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!

How has the beginning of the year 2023 been in Germany? Paula summarizes the most important events clearly and understandably for you.

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!

In this video, you will learn some basic colors and numbers along with the words for some everyday objects.

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 this video, Eylin tells us about contractions in the German language and gives us some common examples.

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.

Our favorite foods and drinks regularly add a lot of enjoyment to our lives! In this video, you'll learn some vocabulary for expressing what something tastes like.

In this video, you will learn some general facts about the federal state of Saarland in the southwestern corner of Germany. Luckily, Paula has prepared well and is able to answer all of the questions asked by her teacher, Ms. Klimper.

How do you describe the taste of different foods? That's not so easy, as you'll learn in this video. However, using various examples, Eylin shows us how it can be done.

Saarland is the smallest state in the Federal Republic of Germany, so here is an appropriately short recipe for a simple snack. If you haven't heard of Maggi seasoning before, just know that it's a German classic. Guten Appetit!

To be able to join in a conversation, it is important to know some typical ways to confidently begin a sentence. Because once that's taken care of, the rest will follow much more easily!

In the second part of this mini-series, Eylin introduces us to more common sentence starters and shows us how to respond appropriately. There's also a great tip for practicing and remembering sentence starters.

Apart from compulsory military service, the debate about climate neutrality is one of the most important political issues in Germany at the moment. What decisions need to be made? How can the energy reform succeed?