This week learning German online gets wild. In today's podcast we study a collection of expressive German idioms related to animals. We've got beasts for you large and small. Learn the German translation of useful expressions like "to be in a vicious circle" or "to have a screw loose". As usual don't forget to review the lesson by completing the learn German online quizzes.

jdm einen Bären aufbinden =
to pull someone's leg; to hoax s.o

Tag: animals

This week we mean business! If you do business with German partners; if you want to climb the German corporate ladder; or if you have a few German colleagues in the office you'd like to banter with; then today's German vocabulary will be right up your street. Learn the German translation of essential business expressions and phrases. "To be on the ball" and "to go with your gut" are just a few of today's many gems. This is German language learning at it's finest and don't forget, it's only "Feierabend" once you've worked through the online quizzes and you have the new vocabulary under wraps!

von jdm über den Tisch gezogen werden =
to be taken for a ride; to be cheated

Tag: business

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 expressions and translations for your next approach. Du siehst echt zum Anbeißen gut aus! Grrr! As usual there are plenty of German online quizzes for you to review and practice today's lesson. (Music in today's podcast is by the Swiss band: WhoTheFunk)

zum Anbeißen gut aussehen =
to look good enough to eat

Tag: infatuation

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 those of you who cribbed, skipped and skived during student days, today's podcast and German slang is especially for you and the learn German online quizzes will help you reinforce the lesson's material.

jdm Honig um den Mund / Bart schmieren =
to butter s.o. up; to brownnose s.o.

Tag: student