Beginner Lessons Videos

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You and your friend are in Mexico watching a hotly contested soccer match. Your friend looks at you and says in Spanish, “Isn’t this so exciting?” You respond in Spanish, “Yep. I couldn’t imagine anything I’d rather be doing right now.” Your friend replies in Spanish, “I could. I would rather [...]

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You’ve been in the market to find a new place to stay in Italy, and today, you found the home of your dreams. You excitedly run home to your roommate and say in Italian, “You have to come and look at this great place I found today. I love it!” Your [...]

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You have been driving around on this old German country road for HOURS!!! You have no idea where you are or where you have been in Germany tonight - and that might have been nice to know since you have never been to Germany before! You’re tired, your stomach has been [...]

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Last year, you found the perfect Spanish tutor! She’s smart and articulate, and she’s been speaking Spanish for years. She also happens to be one of the nicest Spanish-speaking people you’ve ever met. Unfortunately, she’s also one of the most beautiful! For the last year, you have looked at her in [...]

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You cannot believe you allowed your friends to talk you into this, but here you are on yet another road trip - this time, sightseeing in the middle of the night in Germany. As you venture a little too far from the comfort of your hotel, everyone begins to panic as [...]

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! After several weeks of working at a breakneck pace in Italy, you take a few moments to walk around outside the office and breathe some fresh Italian air. Lost in thought, your colleague approaches you and says to you in Italian, “You’ve been working too hard lately. You need a vacation!” [...]

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You tell your friend in Spanish, “Man, I’m tired of learning all these grammar rules for class. It’s bad enough that I have to know them for English, and now I have to learn a new set of them for Spanish too.” Your friend responds in Spanish, “It’s not that bad, [...]

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You’ve been waiting in line to rent a car for almost a quarter of an hour, when you overhear a conversation in German behind you. “I hate bad drivers! Sometimes I could just kill them!” says one. The speaker’s companion replies, “Kill? You’re exaggerating, aren’t you?” The first speaker says, “I [...]

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Huh? Your friend just walked over to you and said in Spanish, “Let’s go to the bookstore. There are many books there that can help you learn Spanish.” You respond in English, “There is no way I can understand you when you speak Spanish that quickly. Can you slow down and [...]

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You’ve heard about it. And now you’re on it, speeding your way across Germany with a maniac (aka your best friend) behind the wheel. “This is fun!” your friend exclaims as he zooms by yet another car. “I love the Autobahn!” Your fists are clenched so tightly your nails are digging [...]

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! “Come on! What do you want to do today?” your friend asks you in Spanish. She adds in Spanish, “It’s time to make a decision about where you want to go!” You respond in Spanish, “Let’s go to the soccer game!” She replies, “Okay, but we need to leave early - [...]

Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! After your boss yells at you in Italian, you need a few minutes to regroup and pull yourself together. So you grab a cup of Italian coffee and sit down at a table, staring out the window. The next thing you know, your boss sits down next to you. Your heart [...]

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You’ve been in Berlin for several days now, and you’re ready to see more of Germany. You check the prices for train tickets to Munich and are shocked at how expensive they are. “Let’s rent a car,” your friend suggests. Um…”Okay,” you reply. “But are you sure you can drive in [...]

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! It’s time to go back-to-school shopping, and your cousin cannot wait to buy his school supplies - especially the ones he needs for his Spanish class. Having been more of a class clown than a serious student of Spanish or any other subject yourself, you’re perplexed by his excitement. Nevertheless, you [...]

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Oh no! You promised your significant other a fantastic birthday present - a trip to see an awesome Spanish singer - and now you won’t be able to deliver! You lament to your friend in Spanish, “What could be worse than disappointing your significant other?” Your friend responds in Spanish, “It’s [...]

  Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! When you show up to work at the Italian café, you stroll in confidently, fully expecting to have a good day. Your hope is shattered within the first thirty minutes of your day on the Italian job. First, your co-worker says to you in Italian, “You didn’t check yourself out in [...]

Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You’re walking down the street in Berlin with your friend—who is just a friend and not a girlfriend—when you spy one of the most beautiful women you’ve ever seen. “Wow,” you exclaim. “Look at her! She looks like a model!” Your friend glances over at the woman [...]

  Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! You know your sister just got a raise from her Italian boss, so when she arrives home from work on payday, you immediately start to hit her up in Italian. You ask her in Italian, “Hi sis, how are you? Can I get something for you? Maybe a cold beverage after [...]

  Learn Italian with ItalianPod101.com! Vroom, vroom! A Ferrari pulls up next to you while you’re sitting at a traffic light on your scooter. Feeling adventurous, you nod at the guy driving the Ferrari and say in Italian, “Hey, buddy, do you wanna race?” He laughs and says to you in Italian, “You must be joking. [...]