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German-Podcast.de is a free podcast that teaches you how to speak German.

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Hi everybody, as you might know there is an Android app containing the new lessons, a vocabulary trainer, different interactive quizs, etc. Over the last weeks I got quite a few mails asking me for an iPhone version. As you can see however I am one of the last (one might think) PC users out there an...
Datum: 20.01.2012 18:46 • Größe: 1.6 MB

This weekend is Christimas, so today is a good opportunity to learn some "Weihnachts" vocabulary night die Nacht christmas Weihnachten tree der Baum fir tree der Tannenbaum the present das Geschenk to give a present etwas schenken fami...
Datum: 27.12.2011 15:51 • Größe: 2.6 MB

Lesson 11 - Die ZukunftThe year is ending so this is a great time to learn about the future tense - about "die Zukunft". In German to say that you will do something you just need to use the correct form of the verb "werden" and ad the verb you want to use in its basic form. So, to say that you will ...
Datum: 27.12.2011 15:50 • Größe: 1.4 MB

In todays German Lesson I introduce the verb drill program included in the Android app. Give it a try and let me know if it works for you . . . Here are the verbs from todays lesson: lese,liest,liest,lesen,lest,lesen will,willst,will,wollen,wollt,wollen gehe,gehst,geht,gehen,gehen,geht habe,hast,hat...
Datum: 23.12.2011 19:47 • Größe: 2.3 MB

This is a recycled lesson from the podcast about food related words and there is a PDF file with most of the words.  Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 21.12.2011 04:34 • Größe: 11.2 MB

Lesson 06 - Wochentage und MonateMonday Montag Tuesday Dienstag Wednesday Mittwoch Thursday Donnerstag Friday Freitag Saturday Samstag Sunday Sonntag January Januar February Februar March März April April May Mai June Juni ...
Datum: 20.12.2011 05:41 • Größe: 1.8 MB

German Lesson 04 - Geld und Zahlen moneydas GeldEURder EuroCHder Frankenhow much is the book?Wieviel kostet das Buch?Some number exercises Luzern, 17.12.2011 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 19.12.2011 19:56 • Größe: 3.1 MB

In todays German lesson we will learn how to order einen Kaffee oder einen Tee. By the way, the audio file from lesson 002 was missing. I updated the link. If you don't find it in your Podcast program, come over to the blog at: http://german-podcast.blogspot.com/ Sorry for the inconvenience :-( m...
Datum: 11.12.2011 09:39 • Größe: 3.4 MB

German Lesson 2 from the Android app. This is actually based on an old session. I, you, he/she/it, we, you, theyich, du, er/sie/es, wir, ihr, siemy name ismein Name istwhat is your name (informal)?wie heisst du?what is your name (formal)wie heissen sie?thanksdankeYou can find more about this at thi...
Datum: 11.12.2011 09:37 • Größe: 5.2 MB

The first German lesson starts with basic introductions. If you have an Android phone you might want to try the Learn German Podcast App. It contains a vocabulary trainer with all the words and the audio files. . . Luzern, 9.12.2011 Stephan Wiesner I amich binmy name ismein Name isthellohallogoo...
Datum: 09.12.2011 06:56 • Größe: 3.4 MB

I just released a beta version of the learn German Android App. Take a look at it, give me feedback and I will try to get it final in the christmas holidays at the latest. You can find a list of my Android Apps here: https://market.android.com/developer?pub=Stephan+Wiesner Introduction The Germ...
Datum: 18.11.2011 16:59 • Größe: 2 MB

Frohes neues Jahr! In der heutigen Lektion dreht sich alles um gute Vorsätze fürs neue Jahr.Ein paar Vokabeln für euch:Happy new year = frohes neues Jahrwish = der Wunschdiet = die Diät, eine Diät machenlose weight = abnehmenweight = das Gewichtstop smoking = mit dem Rauchen aufhörenexercise more = ...
Datum: 16.01.2011 07:57 • Größe: 4.9 MB

In todays German lesson you will learn about the BMI - Body Mass Index. You will learn how to calculate it and the German vocabulary connected to it. After this lesson you can go to the Android market and download an App that I wrote (search for BMI). It can calculate your BMI, your WtHR and the am...
Datum: 16.01.2011 07:56 • Größe: 3.6 MB

Todays German lession contains 25 words to improve your German vocabulary.And I present you my first app for Android. A little quiz that you can use to check the words presented today.If you own an Android smartphone: go to market and search for Learn German quiz and you should be able to download ...
Datum: 05.12.2010 21:26 • Größe: 2.6 MB

Winter has come to Switzerland. Snow and ice (and closed airports) and long evenings at home. So this is a good time to start some new projects. I am currently thinking about resuming the podcast and I would like to write some small helper applications for smartphones. Word trainer, small vocabulary...
Datum: 04.12.2010 08:28 • Größe: 1004.6 KB

Ich bin zurück aus Chile und erzähle euch in der heutigen Folge, wie es uns in Chile ergangen ist und vor allem natürlich, wie wir den Ojos del Salado, den höchsten Vulkan der Welt, erlebt haben.Ein schriftlicher Reisebericht vom Ojos del Salado kann hier nachgelesen werden:http://testmanager.info/w...
Datum: 12.03.2010 08:14 • Größe: 14.6 MB

In todays German lesson I will show you a short film taken in the Papiliorama at Kerzers, near Bern in Switzerland.You can see a kind of indoor jungle and a lot of butterflies. On a cold day like today it is a perfect way to soak in the hot air and get a feel of summer. The Papiliorama is a fantast...
Datum: 05.03.2010 19:26 • Größe: 17 MB

In todays lesson of German-Podcast.de, the christmas lesson, I will teach you some colorfull words. red bluegreenyellowblackwhitebrownorangegreygoldsilver .........................rotblaugrüngelbschwarzweissbraunorangegraugoldsilber Luzern, 25.12.2009Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to lea...
Datum: 25.12.2009 14:09 • Größe: 4.3 MB

In todays German lesson I will tell you about my trip to Chile in January. Sorry about the sound quality. I still could not make my soundcard work properly so I used my movile phone and converted the files to mp3 files for the upload to itunes. This might actually be a good exercise for you to get a...
Datum: 20.12.2009 15:58 • Größe: 7.8 MB

Here is a short video taken on a Schneeschuh Tour in the Berner Oberland video taken on a Schneeschuh Tour in the Berner Oberland last weekend. We climbed Mt. Wistätthorn (2360m) next to Lenk. It was very cold but luckily we did not have any wind, so the cold was easy to stand :-) I have a prob...
Datum: 14.12.2009 19:43 • Größe: 8 MB

In this lesson of German-Podcast.de I present you a short video taken in the Swiss Alps last weekend. I went camping with my girlfriend as part of our training for our trip to Chile in January. As you can imagine, the hot "Abendbrot" tasted wonderful :-) Bern, 30.11.2009 Stephan Wies...
Datum: 30.11.2009 08:32 • Größe: 23.4 KB

Todays German podcast lesson continues with the book. I read from chapter 4. Sorry for not posting for three weeks. I had a ton of work to do at the office, got a cold and started planing my trip to Chile/Peru in January. Next week I will go on a business trip to Wien ( Vienna ), so here is a pictur...
Datum: 13.11.2009 15:54 • Größe: 5.2 MB

I am back from my holiday in the south of France and will tell you a little bit about what I have seen and done there in todays Podcast. Die Madonna in Le Puy in der Auvergne There is even a video of the town: Ein Blick auf den einsamen Leuchtturm am Mittelmeer Strand nahe Montpellier. Stephan W...
Datum: 27.10.2009 17:14 • Größe: 9.5 MB

Todays German lesson continues with the book (second part). I read from chapter 3 and provide you some information about the Swiss railway system as well. Here are the flashcards with the vocabulary. Here you can see a picture of the Freiburger Alpen And here is autumn in Switzerland. Die Laubb...
Datum: 09.10.2009 09:43 • Größe: 10.6 MB

Todays German lesson covers some grammar: Die Possessivpronomen. What are Possessivpronomen? Die deutschen Possesivpronomen geben ein Besitzverhältnis oder eine Beziehung an. Es sind: Vokabeln: das Haus ? the house die Katze ? the cat Bonus question: Can you guess what flag is displayed on todays...
Datum: 04.10.2009 10:10 • Größe: 7.1 MB

In todays German lesson I read an excerpt from the book "Welcome to Switzerland", provide you with a number of new flashcards with German vocabulary and tell you how beautiful the autumn in Switzerland is (wie schön der Herbst in der Schweiz ist) . . . The next lesson is already in the making and it...
Datum: 29.09.2009 14:46 • Größe: 5 MB

Welcome to German Podcast.de dem Podcast zum Deutsch lernen. All your mails and comments made me change my mind about the German podcast: I will continue with it! This lesson is not a German lesson, but an introduction. I will continue the next few lessons with text excerpts and exercises from the ...
Datum: 26.09.2009 09:56 • Größe: 4.5 MB

This is the last session of German-Podcast.de. I just don't have the time for all my interests and need to cut back on some of them and as there is already such a large amount of material available for you to pratice your German . . . well, I will not continue with the podcast. Lucerne, 26.01.2009 ...
Datum: 26.01.2009 16:47 • Größe: 967.8 KB

This morning I arrived in Zürich - in the cold and gray. The temperature was about 25 °C lower than in Egypt where I spend the last two weeks. Today I will talk about my holiday in egypt, providing you with a number of useful vocabulary and sentences. First of all: Many thanks to all of you who wro...
Datum: 12.01.2009 05:53 • Größe: 6.2 MB

Heut haben wir schon die Folge 72 von German-Podcast.de. Zwei Jahre. Today we are at lesson 72 of German-Podcast.de. Two years. Another year is ending and that is always a good point in time to reflect on the past - and the future. So, what do I do with the Podcast? Let me think what YOU want it to...
Datum: 19.12.2008 19:44 • Größe: 2.6 MB

Most cities in Germany or Switzerland have a train station and in most cases this is located at or near the center of town. So, even if you do not travel by train, it is always a good idea to know where the train station is located. That is why we will learn to ask for directions to the train statio...
Datum: 13.12.2008 16:14 • Größe: 6 MB

Heute wollen wir endlich mal wieder eine Anfängerlektion durchgehen. German Survival Phrases soll eine kleine Serie mit sehr grundlegenden Dingen werden. Ein paar Worte Deutsch für den Urlaub, genug um das Eis zu brechen und zu zeigen, dass ihr einen "effort" macht. Today we are back to some basics...
Datum: 06.12.2008 16:24 • Größe: 4.4 MB

Vor kurzem war ich für ein Wochenende in Wien (Vienna) und morgen fliege ich noch mal für ein paar Tage hin. Grund genug, euch ein wenig über diese schöne Stadt zu erzählen. Wien ist die Hauptstadt von Österreich und hat rund 1.7 Millionen Einwohner. Wien ist eine sehr bekannte Stadt, die von vielen...
Datum: 30.11.2008 13:57 • Größe: 4.8 MB

Zwei Themen habe ich heute. Den Marathon in Luzern 26.10.2008 und das Spiel Galgenraten. Das Spiel ist ein kleines Programm in C#, dass ich geschrieben habe. Es ist zwar nur sehr klein, setzt aber evtl. updates von Microsoft voraus, so dass es nur auf aktuellen Systemen laufen wird. Im Verzeichnis...
Datum: 27.11.2008 07:54 • Größe: 4.1 MB

Ein Zungenbrecher ist ein tongue twister. Hier sind zwei Zungenbrecher: Fischers Fritze fischt frische Fische. Fischt Fischers Fritze frische Fische? Bierbrauer Bauer braut braunes Bier, braunes Bier braut Bierbrauer Bauer. Nebenbei stelle ich weitere Wörter aus dem täglichen Deutsch Newsletter v...
Datum: 15.08.2008 05:51 • Größe: 4 MB

Today is the first of August (again) and the legend says that Switzerland was founded on the first of August 1291. This story is depicted in Friedrich Schillers famous story about Wilhem Tell. You can find the whole text of Wilhelm Tell online at Project Gutenberg. Google has it as well, in Altdeuts...
Datum: 01.08.2008 08:28 • Größe: 3.4 MB

In today's lesson we will learn some German vocabulary. First I need to apologize, though, for not posting regularly anymore. I started a new job on the first of July and had to get into the new company. It is a IT consulting company in Zürich and I joined my first project for them in Bern last M...
Datum: 17.07.2008 18:31 • Größe: 6.7 MB

Diese Woche war ich das erste Mal in den Deutschen Alpen. Den höchsten Berg Deutschlands, die Zugspitze, haben wir auf der Route durch das Höllental erstiegen. Ausserdem waren wir noch in der Meiler Hütte (2374m) und haben ein herrliches Mittagessen gehabt. Zunächst wollen wir von der Zugspitze aus ...
Datum: 27.06.2008 09:49 • Größe: 4.7 MB

Hallo zusammen, ich bin zurück in der Schweiz und in der neuen Wohnung eingezogen.Heute erzähle ich daher erstmal ein wenig von meinem Sprachurlaub in Antigua, Guatemala, natürlich auf Deutsch. Die Kurzfassung: Ich war vier Wochen in Antigua, zwei in Honduras zum Tauchen und dann noch mal zwei in ...
Datum: 13.06.2008 16:57 • Größe: 7.1 MB

Sorry for the long time without a post, tons of things to do. I am currently planning a trip to Guatemala for 8 to 10 weeks, so this is a good opportunity to talk about the country. Furthermore I have canceled the contract for my apartement and still need a place to store my stuff and somewhere to s...
Datum: 02.03.2008 08:15 • Größe: 3.8 MB

Making a reservation in a hotel in a foreign country can often be a little difficult, especially when making the reservation by telephone. This lesson will give you the necessary tools to achieve this daunting task. We already had this topic in lessons 024 and 025, so you might want to take a look a...
Datum: 04.02.2008 10:24 • Größe: 10.2 MB

Last weekend I lay in bed with a cold. So this weekend is a good time to talk about illnesses and how to get an appointment at the doctor in Germany and Switzerland. der Arzt/die Ärztin = doctor die Krankenschwester = nurse die Sprechstundenhilfe = receptionist das Wartezimmer = waiting room die Z...
Datum: 26.01.2008 09:22 • Größe: 10.2 MB

Todays lesson is a beginners lesson, as the last poll indicated that about 70% of you are studying German for less than 3 years. There is no PDF for todays lesson, but you can find a transcript of the text I read (and much more) at www.LuLu.com, you can also order it from Amazon, it might take a day...
Datum: 25.01.2008 20:08 • Größe: 10.2 MB

Today we talk about a very important topic: How to talk to a doctor. You will learn how to make an appointment and how to describe different symptoms. Lesson 050 was about this topic as well, so you might want to check there for further exercise. There are two Podcasts concerning the PDF transc...
Datum: 20.01.2008 15:00 • Größe: 11.2 MB

Todays German lesson is about how to make an appointment with a dentist. We will hear a telephone interview, then I will go to the dentist and she is going to examine me and give me a root canal treatment. Ouch! Lucerne, 13.01.2008 Stephan Wiesner stephan@german-podcast.deUse this free podcast to le...
Datum: 13.01.2008 15:20 • Größe: 11.2 MB

Last Session was about food related topics and I want to continue with this in order to deepen your knowledge of food related vocabulary. And it is time to take a look at some grammar. The ?Perfekt?, the ?vollendete Gegenwart? is a good starting point. We are currently on place 18 of the American ...
Datum: 08.01.2008 19:50 • Größe: 13.8 MB

Weiter geht es mit dem Lernen von Vokabeln rund um Lebensmittel. Dazu ein klein wenig Grammatik: Das Perfekt wird vorgestellt. Ausserdem gibt es einen Blog mit täglichen Übungen, Vokabeln oder sonstigen Überraschungen: http://learn-german-blog.blogspot.com/ Lucerne, 06.01.2008 Stephan Wiesner http...
Datum: 06.01.2008 18:52 • Größe: 271.6 KB

Hallo liebe Freunde, im Rahmen unserer Lebensmittel-Serie zeige ich euch heute mal in einem kleinen Video, wie ich einen Salat mache. Dabei tauchen viele der Vokabeln der letzten Episode wieder auf. Vorsicht, die Datei ist 38MB gross. Viel Spass und ... ... Film ab, StephanUse this free podcast to ...
Datum: 05.01.2008 12:25 • Größe: 37.4 MB

In today's lesson we will learn the names of some ?Lebensmittel? taken from my kitchen. We start of course with Käse (cheese). Emmentaler is probably the most famous Swiss cheese. There is actually an area called ?Emmental? which is very lovely. Looks kind of like the green hills I always imagined t...
Datum: 04.01.2008 14:39 • Größe: 11.2 MB

In today's lesson we will talk about different ways to introduce oneself. Different names, jobs and hometowns provide a good opportunity to learn some new words.Furthermore a big Dankeschön an D'Arcy for the large donation via PayPal. If you want to support me, just follow this link, enter the amoun...
Datum: 31.12.2007 06:23 • Größe: 7.1 MB

Currently www.archive.org where I host my audio files does not allow to upload (and not all downloads work) any files. Hope they will fix it despite the new year weekend. Please come back and try again later .-( Anyway, here is the PDF for the current German lesson, containing vocabulary and additi...
Datum: 30.12.2007 13:49 • Größe: 1.4 MB

Here is the PDF file for the current learn German lesson, containing the transcript, vocabulary and extras.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 29.12.2007 10:41 • Größe: 235.4 KB

This is a German vocabulary drill unit. We will repeat the vocabulary of the last few sessions. For this, I will say the English word, give you time to speak the German translation and then I will give the correct answer, giving you time to repeat it once more. Feel free to listen repeatedly to this...
Datum: 27.12.2007 15:09 • Größe: 5 MB

You really need to know about Goethe if you plan to come to Germany and not appear to be an uneducated person. So I will read on of his most famous poems "Der Zauberlehrling" for you. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, geadelt 1782 (* 28. August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main; ? 22. März 1832 in Weimar; auch G...
Datum: 20.12.2007 07:04 • Größe: 6.4 MB

Allen from Wisconsin asked me about a catholic version of the bible. Though I do not know about that his mail got me thinking about Luther. Luthers translation of the bible into German lead to one German "Hochdeutsch" from the many dialects. Maybe I should tell that to some of my Swiss friends, who ...
Datum: 20.12.2007 06:54 • Größe: 4.9 MB

Advent, Advent, ein Lichtlein brennt. Erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier - dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür. [Kinder Reim] Es ist Adventszeit, Advent season, a good time to spend with your family, to look back to the things that happened during the year and ahead into the next one. Thi...
Datum: 07.12.2007 17:49 • Größe: 4.9 MB

Geschichten und Vokabeln rund aus dem Leben im Grossraumbüro sind heute an der Reihe... der Kürbis = pumpkin das Grossraumbüro = open-plan office, cube farm das Papier = paper der Schreibtisch = desk der Computer = computer die Tastatur = keyboard der Monitor = screen die Maus = mouse der Bleistift ...
Datum: 11.11.2007 08:07 • Größe: 6.4 MB

Autumn is about to end. The trees start to seriously drop their leaves and sad and gray November is approaching. Today we will therefore sit down with a cup of tea and some Spekulatius cakes (my favorite) and talk about seasons. Here you see Luzern as we see it at the moment... die Jahreszeit - sea...
Datum: 27.10.2007 07:07 • Größe: 5.6 MB

Hallo Freunde, da bin ich jetzt also vom Strand in Sardinien direkt ins Büro der Credit Suisse. Kravatte statt Badelatschen. What a difference! Heute erzähle ich also ein wenig, wie es mir die letzten Wochen ergangen ist, von Klettern in Finale Ligure, Highlights des Kletterns auf Sardinien, was für...
Datum: 14.10.2007 15:49 • Größe: 10.2 MB

The Gorge de la Jonte is a canyon in the south of France (Le Midi). The Jonte itself is a 38km long river. I have been on holiday there last week, climbing of course, and it really is a fantastic landscape. You can find out more here: http://www.pecheaveyron.com/aveyron_sud/jonte.php (en francais)...
Datum: 18.09.2007 10:39 • Größe: 3.6 MB

Last week I rode my MTB across the Alps: Transalp. With 10 other "Biker" on a trip organized by http://www.dav-summit-club.de/. We started at the Bodensee in the north of Switzerland and rode across the San Bernardino pass to Locarno. 6 days of "biken" with a typical "Höhenprofil" looking like this:...
Datum: 26.08.2007 19:29 • Größe: 7.1 MB

We have two topics today: 1) I finished the book. That is, the PDF version. It takes several weeks to get an ISBN and to publish the printed version. 2) You will learn something about finding a job in Switzerland. The book can be bought and read/printed at LuLu. Later it will be available at Amazon...
Datum: 17.08.2007 13:40 • Größe: 8.7 MB

Many animals live in the beautiful nature of Switzerland. Here are some of them: Der Alpensalamander Der Steinbock Der Schwan Die Ente Die Eidechse Die Dohle Can anybody recommend a good trekking trip into a dessert (Wüste) that I could do in September? I am thinking about 2 to 3 weeks and it need...
Datum: 15.08.2007 18:53 • Größe: 4 MB

I have a dream about writing books - and live of it. Today I present some vocabulary from the book to learn German I am working on and you get the first two chapters for free. The summer finally returned to Switzerland, so I will spend the afternoon lying at Lake Lucerne reading Harry Potter... He...
Datum: 04.08.2007 09:55 • Größe: 539.1 KB

I prepared a little story to help you build your vocabulary. You can download it here: http://www.testmanager.info/Preview_Learn_German_with_a_Story.pdf Please let me know what you think about that and if you think that kind of story helpful to you. You might want to take a look back at episode 2, w...
Datum: 04.08.2007 09:06 • Größe: 3.2 MB

We have Franziska from Freiburg here and she tells you what she loves about the town. Freiburg (frz. Fribourg [f?i?bu?]) ist der Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Freiburg und des District de la Sarine (deutsch Saanebezirk). Im internationalen deutschen Sprachgebrauch wird meist der Zusatz Freiburg im...
Datum: 22.07.2007 14:32 • Größe: 3.6 MB

Wandern auf dem Bärentrek I went hiking on the famous Bärentrek last weekend. The full tour lasts 7 days, but we did only two of those from Gimmelwals (Lauterbrunnen) to Rosenlaui (Meiringen). You can see a map and some pictures on the homepage. Edith and I used the evening to record some smalltalk,...
Datum: 10.07.2007 20:25 • Größe: 4.7 MB

We have had a terrible thunderstorm in the last week here in Switzerland so today I will talk about the weather. The first picture shows a climber with perfect weather last sunday in the morning. The sky is blue: Perfektes Wetter mit blauem Himmel. Later we got some dark clouds, though. Es zogen dun...
Datum: 23.06.2007 18:30 • Größe: 5.6 MB

My brother Michael visited me last weekend. He works as a cook on a passenger ship and has never really been in the mountains before. He told me that he wanted to know what I found here in Switzerland that made me stay for so long (besides my ex girlfriend of course). So, I showed it to him... This ...
Datum: 08.06.2007 17:51 • Größe: 6.6 MB

Missy from Washington asked me about "werden" and I will say a few words about the town Interlaken. You can find some very nice pictures from Interlaken here. I spend some time there with Berg und Tal to go climbing and to learn some Yoga from a nice Yoga teacher from www.prana-yoga.ch. We slept in...
Datum: 30.05.2007 17:38 • Größe: 6.2 MB

Welcome to German-Podcast.de. This Podcast will teach you German. I am told that may Americans see us German as always eating Sauerkraut. I will have to say something about this rumour. And as we have Pfingsten today I will explain something about that custom. This is an advanced lesson. See http:...
Datum: 27.05.2007 12:01 • Größe: 4 MB

Today I will answer some of your questions, like how to pronounce Brötchen and that all Swiss eat Müsli for breakfast. On the picture you can see what I normally eat for breakfast. You can find all you want to know about Brötchen at Wikipedia.de. When asked about his breakfast Toby, a good friend fr...
Datum: 27.05.2007 09:44 • Größe: 7.7 MB

The most basic lesson I can think of and some information about the free vocabulary learn program VociTeach (http://vociteach.sourceforge.net/). I created a password protected directory where I store PDF transcripts and a start vocabulary for VociTeach. If you pay me just 2$ using PayPal you will ...
Datum: 27.05.2007 09:43 • Größe: 9.2 MB

Hallo liebe Freunde, Eins lasst euch gesagt sein: Esst kein Fleisch in Frankreich! Das spart euch Kummer und Euros. Auch wenn der Garcon fragt, ob ihr das Fleisch gut durch haben wollt, das meint er nicht so. Ein Steak muss noch tropfen (to drip, in this case means that the meat was very bloddy), d...
Datum: 16.05.2007 04:59 • Größe: 7 MB

Today I will continue the story from Italy started in Lesson 26. Hans writes from Siena what happens to him at the language school. We hit 200.000 downloads today, wow! With 15$ of donations up to now, that makes 0,000075$ per download. Now that is what I call being part of "The Long Tail" :-) Par...
Datum: 06.05.2007 15:53 • Größe: 5 MB

Today I will tell you something about climbing in Switzerland and teach you some words connected to it. If you are interested, here are some pictures from my climbing trip to the Tessin. If you want to learn climbing you might want to try http://www.bergundtal.ch/and if you want to improve your clim...
Datum: 14.04.2007 13:36 • Größe: 6.9 MB

You can see a picture of a bike here on http://german-podcast.blogspot.com/ and I tell you all the important words. Next week is the Osterwochenende and I will go climbing in the Tessin. You can even see the walls I am going to climb at Google.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://...
Datum: 01.04.2007 18:04 • Größe: 7 MB

Today I will show you my bedroom...You can see the German words on the picture. I build the bed myself, by the way and have yet to find a woman, to, you know, ähm, test it with me. So if you live in Switzerland, please feel free to, you know, mhm, apply .-) Lucerne, 17.03.2007 Stephan Wiesner steph...
Datum: 17.03.2007 20:06 • Größe: 5.2 MB

I went on a ski tour today and it was fantastic. Fresh snow and perfect weather. As we started quite early, we were the first to ski through that fresh Pulverschnee or Pulver as the snow boarders call it. Anyway, this inspired me to tell you something about the SAC the Schweizer Alpen Club. If you u...
Datum: 12.03.2007 04:01 • Größe: 5.5 MB

Fa Freddo, non caldo Today I start a new series of emails from Hans to his friends in Switzerland. Hans is in a language school in Italy for two weeks and wants to learn Italian there. Das beste zuerst: Ich bin saufroh [very happy], dass ich mir für die Reise noch so einen schickes Kapuzenjäckchen ...
Datum: 10.03.2007 07:40 • Größe: 6.6 MB

Today we will learn how Hans pays for his visit in the hotel and makes a new reservation for the following week. And Rex and Regula, two friends of mine (she is the woman on the video from lesson 9), married last weekend. H: Guten Morgen, ich möchte gerne auschecken. M: Guten Morgen Herr Schmidt, e...
Datum: 27.02.2007 20:20 • Größe: 6.3 MB

Today Hans arrives at the hotel. And we have Edith with her favorite Redensart, spoken in the dialect of Lucerne. Today we passed 100.000 downloads and again many of you wrote me with hints and feedback. Thanks for that! M: Guten Abend. H: Guten Abend, mein Name ist Hans Schmidt, ich habe ein Zimm...
Datum: 26.02.2007 06:31 • Größe: 10.1 MB

Back to Hans. He is going to work in Bern for a time and needs a hotel to stay in from Monday to Wednesday. He calls the hotel ?Sternen? in Bern and asks for a reservation. The picture on the right shows one of Switzerlands famous "Postauto". In the mountains where you can not go by train, you take ...
Datum: 25.02.2007 14:14 • Größe: 10.9 MB

Here is a short video captured on the last evening of the Fasnacht in Lucerne, the Monsterkorso. I did not find a good spot, so what you see is the area where the musicians started. They are not really playing music yet, but you will get an idea of the atmosphere. When I went to work the next mornin...
Datum: 24.02.2007 10:54 • Größe: 10.5 MB

Use German-Podcast.de to learn German for free. Today I want to present you a famous local custom from Lucerne: Die Fasnacht. You can find a detailed description (in German) at Wikipedia, but here is the short version: Die Luzerner Fasnacht ist eine der grössten jährlich stattfindenden kulturellen...
Datum: 18.02.2007 08:29 • Größe: 4.6 MB

?Schweizerinnen haben im europäischen Vergleich kleine Brüste. Nur der Busen der Österreicherinnen und Italienerinnen ist noch kleiner.? So lautete diese Woche die Titelzeile [headline] einer der grössten Zeitungen der Schweiz. In dem Artikel ging es um eine Studie, derzufolge die Engländerinnen die...
Datum: 16.02.2007 10:06 • Größe: 2 MB

German-Podcast.de - 021 - Uhrzeiten Welcome to German-Podcast.de. The Podcast to learn German. Today we will learn how ask for and how to tell the time. Furthermore I will give some explanations to the new design of the podcast, so please let me know if is better or worse for you. Knusper, knu...
Datum: 11.02.2007 19:39 • Größe: 5.7 MB

Here is the PDF for lesson 020. Remeber you can subscribe to this podcast: Subscribe to German-Podcast.deUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 11.02.2007 08:20 • Größe: 92.1 KB

Welcome to German-Podcast.de. The Podcast to learn German. Hans and Julia are finally back in Switzerland. They are at the station in Lucerne and now they need to take the bus to take them home.See the corresponding Webpage and look for exercises on http://www.german-podcast.de. Remember that you ...
Datum: 10.02.2007 19:37 • Größe: 3.5 MB

Today I will teach you when to use the formal Sie and when to use the informal Du. Basically you use Du for kids and friends and Sie to adress grown ups you do not know. This is true for Germany as well as for Switzerland. The lesson explains about the infamous "Fräulein" and how to adress somebody ...
Datum: 09.02.2007 08:52 • Größe: 3.9 MB

Hier ist das MP3 mit den Wochentagen und Monaten und hier finden Sie die ausgeschriebenen Wörter.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 04.02.2007 18:56 • Größe: 2.9 MB

Hans and Julia are on the train from Hamburg to Switzerland and the conductor is aproaching... Here is the MP3. Today we had a lot of fog, like so often in Lucerne. Nobody told me that before I moved from Basel (where there is always good weather) to Luzern. Anyway, I took the afternoon off and went...
Datum: 02.02.2007 20:20 • Größe: 5.9 MB

Here is the PDF.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 02.02.2007 19:58 • Größe: 292.2 KB

Today I will pronounce the German alphabet for you. This is a very short beginner session. We had perfect weather today: Fresh snow, sun and temperatures above zero. I used this to go Schneeschuwandern on mount Wildspitz in central Switzerland. On the picture you can get a little impression of that....
Datum: 28.01.2007 20:01 • Größe: 1.9 MB

Hans and Julia are finished with Hamburg and need to buy tickets for the train to Switzerland. The PDF contains a picture of a train ticket with explanations. Here is the episode.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 28.01.2007 19:59 • Größe: 5.1 MB

Here is the PDF.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 28.01.2007 19:59 • Größe: 195.4 KB

Finally it's Friday! Weekend! Did have a long week in Bern, and that though I spend two nights in a hotel, cutting on travel time. It was very cold, though so I did not really explore Bern yet. Anyway, here is the audio for the episode with vocabularies about post cards and letters. The picture is ...
Datum: 26.01.2007 18:12 • Größe: 2.7 MB

Todays lesson teaches you the elements of a letter or postcard. The PDF contains the written words with translations and a picture of a real postcard to make things more clear.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 26.01.2007 13:40 • Größe: 148.9 KB

The PDF for the episode about Geldwechsel is here. My first day on the new project was tough, but good. Mostly shaking hands and listening to others, though. I will not be able to post a new learn german episode until the weekend, though.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-...
Datum: 22.01.2007 17:51 • Größe: 53 KB

Todays german lesson is very important, as it will teach you how to change money at a bank. Often you find a machine to do that at the major train stations, but otherwise you will have to talk to somebody. Hans and Julia are still in Hamburg, and are now visiting the town. As they live in Switzerlan...
Datum: 22.01.2007 05:55 • Größe: 4.7 MB

Hans and Julia are still in Hamburg, and are now visiting the town. And they are lost. Again. They need to ask for directions. This lesson builds on the last one so you might want to hear that one first. The Podcast is here. And I have started to add exercises to the homepage: http://www.german-podc...
Datum: 20.01.2007 22:58 • Größe: 5.6 MB

The PDF file for 012 is here.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 20.01.2007 22:32 • Größe: 55.3 KB

We are back to Hans and Julia. They are still in Hamburg, and are now visiting the town. As they both have not been there before, they need to consult a map and Julia needs to explain Hans how to get to the market place (as she is better at reading maps than he is). This is an important lesso, so be...
Datum: 18.01.2007 06:24 • Größe: 5.5 MB

The PDF for lessen 011 is here.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 18.01.2007 05:51 • Größe: 224.8 KB

The number 10 should be reason enough to take a short look back to where we come from, where we are at the moment and to take a look forward to where we will go. I read some comments from users.No new words today, just some exercises to repeat old words. The Podcast is here. Do not forget that you c...
Datum: 16.01.2007 08:00 • Größe: 6 MB

Here is the PDF file for episode 010.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 16.01.2007 07:18 • Größe: 187 KB

Today we are going to look at some typical things that can be found in a kitchen. Edith and Regula from Switzerland are assisting me with this. Regula is pregnant by the way. I will let you know what becomes of the child in spring. The video can be found here.Use this free podcast to learn to speak ...
Datum: 15.01.2007 17:07 • Größe: 64.3 MB

Today we will learn and practice the numbers from 0 to 100. This is the last Podcast for some days, but I plan something special for the weekend, so you might want to check back on sunday evening/monday morning. There is no PDF today, as it would contain only numbers: Null, Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier, ...
Datum: 11.01.2007 16:35 • Größe: 5.3 MB

And here ist the MP3 file.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 10.01.2007 19:43 • Größe: 6.4 MB

German-Podcast.de, the Podcast to learn German. Our lesson of today continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in one of our last sessions. He is still at the airport with Julia, a friend he met there in a bar. She askes him how his trip to England has been. He t...
Datum: 10.01.2007 19:31 • Größe: 138.5 KB

Finally Lisa arrives. They say hello and he orders a tea for her.The lesson of today contains a video which can be downloaded here. Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 07.01.2007 11:41 • Größe: 5.8 MB

Our lesson of today continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in one of our last sessions. He is still at the airport, bought a coffee and is now sitting in the bar, reading a newspaper, waiting for a friend to arrive. Finally Lisa arrives. They say hello and he o...
Datum: 07.01.2007 11:25 • Größe: 3.5 MB

This is the PDF containing the transcript of todays lesson.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 07.01.2007 09:36 • Größe: 255.6 KB

Welcome to German-Podcast.de. This Podcast will teach you German. Our lesson of today continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in one of our last sessions. He is still at the airport, bought a coffee and is now sitting in the bar, reading a newspaper, waiting f...
Datum: 07.01.2007 07:28 • Größe: 10.3 MB

Here is the MP3 Podcast.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com
Datum: 04.01.2007 16:30 • Größe: 5.7 MB

Our lesson of the German learn Podcast continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in one of our last sessions. He is still at the airport, bought a newspaper in the last session and now wants to drink a coffee and read the newspaper.The PDF here. Use this free podc...
Datum: 04.01.2007 16:27 • Größe: 177.6 KB

Our lesson of today continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in one of our last sessions. He is still at the airport, bought a coffee in the last session and now sits in the bar, reads a newspaper and waits for a friend to arrive. She calls him on his mobile to s...
Datum: 04.01.2007 15:45 • Größe: 5 MB

Our lesson of today introduces Hans a German programmer who arrives at the airport in Hamburg. He returns from a business trip to England and has to show his passport at customs. The MP3 file is here and the PDF here.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com ...
Datum: 03.01.2007 21:58 • Größe: 3.2 MB

Welcome to German-Podcast.de. This Podcast will teach you German. Our lesson of today continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in our last session. He is still at the airport and now wants to buy a newspaper.See the podcast here, the PDF here and subscribe to t...
Datum: 02.01.2007 21:01 • Größe: 4.1 MB

Welcome to German-Podcast.de. This podcast will teach you German. Lesson one starts with no requirements on your part. This is an easy lesson that is intended to get you (and me) started. Future lessons will elaborate on this.The first lesson is about how to say hello and good morning and ask for yo...
Datum: 01.01.2007 09:34 • Größe: 2.4 MB