Diane and Franca take us through the basics of the verb machen, which in this video has been translated as "to do." Depending on the context, machen could also mean "to make." Try it out both ways and viel Spaß beim Lernen!

In part two of this series, Yabla star reporter Diane is live and in person at the Christmas Cup Frisbee Championships in Karlsruhe. Diane interviews several players and we get some great shots of the game itself. Enjoy!

Brady tries to cover up his failure to do his homework with the new grammatic term "dative of the accusative", but Barbara isn't having any of it. She, on the other hand, seems to have crossed Tom Waits with John Waite, an interesting musical proposition indeed! So on with the relative pronouns and viel Spaß beim Lernen!

In part one of this series, Yabla star reporter Diane attends the Peter and Paul festival in Bretten, where she not only dons medieval garb, but proceeds to take lessons in loading and shooting a replica of an ancient matchlock musket, and all in a genuine Baden dialect!

Yabla star reporter Diane takes to the streets of Karlruhe to ask people about their plans for New Year's Eve and their resolutions for the coming year with a suprisingly diverse array of responses. Guten Rutsch!

Part two of this series takes Yabla star reporter Diane to a catapult stand, where the carnie gives her a detailed account of the history of the catapult, and on to the "Mercenaries" club, whose members wear medieval costumes and barter their services in Bretten's Peter and Paul Festival. Enjoy!

In this fast and furious segment, Barbara takes the class on a slam dunk grammar tour of German relative clauses with prepositions. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

In this next part, Yabla star reporter Diane tells us tales of the battle between Bretten and the Duke of Württemberg, of the fattened puppy that fooled him into retreat! We are also presented with the conjuring of a court jester. Viel Spaß!

Barbara bravely leads the somewhat sullen class (late night perhaps?) through an excellent lesson in constructing relative clauses with prepositions, and is not convinced when Mia claims that they are fertig. Whatever could she mean by that? Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Despite one couple whose idea of a romantic Valentine's Day is to visit the German Constitutional Court, Yabla star reporter Diane still manages to find some people with some more traditional ideas of love. What are you doing with your loved one this Valentine's Day?

Barbara notices that Ian seems to have forgotten how to count in German, and then before the class can get started on relative clauses with verbs and prepositions, Mia and Liz make a great effort to explain sich gewöhnen an. In the end it's all laughs and high-fives! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Yabla's own Diane shows us the German terms for the most important parts of the body with the help of her friend and assistant Franca.

Barbara tries to get the students to talk about what they don't like about Germany, but the only thing they can come up with is the lack of free water in restaurants and cafes. Barbara, however, admits that when she is in the US, she misses German bread. Meanwhile Jacob, Casie, and Stephanie sort out the meaning of sich kümmern um. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Yabla star reporter (and future hip-hop dancer) Diane and her special guest Franca give us a tour of the verb brauchen (to need). Diane is sure that quitting her stressful office job to pursue a career in hip-hop dancing is a great idea, but luckily Franca is a bit more sceptical. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Barbara leads the class into some examples of relative clauses, but then has to give the class a refresher course in modal verbs. Luckily they pass with flying colors! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!