Learn when to add zu to infinitive clauses in German. Why do anstatt and um require zu, but modal verbs and a few other verbs don’t? How do these kinds of clauses differ from relative clauses with dass? In this video Herr Antrim...

This is the 25th video in German with Puppets Series #1. In this video my puppets explain how to make the command form. First they outline the rules. Then they give some examples. Then they talk about some irregularities.

In this video I read the famous "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red Riding Hood) fairytale by the Brothers Grimm and Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head (with the help of their dog) act it out.

This is the 3rd video of Chapter 6 for German 1. In this video I give some vocabulary about ice cream drinks and restaurants.

Coordinating conjunctions are connecting words that don't change the word order of the sentence. This video includes: und, oder, aber, denn, doch, and sondern.

Learn how to use the simple past (das Imperfekt, preterite) tense with the verb "haben".

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In this video I explain the worksheet that accompanies German with Puppets Series #2 Episode #6 about the reflexive verbs and pronouns. You can see the episode here:    • #6 Reflexive Pronouns (GwP2) - Deutsc...  

In this video my puppets explain how to conjugate and use the modal auxiliaries as a review of the rules and the basic usage. For more about the modals, check out the previous 9 videos in the series.

In this video I explain how to make a gerund out of a German infinitive. It is pretty easy to do. This video accompanies the German with Puppets video about Gerunds, which you can see here:    • #12 Gerunds (GwP2) - Deutsch lernen  

In this video I will teach you about the regular conjugation of verbs in the simple past tense (Imperfekt) in German.

There are certain verbs in the German present perfect tense that change from -ei to -ie. This video shows you a few examples of this.

The video contains the vocabulary for my German 1 students in the 8th chapter about houses and the things inside.

This is the 16th video in German with Puppets Series #1. In this video my puppets will teach you how to use sollen in the present tense.

This is an updated version of the song I did a long time ago. Some viewers suggested some lyrics changes and I decided to change a few things myself. In this version, I decided to rap with...

This week's lyrical analysis video is about the song "Junge" by Die Ärzte. This song is perfect for teaching question word order.

My daughter is growing up learning German. While this is usually great, there are a few things that occasionally happen that may present some problems. Here are a few quirks of raising a bilingual kid.

Learn the German numbers from 1 to 100 in this video. This video will also teach you the basics of telling time in German and some simple math problems in German.

In this video I quickly explain the German dative case as it is used with indirect objects, objects of dative verbs and objects of dative prepositions. If I talk too fast in this video, pause it. I didn't want this video to be 15 minutes...

Learn the coolest, most awesome German words ever to grace your YouTube viewing screen. These German words are by far the coolest words ever. Some of them are compound nouns and other words are just German words I think sound cool. See...

In this video I explain the worksheet that goes with German with Puppets Series #2 Episode #3 about irregular verbs in the present perfect tense in German, which can be found here:    • #3 Irregular Verbs in Present Perfect...  

This lesson is an example of the kinds of exclusive German lessons that are available to members of my Deutschlerner Club. In this lesson I explain how to use separable prefix verbs with a ton of example sentences. I do this while...

Learn how to use the German two-part conjunctions entweder… oder, je… desto and a whole lot more with this intermediate German lesson. If you really want to bump up your German skills, mastering these two-part conjunctions will boost...

In this video I explain how to form and use German adjectives without a der-word or ein-word in front of it. This video also serves as a review of the adjectives preceded by der-words and ein-words. This video is meant to accompany the...