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111: Wie ein Offizier den Dieb mit einem Trick enttarnt
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ein Offizier sitzt in einer Bar. Er sieht, wie ein Mann einen Löffel aus Silber stiehlt. Dilemma! - Sagt er nichts, verliert er seine Moral. - Sagt e...
110: An Weihnachten entführt – doch ein Lied war die Rettung
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Hanspeter in dieser Nacht passiert, wird er nie wieder vergessen. PDF (for mobile) PDF (for desktop) 3 Ways to Support Us: 1. Join us, reach leve...
109: Abenteuer im ICE-Abteil
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einer lustigen und spannenden Geschichte, frei nach dem Original von Arkadij Awertschenko. 3 Leute langweiligen sich und wollen etw...
108: Schneewittchen von den Brüdern Grimm
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit dem klassischen Märchen Schneewittchen (Snow White) von den Brüdern Grimm. Wir verfolgen eine kriminelle Prinzessin, die vor ihre...
107: Schießbefehl von Marius Müller (Let’s play)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einem spannenden Textabenteuer von Marius Müller. Du bist in Ostdeutschland, besser gesagt, in der DDR. Und du willst in den Weste...
106: Rotkäppchen von den Brüdern Grimm
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einem klassischen Märchen von den Brüdern Grimm. Heute wird gefressen, verstümmelt, gelogen und ertrunken! Ich lese dir den vere...
105: Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache von Mark Twain
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einem schrecklich übertriebenen Aufsatz von Mark Twain. Humorvoll durch und durch. Ich lese dir den extrem vereinfachten Text vor,...
104: Infos zu mir & Textabenteuer „Staub” von IkeC (Let’s play)
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einem spannenden Textabenteuer von IkeC. Heute geht's in den Wilden Westen. Mach dich gefasst auf Revolver, Pferde und Action! Natü...
103: Der Maler und sein Bild von Arkadij Awertschenko
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einer lustigen Kurzgeschichte von Arkadij Awertschenko. Heute gibt's Humor vom Autor, der die Russische Satire bekannt gemacht hat....
102: Sherlock Holmes: Das getupfte Band von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einer klassischen Kurzgeschichte von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In dieser Folge behandeln wir einen klassischen Sherlock Holmes Krimi....
101: Das Fenstertheater von Ilse Aichinger
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deutsch lernen mit einer klassischen Kurzgeschichte von Ilse Aichinger. In dieser Folge möchte ich dir helfen, eine Kurzgeschichte zu verstehen und z...
100: Dein Deutsch ist jetzt viel besser! | Your German is much better now!
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tell a happy end, correctly use words that are always confused by German learners & words with the same or similar spelling, but different meaning...
99: Eine echte Überraschung! | A real surprise!
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Express feelings for one another & comparative: so normal wie möglich & irregular forms. It's Saturday, the day of the party, and Paul is vis...
98: Was im Haus passiert ist | What has happened in the house
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Congratulate someone, express pride, summarize a story & word formation: ‑lich & ‑isch. Paul has the painting! During the war, the lady an...
97: Die Opa-Überraschung | The grandpa surprise
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Express disappointment, surprise, and compassion & comparison: modal verbs and their use. Paul and the grandson talk secretly: the widow had actua...
96: Ich kann es Ihnen nicht geben! | I can’t give it to you!
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tell a sentimental story and express gratitude & word formation: -bar. Paul seems to have told the widow the whole dramatic story about the book, ...
95: Ein Wetterbericht | A weather report
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Understand weather information and talk about weather & weather word: es. A violent storm develops. Lightnings strike nearby. While Paul is in the...
94: Glauben Sie, Sie haben das Bild noch? | Do you think you still have the painting?
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explain a concern in simple words & word formation: -los & the gap s. Paul is standing in front of the house, rings the doorbell and waits. An...
93: Viel Glück! | Good luck!
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guide someone in the car where to turn and stop & Ordinal numbers (erste, zweite, dritte, …). Tim, Meili, Anna and Paul are driving to the addre...
92: Die neue Adresse | The new address
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clothing and family vocabulary & two-way prepositions: unter. Paul is shopping clothes with Anna and Meili, because the weather is supposed to get...
91: Du brauchst eine Therapie! | You need a therapy!
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Admit a problem and accept help & two-way prepositions: über. Paul and his father walk through the city after the betting office incident. He adm...
90: Was machst du denn hier? | What are you doing here?
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Play down a problem, demand what you deserve & two-way prepositions: in. Paul's dad plays down his gambling problem and goes to a betting office. ...
89: Papas Problem | Daddy’s problem
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explain a gambling problem, plan an intervention & two-way prepositions: an. Laura calls Paul while she is working on the site of a highway accide...
88: Vater lügt | Father is lying
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deny facts and make excuses & two-way prepositions: auf. This Podcast episode is sponsored by italki. Promo Code: GERMANSTORY Web link: https://...
87: Die Seite, die fehlt | The page that is missing
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Describe a city adventure, tell a story & two-way prepositions: zwischen. In Paul’s latest blog article, he had an adventure with a subway ticke...
86: Das gibt’s ja gar nicht! | No way!
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Furniture and apartment vocabulary extension & two-way prepositions: vor. Paul helps his parents to clear Grandpa's apartment. While he and his mo...
85: Ich sollte eine Anzeige gegen Fritz machen! | I should make a legal complaint against Fritz!
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Complain, ask for advice, give advice and express a plan & subjunctive II with sollte. Paul is depressed and regrets that he couldn't be there for...
84: Heinz kommt nie mehr zurück! | Heinz never comes back again!
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reproach, stroll down memory lane & subjunctive II with würde. Paul is back in Munich, riding his bike to Grandpa's apartment. He has the book, b...
83: Das große Wiedersehen - Teil 3 | The big reunion - part 3
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Accusations, reasons, excuses & subjunctive II with hätte. At the party, Fritz hid the book under his sweater and took it away. That actually sav...
82: Das große Wiedersehen - Teil 2 | The big reunion - part 2
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get upset about someone, blow off steam, make excuses & order of dative and accusative in a sentence when both objects are personal pronouns. Paul...
81: Das große Wiedersehen - Teil 1 | The big reunion - part 1
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travel vocabuary, neighborhood rules & order of dative and accusative in a sentence when one object is a personal pronoun. Paul thinks about his s...
80: So finde ich ihn nie! | I'll never find him like that!
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hotel room amenities and their convenience & order of dative and accusative in a sentence when both objects are nouns. It's getting late and bad w...
79: Mein Rucksack ist weg! | My backpack is gone!
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Baggage and paperwork vocabulary & dative reflexive verbs and sentence structure: mir etwas anziehen, mir etwas kaufen, mir etwas leihen. Paul arr...
78: Paul muss es Laura sagen | Paul has to tell Laura
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Understand online comments & question words and pronouns in the accusative and dative: wem, wen, welcher, welchen, keinen, keinem, jemanden, jeman...
77: Ich fahre zu unserem Freund | I’m taking a ride to our friend
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Briefly describe a place, tourism vocabulary & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: unserem/-r/-n, eurem/-r/-n. All of a sudden Paul ...
76: Pauls Schlüssel | Paul's key
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Demand something, complain, and apologize & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: ihrem/-r/-n, Ihrem/-r/-n. While waiting for the movi...
75: Um was geht es eigentlich im Film? | What is the film actually about?
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Understand a movie description & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: seinem/-r/-n, ihrem/-r/-n. Meili, Anna, Tim and Paul are waitin...
74: Pauls Blog wird im Internet bekannt | Paul's blog becomes well-known on the Internet
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Complain about pain, congratulate, and spur someone on & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: meinem/-r/-n, deinem/-r/-n. During a br...
73: Warum hat Paul das Buch wirklich bekommen? | Why did Paul really get the book?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Write a story, ask questions, explain a reason & dative verbs: antworten, danken, sagen, fehlen, gefallen, gehören, glauben, helfen, passen. Paul...
72: Das Bild | The painting
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Explain hardships of the past & personal pronouns in the dative: euch, ihnen / Ihnen. Paul boosts Grandpa's spirits with coffee and updates him on...
71: Mann, was machst du denn? | Man, what are you doing?
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about the weather, hobbies and technology & personal pronouns in the dative: ihr, uns. Paul and Grandpa play chess together. Tim hears from a...
70: Sie geben dir keine Arbeit | They don't give you a job
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vocab for games, application documents & personal pronouns in the dative: mir, dir, ihm. Paul is bowling with his parents and talks about his care...
69: Paul will Autor werden | Paul wants to become an author
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Make a decision based on simple job descriptions & sum-up: all dative and accusative prepositions and their contractions. Paul discovers for himse...
68: Horror-Crash auf Oktoberfest! | Horror crash at Oktoberfest!
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Understand an article in a tabloid newspaper & fusion of prepositions and articles: am, beim, im, vom, zum, zur, ins. Paul checks the Whatsapp gro...
67: Welchen Job will er machen? | What job does he want to do?
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Career planning, interest-based words & question word: welch-. Paul thinks about which job he wants and finds help in the job book he got from Ann...
66: Der Freund, den Paul sucht | The friend that Paul is looking for
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about social problem areas and career choices, tip the waitress & subordinate clause with accusative (der Mann, den ich sehe). Paul is out wi...
65: Opa hat ihn nie wieder gesehen... | Grandpa never saw him again...
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Compare things, talk about the past & comparative and superlative. Paul sets up the date with Laura. Grandpa is still going on about former times....
64: Opa wollte weg aus der DDR | Grandpa wanted to leave the GDR
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Explain economics and politics in very simple words & temporal prepositions: ab; von ... bis; zwischen. Everyone thinks that the sticker on Fritz'...
63: Das Oktoberfest | The Oktoberfest
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tell a story about the past, make conclusions & temporal prepositions: vor, nach, seit. Paul's mom feels guilty because he got fired and so she tr...
62: Das Date mit Laura | The date with Laura
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emphasize the negative aspects of a person, make a friendly suggestion & Substituite forms for the imperative: Nicht so viel trinken! / Lass uns d...
61: Die Hosen passen zu den Hemden | The pants match the shirts
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Make suggestions and give commands & Imperative with Sie: kommen Sie / suggestion with wir: gehen wir. Paul is buying new clothes to be prepared i...
60: Kann man da was machen? | Is there something that can be done about it?
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ask for a favor, express uncertainty, evade questions & imperative with ihr: geht / seid. Paul's parents are in the dance club. They talk to their...
59: Geh ins Wohnzimmer und iss! | Go into the living room and eat!
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Give commands and instructions & imperative with du: sei / iss / sag / antworte / öffne / fahr / geh. Paul writes Anna to ask her for some clothi...
58: Meili, du bist draußen! | Meili, you’re out!
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joke about a singing performance, talk about TV and university & dative and prepositions: zu der Frau / zum Glück / von der Hose / vom Mann. Anna...
57: Die Zeit läuft | The time is running
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Analyze your social circle, express solutions for problems & dative and prepositions: mit dem Garagenöffner / nach dem Fußballspiel and n-declension...
56: Müller schießt aus der Ecke | Müller shoots from the corner
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about football (soccer), make arrangements & dative and prepositions: aus der Ecke / bei dem Foul. Paul and Tim were at a football (soccer) game ...
55: Alle Männer sind gleich! | All men are the same!
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Internet related words & dative with plural and indefinite articles: einem Mann / keiner Frau. Paul is sitting in bed with his laptop, researching sur...
54: Ich schreibe dem Vermieter | I write the landlord
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Address related words for sending letters & the dative case (dem, der, dem). Paul is near his apartment and opens Fritz's letter. It's two weeks old a...
53: Paul fährt zu Fritz’ Wohnung | Paul drives to Fritz’s apartment
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Use cool words like a teenager & temporal prepositions: im, am, um. Paul is at Fritz's apartment. He finds a letter from his landlord and a garage doo...
52: Hast du dich verletzt? | Did you hurt yourself?
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tell a story, talk about an accident & perfect tense with separable and reflexive verbs. Anna has to empty her basement by herself. Her landlord puts ...
51: Das Lager ist nicht schlecht gewesen | The camp hasn’t been bad
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Describe your situation in the past & perfect tense: wir sind gewesen / gelandet. Paul is still with Grandpa while Meili is sending a link from Fritz'...
50: 1941 war Opa ein Pilot | In 1941 Grandpa was a pilot
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about former times and history & perfect tense: er hat gesehen / vergessen. Paul visits Grandpa. And he asks his friends in the group chat ab...
49: Hat er das nicht gesagt? | Hasn’t he said that?
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ask for information about people, talk about smartphones & perfect tense: er hat erzählt / gesagt. Paul wants to visit Fritz at the police station an...
48: Freut ihr euch jetzt? | Are you happy now?
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Facilities and locations in the city & reflexive pronouns and reflexive verbs. Paul is sad and on his way to the police station to file a report. His ...
47: Nehmen Sie das mit! | Take that with you!
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Restructure the workforce & separable verbs & sentence structure. Paul is getting fired. He wasn’t aware that he didn’t report his illness to his ...
46: Ich brauch’ Obst, Gemüse und Fleisch | I need fruit, vegetables, and meat
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Grocery shopping, measurements, weight & sentence structure, subordinate clause. Paul is sick. He’s doing his grocery shopping in the supermarket. A...
45: Haben Sie Fieber? | Do you have a fever?
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Name body parts, describe your illness to the doctor & personal pronouns in the accusative: mich / dich / ihn / uns / euch & introduction to the n-dec...
44: Warum habe ich diese Idee erst jetzt? | Why do I only have this idea now?
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Describe how things played out, and reasons for it & adjective declensions in the accusative: den großen Busch / einen großen Busch / großen Busch....
43: Du wolltest mein Buch verkaufen! | You wanted to sell my book!
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
German dinner foods, bring up and disarm arguments & adjective declensions: eine internationale Stadt / ein grüner Tee / ein leckeres Bier / schöne ...
42: Ich muss etwas machen! | I have to do something!
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Evaluate options, negotiate, make a decision & adjective declensions: das wertvolle Buch / der alte Verkäufer / die kleine Frau. Paul is just about t...
41: Warum geht sie in den Buchladen? | Why is she going into the bookstore?
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Express astonishment and disbelief, describe people’s actions & accusative with prepositions. Paul is following Anna. He thinks what's covered by a ...
40: Ich kann den Reichstag sehen | I can see the Reichstag
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about points of interest, locations, means of transport & the accusative case (den, einen, keinen). In Berlin, Anna, Fritz and Paul want to go to...
39: Was wollt ihr in Berlin sehen? | What do you want to see in Berlin?
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about a trip, directions using a map & simple past forms for modal & mixed verbs. Anna arrives on the train at the last second. She couldn’t an...
38: Wann fährt der Zug nach Berlin? | When does the train to Berlin leave?
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Understand announcements in a train station & plural: nouns that get an -er / -¨er ending, simple past forms for irregular and auxiliary verbs. Paul ...
37: Der Fehler war / die Fehler waren blöd | The mistake was / the mistakes were stupid
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Text: e-mail, use simple past tense for written language & plural: nouns that get no ending but sometimes change to an ä/ö/ü, simple past forms for...
36: Ein Ausflug nach Berlin? | A trip to Berlin?
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discuss travel plans and options & plural: nouns that get an -s ending. Paul and Fritz take a look at some nice cars in a showroom. He talks about the...
35: Die Preise sind gut! | The prices are good!
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Read and understand online reviews & plural: nouns that get an -e / -¨e ending. Paul books a hotel in Berlin and writes Anna a message with an invita...
34: Der Vorname hat 4 Buchstaben | The first name has 4 letters
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Give and receive information about somebody & plural: nouns that get an -en/-n ending. Fritz sends Paul some information: Anna has a criminal record f...
33: Januar, Februar, März, ... | January, February, March, ...
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Months & demonstrative pronouns: dieser, dieses, diese. Fritz and Paul are training in the gym. Fritz warns him not to keep upsetting their friends wi...
32: Das Video | The video
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about law and permissions, describe people’s actions & noun-noun composites: Wohnungseingang / Hausflur / Hausmeister. Paul watches the surveil...
31: Meine Hobbys sind ... | My hobbies are ...
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talk about hobbies, make small talk, four seasons & possessive pronouns: unser(e), euer/eure. Paul meets Meili "by chance" near the university. He is ...
30: Ich bin doch kein Stalker! | I’m not a stalker!
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Justify actions, reflect on a situation, read the 24-hour clock & possessive pronouns: dein(e), sein(e), ihr(e). Paul tries to find Laura on Facebook....
29: Mein Fahrrad ist kaputt | My bicycle is broken
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Make appointments, read the traditional analog clock (tell the time) & possessive pronouns: mein(e), Ihr(e). Paul had to get out of the apartment to c...
28: Du musst es finden! | You have to find it!
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Order somebody to do something, express disappointment & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: car and motorbike brands, gender summary. It...
27: Wo ist es? | Where is it?
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Describe a problem, express compassion & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: weather words. Fritz says he'll be right there to help. Paul...
26: Paul braucht Hilfe | Paul needs help
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Give advice, discuss weekend plans, ask for help, & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: alcoholic drinks and colors. Paul has no doubt an...
25: Es ist nicht mehr da! | It’s not there anymore!
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Times of the day, express despair and anger & determine the gender of nouns by their meanings: times of the day/days of the week/months/seasons/points...
24: Die Party | The party
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Describe and evaluate situations and objects, congratulate & gender of nouns: words with endings -ei / -schaft. At Pauls housewarming party, the book ...
23: Pauls Wohnung | Paul’s apartment
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rooms of an apartment & gender of nouns: words with endings -ung / -heit / -keit. Paul shows you his new apartment before the housewarming party. He i...
22: Grün, lang und aus Metall | Green, long, and made of metal
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Colors, materials, and shapes & gender of nouns: words with endings -t and -e. The furniture store apprentice cleans up and wonders who wants to buy s...
21: Wie bitte? | I beg your pardon?
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Describe objects, furniture, ask for repitition & gender of nouns: words with endings -chen and -lein. Paul buys a little table and chair for his apar...
20: Paul will Möbel kaufen | Paul wants to buy furniture
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Furniture, directions, days of the week & gender of nouns: words with endings -er and -ling. Paul is shopping for furniture before the party. He i...
19: Danke für die Einladung | Thanks for the invitation
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Informal salutations and complimentary closes in full messages like emails & sentence structure with “tecamolo”, make a comparison and express...
18: Kommt Laura zur Party? | Is Laura coming to the party?
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greetings and farewells in a text message & irregular verbs: geben/lesen/sehen, modal particle ‚aber‘. Paul is chatting with Laura again. This...
17: Paul telefoniert | Paul has a phone call
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phone call, give out personal information & modal particle ‚mal‘. Paul thinks about how to invite Laura to his housewarming party. That's when...
16: Eine Party! Super Idee! | A party! Great idea!
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Explain a situation, give advice, make it up with somebody & irregular verbs: sprechen/essen/treffen, modal particles ‚denn‘ and ‚ja‘. Tim...
15: Ich nehme das Schnitzel | I take the cutlet
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Name and order meals & irregular verbs: wissen/nehmen/helfen/sollen. While waiting for the food in the restaurant, Paul reveals he was late for wo...
14: Schnitzel oder Pizza? | Cutlet or pizza?
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Express eating preferences, decide on different options and prices & irregular verbs: wollen/heißen/möchten, modal particle 'doch'. Anna and Mei...
13: Paul schreibt mit Laura | Paul writes with Laura
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Get to know people, chat online & irregular modal verbs: können/müssen/mögen, enumeration in a sentence. Paul is flirting with Laura online. He...
12: Paul sucht ein Date | Paul is looking for a date
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Online profiles, understand descriptions of people & irregular verbs: sein/haben, sentence type summary: declarative sentence, W-question sentence...