Learn German for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple German, Explained in English

Today's story: OpenAI launches ChatGPT for financial services in the United States. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in German: OpenAI startet ChatGPT für Finanzdienste in den USA

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:39) Three more stories today

(01:51) Today's headline, slowly

(02:48) The verb starten

(03:38) Checking and reading

(04:25) Made with others

(05:31) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-09-11

TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

OpenAI startet ChatGPT für Finanzdienste in den USA

OpenAI startet in den USA eine neue Version von ChatGPT für Banken.

Die Firma will Banken bei viel Arbeit helfen.

Die neue Version kann Firmen prüfen.

Sie kann auch Geld-Daten lesen und Präsentationen machen.

OpenAI hat das Produkt mit Morgan Stanley und Evercore gemacht.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Benjamin Sesko trifft für Manchester United

Angela Rayner plant eine neue Steuer für Ferienunterkünfte in England

Huthi nehmen Hafenstadt Mokha im Jemen ein

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (starten)

- vocabulary (will)

- vocabulary (prüfen)

- vocabulary (lesen)

- vocabulary (gemacht)

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Today's story: Hollywood sets in the US a new summer record. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in German: Hollywood erzielt in den USA neuen Sommerrekord

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:35) Three more stories today

(01:54) Today's headline, slowly

(02:52) The verb erziel-

(03:28) Starting and ending

(04:27) More than and together

(05:06) Setting a record

(06:16) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-09-10

TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

Hollywood erzielt in den USA neuen Sommerrekord

Hollywood erzielt in diesem Sommer in den USA einen neuen Rekord von 4,76 Milliarden Dollar.

Die Kinosaison beginnt meist im Mai und endet am Labor-Day-Wochenende.

2013 lag der alte Rekord bei 4,75 Milliarden Dollar.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day und The Odyssey brachten zusammen mehr als 1,5 Milliarden Dollar.

Der Sommer 2026 lag fast 10 Prozent über 2019.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Arsenal-Kapitän Odegaard trifft in Italien zum Sieg

Ed Miliband weist Warnung vor neuen Sanktionen zurück

Anthropic-Forscher Evan Hubinger warnt in Großbritannien vor KI

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (erzielen)

- vocabulary (beginnt)

- vocabulary (lag)

- vocabulary (brachten)

- vocabulary (über)

New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

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Today's story: Aria chief Matt Clifford steps down in the UK down. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in German: Aria-Chef Matt Clifford tritt in Großbritannien zurück

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:38) Three more stories today

(01:57) Today's headline, slowly

(02:55) Step down

(03:42) Where a company is based

(04:31) Being in office

(05:32) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-09-09

TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

Aria-Chef Matt Clifford tritt in Großbritannien zurück

Matt Clifford bleibt bis zum 6. November im Amt.

Er hat einen neuen Job bei Anthropic.

Die Firma sitzt in San Francisco.

Clifford sollte für die Firma mit Regierungen außerhalb der USA arbeiten.

Er blieb noch bis zum 6. November im Amt.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Frances Tiafoe kommt im US Open-Viertelfinale zurück und gewinnt gegen Alex Michelsen

Die britische Regierung verhängt Sanktionen gegen Israel

Die UK-Regierung verhängt Sanktionen gegen Siedlungen im Westjordanland

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (zurücktreten)

- vocabulary (Job)

- vocabulary (sitzt)

- vocabulary (sollte)

- vocabulary (im Amt)

New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

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Today's story: Zheng Qinwen reaches in the United States the quarter-finals. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

Today's headline in German: Zheng Qinwen erreicht in den USA das Viertelfinale

(00:00) Welcome and today's headline

(00:39) Three more stories today

(01:58) Today's headline, slowly

(02:49) The verb gewinnen

(03:43) One after another

(04:26) Earlier time

(05:29) The story again

The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-09-08

TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

Zheng Qinwen erreicht in den USA das Viertelfinale

Zheng Qinwen gewinnt das Spiel in drei Sätzen nach einem 0:5-Rückstand.

Im ersten Satz liegt sie schon mit 0:5 zurück.

Dann gewinnt sie sieben Spiele in Folge.

Das Spiel endet 7-5, 6-3.

Zwei Tage vorher hat sie schon Madison Keys geschlagen.

ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

Ed Miliband kündigt in Großbritannien ein Handelsverbot für illegale Siedlungen an

SETE streikt in Frankreich nach Streit um Frauen

Trump blockiert Bombardier-Verkauf in den USA

WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

- verb (gewinnen)

- vocabulary (zurück)

- vocabulary (in Folge)

- vocabulary (endet)

- numbers (vorher)

New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start.

Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills:

https://linguawire.com/assessment

Grammar explained in plain English:

https://linguawire.com/guide

If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us.

Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision.

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