Not every relative clause waits patiently at the end of the sentence — sometimes it interrupts, sitting right in the middle of your main clause, and that's what German calls an eingeschobene Relativsatz (embedded relative clause). After a quick review of how relative clauses work in general, this ...

Prepositions are one of the biggest hurdles on the way to German fluency, because you can't just translate them word-for-word from English — you have to know which case each one takes. Instead of teaching them as an abstract list, this lesson works through a short story about a character named Ami...

How about making your German learning significantly more efficient? Verbs are the backbone of any sentence and in this German video lesson, we reveal the Top 50 most common used German verbs - the true workhorses of a language.

Verbs Are the Backbone of Every German Sentence

Verbs are the backbone...

Most textbooks teach you adjective endings after definite and indefinite articles — but leave you guessing what happens after mein, dein, sein or kein, and that gap trips up a lot of B1 learners. The good news: possessive articles (mein, dein, sein, unser, euer, ihr) and the negative article (kein...

Telling someone what happened before, during, or after something else is one of the most useful things you can do in a German conversation — and three small conjunctions, bevor, während, and nachdem, do exactly that. Here's how each one works, plus one bonus meaning of während that catches a lot o...

Every German preposition belongs to one of three groups, and once you know which group, you know the case. In this lesson we analyze a short A1-level text together — a couple, Lars and Maria, going on vacation to Italy — and use it to work out every preposition rule you need at A1 level: which pre...

In this 2nd part of our 3-part series about "Indefinitpronomen" you will learn each and everything about those indefinite pronouns, which can be used for people & things. It is a long video, since there is lots to unpack... sorry!🙃 And it is long, because you will not only learn about "alle", "eini...

German indefinite pronouns like "man," "jemand," "etwas" and "nichts" show up in almost every conversation, yet they are a common stumbling block for learners. This lesson breaks down the indefinite pronouns for people and things — what they mean, how they change (or don't change) with case, and t...

Ever wondered what those little German abbreviations in emails, letters and forms actually mean? This lesson covers the most important abbreviations for written German. You will learn what they stand for, when to use them, and how they appear in example sentences from everyday life in Germany. You...

Almost 25% of all German verbs from A1 to B1 level are separable verbs (trennbare Verben), so learning the most important ones pays off quickly. In the video you learn the Top 50 German separable verbs, grouped by prefix, and each group starts with the most important meanings of that prefix. Grab ...