Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany North German
Heiko "Schotty" Schotte is the "Tatortreiniger," a crime scene cleaner in the greater Hamburg area. Arriving at a job, he quickly finds himself attracted to a receptionist and wants to ask her out — but unfortunately he’s three days into a year-long “women-fast.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
The two young women, both somewhat lost, ponder the loss — and meaning — of an apartment. In the end, they realize that you can also be happy in the rain…
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany North German
At his apartment, Henning confronts Rosa about the fact that she’s been lying to him. She admits that she has feelings for him. He rejects her advances and finally takes her home — but she’s unlikely to let go of her crush…
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Upon returning from her excursion, Inge goes to eat at Max and Tarek's restaurant. Everyone wants to know whether she had a good time on the trip. Perhaps she met someone interesting?
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Jan from Munich presents us with another fantastical story inspired by the adventures of Baron von Münchhausen — the “Baron of Lies.” Here, the hero rescues himself and his horse from a swamp.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
After her apartment burns down under unexplained circumstances, a workaholic moves in with an old acquaintance from her school days. It’s clear that the two of them don’t really share a strong bond.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany High German
“Rosetta,” a space probe launched by the European Space Agency in 2004, took over 12 years to reach her destination: a faraway comet hurtling through space. This animated short retells her epic journey in the form of a fairy tale.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany North German
While Henning is generally pleased with his popularity in his role as Cop4U at the local school, one student is showing him a little too much attention. Meanwhile at the police station, Lothar is given a tricky assignment.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany High German
Here, Eylin teaches us how to count from one to one thousand in German. She also explains the four basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German North German
The colleagues at the police station erupt in laughter when they discover a recording featuring their colleague Lothar that has gone viral. Meanwhile, Henning introduces himself as the new “Cop4U” presenter at a local school, where birthday girl Rosa Schimmel happens to be a student…
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
In this short film, a child prepares to leave behind her familiar everyday life on Earth, and begin anew – on Mars.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany High German
Sebastian wants to organize a photo shoot – one that depicts German idioms literally – in the shared apartment using his roommates as models. While his ideas are clever, his friends don’t seem too enthusiastic…
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Jan narrates another story based loosely on a tale by the fictional noble storyteller Baron Munchausen, a character created by Rudolf Erich Raspe in a book published in 1785. Here, the protagonist rides a cannonball over a besieged city.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany
Don't let yourself get confused by German’s special letters: ä, ö, ü, and ß! Here, Eylin breaks down the pronunciation of the entire German alphabet, plus double consonants, with examples. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany High German
Zuma Katjiuonga, a member of the Himba tribe, tells his girlfriend — whom he lives with in the modern city of Windhoek, Namibia – that his family married him off to a cousin when he went back to see them for a visit. How does Zuma’s girlfriend feel about it?
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