Open air concerts, delicious food, many fun activities for kids of all age groups are on offer every summer at "The Festival" in Karlsruhe. Thousands of people gather each year in this beautiful city. Diane and the Yabla team had a look around for you and experienced many different things.

In order to help her students practice using two-way prepositions, Barbara has come up with a fun and engaging activity. This time she has her students drawing classrom objects. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

Concentration, agility and leaping ability... Beach volleyball sounds like an enjoyable leisure activity, but it is both an Olympic sport and and a tough, serious professional sport. Enjoy!
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The ability to think enables human beings to take influence on their life and on the world in a very active and conscious way. The philosopher René Descartes once said: "Ich denke, also bin ich [I think, therefore I am]." Enjoy learning to conjugate this important verb!

And our excursion into the realm of Karlruhe's water fountains continues, past expressive, carefully formed sculptures and gentle splashing waters. Enjoy!

With its peculiar party events and its idyllic landscapes, Ibiza is a popular destination for German tourists. "RheinMain Scene" reporter Thomas Raudnitzky checks out some cool locations such as the lively hippie market.

This video teaches you to conjugate the German verb "gehen" [to go]. Let's go!

Marius Müller-Westernhagen is a famous German rock musician and actor. His song "Freiheit" ["Freedom"] was published on the album Westernhagen and deals with this essential human dream in a very emotional and wishful way.

In a hospital in Düsseldorf, soccer-crazed moms can choose to give birth to their children in the "Fortuna Düsseldorf" soccer team maternity room. The idea has proven surprisingly successful!
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Barbara has come up with a little game so her students can practice their two-way prepositions. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

Despite the cold weather, tropical parrots, such as the Ring-necked Parakeet, have taken up residence in some German cities. Ornithologists suppose that they descended from escaped pets.
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Diane wants to go to the disco. Will her father allow that? In a conversation between father and daughter Diane and Franca present the verb "dürfen" [may/to be allowed to do s.th.] in the different tenses and in conjunction with alternating pronouns. Have fun!

Das Ding vor Ort

Colorful disks fly over the castle of Karlsruhe, hit a garbage can and are cheered on by a few guys… Welcome to disk golf Karlsruhe!

In the German language, when do you use the dative case and when the accusative case? In this episode of "Deutschkurs in Tübingen" you will learn that. Have fun!

Water fountains: they not only give us fresh water, but they are also often architectural works of art. In this video Günther and Gaby Walz give us a tour through the city of Karlsruhe, showing us the most important fountains and explaining their significance. Enjoy this little plunge into Karlruhe's history!