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In this capstone lesson for Volume 1, learners delve into the nuanced usage of German prepositions "in" (entering) and "zu" (to the vicinity of) with both masculine and feminine nouns, clarifying when to use forms like "in den," "zum," "in die," and "zur." The episode also introduces the verb "fahren" for traveling by vehicle and provides extensive practice through a comprehensive review session. It concludes by adding the interrogative "wann" (when) and the preposition "mit" (with/by) for transportation, encouraging continued learning into Volume 2.
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #19 of Stress Free German. We start today with a neuter image which has four new elements. So imagine a loaf of bread on a cutting board. The board is on a shelf, and behind it are some books and a large, shiny carving knife. So the shelf is our neuter anchor. And again, our four new concrete ...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #18 of Stress Free German. Do you recall the image from the last lesson? Where they bake bread and cakes? Right…. Die Bäckerei. Let’s envision a similar, and equally popular kind of shop. It’s called a Konditorei. Your nose draws you inside…the smell of dark chocolate and sweet pastries. The b...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #17 of Stress Free German. Today’s image has three new elements. So, we are inside a bakery. Shelves lined with loaves of bread and rolls. There’s a big cake on the counter. And an elderly woman wearing glasses at the cash register. Both the woman and the glasses remind us that the following a...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Hold on, guys…I’m not quite ready. I’m cleaning this bathroom window. And now I need to wash my hands. As you can hear, right now I’m in the Badezimmer, standing over the Waschbecken. Alright, now I just need a Handtuch to dry my hands. Hmm…this Bild on the wall is a little crooked. (scrape) There we go. Okay, ...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #15 of Stress Free German. Let’s start with a quick review of the locational forms we worked with in the previous lesson. So, first say… We have a balcony. Wir haben einen Balkon. We’re on the balcony. Wir sind auf dem Balkon. This is a big shelf. Das ist ein großes Regal. The present is on th...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #14 of Stress Free German. Let’s go right to our new image. Feminine, this time. Imagine a crowd of people standing around outside a pub. It’s nighttime, and a big lamp illuminates the pub. We can just see the street in the foreground. That’s a reminder that these are feminine nouns. And final...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #13 of Stress Free German. Our goal today is to get comfortable with the many verbs we’ve learned thus far in the course. That means a minimal amount of new vocabulary, and a whole lot of prompting. Let’s jump right to it. Tell your friend: I’m giving you a big present. Ich gebe dir ein großes...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #12 of Stress Free German. Let’s jump to today’s new image. This one contains only masculine elements. So imagine someone’s balcony which overlooks a sandy beach. And on their balcony is a table. And on that table is a shiny, silver key. So the table is our masculine anchor. And here again are...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #11 of this first volume of Stress Free German. And before we begin, a quick announcement: The next volumes of this course are now available. Just go to Stress Free German.com. When you’re there, click on the banner that says Volume 2 . Ok let’s get to it… We’re going to start with a quick Der...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #10 of Stress Free German. Let’s start with a new image. It has four elements, all neuter. So try to envision a shiny new automobile parked in front of a restaurant. Because the restaurant has outdoor seating, you can also think of it as a cafe. On the right side of the image, there’s a bicycl...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #9 of Stress Free German. In those first eight lessons, we accomplished a couple of very important things. With our system of visualisation we learned approximately fifty concrete nouns plus their gender. That’s huge. We also took note of the patterns of how, when we do something to the noun, ...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #8 of Stress Free German. Occasionally we get emails from people wondering if there will be more than these twenty lessons. The answer is: Absolutely! These twenty episodes are just the first volume of Stress Free German. There are currently five volumes of the course, with more in production....
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #7 of Stress Free German. We’re going to do things a little differently today, by not reviewing any nouns from the first six lessons. It’s for the same reason that we do the Tip of the Day: To make a gap before prompting you to recall those words. Let’s start with a brand new picture. In this ...
Full Episode Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Listening Comp. Audio (download link is to the right of the volume icon) Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #6 of Stress Free German. These lessons are cumulative, so here in lesson 6 it’s assumed you’ve mastered everything in the first five lessons. Okay, so, let’s get to today’s new image. We again have a bench, which is our sign that we are looking at feminine nouns. On the bench this time is an ...
Full Episode Audio Listening Comp. Audio Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Alright, this is Lesson #5 of Stress Free German. New image for you. Imagine a wooden bench. On the bench is a woman’s handbag, and a newspaper. In the background is a church, with a large clock. So we have five elements, all feminine: Bench, bag, newspaper, church, clock. Here’s just that first one in German… Bank As always, I ask you to be flexible in how you hear and process things. Like, if you recall that ...
Full Episode Audio Listening Comp. Audio Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #4 of Stress Free German. Let’s jump right to our new image. Imagine a big field. In the distance is a house, and in the foreground a glass of water and a gift box. The box is wrapped with a ribbon and a bow. It makes for a surreal image to see a glass of water and a gift box just sitting out in a field. And since there’s a house in our picture, what does that tell us? Well, now we know that t...
Full Episode Audio Listening Comp. Audio Main Lesson Download Listening Comp Download Welcome to Lesson #3 of Stress Free German….the Teaching and Prompting section. I again want to make sure everyone here has listened to the first two lessons of this course, and that you’ve seen the images we’ve created. Because if you skip lessons or don’t look at the images, the method will not work for you. Alright, with that out of the way, los gehts ! We’ll get to review in a moment, but let’s start with a...
This German language lesson builds on previous knowledge, reviewing possessive pronouns like "mein" and "dein." It introduces new masculine concrete nouns through a visual scenario, such as "Apfel," "Käse," and "Kühlschrank." The core of the lesson explains the accusative case, demonstrating how supporting words change when an action is performed on a masculine noun, and emphasizes the importance of understanding noun gender for grammatical accuracy. A memory technique, spaced repetition, is also shared to enhance learning and retention of new vocabulary.
In this introductory lesson, the Stress-Free German course outlines its unique approach to language learning, focusing on visual grouping and pattern recognition to overcome common challenges like memorizing noun gender and case systems. The episode introduces basic masculine nouns and demonstrates the use of the definite article "der," along with possessive pronouns "mein" and "dein," through imaginative scenarios and interactive exercises. It also highlights the importance of speaking the language and offers a tip on comprehensible input, providing a foundational understanding for beginners.
Feb 02, 2023•24 min•Ep. 1
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