Volunteer firefighter Michael Morano describes the structure of the fire department in the city of Heidelberg and shows us the equipment on board a fire engine. He then discusses the advancements in technology that help put out fires quickly and efficiently.

Volunteer firefighter Michael Morano shows us the equipment the fire department in Heidelberg uses to save car crash victims trapped in their vehicles.

Dressed up as a cat, Yabla reporter Cettina mingles with the Carnival-goers to show you what this popular event is all about. So in the spirit of the Carnival season - and I do mean 'season', because in some regions of Germany, Carnival is called die 5. Jahreszeit [the fifth season of the year!]... Helau!

Greetings again from Linkenheim! In this second clip, Yabla reporter Cettina returns with more Fasching interviews and asks the oddly-dressed revelers about their diverse and creative costumes. Viel Spaß!

German artist Katharina Kuczinski teaches us the basics of mixing colors. We all learned in kindergarten that mixing blue and yellow gives us green. Let’s have a look at what happens when we try mixing blau and rot.

Eva shows us remains of the Berlin Wall, which separated the western and eastern districts of the city of Berlin for over 28 years.

In this video, Yabla reporter Eva tells us about the famous currywurst, which was invented in Berlin after the Second World War.

Eva talks about her visit to Berlin's International Green Week, a fair for agriculture, where she also tries food from different countries.

There are many ways to make a good cup of coffee. In honor of Germany's favorite beverage, Eva shows us a few possibilities.

Eva shows us how to talk about basic geometric forms in German.

Eva provides an overview of the German words for different materials, such as leather, glass, cork, and various metals.

Eva discusses bank accounts in Germany, explaining which documents are needed to open one and the related vocabulary in the process.

Plural nouns are tricky in German, but Eva clarifies the different types of endings and gives us some good examples.

Eva shows us a few common German figures of speech that will surely impress your fellow students, as well as any Germans you speak with!

In English, shorter adjectives are compared by adding certain endings ("green," "greener," "greenest"), while longer adjectives require the words "more" and "most" ("helpful," "more helpful," "most helpful"). In German, the rules are quite different and the endings are always used. Moreover, the same forms are used as both adjectives and adverbs. Here, Yabla's own Eva explains some of these concepts with examples.