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Learn German for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple German, Explained in English

Learn German for Beginners A0-A1 | Daily News Class in Simple German, Explained in English

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Summary

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.


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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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Episodes
  • United negotiate with Pochettino | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News
    13 Nov 2026

    Today's story: Manchester United are negotiating with Mauricio Pochettino. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

    Today's headline in German: Manchester United verhandelt mit Mauricio Pochettino

    (00:00) Welcome and today's headline

    (00:30) More stories today

    (01:39) Today's headline, slowly

    (02:23) Talks over time

    (03:31) A new role

    (04:19) A poor beginning

    (04:50) Today's grammar point

    (05:22) The story again

    The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

    https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-11-13

    TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

    Manchester United verhandelt mit Mauricio Pochettino

    Manchester United verhandelt seit Montag mit Mauricio Pochettino.

    Am Mittwoch fragte United den US-Fußballverband nach einer Ausstiegsklausel für zehn Millionen Dollar.

    Der Verein will die Klausel nutzen und Pochettino als Trainer holen.

    Pochettino will in die Premier League zurückkehren.

    Nach einem schlechten Start in die Saison musste Michael Carrick am Donnerstag als Trainer gehen.

    ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

    „Star Wars“ kommt vor dem 50. Jahrestag in die Cosm-Kuppeln

    Nvidia-Aktie fällt nach Huangs Rücktritt

    Cindy Holscher gewinnt Gouverneurswahl in Kansas knapp

    WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

    - vocabulary (seit Montag)

    - verb (fragen)

    - vocabulary (als Trainer)

    - vocabulary (zurückkehren)

    - vocabulary (schlechten Start)

    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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    7 min
  • Shares fall amid chief executive reports | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News
    12 Nov 2026

    Today's story: Nvidia shares fall after reports about Jensen Huang's future. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

    Today's headline in German: Nvidia-Aktie fällt nach Berichten über Jensen Huangs Zukunft

    (00:00) Welcome and today's headline

    (00:32) More stories today

    (01:49) Today's headline, slowly

    (02:37) Share price fall

    (03:33) A connection between two people

    (04:25) No confirmation

    (05:02) Today's grammar point

    (05:34) The story again

    The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

    https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-11-12

    TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

    Nvidia-Aktie fällt nach Berichten über Jensen Huangs Zukunft

    Am Mittwochabend verlor die Nvidia-Aktie im US-Handel nach Börsenschluss bis zu acht Prozent.

    Mehrere Berichte sagten, dass der Verwaltungsrat über Jensen Huangs Zukunft sprechen wollte.

    Die New York Times berichtete über eine Beziehung zwischen Huang und einer Führungskraft von Nvidia.

    Am Sonntag schrieb Huang seinen Mitarbeitern, dass er seiner Frau untreu war.

    NBC News bestätigte die Berichte nicht, und Nvidia reagierte nicht auf Anfragen.

    ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

    Falsche Notrufe mit KI-Stimmen werden in den USA schwerer zu erkennen

    Pochettino soll Manchester United übernehmen

    Vereinigtes Königreich ernennt Sonderbeauftragte für Klimasicherheit

    WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

    - vocabulary (verlor)

    - vocabulary (Verwaltungsrat)

    - connector words (zwischen)

    - verb (schreiben)

    - vocabulary (bestätigte)

    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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    7 min
  • Watchmaker returns to profit | Beginner German Lesson (A0-A1) from Today's News
    11 Nov 2026

    Today's story: Fossil is profitable again and is growing slightly.. You will hear it in German first, then line by line with the English beside it.

    Today's headline in German: Fossil ist wieder profitabel und wächst leicht

    (00:00) Welcome and today's headline

    (00:30) More stories today

    (01:42) Today's headline, slowly

    (02:26) Profit and losses

    (03:19) To rise

    (04:26) Watch sales

    (05:27) The story again

    The full transcript, the English translation, the vocabulary and a short quiz for this episode:

    https://linguawire.com/class/german/a1/2026-11-11

    TODAY'S GERMAN TEXT

    Fossil ist wieder profitabel und wächst leicht

    Nach Verlusten im Vorjahr macht Fossil im dritten Quartal wieder Gewinn.

    Der Betriebsgewinn beträgt 25,3 Millionen Dollar.

    Der Umsatz stieg um 0,4 Prozent auf 271,2 Millionen Dollar.

    Die Betriebskosten sanken um 11,1 Prozent.

    Die Verkäufe von klassischen Uhren stiegen um 6,4 Prozent.

    ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE

    Konservative im Vereinigten Königreich wollen Hilfe für manche Kinder kürzen

    Manchester United prüft die Trainerfrage

    Südafrikanische Schwimmerin Tatjana Smith startet künftig für die Niederlande

    WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES

    - vocabulary (Verlusten)

    - vocabulary (Betriebsgewinn)

    - verb (steigen)

    - vocabulary (sanken)

    - vocabulary (klassischen Uhren)

    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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    7 min
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