The Better German Podcast helps you understand German in a clear, simple and practical way. I’m Susi Blümel, your teacher from Vienna, and in each episode I guide you through everyday German, useful vocabulary, culture, learning tips and more.
Some episodes teach you the language directly; others help you understand how German really works.
You can listen to any episode on its own, but you’ll get the most benefit if you start with Episode 1 — the podcast follows a gentle step-by-step progression.
62 "To have" in German
2026-03-20 15 min
In this episode, you’ll learn how “haben” (engl. "to have") works in real sentences! And you will learn how to add objects to a sentence (what are you having) - and what change is happening with the article "der".
This is a very basic episode to make slightly longer sentences in German.
This is a very basic episode to make slightly longer sentences in German.
If you want to stop guessing and start forming correct sentences, this is one of the first building blocks.
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🔑 What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why “haben” is not always used the way English “have” is,
- How to say “I have…” correctly in German,
- How to build a basic sentence step by step,
- How small word changes affect meaning,
- Why one word in the sentence sometimes changes form (your first step into sentence structure).
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