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Piggeldy und Frederick - Faulheit

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Piggeldy's big brother Frederick realizes, while trying to explain the concept of laziness to Piggeldy, that he himself was never allowed to experience being lazy. Piggeldy, of course, has the perfect solution to his problem!

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Caption 17 [de]: „Das ist Faulheit“, sagte Frederick. „Rumsitzen, gucken, nichts tun,
Caption 17 [en]: "That is laziness," said Frederick. "Sitting around, watching, doing nothing,

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Piggeldy und Frederick - Badewanne

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Piggeldy learns what a bathtub is, and Frederick learns what kids tend to do when swimming. Frederick, as usual, is not amused!

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Caption 14 [de]: „Papperlapapp!“, meinte Frederick. „Das tun sie in ihren Häusern.
Caption 14 [en]: "Nonsense!" opined Frederick. "They do that in their houses.

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DJ Ötzi und Kate Hall - Tränen

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

DJ Ötzi, the Austrian entertainer and pop musician, gives a heart-wrenching performance here in a duet with singer Kate Hall.

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Caption 14 [de]: Weiß, du hast viel zu tun
Caption 14 [en]: [I] know, you have a lot to do

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Piggeldy und Frederick - Überschallflugzeug

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Today, Piggeldy the curious little piglet, sees a supersonic airplane for the first time. But quite to his dismay, he doesn't only see it, but rather he also hears its deafening roar. Also available as App.

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Caption 27 [de]: „Und sie tun mir wirklich nichts?“, fragte er.
Caption 27 [en]: "And they won't really do anything to me?" he asked.

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Guaia Guaia - Straßenmusiker suchen ein Zuhause

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Louis and Elias of the street band Guaia Guaia are about as close to The Big Lebowski's "The Dude" as you could expect any pair of twenty-something German guys to be. Watch this video as an excercise in learning to chill out and live free! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen! (video copyright dpa)

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Caption 40 [de]: die das sonst nicht tun würden, und es ändert sich,
Caption 40 [en]: who, otherwise, would not do that and it changes things

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Rumpelstilzchen

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

This wonderful animated version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin" features the many guises of narrator Bastian Pastewka. "Rumpelstiltskin" seems to have some very ambiguous morals: Lying to the powerful about your daughter is good? Marrying a powerful man is good, even if he is a swine? Never give a rich woman with a baby a second chance? See if you can figure it out!

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Caption 76 [de]: die sie besaß. Sie war bereit alles zu tun,
Caption 76 [en]: that she possessed. She was willing to do anything

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Bretten - Das Peter-und-Paul-Fest - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Germany South German

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!

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Caption 49 [de]: und deswegen tun wir auch jedes Jahr wieder kämpfen [sic],
Caption 49 [en]: and therefore we go every year to fight again too,

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Märchen - Sagenhaft - Der Froschkönig

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

Check out this animated version of the classic Grimm Brothers' fairytale "The Frog Prince," with a lively narration by Bastian Pastewka.

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Caption 49 [de]: Die Prinzessin wollte nichts zu tun haben mit der widerwärtigen Kröte [sic],
Caption 49 [en]: The Princess wanted nothing to do with the vile toad [sic],

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Trial-Meisterschaft - in Bensheim - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany Hessian

Litte kids on big motorbikes, part 3: The organizer of the event at the ADAC training ground in Bensheim talks about his job, and a volunteer discusses how she helps out.

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Caption 14 [de]: Ja. -Ja? -Äh, was viele Väter auch machen, die Kinder, äh, tun sie dann halt,
Caption 14 [en]: Yes. -Yes? -Uh, what many fathers do too, the kids, uh, they're doing them then,

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Silvester - Vorsätze für das neue Jahr - Karlsruhe

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany South German

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!

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Caption 37 [de]: Kannst du ruhig sagen, komm! -Nein. -Wir tun essen. -Was machen Sie?
Caption 37 [en]: You can easily say, come on! -No. -We do some eating. -What do you do?

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Helene Fischer - Ave Maria - Mut zum Gefühl

Difficulty: Beginner

Germany

Singer and entertainer Helene Fischer touches our hearts with her version of “Ave Maria”. The Yabla team wishes you a merry Christmas!

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Caption 1 [de]: Tun Ihnen nicht die Hände weh?
Caption 1 [en]: Do your hands not hurt?

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Malerei - Monika Kaeser - Interview

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany High German South German

In this first segment, Yabla’s own reporter Diane interviews artist Monika Kaeser about her exhibition in the Faust Archive and Museum in Knittlingen, Baden-Württemberg. Ms. Kaeser takes impressions of carvings etched in the walls of medieval towers by those imprisoned there long ago and transforms them into fascinating watercolor images!

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Caption 4 [de]: Frau Kaeser, was hat denn Ihre Ausstellung mit Faust zu tun?
Caption 4 [en]: Ms. Kaeser, what then does your exhibition have to do with Faust [a literary character]?

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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 15 [de]: Manchmal, äh, tun sie aber auch unschöne Dinge,
Caption 15 [en]: But sometimes, uh, they also do unpleasant things,

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Kurzfilmwettbewerb - 99Fire-Films-Award - Fabien

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany

The 99 Fire Film Awards offer a 9,999 euro prize to the best 99 second short film. This short film entry from 2012 entitled “Fabien” appears to be a trailer for a film that has not yet been made, but it looks like it could be a great one. Watch it yourself and decide!

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Caption 17 [de]: Es gibt jetzt nur noch eine Sache, die es zu tun gibt,
Caption 17 [en]: There is only now one thing still, which has to be done,

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Mittelalterliches Foltermuseum - Rüdesheim

Difficulty: Intermediate

Germany Hessian High German

Viewer Discretion Advised

Did you miss your German class last week? Well you can be glad you didn’t live in the Middle Ages, as the concept of punishment in those days was… torturous. The director of the Middle Ages Torture Museum of Rüdesheim/Rhein shows us the instruments of torture used on people who misbehaved, and points out that some Middle Age methods such as waterboarding are still used by some dubious governments today. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

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Caption 41 [de]: obwohl diese Kirche von heute mit der damaligen eigentlich nichts zu tun hat.
Caption 41 [en]: even though this church of today has actually nothing to do with the former one.

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