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Tierakademie Scheuerhof - Tiertrainer im Hühner-Seminar

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The German insult "stupid hen" is apparently doing an injustice to chickens, since poultry are teaching animal trainers at the Scheuerhof Animal Academy! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

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Caption 2 [de]: machen einen guten Tiertrainer aus.
Caption 2 [en]: make a good animal trainer.

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Deutschkurs in Blaubeuren - Der Relativsatz - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Barbara leads the class in finding categories for relative clauses. Who is Mozart? Mozart is a composer, who...? Despite her support, Brady is at an utter loss for ideas. See if you can help him out! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

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Caption 19 [de]: Wer hat eine Antwort? -Mozart ist eine Person, die Musik machen [sic]. Macht.
Caption 19 [en]: Who has an answer? -Mozart is a person who making [sic] music. Makes.

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Blumio - Rappen für gute Unterhaltung

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Blumio is a German-Japanese rapper from Düsseldorf with some really great socially relevant lyrics. He is a real style chameleon too, from party songs about Düsseldorf liquors to protest songs about the neo-Nazi National Socialist Underground murders. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

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Caption 39 [de]: Logo können wir Foto machen!
Caption 39 [en]: Of course, we can take a photo!

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Trial-Meisterschaft - in Bensheim - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany Hessian High German

Little kids on big motorbikes! Check out this report on the coverage of the Trial Championship at Bensheim.

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Caption 19 [de]: „Papa, ich möcht' das auch machen." Dann, ähm, mittags,
Caption 19 [en]: "papa, I want to do that too." Then, um, at midday,

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Internationale Automobilausstellung - IAA in Frankfurt öffnet die Pforten

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

It is not known for nothing as the most important automotive exhibition in the world: the International Automobile Exhibition is underway yet again in Frankfurt and includes a record number new models from the manufacturers.

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Caption 6 [de]: jeden Tag eine kleine Berichterstattung machen über das eine oder andere neue Auto
Caption 6 [en]: doing a little report every day about this or that other new car

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Deutschkurs in Blaubeuren - Der Relativsatz - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The natives (or non-natives, in this case) are particularly restless today. Mia and Jacob are flirting in whispers so much that Barbara is forced to hush them a few times. So despite the teen shenanigans, we make some progress with relative clauses and have some fun doing so!

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Caption 46 [de]: Ja? Das machen wir heute Nachmittag oder morgen.
Caption 46 [en]: Yes? We will do that this afternoon or tomorrow.

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Halloween - Gruselvergnügen auf Burg Frankenstein

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

American kids get to make up their own "dungeons" in basements for Halloween fun, but in Germany you can go to the real Frankenstein Castle! Strictly for those who enjoy being frightened... viel Spaß am Halloween! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

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Caption 5 [de]: und den Macker machen wollen.
Caption 5 [en]: and who want to play the tough guy.

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Sportfreunde Stiller - Neues Album

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The band Sportfreunde Stiller has had a summer of sold-out shows on the tail of their latest hit single “Applaus, Applaus” (“Applause, Applause”) In this Interview, three bandmembers talk about coming to terms with middle-age while retaining their youthful outlook and inspiration from their fans. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen! (video copyright dpa)

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Caption 34 [de]: wollen sich die Sportfreunde Stiller nicht verrückt machen lassen,
Caption 34 [en]: the Sportfreunde don't want to let themselves be driven crazy,

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Deutschkurs in Blaubeuren - Der Relativsatz - Part 13

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Continuing with relative clauses, the class gets into the details of which noun is actually being described in the relative clause, and Aaron verbally decapitates Isaac Newton in the process! Luckily the apple fell on Newton's head, which remained firmly attached to his neck. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

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Caption 1 [de]: Jetzt machen wir einen Kreis. -„Yeah!" [Englisch] -Das bedeutet, ähm,
Caption 1 [en]: Now let's make a circle. -Yeah! -This means, um,

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Theater - Festspiele Bad Vilbel

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The Bad Vilbel Castle Festival has all the requirements for a great night out: beautiful gardens, top-notch cuisine, a great wine selection, and an excellent theater stage. Wine, dine, and theater in the ruins of a medieval castle…Enjoy!

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Caption 26 [de]: aus dem Mädchen mit dem schrecklichen Dialekt eine richtige Dame zu machen.
Caption 26 [en]: [he can] make a proper lady out of the girl with the dreadful dialect.

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Rheinmain Szene - Hochheimer Weinfest

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany Hessian High German

Hochheim, a small town in Hessia, is the annual scene of the lively Hochheim Wine Festival. Rhein-Main Szene reporter Thomas Raudnitzky is there to show you the chainsaw wine angel sculpture and to interview the Hochheim Wine Queen. Prost!

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Caption 33 [de]: Mit so 'ner Figur, äh, ist es eigentlich schwierig, so was zu machen?
Caption 33 [en]: With such a figure, uh, is it actually difficult to make such a thing?

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Deutschkurs in Blaubeuren - Der Relativsatz - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The class continues working out the details of the relative clause pronouns dessen and deren. Mia finds herself rebuffed when she suggests that the woman whose husband has disappeared is now entertaining another woman, leading to a discussion of the difference between unterhalten and sich unterhalten. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

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Caption 11 [de]: Musik machen und singen. -Singen. -Singen. -Singen. -Genau.
Caption 11 [en]: making music and singing. -Singing. -Singing. -Singing. -Exactly.

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Geologische Sensation - Älteste Saurierspuren in Deutschland

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Imagine discovering an old animal footprint in a rock, and then finding out it is 316 million years old! An amateur geologist in North-Rhine Wesphalia was out walking with his kids and discovered exactly that: the footprint of a pre-dinosaur, which when it lived was about the size of a pig. This sensational discovery will be exhibited soon in Bochum’s German Mining Museum. (Video copyright dpa)

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Caption 8 [de]: dass man als Laie wirklich so einen Sensationsfund machen kann!
Caption 8 [en]: that you, as an amateur, could make such a sensational find!

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Madsen - auf dem Hessentag

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Check out this interview with members of the indie rock band Madsen, who were about to go on stage at the Hessentag Festival with German bands Juli and Wir sind Helden. Brothers Johannes and Sascha Madsen discuss their music plans and how it’s best not to think about it when you are on the stage in front of 50,000 people. A short clip from their song “Mein Herz bleibt hier” [“My Heart Stays Here”] is included. Viel Spaß!

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Caption 58 [de]: Also, wenn man sich das so bewusst machen würde,
Caption 58 [en]: Well, if you were to make yourself so aware of it,

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Kult in Deutschland - Gartenzwerge

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Kitsch or cult? Since the major role of a garden gnome in the (ironically French) film Amélie, and the trial of artist Ottmar Hörl for his garden gnome giving a Nazi salute, gnomes have been a constant presence in the media. Protest gnomes giving the middle finger or baring their behind have led to court trials, and judging from a few of these dirty little gnomes in the video, you can see why! Viel Spaß!

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Caption 17 [de]: Das kann der Besitzer nicht permanent machen,
Caption 17 [en]: The owner cannot do that permanently,

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