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Day One German | Beginner News-Focused German Course

Day One German | Beginner News-Focused German Course

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German Day One is a 20-episode beginner German podcast for absolute beginners who want to understand slow German news. No prior German is needed.


In five minutes a day, learn the essential German words, verbs, phrases, grammar patterns, and listening skills you need to start listening to our main podcast - LinguaWire A1 German news. In that feed, we post a new episode every day discussing the latest real news stories, in simple A1 German.


This podcast is perfect for learners who are just beginning German, learning German for the first time, starting German A1, and looking for slow, basic German education.


LinguaWire podcasts use AI support, including translations and multi-language recording, under native speaker scripting and supervision.

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Episodes
  • Day 1: The verb sein and the German number trick

    Day 1: The verb sein and the German number trick
    Jan 1 2026
    Get the learning sheet and homework at www.linguawire.com/dayone.Day One German begins with the most important verb in the language: sein — to be. You’ll learn how to say “I am,” “he is,” and “she is,” meet your first German news word, der Präsident, and discover the satisfyingly logical way German builds numbers. By the end of the episode, you’ll understand and say a real German-style news sentence: Der neue Präsident ist 62 Jahre alt.

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    8 mins
  • Day 2: The verb haben — and why nouns wear capitals

    Day 2: The verb haben — and why nouns wear capitals
    Jan 1 2026
    Get the learning sheet and homework at www.linguawire.com/dayone.Today you learn your second essential German verb: haben — to have. Felix and Leonie show how haben helps you talk about family, children, and basic facts in the news. You’ll also spot one of German’s most visible quirks: every noun starts with a capital letter. Today’s sentence is: Die Kanzlerin hat zwei Kinder und wohnt in der Hauptstadt.

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    7 mins
  • Day 3: Der, die, das — never learn a naked noun

    Day 3: Der, die, das — never learn a naked noun
    Jan 1 2026
    Get the learning sheet and homework at www.linguawire.com/dayone.Today is the famous German article day: der, die, das. Instead of trying to make German gender “make sense,” you’ll learn the LinguaWire rule: never learn a naked noun. Felix and Leonie introduce government, police, army, streets, and heute — today — while completing your first real sein patterns. Today’s sentence is: Die Regierung, die Polizei und die Armee sind heute auf den Straßen.

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    6 mins
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