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Deutsch mit Eylin - Das Alphabet

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!

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Caption 42 [de]: „kochen“, „lachen“, „horchen“, „rauchen“, „machen“.
Caption 42 [en]: “to cook,” “to laugh,” "to listen,” “to smoke,” “to make.”

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Deutsche Welle - Leben zwischen zwei Kulturen in Namibia - Part 2

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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Caption 35 [de]: So machen es die Himba. Wir heiraten untereinander.
Caption 35 [en]: This is how the Himba do it. We marry among ourselves.

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Umwelt und Natur - Wo sind all die Bienen hin?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

Bees are rapidly dying off – a major environmental problem – and there are numerous causes. The weekly political satire show extra 3, which is produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (Northern German Broadcasting), investigates colony collapse by sassily redubbing an old episode of Maya the Honey Bee, a 1970s Japanese TV series based on a German book.

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Caption 70 [de]: Musst du schon so früh am Morgen einen auf Greta Thunberg machen?
Caption 70 [en]: Do you have get so "Greta Thunberg" so early in the morning?

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DPA Deutsche Presse-Agentur - Immer mehr Wölfe: Diese Hunde passen auf

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The return of large predators, such as wolves, to certain regions in Germany means that local herders need to take extra steps to predict their flocks. Here in the Eifel mountain range in western Germany, two “livestock guardian dogs” named Günther and Biene protect the sheep and goats of herder Heike Dahm-Rulf. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

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Caption 29 [de]: Die Schafe und Ziegen müssen sich somit keine Sorgen machen,
Caption 29 [en]: The sheep and goats thus do not have to worry

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Heidi - Kann Heidi Peter retten?

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany High German

When Peter plans to climb a mountain to harvest snail clover, he leaves Heidi behind to look after the goats. But things don’t exactly go as planned…

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Caption 27 [de]: Heidi! Hilf mir! Was soll ich nur machen?
Caption 27 [en]: Heidi! Help me! Just what am I supposed to do?

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Kurzfilme - NICHTLUSTIG - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German

Chaos rages on in the various NICHTLUSTIG households! The power may be back on, but that’s created a whole other set of problems.

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Caption 13 [de]: Herr Riebmann, machen Sie doch was!
Caption 13 [en]: Mr. Riebmann, do something!

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Bundesländer und ihre Rezepte - Rheinland-Pfalz - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German

Today, Cettina and Sabine are making "Pfälzer Fläschknepp,” a regional dish from the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. “Fläschknepp” means “meatballs” in the local dialect. These flavorful, savory meatballs are made from fresh ingredients, and are served with a pungent horseradish sauce. Enjoy!

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Caption 58 [de]: So, jetzt machen wir die Meerrettichsoße zu unserem Gericht dazu.
Caption 58 [en]: So, now we'll add the horseradish sauce to our dish.

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Die Pfefferkörner - Endspurt - Part 15

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany North German

When Henri notices that his Geiger counter has gone off, he quickly alerts Emma. Emma’s convinced it’s just an old piece of junk, but when Debbie sees what’s going on, she makes a suspicious phone call. Meanwhile, Max is still refusing to talk to Nina.

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Caption 55 [de]: Was soll ich denn machen? Soll ich ihn wegzaubern, oder was?
Caption 55 [en]: What should I do? Should I spirit him away, or something?

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Deutsch mit Eylin - Freche Antworten

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Stefan gets rather fresh on the phone with his mother, claiming that she’s meddling too much in his personal life. But on a phone call with his girlfriend, Alina, Stefan behaves exactly like his mother does. And how does Alina react?

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Caption 68 [de]: Ich muss auch mal was ohne dich machen, sorry.
Caption 68 [en]: I also have to do things without you sometimes, sorry.

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Deutsch mit Eylin - Adjektive und ihre Gegenteile - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

In Part II of this series, Eylin gives us more examples of basic, everyday adjectives and their opposites.

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Caption 9 [de]: Kannst du sie bitte etwas leiser machen?
Caption 9 [en]: Can you please make it a bit quieter [turn it down a bit]?

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extra 3 - Dr. Likeys Social-Media-Land

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German

The weekly political satire show “extra 3" presents a series of retro-style animated shorts addressing critical issues. Social media works because people are addicted to validation and likes — especially children and teenagers. Sandy is a self-possessed and savvy pre-teen, but she's not immune to the pull of social media and the approval of her peers.

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Caption 33 [de]: So kann Social Media dich glücklich machen.
Caption 33 [en]: In this way, social media can make you happy.

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heute-show - Schule und Corona

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German

In this episode of the satirical heute-show, host Oliver Welke pokes fun at how schools are handling education in the time of coronavirus. Many schools are not equipped for distance learning—and even when they are, teachers often don’t understand how to use the technology.

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Caption 77 [de]: der das dann für ihn machen muss.
Caption 77 [en]: who then has to do it for him.

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Deutsch mit Eylin - Adjektive und ihre Gegenteile - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Eylin lists some German adjectives and their opposites, such as "dark and light," "correct and incorrect," and "wet and dry." She provides sample sentences that will help you learn these common adjectives, which done most easily in pairs!

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Caption 44 [de]: Kannst du sie bitte sauber machen?
Caption 44 [en]: Can you please clean it?

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Die Pfefferkörner - Endspurt - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German

Nina's grandpa arrives in good spirits. He’s even brought along Nina's cousin Marcello, who Max still thinks is Nina's ex-boyfriend! Meanwhile, Emma watches with interest as Jackie gets into a heated argument on the phone with her irresponsible brother, Marvin.

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Caption 39 [de]: Das machen wir jetzt.
Caption 39 [en]: We'll do that now.

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Astrologie - mit Eylin

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany High German

Eylin, an astrologer and Yabla regular, tells us a bit about what drew her to astrology—and what benefits she feels it can offer to others who may be struggling.

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Caption 5 [de]: Mitte der achtziger Jahre ließ ich mir ein Horoskop machen,
Caption 5 [en]: In the mid-eighties, I had a horoscope done

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