylin introduces us to all the important vocabulary related to this topic and shares some useful tips on how to alleviate the symptoms of the common cold.

If you were invited to have dinner with a group of Germans, would you know how to behave at the table? In this video, Eylin tells us what rules she was taught as a child.

Alina is in the northern Black Forest today and introduces us to Bad Wildbad, a pretty spa town that boasts a suspension bridge, as well as a treetop walking path from which you can explore the forest from up high!

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.

In this second part, you will learn important vocabulary related to cooking and also get some valuable tips and recipe ideas.

Today we're going to show you how to prepare Brandenburg stewed cucumbers! The "Schmorgurke" is a coarser and knobbier cucumber that is found in Germany, but you can use any cucumber you have at your disposal. Traditionally, this dish is made with bacon and milk, but you can also use almond milk and vegan margarine and leave out the bacon. Guten appetit!

What do people in Germany eat and what do many now pay attention to in terms of nutrition? Eylin shares her experiences.

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!

This Epiphany⁠—or Three Kings Day, Alina recites a poem by Heinrich Heine, a great German author from the 19th century.

In this part, Eylin clearly summarizes the declension of masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns in the singular and plural in all four cases. She explains everything step by step and gives you some practical examples.