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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 write some small helper applications for smartphones. Word trainer, small vocabulary games and the like.So, if you own a smartphone, let me know which one. Please fill in the poll on the podcast homepage athttp://german-podcast.blogspot.com/ Weisse Grüsse aus Luzern,StephanUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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 del Salado kann hier nachgelesen werden:http://testmanager.info/writes/Ojos%20del%20Salado.pdf Ein Lama vor dem Vulkan Parinacotta Farbige Berge im Lauca Nationalpark (hier bei knapp 5000m) Im Altiplano braucht es Spanischkenntnisse, um auch mal nach dem Weg zu fragen... Die Laguna Miscanti und Laguna Minique, zwei blaue Augen mitten im Nichts. Wir sind auf den Vulkan Minique gestiegen (es braucht ein Permit). Das Basislager am Ojos del Salado (im Hintergrund). Unser Zelt ist das rechte grüne... Fischer am Strand des Pazifiks im Nationalpark Pan de Azucar Hektisches Treiben in Lima 06.02.2010 Luzern,Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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

In todays German lesson I will tell you about my trip to Chile in January. Sorry about the sound quality. I still could not make my soundcard work properly so I used my movile phone and converted the files to mp3 files for the upload to itunes. This might actually be a good exercise for you to get a feeling about how it would be to talk to somebody on the phone . . . . In Chile we will start in Putre and the Lauca National Parc in the north of Chile. For more information. You can see some pictures and read about the parc at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauca_National_Park The picture from Google Earth shows Mt. Parinacota as seen from the Lauca National Parc. And here is a map of the area. As you can see it is quite a wilderness....And here is an overview of the region around ojos del salado. It is right next to the border to Argentinia (Argentinien) and there are some beautiful lakes and even some hot springs to soak in and get warm again :-) Größere Kartenansicht Bern, 20.12.2009 Stephan Wiesner Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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, the hot "Abendbrot" tasted wonderful :-) Bern, 30.11.2009 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Todays German podcast lesson continues with the book. I read from chapter 4. Sorry for not posting for three weeks. I had a ton of work to do at the office, got a cold and started planing my trip to Chile/Peru in January. Next week I will go on a business trip to Wien ( Vienna ), so here is a picture of the most famous thing Wien has to offer: :-) Lucerne, 12.11.2009 Stephan Wiesner Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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 a video of the town: Ein Blick auf den einsamen Leuchtturm am Mittelmeer Strand nahe Montpellier. Stephan Wiesner auf dem Le Pont du Gard et l'Aqueduc de Nîmes. Eine der typischen Kühe der Auvergne Ein Blick in den Käse-Keller in Roquefort Unsere herrliche Unterkunft in der Morgensonne. Das Amphitheather in Nimes. Ein Blick nach aussen vom Papspalast in Avignon. Luzern, 25.10.2010 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Todays German lesson continues with the book (second part). I read from chapter 3 and provide you some information about the Swiss railway system as well. Here are the flashcards with the vocabulary. Here you can see a picture of the Freiburger Alpen And here is autumn in Switzerland. Die Laubbäume sind wunderschön eingefärbt :-) The first video shows me at the start of the bike tour, near Thun The second video was taken at 1600m in the Freiburger Alpen Zürich, 09.10.2009 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Todays German lesson covers some grammar: Die Possessivpronomen. What are Possessivpronomen? Die deutschen Possesivpronomen geben ein Besitzverhältnis oder eine Beziehung an. Es sind: Vokabeln: das Haus – the house die Katze – the cat Bonus question: Can you guess what flag is displayed on todays picture? mein Haus meine Katzedein Haus deine Katze sein Haus seine Katze ihr Haus ihre Katze unser Haus unsere Katze euer Haus eure Katze The neutral sex uses the same Possessivpronomen as the male sex (mein Haus (das Haus), mein Mann, but meine Frau). The 3rd person singular has different forms, depending on whether we are talking about a male or female person. The Possessivpronomen can replace nouns as well: Wem gehört der Stift? Das ist mein Stift ? Das ist meiner. Wem gehört die Katze? Das ist meine Katze ? Das ist meine. Wem gehört das Haus? Das ist mein Haus ? Das ist meins. Wem gehören die Katzen? Das sind meine Katzen ? Das sind meine. Download the Flashcards with the vocabulary of todays lesson. Luzern, 04.10.2009 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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 der Schweiz ist) . . . The next lesson is already in the making and it will teach you all you need to know about Possesivpronomen (mein Haus, meine Katze, etc.) . . . Die Bilder sind vom Flughafen Zürich . I sometimes change train there on my way to work. That always makes me want to go on a looong holiday again .-) Lucerne, 29.09.2009 Stephan Wiesner Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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 continue the next few lessons with text excerpts and exercises from the book Learn German with a story, which you can buy at amazon or lulu.com (link on the homepage), so you might want to order it. Its only 2.5 EUR and available as a download or printed book. Please download the Flashcards with German Vocabulary. Note about the old lessons Please note that there are old lessons from previous years. I restarted the Podcast in the autumn 2009 and the new lessons start with the number 100. Please note that there is a gap in the numbering. The picture displays the famous Mt. Matterhorn, probably the most famous Mountain of Switzerland and some alpinists on their way to climp Mt. Dom, near Zermatt. The Dom is the highest Mountain in Switzerland. I took the picture on my way to Mt. Lenzspitze. The video is taken before dawn, when we left the glacier a few minutes before I took the picture. About the Podcast This podcast will help you learn to understand and even speak German. There are currently three types of German lessons available: Beginners German lessons: These start with the very first words in German and will build upon each other. Please start with lesson 100 and follow them in the order of their numbering. Some of these lessons will even teach you basic German grammar. Special Topics (advanced): Some lessons will have a special topic. These lessons are for advanced listeners and are therefore mostly in German. I do provide some vocabulary and there will be special information to download and help you further. Examples might be a lesson about Bern, the capital of Switzerland, where I currently work. Or a lesson about making hotel reservations or about fruits and vegetables. Freerider lessons: Lessons with all kind of stuff that doesn’t fit into any other category. How does the Podcast work? Start by subscribing to the podcast. It is free! Go to this page: http://feeds.feedburner.com/German-podcast and click on the subscribe button on the right. Or use iTunes: Open iTunes, search for German and choose subscribe to this podcast. Most of my listeners use iTunes (download it for free from Apple), but you can use a varity of tools. Each new episode will be downloaded automatically with this subscription. The more active YOU work, the more YOU will profit from the podcast. I provide a lot of different exercises and it is up to you to use them. Let’s face it: You will not learn to speak German by just passively listening to a single lesson a week . . . Specials Please visit the homepage of the podcast: http://german-podcast.blogspot.com/. I will provide a lot of extra goodies with the German podcast. Some, but not all, are free. Examples include: Flashcards Personally I have an IPod nano and those can display pictures as well as text. I will provide you with flashcards for the lessons, so that you can learn some vocabulary on your IPod, while you listen to your favourite music. This should work with all devices that can display pictures. Transcripts Though I will not provide complete transcripts of the lessons (who wants to read those?), I do provide some text. Check out the homepage to see what you will find. Interviews and videos From time to time I interview friends of mine or even make a small movie. The interviews will help you prepare for different speakers and local accents. Money It is expensive to host so many large audio and video files and it takes an enormous amount of work to produce the lessons. So, if you like the podcast, please feel free to donate something (link on the homepage). Furthermore I will provide some extra stuff that you can download only if you pay for it. This includes the texts I use for the beginners lessons and extra information or exercises for some lessons. They are very

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 to pratice your German . . . well, I will not continue with the podcast. Lucerne, 26.01.2009 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

This morning I arrived in Zürich - in the cold and gray. The temperature was about 25 °C lower than in Egypt where I spend the last two weeks. Today I will talk about my holiday in egypt, providing you with a number of useful vocabulary and sentences. First of all: Many thanks to all of you who wrote me about the podcast. I did not access the Internet from Egypt and am very surprised (and pleased) about the number and the quality of emails you wrote me! We will come back to that later. I spend my holidays with my girlfriend in Sharm el Sheik. Ich war mit meiner Freundin in Sharm el Sheik im Urlaub. As you can see, I visited the Pyramids near Kairo. Wie ihr sehen könnt, habe ich die Pyramiden bei Kairo besichtigt. We spend most of the time lying at the beach. Die meiste Zeit haben wir am Strand gelegen. The weather was perfect and very warm for the season. Though we did feel cold most of the time because of the wind and the cold water (22°C). Das Wetter war super und für die Saison sehr warm. Wegen dem ständigen Wind und dem kalten Wasser haben wir aber dennoch die meiste Zeit gefroren. We had a hotel with demi-pension and the food was delicious. Wir hatten ein Hotel mit Halbpension und das Essen war köstlich. I also went scuba diving in the red sea. Ich war auch tauchen im Roten Meer. We went for a few excursions for example to Mt. Sinai and the Colored Canyon. Wir haben ein paar Ausflüge gemacht, z.B. zum Berg Sinai und dem Colored Canyon. As always the holiday was way too short... Wie immer waren die Ferien viel zu kurz... Stephan stephan@german-podcast.de Luzern, 11.01.2009Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

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 - and the future. So, what do I do with the Podcast? Let me think what YOU want it to be. What do you expect from it, how are you learning German and why. For how long. How much time do you spend on the learning, what other material do you use, etc. I will spend Sylvester in Egypt, with plenty of time to read your mails and to think about it, so write me either by posting on the page or by sending me an email. Stephan stephan@german-podcast.de Luzern, 19.12.2008Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Most cities in Germany or Switzerland have a train station and in most cases this is located at or near the center of town. So, even if you do not travel by train, it is always a good idea to know where the train station is located. That is why we will learn to ask for directions to the train station (Bahnhof) or other points of interest today. train station - der Bahnhof where - wo is - ist city hall - das Rathaus metro - die U-Bahn left - links right - rechts The mountains on the photo are called Grosser und Kleiner Mythen and are right next to the town called Schwyz. They are quite famous and can be seen from most of central Switzerland. Luzern, 13.12.2008 Stephan WiesnerUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com