Germans place a lot of emphasis on being polite! Here, Eylin gives you some tips for making common questions and requests sound much softer and more pleasant for native German speakers.

In this song, Emilio imagines escaping a hot and unpleasant party to hang out with someone he’d really like to see — and drive through the city all night listening to Drake.

More homonyms from the popular German word game “Teekesselchen!” When it comes to these homonyms, sometimes it’s the article that makes all the difference, and sometimes it’s the context. Enjoy!

"ich mags" (“I like it”) is a song from the JEREMIAS album golden hour, which is about losing touch with oneself, but still being able to enjoy the moment.

“Teekesselchen” (“Little Teapot”) is a popular language game where players take turns choosing homonyms and then giving clues so that the others can guess. In this video, Eylin tells us a bit about the game, and also gives us a few examples of homonyms in German.

"Find ich dich" is Emilio's declaration of love to his future partner, whom he is still longingly searching for. He is confident that he will eventually find the one.

How will the presiding judge decide in the divorce case between Alina and Moritz? Part III has a few surprises in store!

Eylin introduces us to her new neighborhood: Ottensen! Located in the center of Hamburg, Ottensen has a village-like atmosphere and is popular with young families. There’s a diverse range of large and small stores, but the highlight is the outdoor market, which takes place four times a week.

Namika is a Frankfurt-based singer with Moroccan roots. Her song "Alles was zählt" (“All That Counts”) is an attempt to understand the meaning of life through numbers — and to think about what really matters in the end.

For many new students, German's case system can be intimidating. Don’t get discouraged! In this video, Eylin helps demystify the four German cases: nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative.

A new case for Yabla Court! We start by getting to know the litigants – and the reason they’ve ended up in the courtroom together. Here, a man is refusing to leave a house that allegedly belongs to his ex-wife.

Expand your household vocabulary with this video! Here, Eylin introduces you to the various tools she keeps at home to do repairs around the house.

Emilio dedicates this heartfelt, celebratory song to his mother, who emigrated from Morocco to Germany all alone when she was young. She sought freedom, and the chance to give her future children a better life.

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.

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!).