In the final part of the video, Eylin gives you the chance to apply what you’ve learned – and form the perfect tense on your own! Keep in mind that the German perfect tense is also used to speak about actions that are finished, and therefore is quite often best translated with the simple past tense in English.

How do we know whether to use “haben” or “sein” when forming the perfect past tense? Eylin gives you some guidelines to help you start out (there are always exceptions, of course!).

AnnenMayKantereit’s Henning May, known for his distinct throaty vocals, sings a wistful ballad about how interacting with certain objects causes deep memories to resurface.

Endless waiting times, canceled flights, staff strikes, lost luggage: The 2022 vacation season is trying the patience of many an air traveler. What if travel agencies told us in advance what awaits us? "The Honest Travel Agency" just does that!

Actor-singer Emilio raps about how difficult it is to find meaningful connections when he’s on the road.

How can we talk about the past in German? In this video, Eylin talks about how the perfect tense is formed. The perfect tense in German is equivalent to either the English preterite or present perfect depending on the context.

Germany is a multicultural country! In this video, the city of Karlsruhe celebrates Latin American culture with a weekend festival involving traditional food, music, dance, and more.

In Part 2, Eylin tells you about other popular eating styles she’s tried – and what she ultimately decided was healthiest for her.

German singer Namika sings "Hellwach," a song about staying out all night in the city.

Emilio is an actor in the "Bibi & Tina" films and also a musician and singer. His song “Ausmacht” is about asking his partner’s permission to fall in love.

Back in the 1970s, vegetarianism in Germany was considered pretty radical. When Eylin’s parents became vegetarian back then – and cooked only vegetarian food for their children – it led to a lot of heated discussion among her extended family.

In the lyrics of this anthemic pop hit — a collaboration by JEREMIAS, Provinz, and MAJAN — “summer” itself joins the singer and his partner as a participant in their love affair.

What else does Eylin have on her desk? Learn more German words for common office supplies, including hole punchers, envelopes and stamps, rulers, glue, and highlighters.

In Part 2, Helene Fischer’s Schlager megahit Atemlos durch die Nacht serves as the basis for “Artenlos, gute Nacht,” a parody song about species loss and environmental destruction.

Since 1970, the number of wild mammals, birds, and insects has fallen by 68 percent. The World Biodiversity Council warns that around one million animal and plant species could become extinct in just a few decades.