episodes:

• 01.20.2012

  Interested in an iPhone App?

  Hi everybody, as you might know there is an Android app containing the new lessons, a vocabulary trainer, different interactive quizs, etc. Over the last weeks I got quite a few mails asking me for an iPhone version. As you...

  
• 12.27.2011

  Lesson 11 - Die Zukunft

  Lesson 11 - Die ZukunftThe year is ending so this is a great time to learn about the future tense - about "die Zukunft". In German to say that you will do something you just need to use the correct...

  
• 12.19.2011

  004 - German-Podcast.de: Geld und Zahlen

  German Lesson 04 - Geld und Zahlen  moneydas GeldEURder EuroCHder Frankenhow much is the book?Wieviel kostet das Buch?Some number exercises Luzern, 17.12.2011 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

  
• 12.11.2011

  003 - German-Podcast.de: Kaffee bestellen

  In todays German lesson we will learn how to order einen Kaffee oder einen Tee. By the way, the audio file from lesson 002 was missing. I updated the link. If you don't find it in your Podcast program, come...

  
• 11.18.2011

  The Android App (BETA)

  I just released a beta version of the learn German Android App. Take a look at it, give me feedback and I will try to get it final in the christmas holidays at the latest. You can find a list...

  
• 12.04.2010

  112 - Learn to speak German - Do you own a smartphone?

  Winter has come to Switzerland. Snow and ice (and closed airports) and long evenings at home. So this is a good time to start some new projects. I am currently thinking about resuming the podcast and I would like to...

  
• 03.12.2010

  110 - Learn to speak German - Reisebericht Chile und Ojos del Salado

  Ich bin zurück aus Chile und erzähle euch in der heutigen Folge, wie es uns in Chile ergangen ist und vor allem natürlich, wie wir den Ojos del Salado, den höchsten Vulkan der Welt, erlebt haben.Ein schriftlicher Reisebericht vom Ojos...

  
• 12.25.2009

  109 - Learn to speak German - Farben - Colors

  In todays lesson of German-Podcast.de, the christmas lesson, I will teach you some colorfull words. red bluegreenyellowblackwhitebrownorangegreygoldsilver .........................rotblaugrüngelbschwarzweissbraunorangegraugoldsilber Luzern, 25.12.2009Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

  
• 11.30.2009

  106 - Learn to Speak German - Am Lagerfeuer

  In this lesson of German-Podcast.de I present you a short video taken in the Swiss Alps last weekend. I went camping with my girlfriend as part of our training for our trip to Chile in January. As you can imagine,...

  
• 10.27.2009

  104 - Learn to Speak German - Urlaub in Südfrankreich

  I am back from my holiday in the south of France and will tell you a little bit about what I have seen and done there in todays Podcast. Die Madonna in Le Puy in der Auvergne There is even...

  
• 09.29.2009

  101 - Learn to Speak German- Chapter 1

  In todays German lesson I read an excerpt from the book "Welcome to Switzerland", provide you with a number of new flashcards with German vocabulary and tell you how beautiful the autumn in Switzerland is (wie schön der Herbst in...

  
• 09.26.2009

  100 - Learn to Speak German - A new Beginning

  Welcome to German Podcast.de dem Podcast zum Deutsch lernen. All your mails and comments made me change my mind about the German podcast: I will continue with it! This lesson is not a German lesson, but an introduction. I will...

  
• 01.26.2009

  074 - Learn to Speak German - The End

  This is the last session of German-Podcast.de. I just don't have the time for all my interests and need to cut back on some of them and as there is already such a large amount of material available for you...

  
• 12.19.2008

  072 - Learn to Speak German - Wo soll es hingehen? The future of German-Podcast.de?

  Heut haben wir schon die Folge 72 von German-Podcast.de. Zwei Jahre. Today we are at lesson 72 of German-Podcast.de. Two years. Another year is ending and that is always a good point in time to reflect on the past -...

  
• 11.30.2008

  070 - Learn to Speak German - Ein Besuch in Wien / a visit to Vienna

  Vor kurzem war ich für ein Wochenende in Wien (Vienna) und morgen fliege ich noch mal für ein paar Tage hin. Grund genug, euch ein wenig über diese schöne Stadt zu erzählen. Wien ist die Hauptstadt von Österreich und hat...

  
• 11.26.2008

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 069 - Marathon in Luzern und Galgenraten

  Zwei Themen habe ich heute. Den Marathon in Luzern 26.10.2008 und das Spiel Galgenraten. Das Spiel ist ein kleines Programm in C#, dass ich geschrieben habe. Es ist zwar nur sehr klein, setzt aber evtl. updates von Microsoft voraus, so...

  
• 06.27.2008

  065 - Learn to Speak German - Die Zugspitze

  Diese Woche war ich das erste Mal in den Deutschen Alpen. Den höchsten Berg Deutschlands, die Zugspitze, haben wir auf der Route durch das Höllental erstiegen. Ausserdem waren wir noch in der Meiler Hütte (2374m) und haben ein herrliches Mittagessen...

  
• 03.02.2008

  063 - Learn to Speak German - Guatemala

  Sorry for the long time without a post, tons of things to do. I am currently planning a trip to Guatemala for 8 to 10 weeks, so this is a good opportunity to talk about the country. Furthermore I have...

  
• 02.04.2008

  062 - Learn to Speak German - Hotel Reservationen

  Making a reservation in a hotel in a foreign country can often be a little difficult, especially when making the reservation by telephone. This lesson will give you the necessary tools to achieve this daunting task. We already had this...

  
• 01.26.2008

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 050 - Beim Arzt

  Last weekend I lay in bed with a cold. So this weekend is a good time to talk about illnesses and how to get an appointment at the doctor in Germany and Switzerland. der Arzt/die Ärztin = doctor die Krankenschwester...

  
• 01.25.2008

  061 - Learn to Speak German - Beginner: Welcome to Switzerland

  Todays lesson is a beginners lesson, as the last poll indicated that about 70% of you are studying German for less than 3 years. There is no PDF for todays lesson, but you can find a transcript of the text...

  
• 01.20.2008

  060 - Learn to Speak German - Arzt und Fragen (in Vergangenheit)

  Today we talk about a very important topic: How to talk to a doctor. You will learn how to make an appointment and how to describe different symptoms. Lesson 050 was about this topic as well, so you might want...

  
• 01.13.2008

  059 - Learn to Speak German - Beim Zahnarzt

  Todays German lesson is about how to make an appointment with a dentist. We will hear a telephone interview, then I will go to the dentist and she is going to examine me and give me a root canal treatment....

  
• 01.08.2008

  058 - Learn to Speak German - Mehr Lebensmittel und das Perfekt

  Last Session was about food related topics and I want to continue with this in order to deepen your knowledge of food related vocabulary. And it is time to take a look at some grammar. The “Perfekt”, the “vollendete Gegenwart”...

  
• 01.06.2008

  058 - German-Podcast.de - Mehr Lebensmittel und das Perfekt (PDF)

  Weiter geht es mit dem Lernen von Vokabeln rund um Lebensmittel. Dazu ein klein wenig Grammatik: Das Perfekt wird vorgestellt. Ausserdem gibt es einen Blog mit täglichen Übungen, Vokabeln oder sonstigen Überraschungen: http://learn-german-blog.blogspot.com/ Lucerne, 06.01.2008 Stephan Wiesner http://german-podcast.blogspot.comUse this free...

  
• 01.05.2008

  057 - Learn to Speak German - Stephan macht einen Salat (Video)

  Hallo liebe Freunde, im Rahmen unserer Lebensmittel-Serie zeige ich euch heute mal in einem kleinen Video, wie ich einen Salat mache. Dabei tauchen viele der Vokabeln der letzten Episode wieder auf. Vorsicht, die Datei ist 38MB gross. Viel Spass und...

  
• 01.04.2008

  056 - Learn to Speak German - Lebensmittel

  In today's lesson we will learn the names of some “Lebensmittel” taken from my kitchen. We start of course with Käse (cheese). Emmentaler is probably the most famous Swiss cheese. There is actually an area called “Emmental” which is very...

  
• 12.31.2007

  055 - Learn to Speak German - Sich Vorstellen

  In today's lesson we will talk about different ways to introduce oneself. Different names, jobs and hometowns provide a good opportunity to learn some new words.Furthermore a big Dankeschön an D'Arcy for the large donation via PayPal. If you want...

  
• 12.30.2007

  056 - Learn to Speak German - Lebensmittel (PDF)

  Currently www.archive.org where I host my audio files does not allow to upload (and not all downloads work) any files. Hope they will fix it despite the new year weekend. Please come back and try again later .-( Anyway, here...

  
• 12.29.2007

  055 - Learn to Speak German - Sich Vorstellen (PDF)

  Here is the PDF file for the current learn German lesson, containing the transcript, vocabulary and extras.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

  
• 12.27.2007

  054 - Learn to Speak German - Vocabulary Drill

  This is a German vocabulary drill unit. We will repeat the vocabulary of the last few sessions. For this, I will say the English word, give you time to speak the German translation and then I will give the correct...

  
• 12.20.2007

  Learn to Speak German - 052 - Der Zauberlehrling by Goethe

  You really need to know about Goethe if you plan to come to Germany and not appear to be an uneducated person. So I will read on of his most famous poems "Der Zauberlehrling" for you. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,...

  
• 12.20.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 053 - Martin Luther

  Allen from Wisconsin asked me about a catholic version of the bible. Though I do not know about that his mail got me thinking about Luther. Luthers translation of the bible into German lead to one German "Hochdeutsch" from the...

  
• 12.07.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 051 - der Advent

  Advent, Advent, ein Lichtlein brennt. Erst eins, dann zwei, dann drei, dann vier - dann steht das Christkind vor der Tür. [Kinder Reim] Es ist Adventszeit, Advent season, a good time to spend with your family, to look back to...

  
• 11.11.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 049 - In the Office

  Geschichten und Vokabeln rund aus dem Leben im Grossraumbüro sind heute an der Reihe... der Kürbis = pumpkin das Grossraumbüro = open-plan office, cube farm das Papier = paper der Schreibtisch = desk der Computer = computer die Tastatur =...

  
• 10.27.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 048 -Jahreszeiten

  Autumn is about to end. The trees start to seriously drop their leaves and sad and gray November is approaching. Today we will therefore sit down with a cup of tea and some Spekulatius cakes (my favorite) and talk about...

  
• 10.14.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 047 - Sardinien und neu in Zürich

  Hallo Freunde, da bin ich jetzt also vom Strand in Sardinien direkt ins Büro der Credit Suisse. Kravatte statt Badelatschen. What a difference! Heute erzähle ich also ein wenig, wie es mir die letzten Wochen ergangen ist, von Klettern in...

  
• 09.18.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 046 - France: Gorge de la Jonte

  The Gorge de la Jonte is a canyon in the south of France (Le Midi). The Jonte itself is a 38km long river. I have been on holiday there last week, climbing of course, and it really is a fantastic...

  
• 08.26.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 045 - Transalp

  Last week I rode my MTB across the Alps: Transalp. With 10 other "Biker" on a trip organized by http://www.dav-summit-club.de/. We started at the Bodensee in the north of Switzerland and rode across the San Bernardino pass to Locarno. 6...

  
• 08.17.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 044 - The Book and about finding a Job

  We have two topics today: 1) I finished the book. That is, the PDF version. It takes several weeks to get an ISBN and to publish the printed version. 2) You will learn something about finding a job in Switzerland....

  
• 08.17.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 044 - The Book and about finding a Job

  We have two topics today: 1) I finished the book. That is, the PDF version. It takes several weeks to get an ISBN and to publish the printed version. 2) You will learn something about finding a job in Switzerland....

  
• 08.15.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 043 - Tiere der Schweiz

  Many animals live in the beautiful nature of Switzerland. Here are some of them: Der Alpensalamander Der Steinbock Der Schwan Die Ente Die Eidechse Die Dohle Can anybody recommend a good trekking trip into a dessert (Wüste) that I could...

  
• 08.04.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 042 - Learn German with a story Part Two

  I have a dream about writing books - and live of it. Today I present some vocabulary from the book to learn German I am working on and you get the first two chapters for free. The summer finally returned...

  
• 08.04.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 041 - Learn German with a story

  I prepared a little story to help you build your vocabulary. You can download it here: http://www.testmanager.info/Preview_Learn_German_with_a_Story.pdf Please let me know what you think about that and if you think that kind of story helpful to you. You might want...

  
• 07.22.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 040 - Freiburg

  We have Franziska from Freiburg here and she tells you what she loves about the town. Freiburg (frz. Fribourg [fʀiˈbuʀ]) ist der Hauptort des Schweizer Kantons Freiburg und des District de la Sarine (deutsch Saanebezirk). Im internationalen deutschen Sprachgebrauch wird...

  
• 07.10.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 039 - Bärentrek und Smalltalk

  Wandern auf dem Bärentrek I went hiking on the famous Bärentrek last weekend. The full tour lasts 7 days, but we did only two of those from Gimmelwals (Lauterbrunnen) to Rosenlaui (Meiringen). You can see a map and some pictures...

  
• 06.23.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 038 - Weather

  We have had a terrible thunderstorm in the last week here in Switzerland so today I will talk about the weather. The first picture shows a climber with perfect weather last sunday in the morning. The sky is blue: Perfektes...

  
• 06.08.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 037 - Familie, mein Bruder Micha und der Pilatus

  My brother Michael visited me last weekend. He works as a cook on a passenger ship and has never really been in the mountains before. He told me that he wanted to know what I found here in Switzerland that...

  
• 05.30.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 036 - Interlaken und "werden"

  Missy from Washington asked me about "werden" and I will say a few words about the town Interlaken. You can find some very nice pictures from Interlaken here. I spend some time there with Berg und Tal to go climbing...

  
• 05.27.2007

  Learn to Speak German - Lesson 035 - Pfingsten und Sauerkraut

  Welcome to German-Podcast.de. This Podcast will teach you German. I am told that may Americans see us German as always eating Sauerkraut. I will have to say something about this rumour. And as we have Pfingsten today I will explain...