Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany Bavarian Colognian High German Upper Saxon
It won't be long now before fall. As summer draws to a close, it's time to take stock: How satisfied have people been with the summer?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
This absurdist commercial for Lidl Connect gives you plenty of opportunities to practice the German conditional with the structure “Wenn…, dann…!”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
In this Christmas comedy, Academy Award-winning actor Christoph Waltz plays a pet shop owner who generally prefers animals to people. Recently divorced, he is still very attached to his ex-wife – who lives right across the hall from him.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Konstantin, the new temp worker at the pet store, wonders why he's even needed considering how little money the store is making. Meanwhile, owner Johannes uses the store's problems to try to bring his ex-wife Marion – who also happens to be his neighbor – back into his life.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Johannes asks his new employee, a psychology student, about love and relationships – but doesn't particularly like the answer he gets in return.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
When Marion comes by to help Johannes with his taxes, he finds out she's met someone else – news he doesn't deal with particularly well.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
To earn some money and help out his injured employee, Johannes visits several families pretending to be Saint Nicholas – and ends up making quite an impression.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Sascha reveals to Johannes, who is dressed as Saint Nicholas, that his parents are on the verge of separation. Later, Johannes spies on Marion and her new boyfriend at the Christmas market.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
While Johannes spies on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend at the Christmas market, Sascha confronts him about the promises he made.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
While Sascha's parents continue fighting, he lays out his Christmas list. At the shop, Johannes plots to get Marion back – but it seems as though she's happily moved on.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Johannes devises a plan to get Marion back – but when things goes awry, it turns out she's actually just as moved by his openness towards Sascha.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Marion spends a nice day at the sea with Johannes and Sascha, and is impressed at how well Johannes gets along with the boy. Then Sascha asks if they can bake cookies together.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany South German
Johannes, Sascha, and Marion are having a great time together at her apartment until her new boyfriend shows up unexpectedly – with plans to propose to her.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
While Johannes tries to win Marion back, Sascha's parents continue fighting. He overhears his mother accusing his father of cheating – and his father denying it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Marion and Johannes share a bottle of wine together, and Marion admits that she has feelings for him and sometimes wishes they had never split up. But their moment is interrupted when Sascha appears and has a terrible accident.
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