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Today Hans arrives at the hotel. And we have Edith with her favorite Redensart, spoken in the dialect of Lucerne.Today we ed 100.000 s and again many of you wrote me with hints and . Thanks for that!M: Guten Abend. H: Guten Abend, mein Name ist Hans Schmidt, ich habe ein Zimmer reserviert. M: Einen Moment bitte, Herr Schmidt. Ja, da haben wir es, Zimmer 213. Wenn Sie mir bitte dieses Formular ausfüllen wollen. H: Gerne. ... Bitte sehr. M: Danke schön und hier ist ihr Schlüssel. Zweiter Stock, der Fahrstuhl ist dort drüben. H: Danke. Ab wann kann ich frühstücken? M: Frühstück gibt es von 06:30 bis 10:00. Der Frühstückssaal befindet sich im ersten Stock. H: Können Sie mich um 6:00 wecken? M: Gerne, ich notiere es für den Nachtportier. H: Danke und einen schönen Abend noch. M: Angenehmen Aufenthalt wünsche ich Ihnen, Herr Schmidt.The picture was taken in a hotel in Milano, Italy. It is right next to the main station, so I had to pay 110 EUR for the night (without breakfast). Please take a look at the blanket, we had those in the military as well...See http://german-podcast.blogspot.com for the corresponding Webpage.Stephan ([email protected])Lucerne, 25.02.2007Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Back to Hans. He is going to work in Bern for a time and needs a hotel to stay in from Monday to Wednesday. He calls the hotel “Sternen” in Bern and asks for a reservation. The picture on the right shows one of Switzerlands famous "Postauto". In the mountains where you can not go by train, you take the Postauto. At every bend it blows its special horn. That is only allowed in certain regions, as indicated by the blue sign below.M: Hotel Sternen, mein Name ist Müller, was kann ich für sie tun?H: Schmidt, guten Tag. Ich möchte ein Zimmer reservieren.M: Gerne, für welches Datum?H: Ich treffe Morgen Abend ein und reise am Mittwoch wieder ab.M: Hmh, für Morgen habe ich nur noch ein Doppelzimmer frei.H: Was kostet das pro Nacht?M: 150 Franken mit Frühstück.H: Haben Sie Internetzugang auf den Zimmern?M: Nein, aber wir haben einen PC Raum mit kostenlosem Internetzugang.H: Okay, dann nehme ich das Doppelzimmer.M: Gerne, Herr Schmidt. Ich reserviere Ihnen das Zimmer. Einen schönen Abend noch und bis Morgen.H: Ja, Ihnen auch.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Use German-Podcast.de to learn German for free. Today I want to present you a famous local custom from Lucerne: Die Fasnacht. You can find a detailed description (in German) at Wikipedia, but here is the short version: Die Luzerner Fasnacht ist eine der grössten jährlich stattfindenden kulturellen Anlässe in Luzern und die grösste Fasnacht der Schweiz. Sie verfügt über eine lange Tradition und beginnt immer am „Schmutzigen Donnerstag“ (dirty thursday). Um fünf Uhr morgens beginnt mit der Einfahrt via Boot vom Vierwaldstättersee (lake lucerne) des "Fritschivaters", dem Oberhaupt der grössten und ältesten Zunft (guild) Luzerns, der Zunft zu Safran (saffron) und dem gleichzeitig stattfindenden "Urknall" (ein sehr lauter Knall (bang), der in der ganzen Stadt zu hören ist), die Fasnacht. Am Nachmittag des "Schmutzigen Donnerstags" findet der erste von zwei, vom " Lozärner Fasnachtskomitee" organisierten, grossen Umzügen statt. Auf der Umzugsstrecke präsentieren sich die Zünfte und Gesellschaften der Stadt Luzern, "Guuggenmusigen" primär Blasmusikgruppen (music for brass instruments ) und weitereGruppierungen mit Wagen, auf welchen kleine Bühnen aufgebaut sind. Meist werden dort humorvoll aktuelle politische und gesellschaftliche Geschehnisse dargestellt. Ein weiterer Höhepunkt der Fasnacht ist der so genannte Monsterzug (auch Monstercorso genannt) am darauf folgenden Dienstag Abend, bei dem alle an der Fasnacht teilnehmenden Guggenmusiken einen Zug durch die Altstadt, dem Zentrum der Strassenfasnacht, durchführen. Die Fasnacht endet mit dem Beginn der Fastenzeit (Lent), dem Äschemettwoch (Aschermittwoch, Ash Wednesday ), also am Morgen nach dem Monsterzug.------------------------------------Read my other blog about work in software projects:http://testmanager.blogspot.com/Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

„Schweizerinnen haben im europäischen Vergleich kleine Brüste. Nur der Busen der Österreicherinnen und Italienerinnen ist noch kleiner.“So lautete diese Woche die Titelzeile [headline] einer der grössten Zeitungen der Schweiz. In dem Artikel ging es um eine Studie, derzufolge die Engländerinnen die grösste Oberweite [bust size] (Slang: Holz vor der Hütte) haben. Demnach hätten 14% der Schweizerinnen die kleinste Körpchengrösse (als wenn ich als Mann wüsste welche das ist).Meine persönliche Erfahrung verschweige ich hier dezent.Fünfmal weniger Gäste als im Vorjahr In meiner lokalen Tageszeitung [daily newspaper] stand gestern zu lesen, dass der geringe Schneefall [snowfall] zu massiven Einnahmeausfällen bei den Schweizer Bergbahnen [mountain railway] geführt hat. „Bis jetzt haben sie 40% weniger verdient als im Vorjahr.“Nur die hochgelegenen Gebiete haben ein normales Wintergeschäft [winter business]. Nicht zurückgegangen sind hingegen die Hotelbuchungen [hotel accommodations]. Interessant ist auch noch, dass immer mehr Superreiche Russen ihre Winterferien in der Schweiz verbringen und viele hier auch Ferienwohnungen [holiday home] erwerben.Langlaufen im GomsIch war heute im Goms Langlaufen (cross country skiing). Das ist ein langes Tal in den Alpen, das leicht abschüssig und damit ideal zum Langlaufen ist.Den gesprochenen Text gibt es hier.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

German-Podcast.de - 021 - UhrzeitenWelcome to German-Podcast.de. The Podcast to learn German.Today we will learn how ask for and how to tell the time.Furthermore I will give some explanations to the new design of the podcast, so please let me know if is better or worse for you.Knusper, knusper, kneuschen.Wer knuspert an meinem Häuschen?"Von draußen antwortete ein dünnes Stimmchen:"Der Wind, der Wind, das himmlische Kind![from Hänsel und Gretel]In we use the 24 hour system for all official times. For private dates you can use both versions, but we do not have the „PM“ so it needs to be clear what you mean. You might say „Wir treffen uns um 7 vor dem Kino“, because it is clear that you will not meet in the morning. Otherwise you would say „Wir treffen uns um 19 Uhr vor dem Kino“.Noon is Mittag and midnight is Mitternacht.7:20 is Zwanzig nach Sieben8:15 is „Acht Uhr Fünfzehn“ oder „Viertel nach Acht“9:45 is „Viertel vor Zehn“10:30 is „Halb Elf“We have some local customs that tell the time differently, but I will skip those here as they are more like a dialect.I am currently reading „The World is Flat“ by Thomas L. Friedman and he tells an interesting story about a company in India that offers e-tutoring for children in america. If anybody is interested in e-tutoring to learn German by a real native speaker (and willing to pay me), please let me know and we might arrange something .-)See http://german-podcast.blogspot.com for the corresponding Webpage.Stephan ([email protected])Lucerne, 11.02.2007Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Welcome to German-Podcast.de. The Podcast to learn German. Hans and Julia are finally back in Switzerland. They are at the station in Lucerne and now they need to take the bus to take them home.See the corresponding Webpage and look for exercises on http://www.german-podcast.de. that you can use iTunes or other podcast tools to subscribe.Here are some of the new words: BusfahrerFahrkarteTageskarteBusfahrplan bus driverticketday ticketbus scheduleUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Today I will teach you when to use the formal Sie and when to use the informal Du. Basically you use Du for kids and friends and Sie to adress grown ups you do not know. This is true for as well as for Switzerland.The lesson explains about the infamous "Fräulein" and how to adress somebody with a title.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Hier ist das MP3 mit den Wochentagen und Monaten und hier finden Sie die ausgeschriebenen Wörter.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Hans and Julia are on the train from Hamburg to Switzerland and the conductor is aproaching...Here is the MP3.Today we had a lot of fog, like so often in Lucerne. Nobody told me that before I moved from Basel (where there is always good weather) to Luzern. Anyway, I took the afternoon off and went up into the mountains and above the fog. That is absolutely wonderful!The picture on the left was taken last year, though. We finally came above the fog around 300m and after two whole days in the "white nothing". You can see the famous Matterhorn in the background.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Today I will pronounce the German alphabet for you. This is a very short beginner session.We had perfect weather today: Fresh snow, sun and temperatures above zero. I used this to go Schneeschuwandern on mount Wildspitz in central Switzerland. On the picture you can get a little impression of that. Imagine walking for hours through fresh snow on a ridge, with a clear sky and good long distance sight. Low hills in the north (towards Basel) and the swiss alps on the south. Some seas and as we started very early hardly anybody else to disturb us.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Hans and Julia are finished with Hamburg and need to buy tickets for the train to Switzerland. The PDF contains a picture of a train ticket with explanations. Here is the episode.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Finally it's Friday! Weekend! Did have a long week in Bern, and that though I spend twonights in a hotel, cutting on travel time. It was very cold, though so I did not really explore Bern yet.Anyway, here is the audio for the episode with vocabularies about post cards and letters.The picture is taken from my appartement, so you can see why I long to go Schneeschuwandern on the weekend, now that we finally did get some new snow.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Todays german lesson is very important, as it will teach you how to change money at a bank. Often you find a machine to do that at the major train stations, but otherwise you will have to talk to somebody.Hans and Julia are still in Hamburg, and are now visiting the town. As they live in Switzerland they need to change money at a bank.Here is the file.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Hans and Julia are still in Hamburg, and are now visiting the town. And they are lost. Again. They need to ask for directions.This lesson builds on the last one so you might want to hear that one first.The Podcast is here.And I have started to add exercises to the homepage: http://www.german-podcast.de/Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

We are back to Hans and Julia. They are still in Hamburg, and are now visiting the town. As they both have not been there before, they need to consult a map and Julia needs to explain Hans how to get to the market place (as she is better at reading maps than he is). This is an important lesso, so bes sure that I will let you work on directions some more in the following sections.The podcast is here.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

The number 10 should be reason enough to take a short look back to where we come from, where we are at the moment and to take a look forward to where we will go. I read some comments from s.No new words today, just some exercises to repeat old words. The Podcast is here.Do not forget that you can subscribe to the podcast with iTunes or any other podcast tool here:http://feeds.feedburner.com/German-podcastUse this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Today we will learn and practice the numbers from 0 to 100.This is the last Podcast for some days, but I plan something special for the weekend, so you might want to check back on sunday evening/monday morning.There is no PDF today, as it would contain only numbers:Null, Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier, Fünf, Sechs, Sieben, Acht, Neun, Zehn.Zwanzig, Dreissig, Vierzig, Fünfzig, Sechzig, Siebzig, Achtzig, Neunzig, Einhundert.The Podcast is here.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

And here ist the MP3 file.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Our lesson of today continues with Hans a German programmer who arrived at the airport in Hamburg in one of our last sessions. He is still at the airport, bought a coffee and is now sitting in the bar, reading a newspaper, waiting for a friend to arrive. Finally Lisa arrives. They say hello and he orders a tea for her.The German learning Podcast can be ed here.The pictures shows me standing in front of the infamous Eiger Nordwand next to Grindelwald (Switzerland). Up here at last we found some snow...Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com

Here is the MP3 Podcast.Use this free podcast to learn to speak German. http://german-podcast.blogspot.com