Скачать или смотреть #48 Learn German with a Story: Die guten alten Zeiten (The Good Old Days) 📖

Welcome to Episode 48 of our B1 German series! Today, Anna and Lukas are feeling nostalgic and talking about their childhoods. But to talk about the past in German, you have to navigate a very tricky grammar trap: translating the English word "When."

In this episode, we finally solve the "Als vs. Wenn" mystery. You will learn the golden rule: Use "Als" for a single event or a specific period of time in the past ("Als ich gestern nach Hause kam..." / "Als ich ein Kind war..."). Use "Wenn" for the present/future, or for repeated events in the past ("Immer wenn ich bei Oma war...").

Oh, and don't forget—both of these words are "Verb-Kickers" that send the verb to the end of the sentence! Listen to our funny story "Die guten alten Zeiten" (The Good Old Days) to hear Lukas's embarrassing childhood secrets. Join us, fix your grammar, and start telling your own stories in perfect German!