Pukka German: learn the real German lingo!
Learn to speak "cool" and more fluent German with the free Pukka German language podcast. We teach the social German that's spoken by real German natives. We're especially keen on idioms, proverbs, colloquialisms and slang! In our weekly lessons you will learn vocabulary and expressions related to a new theme. Our goal: to make language learning fun and get you talking! We also provide online activities, transcripts and extras so visit our website at pukkagerman.com. The show focuses more on spoken German than grammar and is best suited for intermediate to more advanced learners (though beginners are also very welcome to tune in!). Pukka German will also be useful for Germans wanting to improve their English! Your hosts Tyler Duncan and Lisa Ernst are based in Freiburg, Germany.
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Learn German Podcast PG26 - Teenager Troubles
It's hard work being a teenager. Nobody understands you and people constantly rattle your cage. You are clearly no longer a kid but you are definitely not respected like an adult. Then of course there are the rules and constant nagging not to mention the social pressures! In today's German podcast w …
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Learn German Podcast PG26 - Teenager troubles
It's hard work being a teenager. Nobody understands you and people constantly rattle your cage. You are clearly no longer a kid but you are definitely not respected like an adult. Then of course there are the rules and constant nagging not to mention the social pressures! In today's German podcast w …
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Learn German Podcast PG15 - Party Party Party!
Today we learn German slang and colloquial words and phrases to use when the party is rocking and you're having a blast. So grab your favourite party shoes and let's jam till we drop. Classic German colloquial expressions like "die Sau rauslassen" - (to paint the town red - lit. to let the pig out) …
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Learn German Podcast PG25 - 2Cents
This week you will learn common German phrases useful for asking or expressing opinions in German. Although this lesson is less focused on German colloquial language and German slang, we felt it important that you feel confident in giving your 2 cents in German (deinen Senf dazu geben).Ich bin fest …
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Learn German Podcast PG24 - Codswallop!
"Verarschen", "veräppeln" and "vergackeiern" are just a few of the many popular German slang words in todays learn German podcast. I for one know that our Pukka German fans are way too smart to get taken for a ride and won't sit back and let the Germans take the piss or give them the runaround. …
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Learn German Podcast PG23 - Gobsmacked!
Today we look at cool German phrases and idiomatic expressions to use when you’re stunned, lost for words and simply don’t believe a word you’re hearing. “jdm die Spucke weg bleiben”; and “im Wald stehen” are just two of today’s gems from a long list o …
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Learn German Podcast PG22 - Who gives!?
On days like today, Lisa should come with a warning label. Today’s audio podcast teaches popular and funny German sayings and slang to show that you really don’t give a monkey’s or a rat’s ass about something. “Das ist mir wurscht” and “Das geht mir am Arsch …
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Learn German Podcast PG21 - Hitched
Today’s podcast teaches common German marriage vocabulary and phrases. Especially in the age of community sites like Facebook it seems like every other week I hear of an engagement, wedding or birth. I figure if you can’t escape it, you might as well be able to talk about - in German of …
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Learn German Podcast PG20 - Like Clockwork
We’ve already looked at useful German vocabulary for when things don’t go as planned so today’s podcast is devoted to the good times when everything goes smoothly and you have everything under control. Learn the German translation for common expressions and phrases like “to h …
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Learn German Podcast PG19 - Mind your business
Today’s lesson teaches the German translation of useful words and phrases for occasions when your feel your privacy is being invaded. Learn to tell someone to “mind their own business” in German and give them a piece of your mind for poking their nose where it doesn’t belong. …
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Learn German Podcast PG18 - Schief gelaufen
Todays German podcast lesson teaches German phrases and expressions for those times when things go pear-shaped and not according to plan. Even the Germans make a blunder from time to time when you next shoot yourself in the foot (heaven forbid!) - at least you’ll be armed with the right German …
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Learn German Podcast PG17 - Abwarten und Tee trinken
In today’s German podcast lesson you will learn German words and phrases to express indecision and uncertainty. Learn common German expressions to to say maybe, I don’t know, I’ll sleep on it or think it over. Sometimes you will find that the best solution to a problem is just to s …
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Learn German Podcast PG16 - Schaffe, schaffe Häusle bauen
Ever heard the German colloquial expression "Schaffe, schaffe Häusle bauen"? What about the funny German idiom "Kleinvieh macht auch Mist"? Today's show is the long awaited continuation of the money theme introduced in podcast PG3. "Time is money" so let's jump right in! Kleinvieh macht auch M …
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Learn German Podcast PG15 - Paint the town red
Today we learn German slang and colloquial words and phrases to use when the party is rocking and you're having a blast. So grab your favourite party shoes and let's jam till we drop. Funny German colloquial expressions like "die Sau rauslassen" - (to paint the town red - lit. to let the pig out) ar …
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Learn German Podcast PG14 - Scared stiff
Today we play it cool and face our fears and while we scare ourselves stiff, you get to learn a whole list of German sayings, slang and colloquial expressions to call someone a sissy or a wimp. So put on your bravest face and stop behaving like such a scaredy-cat or the Germans might call you a "Ang …
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Learn German Podcast PG13 - Clear as mud!
What do the German words: kapieren; blicken; schnallen; raffen; checken and peilen have in common? They are all popular German colloquial and slang alternatives for the verb: verstehen. These expressions equate to English phrases like "to get something", "to catch on", "to get the drift" etc and are …
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Learn German Podcast PG12 - Spoilsports and promises
Today we learn cool German words and colloquial expressions to make promises and assurances. You'll also learn different ways to keep headstrong when someone is trying to twist your rubber arm! I'm sure you'll enjoy the episode - "so sicher, wie das Amen in der Kirche" so don't be a "Spielverderber" …
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Learn German Podcast PG5 - Flirt and Infatuation
This week we get to listen in on the girls gossiping in German about guys they have the hots for! Learn German slang expressions for saying you're "nuts about someone" or a whole list of German idioms to express being "head over heels" or "up on cloud nine". Finally you'll know the colloquial expres …
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Learn German Podcast PG4 - Student Days: Testing Times
Do you know the German translation for: "cribbing" or "skipping class"? We've all had to hit the books at some stage. Some of us didn't learn as hard as we should have and just scraped our exams by the skin of our teeth, while the 'know-it-alls' brown-nosed the teachers and aced the courses. For tho …
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Learn German Podcast PG3 - Geiz ist Geil! (Money, money, money!)
Hard pressed and strapped for cash? You're not alone! This week we learn the German translation of great expressions like "penny pinching", "money squandering", "rolling in dosh" and "making ends meet". Learn to speak German as spoken daily by German natives when discussing their financial situation …
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