Learn German with Videos - Yabla

Want to know more about medicinal herbs? Here, Eylin introduces us to ten popular domestic plants that can be used to soothe, heal, and calm.

In Part II of this video, Eylin gives some tips for practicing the German "ach" sound. Have fun watching and listening!

The German language contains two allophones known as the “ich” sound and the “ach” sound. Pronouncing them correctly is sometimes difficult, but with a little practice and a couple of tricks, you’ll be able to get it right. Eylin shows you how.

What's your favorite piece of clothing? And what's your favorite color? In this video, Eylin teaches us the German words for colors and clothing. Enjoy!

Using several examples, Sabine and Jan explain the weak verb "erklären" ("to explain") in the following verb tenses: present, simple past, present perfect, and conditional. The present perfect form of the verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb "haben" ("to have") and in German often used similarly to the simple past, or preterite tense.

Jacob recites two poems by Mascha Kaléko: “Interview mit mir selbst” and “Im Exil.” The German-Jewish poet had to flee to America in 1938, and her works were banned in Germany after the Nazis labeled them “harmful and undesirable.”

The Yabla player is easy to use and offers several helpful tools. In this video, you’ll learn how to skip to certain parts of the video that you’d like to rewatch, slow down the speed, and play subtitles on a loop in order to improve your comprehension.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open? Crows are as intelligent as 8-year-old kids? Leopards freely roam the streets of Mumbai? In this video, Eylin tells us ten intriguing facts from the animal world.

In this video, Eylin introduces us to the words for the days of the week, the months of the year, and the four seasons. Enjoy!

Jan from Munich presents us with another fantastical story inspired by the adventures of Baron von Münchhausen — the “Baron of Lies.” Here, the hero rescues himself and his horse from a swamp.

Here, Eylin teaches us how to count from one to one thousand in German. She also explains the four basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Don't let yourself get confused by German’s special letters: ä, ö, ü, and ß! Here, Eylin breaks down the pronunciation of the entire German alphabet, plus double consonants, with examples. Enjoy!

Jan narrates another story based loosely on a tale by the fictional noble storyteller Baron Munchausen, a character created by Rudolf Erich Raspe in a book published in 1785. Here, the protagonist rides a cannonball over a besieged city.

In this video, Eylin explains the basics of definite and indefinite articles in German, and gives several helpful examples. Enjoy!

“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (known as “Silent Night” in English) is one of the best-known Christmas carols on the planet, and the definitive Christmas song in the German-speaking world. It was first performed on December 24, 1818 in a Roman Catholic church in Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg, with a melody by Franz Xaver Gruber and lyrics by Joseph Mohr. Since then, the original German text has been adapted into 320 languages and dialects worldwide.