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. There is so much fun and useful German vocabulary and German slang to talk about ones finances, that we'll be doing a sequel to this show in the near future. Don't forget to check out this week's learn german online quizzes.

nach Geld stinken =
to be filthy rich / to be stinking rich

Bad hair day? Join the club. Who would have thought you could be so expressive with your hair! In this week's learn German podcast, we investigate the meaning of a collection of German expressions distantly related to your short and curlies. Learn the English to German translation for "not losing sleep over something", "to eat someone out of house and home", "to split hairs" and lots of other German idioms. As usual everyone is welcome not just the blond Aryans. Also be sure to review the lesson with our learn german online activities.

jdm die Haare vom Kopf fressen =
to eat s.o. out of house and home

We kick off our learn German podcast with the German theme word "reden" which means to speak or talk. Before the day is out, you'll know the German translation for: "to talk your head off", "to beat around the bush", "to cut to the chase" and loads more. With our free learn German podcast, you'll learn to speak German like a German native so don't be shy, hop to it and have a listen! Once you're done, don't forget to reinforce what you've learnt by completing our learn german online quizzes. Also if you have a moment, why not send us feedback to help us improve the show.

jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden =
to talk the hind legs off a donkey