Travel vocabuary, neighborhood rules & order of dative and accusative in a sentence when one object is a personal pronoun. Paul thinks about his situation: he doesn't get any unemployment benefits anymore because he’s now able to make a living as a freelancer. Fortunately, his laptop and cell phone survived yesterday's rain thanks to a plastic bag. He has already checked out of the hotel room. And he has been looking for Fritz for five hours today - with no success. He realizes that he has to give up the search. Unfortunately he will have to disappoint Grandpa. Maybe he'll never talk to Paul again. Laura writes: She has read the entire story in the blog now, and is no longer angry. Actually, she can understand Paul. She, too, was unfair to him in the beginning when she ghosted him. At this moment, he overhears a man’s voice in the distance. Loud complains about mowing the lawn on a Sunday. He notices that there is also a red BMW with Munich license plates in front of a garage nearby. He sees the man's neighbor who has an eye-catching tattoo. And then he notices that the man is Fritz! It's his car that is parked in front of the garage - apparently he doesn't have a second garage door opener. What will happen when Paul confronts Fritz? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/81-das-grose-wiedersehen-teil-1-order-of-dative-accusative-in-sentences Learning German with training wheels The characters in our story DON'T speak at a regular speed, just like native speakers among themselves. Why? They speak natural German. But we put in countless hours of work to direct every voice actor so that he or she speaks a bit slower and more clearly, adapted to the language level. You can always speed up the audio in the app. We believe this is the better way. Just as we believe that at the beginning, training wheels teach a child to ride a bike better than bruises from falls do. If you want know why we spent over 1 1/2 years of work before we even published our first lesson, go to german-stories.com/the-best-way-to-learn-german

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 weather is coming. Paul's rain jacket was in the backpack which he lost. He sees a clothes shop, but it closed 5 minutes ago. He has been looking for Fritz for two hours today. Now the e-scooter battery is almost empty. Paul sees another red BMW, but is disappointed again - it's not Fritz's car. He's hungry and still doesn't have a hotel room. He gets a message from Laura: She wanted to call him, but that didn't work. Is he ignoring her? Paul had told her to read his blog to soften the unpleasant news for her. Unfortunately for Paul, it seems like she only read the beginning where he was just dating her because he needed information. She's very angry! It starts to rain and Paul accelerates, because he wants to find a hotel fast. That's when the e-scooter battery dies. He gets soaked. Hopefully his cell phone and laptop won't get wet, otherwise his online work will be over. He wants to give up the search and write about it in the blog. Will Laura read the rest of the blog and see Paul's good side? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/80-so-finde-ich-ihn-nie-order-of-dative-accusative-in-sentences Easy German drills and exercises Grammar, and vocabulary drills can make your life easier. Do you know what's also great for your German learning? The hints and learning tips on the German Stories website! Why not try them out for FREE? Just go to german-stories.com

Baggage and paperwork vocabulary & dative reflexive verbs and sentence structure: mir etwas anziehen, mir etwas kaufen, mir etwas leihen. Paul arrives at the train station in Westerland on the island of Sylt. He loses his backpack and unsuccessfully tries to get help in the lost-and-found office. He is desperate because the garage opener is in it, and he needs it to find Fritz's garage. He wants to give up, but then it occurs to him: Without his garage opener, Fritz has to park outside. In that case, Paul would be able to see his red BMW parked outside. Paul's mother calls, but the cell phone reception is poor on the island. She already tried to call him three times today. He tells her that he is looking for Fritz and the book on Sylt. She says she just wanted to tell him that she is proud of him for telling Grandpa the truth. Then the call is dropped due to bad reception. Paul sees a red BMW, but it's not Fritz’s car. He borrows an e-scooter to look for him. Will Paul be able to find Fritz without the garage opener by looking for his red BMW parked outside? Or has Fritz found a way to park inside his garage, making Paul's search pointless? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/79-mein-rucksack-ist-weg-reflexive-verbs-dative-accusative Learn German online with us! We have easy German speaking, reading, listening, and writing exercises for you - and also more difficult ones. And a lesson plan with progress tracker. It's all right here at german-stories.com Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Understand online comments & question words and pronouns in the accusative and dative: wem, wen, welcher, welchen, keinen, keinem, jemanden, jemandem, .... Working online has become a good income source for Paul. He reads some blog comments during the train ride to Sylt: Among other things, people write that at first Paul only took advantage of Laura as a source of information. He answers her message and says he doesn't have time for a date. She wants to know why but he doesn't tell her. He really likes her, and he thinks he will lose her if he tells her that at the beginning he only used her to get information from her. But because people already know the truth, she will find out sooner or later. He figures he has to tell her, but how? How can he soften the news for her that at first he only dated her because he needed information? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/78-paul-muss-es-laura-sagen-wem-wen-welchen-jemandem It's great to learn German for free ... but our German Stories members learn so much more! We want to tell our easy German Stories to the whole world. That’s why the podcast will always stay free. But without the support of our members, we couldn't do this. You can get your German Stories membership for little money. Not only will you improve your German, but you'll also help us create more material - which you can then benefit from. Just go to german-stories.com/membership-account/german-stories-membership Thank you! Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Briefly describe a place, tourism vocabulary & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: unserem/-r/-n, eurem/-r/-n. All of a sudden Paul doesn't want to waste any more time. He quickly looks up information about the German island of Sylt, then rushes to get the train to there. Apparently, this is his understanding of „taking action“. On the phone, he gets some tips from Anna: He should try finding Fritz's garage by using the garage opener. Fritz's house is surely close to the garage. And he has a red BMW - there are certainly not many cars like this on the island. Then Laura writes Paul. Her Oktoberfest police operation is now over and she is free. She wants to know if Paul has time. Paul doesn't know what to do: He has no time, but he can't tell her why he has no time because that would shurely make her angry. Will Paul find Fritz on the island? Why would Laura get mad if he tells her why he doesn't have time? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/77-ich-fahre-zu-unserem-freund-accusative-dative-possessives Learn German while you play with words, pictures, and audio! The Immersive Learning mini app on the German Stories website will teach you the words and phrases from each lesson in a smart way using spaced repetition to make sure you don't forget them. It keeps track of how good you know every word, and schedules when to review it again. And it mixes up the ways in which it teaches you: multiple choice, single flashcards, order the words, listen and write - you name it! Try it out NOW at german-stories.com Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Demand something, complain, and apologize & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: ihrem/-r/-n, Ihrem/-r/-n. While waiting for the movie to start and looking on the internet for the best surf spots, Tim suddenly wants to see Paul's key ring. Fritz’s garage door opener is attached to it. They see on the website that the sticker on it is a symbol which represents the North Sea island of Sylt. It’s hard to say if Fritz is really on Sylt. Right when Paul intends to turn off his phone, Grandpa calls. Despite the annoyed moviegoers, he doesn't have the heart to cut off the phone conversation with him. Grandpa found out how to find the new address of the hiding place of the painting. But for that he needs the book and the information written in it! Paul's father had helped Grandpa with the research despite being banned from using a smartphone. That’s how he was able to find out that the book nowadays has an extremely high value, too. So Paul absolutely must get the book back! He decides that he has to take action now. What does he mean by "taking action"? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/76-pauls-schlussel-accusative-dative-possessives Dynamic transcripts make learning German easy On our German Stories website, you can see the meaning of every single word in each episode. Just tap on it! You can also activate whole sentence translation for better understanding. Try it out now for FREE at german-stories.com Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Understand a movie description & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: seinem/-r/-n, ihrem/-r/-n. Meili, Anna, Tim and Paul are waiting in the cinema for the film to start and they’re reading the movie description. Paul tells them that he is getting more and more online jobs now. It also turns out that his blog is becoming even more popular. He and his friends gather in front of his cell phone as they urge him to finish his new blog post so that they can read it first. He writes down a few unanswered questions about Fritz and lets them have a taste of his new writings. That's when Anna remembers a website and tells Paul to use it to search for the best kitesurfing spots on Germany's islands. Suddenly, Tim is completely beside himself and wants to see Paul's key quickly. Why does Tim suddenly want to see Paul's key? Why did Fritz block his Facebook photos for everyone, but not for Meili? Does he really have a holiday home on the beach with a garage and a garden? And does the garage opener Paul found fit the garage? Why didn't he tell anyone about his holiday home? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/75-um-was-geht-es-eigentlich-im-film-accusative-dative-possessives YouTube channel: youtube.com/@German.Stories Our easy German learning structure It's not difficult to create a learning story and jump to complicated grammatical structures early on, just so the author doesn't have a hard time writing. But it's very difficult to fit your writing into a well structured teaching plan, so that the student doesn't have too much trouble learning German. We did it the hard way. Hard for us, easy for you: German Stories starts from zero, and leads you to your goal in small steps. Luckily there's only a little bit of grammar per episode for you to learn. If you're curious about our motivations behind putting in so much effort, go to german-stories.com/the-best-way-to-learn-german Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Complain about pain, congratulate, and spur someone on & possessive pronouns in the accusative and dative: meinem/-r/-n, deinem/-r/-n. During a break while playing paintball, Meili, Anna, Tim, and Paul chat. Paul excitedly shares his first freelance gig. The blog about Fritz has gained traction, with fans speculating wildly about his alleged connections to the underworld - this is what Grandpa couldn't believe earlier. Paul is amazed by the blog's popularity. They discuss plans to see a movie later. Inspired by Tim's kitesurfing video, Paul thinks that Fritz might be surfing on an island. However, he lacks the initiative to find out which island it might be because he says he was busy with Grandpa, the apps and the blog. So Tim pushes him to try harder. Grandpa writes and also puts pressure on him. He reveals he has discovered a way to find the correct address of the hiding place of the painting. And for that he urgently needs the book! Is Fritz really on an island? On which one? Can Paul normalize his relationship with Grandpa or will Grandpa put on more pressure and let everything get out of hand? Why did Fritz draw suspicion on Anna earlier by saying she has a criminal record for theft? Why didn't he tell anyone but Meili about his new girlfriend? Why was he constantly on the phone during their trip to Berlin? When does he come back and why did he keep quiet about his vacation? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/74-pauls-blog-wird-im-internet-bekannt-accusative-dative-possessives Learn German with Stories German Stories is the first podcast that combines all of these 3 features: Firstly, we pick you up at your level, starting from zero. Secondly, we lead you to your goal in small steps. There is a constant, low amount of new words, and only a small piece of grammar in each lesson. This way, you don't get overwhelmed. Thirdly, we teach you with a full-blown, continuous story. It's a modern audio drama, played by over 30 professional voice actors, designed to always make you want to know what happens next episode! But we're not just a podcast, we're an online learning platform. Check us out for FREE at german-stories.com Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Write a story, ask questions, explain a reason & dative verbs: antworten, danken, sagen, fehlen, gefallen, gehören, glauben, helfen, passen. Paul is at home, creating online profiles for freelancer apps. He’s been writing his new blog for 2 days. Grandpa calls him and explains that he never found the painting because the address of the hiding place that was written in the book was no longer correct after the war. Also, everything looked different due to the reconstruction of Germany. He then glued the page back into the book, which was not valuable at that time. You can't find the painting with the address in the book, but today it's very valuable to Grandpa because it was the last present from his father before he died. Grandpa risked East German prison for this book. And it's vaulable because it turns out that it is the only remaining original edition of this book today. When he became forgetful, he and Paul's father gave it to Paul to be on the safe side since Paul loves books. But they were bitterly disappointed when it got lost. Paul calms him down and reminds him that they had never told him about all this. He sends him a link to his new blog to which Grandpa had encouraged him. Grandpa reads some comments and can't believe what is written there. What is it that is so incredible in the comments? Why did Fritz keep quiet about the fact that he caught the Großkauf thieves? And why didn’t he tell anybody about his promotion? Why did he always want to party, even though Paul was desperate about the loss of the book? How did he want to help when he got angy because he went to Paul's appartment, but Paul wasn't there? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/73-warum-hat-paul-das-buch-wirklich-bekommen-dative-verbs The best way to learn German vocabulary and grammar: Upload the grammar directly into your ear with the German Stories Grammar Explainer. Review the words with our Vocabulary Coach. Make a FREE german-stories.com account now to try the first 10 lessons! Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more

Explain hardships of the past & personal pronouns in the dative: euch, ihnen / Ihnen. Paul boosts Grandpa's spirits with coffee and updates him on his search for the book. But because he gets many rejections for his job applications, he feels hopeless. Grandpa empathizes with him and suggests that he should start writing, even without a formal writing job. So Paul decides to work on freelancer websites and to create a blog featuring the story about Fritz. Grandpa finally reveals the story behind the book: it holds the secret to a forbidden painting that belonged to his father during the war. To safe it from being burned by the Nazis, Grandpa's father wrote his name on the back and hid it at a friend's house. Then he wrote the address of the hiding place in the book. Unfortunately, both Grandpa's father and his friend died in the war. After the war, the painting was no longer forbidden and Grandpa wanted to find it. But there was the GDR and now the book with the address of the hiding place was forbidden. So he didn't want to carry it around and ripped the page with the address out of the book. Then he went off in search of the painting. What happened on Grandpa's search for the painting? Why is the book so important even though the page with the address of the hiding place is missing? Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/72-das-bild-dative-pronouns-euch-ihnen-ihnen Our easy German learning structure It's not difficult to create a learning story and jump to complicated grammatical structures early on, just so the author doesn't have a hard time writing. But it's very difficult to fit your writing into a well structured teaching plan, so that the student doesn't have too much trouble learning German. We did it the hard way. Hard for us, easy for you: German Stories starts from zero, and leads you to your goal in small steps. Luckily there's only a little bit of grammar per episode for you to learn. If you're curious about our motivations behind putting in so much effort, go to german-stories.com/the-best-way-to-learn-german Buy us a cup of coffee: Support us via PayPal Leave us a review on Google: Review us on Google Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: Review us on Apple Podcasts You need to be logged in. You can also find us in the Apple Podcast app on your iPhone: Tap the search icon on top. Then search for “German Stories”. Once you're on our page, go down to "Ratings & Reviews". Then tap "Write a Review". Follow us on social media: Social media & more