IntroThe Self-Revelation of the EpisodeI once made a backpacking trip through Ireland. It’s delightfully green there! The people are incredibly helpful and friendly.

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GreetingHello, dear German learners, fellow pupils and lovers of life. I’m Mark and you are listening to the Authentic German Learning Podcast, Episode 19!

Today, we are talking about how you are correcting yourself and why it might block you when learning German. Good luck and above all have fun learning German!

Wenn du dich zu viel korrigierst, kann es dein Deutschlernen komplett sabotieren!

Habe also keine Angst vor Fehlern. Höre dir diese Podcast-Episode an und finde heraus, wie.

Einem geschenkten Gaul guckt man nicht ins Maul. Wer rastet, der rostet. Irren ist menschlich.😜

— Александра Родина (@_267977092157) August 14, 2017 Today, we talk about the German proverb “Wer rastet, der rostet.”. What does “Wer rastet, der rostet.” mean?

You snooze, you lose. Use it or lose it. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Literally: He who rests grows rusty.ProverbMeaningMovement is good (e.g. for health); whoever moves too little becomes immovable.

Wer rastet, der rostet. Also höre nicht auf, Deutsch zu lernen und höre dir diese Episode an.

Beim Deutschlernen ist es nämlich wichtig, nie aufzugeben!

Sprachwissenschaftler 🌝

— عُهودُ (@mirdasya) May 14, 2017 Today, we talk about the German word “Sprachwissenschaftler”. What does “Sprachwissenschaftler” mean?

linguist; literally: language scientistNoun, mHyphenationSprach·wis·sen·schaft·ler, Plural: Sprach·wis·sen·schaft·ler

PronunciationIPA: [ˈʃpʀaːχvɪsn̩ˌʃaftlɐ]

Meaning[1] Person who deals scientifically with language/languages

OriginCombination of the roots of “Sprache” (language) and “Wissenschaftler” (scientist), or of “Sprachwissenschaft” (linguistic science) and -ler

Synonyms[1] linguist, language researcher, language scientist

Female Word Form[1] female linguist

Broader Term[1] scientist

Examples[1] “Under the motto »Text: Structures and Processing«, more than 500 language scientists (linguists) from all over the world meet at the largest linguistic conference in the German-speaking world.

Was ist ein Sprachwissenschaftler? Finde es heraus in dieser Episode.

Die deutsche Sprache zeigt wieder einmal, wie präzise sie sein kann!

IntroThe Thought of the EpisodeBe nice to your fellow man. It makes life easier.

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GreetingHello, dear German learners, fellow pupils and lovers of life. I’m Mark and you are listening to the Authentic German Learning Podcast, Episode 16!

Today, we are talking about Prof. Krashen’s input hypothesis. Listen to this podcast and you will learn German! Good luck and above all have fun learning German!

Main PartHow I Learned To Speak English FluentlyLet me start with a story.

Höre dir diese Episode an und du wirst automatisch Deutsch lernen!

Wow! Wie ist das möglich? In dieser Episode wirst du es herausfinden.

Today, we talk about the German idiom “eine dicke Lippe riskieren”. What does “eine dicke Lippe riskieren” mean?

to be brazen; literally: to risk a thick lipIdiomHyphenationeine di·cke Lip·pe ris·kie·ren

Meaning[1] colloquially: to be cheeky, insolent

Example[1] Walter once again risked a fat lip, the question is how long his fellow club mates will still tolerate this.

(Source: Wiktionary)

This is a funny phrase, I think. People say that someone risked a fat lip when he’s cheeky, when he is bold.

Was bedeutet "eine dicke Lippe riskieren"? Finde es heraus in dieser Podcast Episode!

Wenn du Deutsch lernst und die Sprache gut sprichst, riskierst du keine dicke Lippe. ;)