
The Family. Absolute Beginner #11
Welcome to a typical German family! Let’s see what everybody is called. Let’s start with the parents. Parents are called „Eltern“ by the way. Eltern....

Make-Up and Hair. Absolute Beginner #10
Many of my female listeners asked me to talk about make-up. So let's start with what you say if you apply make-up. You say: „Ich schminke mich.“ Sich...

Going to the doctor. Absolute Beginner #09
I hope you'll never get sick when you're travelling in Germany, but we're going to the doctor today, ok? First, you might make a call to get an...

Getting dressed. Absolute Beginner #08
Let's get dressed today! First of all, we need underwear. „Unterwäsche“. „Ein Unterhemd und eine Unterhose“. An undershirt and underpants. Or a bra, „einen BH“. „BH“ stands for „Büstenhalter“ –...
Going shopping. Absolute Beginner #07
Welcome to Absolute Beginner Nr. 7. Let's go shopping today! First of all there's a difference. We use the word „shopping“ when it's buying something for...

At the train station. Absolute Beginner #06
Welcome to a German train-station! We're at a „Bahnhof“ today, talking about different words you might need there. First of all, you need to check...
At the hotel reception. Absolute Beginner #05
Time for a new absolute beginner episode! This time, we're going to a hotel, ok? Let's say, you arrive at the front desk of a hotel. What do...

Furniture. Absolute Beginner #4
Jacqueline asked me to produce this beginner's show. She wanted to know what the furniture in a room is called in German. So let's start our tour through a...
The German ABC. Absolute Beginner #3
Hello and welcome to the third episode for beginners – the long summer break is finally over and I hope I can produce more shows for you these coming...
In a restaurant. Absolute Beginner #2
Hello and welcome to the series "Absolute Beginners" here at Slow German. There will be new episodes as before, but I will include a few episodes for...