Absolute Beginner - 28 Videos with Interactive Subtitles

This video is part of Easy Languages, a non-profit project that helps people learn languages through authentic street interviews while showcasing street culture to present more diverse images of countries. Episodes are produced in local languages and include subtitles in both the original language and in English. The series is produced by the intercultural youth media network The Global Experience. Translations: Ukrainian & Russian — Yevhenii Zelenskyi; Chinese — NYX.

This video aims to help you learn some German. Easy Languages is a non-profit project that teaches languages through authentic street interviews and showcases street culture to present more diverse images of countries; episodes are in local languages with subtitles in the original language and in English.

This YouTube video introduces a new series called "Super Easy German," designed specifically for beginners. The series features slow speech, short sentences, and simple vocabulary, continuing the "learning German from the streets" concept. The creators plan to release one Super Easy German video weekly.

This YouTube video is part of the "Easy Languages" project, which uses street interviews to help people learn languages and explore different cultures. The video features authentic conversations with subtitles in both the original language and English.

This video was re-uploaded after correcting a mistake. Produced by Easy Languages in cooperation with The Global Experience, the episode uses authentic street interviews with subtitles to help people learn languages and showcase street culture. Host: Carina Schmid; camera and editing: Janusz Hamerski (editing also by Carina Schmid); translation by Ben Eve.

This YouTube video is part of the Easy Languages project, which helps people learn languages through street interviews and showcasing local culture. This specific episode features street interviews filmed and subtitled in German and English, designed for language learners.

This episode, hosted by Carina Schmid and produced in cooperation with The Global Experience, is part of the Easy Languages project that helps people learn languages through authentic street interviews and showcases local street culture. Episodes are filmed in the local language and include subtitles in both the original language and English. Camera: Janusz Hamerski; Editing: Janusz Hamerski & Carina Schmid; Translation: Ben Eve.

This Easy Languages episode, produced in cooperation with The Global Experience, supports language learners through authentic street interviews filmed in local languages with subtitles in both the original language and English. The episode is hosted by Carina Schmid, shot by Janusz Hamerski, and edited by Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid. Translations: English by Ben Eve; Ukrainian by Zhanna Lazarieva; Russian by Yevhenii Zelenskyi; Chinese by NYX.

This YouTube video is part of the Easy Languages project, which uses authentic street interviews to help people learn languages. Episodes are filmed in local languages and feature subtitles in both the original language and English, exposing viewers to street culture.

This YouTube video is a compilation of all episodes of "Nicos Weg," a film designed to help you learn German through simple stories. It's presented in easy German, allowing you to learn the language passively while watching. You can turn on subtitles by pressing "C." This is the first of three parts.

Kurzvideo für Deutschlernende (A1, Anfänger) aus dem Lehrwerk Hallo A1.1 der Hallo Deutschschule Zürich. Es behandelt Grundwortschatz und Themen wie sich selbst und andere vorstellen, das Alphabet, die Zahlen 0–100, Angaben zur Person, Personalien, Singularkonjugation und wichtige Verben. Das Format: ca. 15 Minuten mit Hören, Nachsprechen und Dialogen.

This episode was produced with Easy Languages, an international project that helps people learn languages through authentic street interviews and showcases local street culture; episodes include subtitles in the original language and in English. Host: Maria Wallis. Camera: Francisco A. Soza. Edit: Carina Schmid. Translation: Jeremy.

In diesem Video lernst du Grammatikthemen wie kein vs. nicht, Akkusativ, Personalpronomen, Verbkonjugation, Satzbau bei Modalverben sowie Wortschatz zum Wetter, Gefühlen, Hobbys, Verneinungen, Verboten und Nachfragen. Die Transkription bietet strukturierte Abschnitte mit Beispielen und Dialogen zu „deshalb“, Ja-/Nein‑Fragen, Gefühls‑ und Geschmacksangaben, Wetterbeschreibungen sowie zahlreichen Übungssätzen zu Modalverben (Verboten und Pflichten). Ideal zum Nachsprechen und Wiederholen der wichtigsten Alltagssituationen.

This video is a beginner-level German lesson focusing on nominative personal pronouns, which are essential for replacing nouns. It explains how German pronouns change based on the gender of the noun they refer to, unlike English where "it" is used for objects. The lesson covers how to use pronouns like "er" for masculine nouns and "es" for neuter nouns.

This Easy Languages / Easy German episode uses authentic street interviews, with subtitles in the original language and English, to help people learn languages and expose local street culture. The episode was produced in cooperation with Easy Languages. Host: Manuel Salmann; Camera: Carina Schmid; Edit: Manuel Salmann; Translation: Ben Eve.

This video teaches you how to count from one to one hundred in German. It highlights how numbers are used daily and explains that German number construction can be different from other languages. The episode is part of the Easy Languages project, which uses street interviews to help people learn languages.

This video teaches the German imperative—how to form this verb form used for demands, requests and orders—and introduces the most common regular and irregular imperative forms. It’s produced by Easy Languages, a project that helps people learn languages through authentic street interviews. Hosts for this episode are Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid; camera/edit by Chris Thornberry and translation by Ben Eve.

This video from Easy German provides an ultimate guide to understanding and using German clock times. Hosts Cari and Janusz address common confusion around how Germans name times, explaining that regional differences exist. The video aims to clarify these naming conventions for learners.

This video explains the concept and usage of German possessive pronouns. It details how these pronouns change based on the person and gender of the noun they modify, using examples like "my apple" and "my pear." The video also includes practice sections and a correction for a specific timestamp.

This Easy German video, spoken slowly, shows Cari (Carina Schmid) and Janusz Hamerski demonstrating a typical German breakfast while teaching important vocabulary and explaining aspects of German food culture. Produced by Easy Languages; camera/edit by Chris Thornberry and translation by Ben Eve.

Easy German takes you to a restaurant, where Cari, Janusz and Esthi teach the essential vocabulary and phrases for eating out, all spoken in very slow German. The episode is produced by Easy Languages (based in Berlin). Hosts: Janusz Hamerski, Carina Schmid and Esther Mettler; camera/edit: Chris Thornberry; translation: Ben Eve.

In this episode Cari and Janusz share household chores—taking out the trash, making the bed, vacuuming—and viewers learn key vocabulary related to doing chores. The video is spoken slowly in German to make it easier for learners to follow. Hosts: Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid; produced by Easy Languages.

This episode introduces the German alphabet: Carina and Erik present every letter with correct pronunciation, including special letters (the umlauts Ä/Ö/Ü and the Eszett ß) and the two main pronunciations of "R." It also covers common diphthongs and includes chapter timestamps for each letter and topic, making it especially useful for beginners and still informative for advanced learners. Hosts: Carina Schmid and Erik Stahlhacke.

In this episode Cari and Janusz present a typical German evening meal in slow German, explaining the tradition of "Abendbrot" (bread eaten for dinner). They show common foods like sausage, cheese, vegetables and salad, making it easy for learners to follow. The video is produced by Easy Languages; hosts are Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid.

This Easy German episode shows how to introduce yourself in German — very simply, slowly and with lots of repetition — by asking team members and friends common personal questions. It covers name, age, where you’re from and live, relationships and family, education and profession, hobbies and sports, favorite food and dislikes, pets, music and languages. Hosts: Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid; produced by Easy Languages.

In this episode Cari and Janusz teach, slowly and clearly, how to talk about emotions in German. They introduce and explain many mood adjectives (e.g., nervös, glücklich, ängstlich, enttäuscht, zufrieden, stolz, traurig, peinlich, genervt, gelangweilt, mutig) and share personal examples of situations when they felt these emotions. Hosts: Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid; produced by Easy Languages.

Cari and Janusz show how they spend their lunch break in this episode, spoken in slow German. Join them for a meal in a restaurant and learn useful vocabulary and sentences related to taking a lunch break. Produced by Easy Languages; hosts Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid, camera & edit by Chris Thornberry, translation by Ben Eve.

This Easy Languages video introduces the most important German greetings and farewells and demonstrates how to use them in short phone calls. It focuses on the most commonly used expressions and finishes with a few interesting regional phrases. Produced by Easy Languages; hosts Janusz Hamerski and Carina Schmid (camera: Rawad Sabbagh; edit: Chris Thornberry; translation: Ben Eve).