Learn German for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple German, Explained in English

Learn German from zero, with real news, every morning. One short class a day in slow, simple German at A0-A1, explained line by line in English, with a free full transcript. Read today's lesson sheet: https://linguawire.com/class/german WHAT YOU GET A new class every morning. One real story from the day's news, said slowly in German, then taken apart word by word with the English beside it. Every episode has its own page with the full German transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. Every episode is also a video. If your podcast app is not showing it, watch on https://linguawire.com/class/german If you have never studied German, start with today's episode. There is no order to catch up on. If you have been looking for a German course for beginners built on real material rather than scripted dialogues, this is it. WANT A FIXED COURSE INSTEAD? Day One goes from zero to your first news bulletin in four weeks: https://linguawire.com/dayone/german NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills, so you know what to work on next: https://linguawire.com/assessment WHEN THE CLASS STARTS TO FEEL SLOW The same news, without the lesson around it, at A1, A2 and B1+. Search LINGUAWIRE German A1. MORE FROM LINGUAWIRE The language guide: https://linguawire.com/guide Every language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcasts Also in Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 18h ago

    US sanctions target war crimes court | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: The United States imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: USA verhängen Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:39) More stories today (01:34) Today's headline, slowly (02:21) Announcing something (03:05) Taking strength away (03:55) Rejecting and continuing (04:51) Today's grammar point (05:23) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-11 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT USA verhängen Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof Die USA haben im Jahr 2026 Sanktionen gegen den Internationalen Strafgerichtshof angekündigt, und der Gerichtshof ist ein ständiges Gericht für Kriegsverbrechen. US-Außenminister Marco Rubio will das Gericht schwächen und ihm Geld und andere Mittel nehmen. Die USA waren nie Mitglied des Gerichts. Der Präsident des Gerichtshofs lehnt die Sanktionen ab und sagt: Das Gericht wird weiterarbeiten. Unternehmen haben sechs Monate Zeit, ihre Verbindungen zum Gericht zu beenden. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Großbritannien braucht eigene KI, sagt der Chef des Alan-Turing-Instituts Carrick nach 1:1 gegen Tottenham sehr enttäuscht Trump fordert neuen Präsidenten für die Ukraine WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (ankündigen) - vocabulary (schwächen) - vocabulary (waren) - vocabulary (lehnt ab) - vocabulary (Zeit) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. 1d ago

    High fuel costs cut profit forecast | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Delta lowers its profit forecast for 2026 because of high fuel prices. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Delta senkt Gewinnprognose für 2026 wegen hoher Treibstoffpreise (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:40) More stories today (01:36) Today's headline, slowly (02:30) Time and a lower forecast (03:09) Profit for each share (03:39) The price of jet fuel (04:10) Giving a reason (04:53) Today's grammar point (05:24) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-10 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Delta senkt Gewinnprognose für 2026 wegen hoher Treibstoffpreise Am Freitag hat Delta seine Gewinnprognose für 2026 gesenkt, weil die Treibstoffpreise hoch bleiben. Die Fluggesellschaft erwartet jetzt einen Gewinn von 5,10 bis 5,60 Dollar pro Aktie. Am Donnerstag kostete Flugbenzin in der US-Region am Golf von Mexiko 4,34 Dollar. Die Preise für Flüge steigen, weil Treibstoff teuer ist. Trotz der höheren Preise buchen die Menschen weiter Flüge. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Arteta hat ein reines Gewissen wegen der Vorwürfe gegen Manchester City Trump kündigt Diesel-Lieferung aus Russland für die USA an Zwei gestohlene Renoir-Gemälde in Frankreich wieder da WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (Am Freitag) - vocabulary (pro Aktie) - vocabulary (kostete) - vocabulary (weil) - verb (buchen) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. 2d ago

    Coach says team mood is positive | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Maresca says: the mood at Manchester City is very good.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Maresca: Die Stimmung bei Manchester City ist sehr gut (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:42) More stories today (01:37) Today's headline, slowly (02:22) Mood in a group (03:07) Charges and decisions (03:57) The league table (04:51) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-09 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Maresca: Die Stimmung bei Manchester City ist sehr gut Trainer Enzo Maresca sagt, die Stimmung bei den Spielern ist fantastisch. Am Donnerstag sind die internationalen Spieler wieder zum Training gekommen. Die Premier League hat Manchester City in den meisten von 115 Anklagepunkten schuldig gesprochen. Der Verein hat Berufung eingelegt und sagt, er ist unschuldig. Am Sonntag spielt Manchester City bei Liverpool und steht an der Spitze der Liga. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Verdächtiger spricht über Bombenanschlag in Monaco Starbucks prüft Kauf von Chipotle in den USA SpaceX fordert bessere Absprachen im All WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (fantastisch) - verb (kommen) - vocabulary (Anklagepunkten) - vocabulary (Berufung eingelegt) - vocabulary (steht an der Spitze) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. 3d ago

    Security talks in Berlin | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Burnham holds talks with Merz in Berlin about security threats. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Burnham spricht mit Merz in Berlin über Sicherheitsgefahren (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:36) More stories today (01:40) Today's headline, slowly (02:29) Meeting people (03:17) Warning about danger (04:09) Working more closely (04:39) Today's grammar point (05:10) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-08 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Burnham spricht mit Merz in Berlin über Sicherheitsgefahren Andy Burnham trifft Friedrich Merz am Donnerstag in Berlin. Es ist sein erster offizieller Besuch in Deutschland. Die Geheimdienste beider Länder haben vor wachsenden Gefahren gewarnt. Burnham und Merz bestätigen den Kensington-Vertrag von 2025 offiziell. Der Vertrag bringt eine engere Zusammenarbeit in Wissenschaft, Technik, Verteidigung, Sicherheit und Wachstum. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Neue Videos zeigen iranischen Angriff auf US-Stützpunkt in Kuwait Londoner Börse fordert mehr Hilfe für Firmen im Vereinigten Königreich Entwickler baut Open-Source-Programme als Alternative zu Adobe WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (treffen) - vocabulary (erster) - vocabulary (vor) - vocabulary (bestätigen) - vocabulary (engere Zusammenarbeit) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. 4d ago

    Kane scores twice for England | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Kane scores twice for England against Czechia. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Kane trifft zweimal für England gegen Tschechien (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:38) More stories today (01:39) Today's headline, slowly (02:26) Winning the match (03:17) An own goal (04:00) Goals now (04:54) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-07 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Kane trifft zweimal für England gegen Tschechien England hat gegen Tschechien klar gewonnen. Harry Kane spielte zum 125. Mal für England. Nach einer Flanke von Kane schoss Vladimir Coufal ein Eigentor. Vor der Pause erzielte Kane nach einer Flanke von Morgan Rogers ein Tor. Nach der Pause erzielte Kane noch ein Tor und hat jetzt 91 Tore für England. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Demokraten liegen bei Wahlen in den USA vorn - Fusion in Hollywood steht bevor Schauspielerin Eva Marie Saint mit 102 Jahren gestorben Paramount Skydance übernimmt Warner Bros. Discovery WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (gewonnen) - verb (spielen) - vocabulary (Eigentor) - vocabulary (vor der Pause) - vocabulary (jetzt) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. 5d ago

    Researcher tests AI agent trust gaps | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: A researcher examines risks in AI agents. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Forscher prüft Risiken bei KI-Agenten (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:38) Three more stories today (01:37) Today's headline, slowly (02:19) Independent research (03:12) Time and security (03:42) Harmful instructions (04:26) Today's grammar point (04:57) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-06 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Forscher prüft Risiken bei KI-Agenten Der unabhängige Forscher Syed Anas Mohiuddin hat KI-Agenten geprüft. Die Tests zeigen Vertrauenslücken im MCP. In den letzten fünf Monaten haben Google und vier andere Organisationen Sicherheitslücken bestätigt. Ein angegriffener Agent kann schädliche Anweisungen an andere Agenten senden. Viele Agenten vertrauen anderen internen Agenten. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Harry Kane kämpft um Platz eins in Englands Fußballgeschichte Trump beendet Finanzierung von TV-Werbung durch US-Steuerzahler AstraZeneca investiert zwei Milliarden Dollar in Summit Therapeutics WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (unabhängige) - connector words (Vertrauenslücken) - vocabulary (in den letzten fünf Monaten) - vocabulary (schädliche) - verb (vertrauen) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. 6d ago

    Malaysia returns people to Myanmar | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Malaysia sends 1,479 people back to Myanmar. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Malaysia schickt 1.479 Menschen nach Myanmar zurück (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:39) Three more stories today (01:42) Today's headline, slowly (02:32) Arriving (03:24) Belonging to a group (04:18) Danger and return (04:52) Today's grammar point (05:23) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-05 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Malaysia schickt 1.479 Menschen nach Myanmar zurück Am frühen Sonntag sind 1.479 Menschen in Myanmar angekommen. Malaysia brachte sie mit zwei Marineschiffen und einem Krankenhausschiff nach Myanmar. Sie gehören zu 5.000 Menschen aus Myanmar, die Malaysia zurückschicken will. Mehr als 10.300 andere Menschen sind in Haftzentren für Migranten in Malaysia. Die UN und Menschenrechtsgruppen sagen: Die Rückkehr kann gefährlich sein. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Hamilton ratlos nach Software-Fehler bei Formel-1-Rennen Experte bestätigt echtes Video über Angriff im Iran G7-Staaten geben Treibstoff aus Reserven frei WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (angekommen) - vocabulary (brachte) - verb (gehören) - connector words (Haftzentren) - vocabulary (gefährlich) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Oct 4

    Bellingham leads England to 7–0 win | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Bellingham leads England to a 7-0 win against Croatia. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Bellingham führt England zu einem 7:0-Sieg gegen Kroatien (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:39) Three more stories today (01:31) Today's headline, slowly (02:18) Winning (03:05) After an event (03:38) What someone can do (04:26) Today's grammar point (05:12) Your quiz The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-04 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Bellingham führt England zu einem 7:0-Sieg gegen Kroatien England gewinnt am Samstag in der Nations League mit 7:0 gegen Kroatien. Jude Bellingham erzielt ein Tor und gibt drei Vorlagen. Nachdem Harry Kane das Spiel verlässt, trägt Bellingham die Kapitänsbinde. Roy Keane sagt: Bellingham kann ein großer Spieler werden. Thomas Tuchel sagt: Die Spieler müssen sich weiter verbessern. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Wirtschaft und Iran-Krieg belasten Trumps Partei US-Regierungsvertreter beraten über Krieg mit Iran Private Anleger verändern Hollywood WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (gewinnen) - vocabulary (Vorlagen) - vocabulary (Nachdem) - vocabulary (kann) - vocabulary (müssen) New to German? Every class starts from the beginning, so today is a fine place to start. Not sure this is your level? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills: https://linguawire.com/assessment Grammar explained in plain English: https://linguawire.com/guide If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Learn German from zero, with real news, every morning. One short class a day in slow, simple German at A0-A1, explained line by line in English, with a free full transcript. Read today's lesson sheet: https://linguawire.com/class/german WHAT YOU GET A new class every morning. One real story from the day's news, said slowly in German, then taken apart word by word with the English beside it. Every episode has its own page with the full German transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. Every episode is also a video. If your podcast app is not showing it, watch on https://linguawire.com/class/german If you have never studied German, start with today's episode. There is no order to catch up on. If you have been looking for a German course for beginners built on real material rather than scripted dialogues, this is it. WANT A FIXED COURSE INSTEAD? Day One goes from zero to your first news bulletin in four weeks: https://linguawire.com/dayone/german NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL? Our free German level check shows what level you are overall and across 8 sub-skills, so you know what to work on next: https://linguawire.com/assessment WHEN THE CLASS STARTS TO FEEL SLOW The same news, without the lesson around it, at A1, A2 and B1+. Search LINGUAWIRE German A1. MORE FROM LINGUAWIRE The language guide: https://linguawire.com/guide Every language and level: https://linguawire.com/podcasts Also in Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. If today's class helped, please follow the show. It is the single best thing that helps other German learners find us. Note: LINGUAWIRE classes use AI support for translation and multi-language recording, with native-speaker scripting and supervision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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