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. 7h ago

    UK considers apology for slavery | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Miliband says: an apology does not cost British taxpayers more money.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Miliband: Eine Entschuldigung kostet britische Steuerzahler nicht mehr Geld (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:31) More stories today (01:36) Today's headline, slowly (02:23) Beginning something (03:13) Money and taxpayers (04:08) A possible time (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/a1/2026-11-04 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Miliband: Eine Entschuldigung kostet britische Steuerzahler nicht mehr Geld Die britische Regierung beginnt einen Dialog mit betroffenen Ländern. In dem Dialog geht es um eine mögliche offizielle Entschuldigung für die Sklaverei. Ed Miliband sagt: Eine Entschuldigung kostet britische Steuerzahler nicht mehr Geld. Der Premierminister sagt auch: Das Vereinigte Königreich zahlt keine Entschädigung an betroffene Länder. Eine offizielle Entschuldigung kommt vielleicht um den G20-Gipfel in Manchester im November 2027. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Demokrat gewinnt bei US-Zwischenwahlen Sitz in North Carolina Disney plant Abbau von mehreren tausend Stellen Google sperrt die Suche für Schulen mit KI-Verbot WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (beginnen) - vocabulary (geht es um) - vocabulary (Steuerzahler) - vocabulary (keine Entschädigung) - vocabulary (vielleicht) 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

    Attack on aid centre in Ukraine | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: At least 26 people dead after an attack on an aid centre in Ukraine. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Mindestens 26 Tote bei Angriff auf Hilfszentrum in der Ukraine (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:30) More stories today (01:32) Today's headline, slowly (02:19) Time and the attack (02:58) People affected (03:48) A day of mourning (04:40) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-11-03 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Mindestens 26 Tote bei Angriff auf Hilfszentrum in der Ukraine Am Montag traf ein russischer Angriff das Dorf Komyschuwacha in der Ukraine. In der Schule gab es jede Woche humanitäre Hilfe. Bei dem Angriff starben mindestens 26 Menschen, und fünf Menschen wurden verletzt. Helfer suchen noch Menschen unter dem Schutt. Am Dienstag gibt es in der Region Saporischschja einen Trauertag. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Thierno Barry trifft wieder für Everton Autobauer nutzen 3D-Druck für weniger Kosten und mehr Tempo Nordkorea bestreitet Verantwortung für Angriff auf Binance WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (Am Montag) - vocabulary (jede Woche) - vocabulary (verletzt) - verb (suchen) - vocabulary (Trauertag) 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

    Customers withdraw billions after hack | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: After a hack, Binance customers withdraw billions of dollars.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Nach einem Hackerangriff ziehen Binance-Kunden Milliarden Dollar ab (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:32) More stories today (01:37) Today's headline, slowly (02:28) Opening things (03:21) Moving money out (04:01) Responsibility (04:53) Today's grammar point (05:38) Your quiz The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-11-02 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Nach einem Hackerangriff ziehen Binance-Kunden Milliarden Dollar ab Nach einem großen Hackerangriff in der Woche davor öffnete Binance am Sonntag seine Plattform wieder. Der Angriff betraf digitale Werte im Wert von 6,3 Milliarden Dollar. Nach der Öffnung zogen Binance-Kunden 3,64 Milliarden Dollar mehr ab, als sie einzahlten. Das FBI und andere Organisationen machen Nordkorea für den Angriff verantwortlich. Binance sagt, dass es etwa 95 Prozent der gestohlenen Werte ersetzt hat. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Fast zwei von drei jungen Menschen nutzen KI-Chatbots Antonelli ist jüngster Formel-1-Weltmeister Großbritannien wollte Sklaverei-Entschädigungen nicht auf der Tagesordnung WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (öffnen) - vocabulary (betraf) - vocabulary (zogen ab) - vocabulary (verantwortlich) - vocabulary (ersetzt hat) 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

    A first title in season two | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: The Golden State Valkyries win their first WNBA title. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Golden State Valkyries gewinnen ersten WNBA-Titel (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (01:34) Today's headline, slowly (02:19) Winning a game (02:57) A first Game 7 (03:40) Points in one half (04:25) Today's grammar point (04:56) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-11-01 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Golden State Valkyries gewinnen ersten WNBA-Titel Am Samstag besiegten die Golden State Valkyries die Atlanta Dream mit 68:63. Es war das erste siebte Spiel in der Geschichte der WNBA. Gabby Williams machte für Golden State 30 Punkte. 28 davon machte sie in der zweiten Halbzeit. Die Valkyries gewannen ihren ersten Titel in ihrer zweiten Saison. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Starmer fordert mehr Nähe zu Europa FBI macht Nordkorea für Krypto-Diebstahl verantwortlich US-Tech-Aktien fallen stark wegen hoher KI-Kosten WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (besiegten) - vocabulary (erste) - verb (machen) - vocabulary (davon) - vocabulary (zweiten Saison) 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

    North Korea suspected in crypto theft | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: The biggest cyber theft: North Korea is suspected.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Größter Cyber-Diebstahl: Nordkorea steht unter Verdacht (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:31) More stories today (01:33) Today's headline, slowly (02:17) Digital money (03:04) People who investigate (03:34) Working together (04:20) Today's grammar point (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/a1/2026-10-31 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Größter Cyber-Diebstahl: Nordkorea steht unter Verdacht Hacker haben bei Binance mehr als sechs Milliarden Dollar in Kryptowährungen gestohlen. Am späten Nachmittag dauerte der Diebstahl etwa zwanzig Minuten. Forscher vermuten Nordkorea hinter dem Diebstahl. Binance arbeitet mit anderen Krypto-Börsen und hat etwa drei Milliarden Dollar eingefroren. Binance will Kunden ihr verlorenes Geld zurückzahlen. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE NASA sucht Ideen für Hubble Arsenal will in Anfield gewinnen Papst Leo XIV. stimmt als erster Papst bei einer US-Wahl ab WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (Kryptowährungen) - vocabulary (dauerte) - vocabulary (Forscher) - verb (arbeiten) - vocabulary (zurückzahlen) 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

    Pope applies for US postal vote | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Pope Leo has applied for a postal vote in the US.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Papst Leo beantragt Briefwahl in den USA (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (01:31) Today's headline, slowly (02:16) Applying for something (03:02) Time for elections (03:42) Sending a ballot (04:16) Today's grammar point (04:50) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-30 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Papst Leo beantragt Briefwahl in den USA Papst Leo XIV. beantragte am 3. Oktober im Vatikan eine Briefwahl. Er ist in Illinois als Wähler registriert. Der Antrag gilt für die Wahlen in den USA nächste Woche. Das Büro in Will County hat seinen ausgefüllten Stimmzettel noch nicht erhalten. Es ist nicht klar, ob Leo den Stimmzettel ausgefüllt oder abgeschickt hat. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Patrick Stewart stirbt mit 86 Jahren Starbucks sieht Fortschritte in den USA Reddit plant Zugang nur für angemeldete Nutzer WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (beantragen) - vocabulary (registriert) - vocabulary (nächste Woche) - vocabulary (noch nicht) - vocabulary (abgeschickt) 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

    Higher forecast after strong quarter | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: FedEx raises its forecast after a strong quarter. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: FedEx erhöht Prognose nach starkem Quartal (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:31) More stories today (01:33) Today's headline, slowly (02:20) Plans for the year (03:18) Revenue and amounts (03:49) A lower profit (04:43) Today's grammar point (05:16) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-29 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT FedEx erhöht Prognose nach starkem Quartal Am Mittwoch erhöhte FedEx nach Quartalszahlen über den Erwartungen seine Prognose für das ganze Jahr. FedEx meldete einen bereinigten Gewinn von 3,74 Dollar je Aktie, mehr als erwartet. Der Umsatz lag bei 22,86 Milliarden Dollar und über den erwarteten 22,42 Milliarden Dollar. Der Nettogewinn sank von 650 Millionen Dollar im Vorjahr auf 290 Millionen Dollar. Für 2026 erwartet FedEx etwa zwölf Prozent mehr Umsatz. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Vulcan-Rakete soll am Freitag, dem 13., wieder starten US-Spielerin Yohannes glänzt in der Frauen-Champions-League Wahl in Israel bleibt offen WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - vocabulary (Prognose) - vocabulary (bereinigten Gewinn) - vocabulary (Umsatz) - vocabulary (sank) - verb (erwarten) 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 28

    Arab parties forecast to win 18 seats | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News

    Today's story: Arab parties in Israel are projected to win 18 seats. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it. Today's headline in German: Arabische Parteien in Israel gewinnen laut Prognosen 18 Sitze (00:00) Welcome and today's headline (00:31) More stories today (01:35) Today's headline, slowly (02:25) Voting (03:15) More than before (04:14) The total percentage (04:46) Today's grammar point (05:17) The story again The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode: https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-10-28 TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT Arabische Parteien in Israel gewinnen laut Prognosen 18 Sitze Am Dienstag haben Menschen in Israel gewählt. Laut ersten Prognosen gewinnen arabische Parteien 18 Sitze. Laut Prognosen haben die Joint List und Ra'am so viele Sitze wie nie zuvor. Die zwei großen politischen Blöcke haben laut Prognosen je 51 Sitze. Insgesamt haben 77,7 Prozent gewählt, so viele wie seit 1999 nicht mehr. ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE Honda warnt vor Katastrophe durch höhere US-Zölle auf Autos aus Kanada Apple erneuert iMac und MacBook Pro mit M6-Chip Atlanta Dream kritisiert Spiel am Mittag WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES - verb (wählen) - vocabulary (Prognosen) - vocabulary (wie nie zuvor) - vocabulary (je) - vocabulary (Insgesamt) 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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