Learn German With Stories: Ahoi aus Hamburg - 10 Short Stories For Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch - Simple German Short Stories For Beginners 5) (German Edition)

I love the Dino series, and never hesitated to pick up the latest by Andre Klein. One of the great features of them, besides their contemporary adult focus, is their humor. Most language readers are dull as dishwater, and too many of them are for children, or set in fairy tale timeless settings. These use colloquialisms and modern settings, which is rare, but the humor is such a welcome change.That being said, I didn't find this installment of Dino's adventures quite as funny.Always, looking for a cheap billet, Dino arrives in Hamburg and becomes an apartment manager, tasked with dealing with tenants and fixing small things. But for the hapless Dino, the task ends up more complex than he first considered. I enjoyed seeing a brief - very brief - glimpse of Hamburg through Dino's eyes. I understand now that one theme of the Dino series is to give the reader a snapshot of various German cities, hence his moving around. Still, it also means that Dino never seems to settle down and succeed at anything. That can be a little repetitive as Dino makes his way through Deutschland leaving a bevy of frustrated employers in his wake. Still any Dino is still good Dino, and I hope it won't be as long till the next installment.

This is a perfect way to learn a language... reading short stories in that language, and using the audio of the book. Perfect. Excellent approach.

Mr Klein has done it again. These connected stories are interesting and fun to read. Much of the vocabulary can be understood by context, but even words that trip one up can be looked up quickly. Using the same words more than once helps with retention. I like the positioning of the vocabulary following the story, then the questions afterward. This lets one review the vocab first. Use of boldface type with endings in normal weight type points up the base word for adjectives and adverbs, as well as pointing out the new words in general. You will not be bogged down reading any of Mr Klein's books.

Excellent beginner - level stories. A lot if new words but repeated throughout the book, which helps memorize them and their use.

The Dino stories are a fantastic way of adding to your command of German and to your knowledge of German culture. The stories are interesting, sometimes touching and really humorous; the vocabulary, key phrase translations and the quizzes at then end of each story are super well done. Start with Dino in Berlin; each new set of stories ramps up the vocabulary and difficulty. Excellent.

Klein's book is a wonderful way to spruce up your German. The stories are interesting and funny with each chapter just the right length to allow us to finish still feeling motivated. In his books we get a lively peek at German culture today. I would enjoy reading them even if I was completely fluent in German.

What lovely, charming books these are. Not too easy, not too hard, they provide a distinct thrill when you’re able to read a paragraph at a time without looking in the dictionary for help. Just perfect for the beginner German student, or any lover of languages.

These stories are just challenging enough for a beginner. The definitions are very helpful. I enjoy all these books and they help keep me from forgetting all the German I learned in college.

A Uiniversity of the Third Age German group are reading books in this series and find them very helpful: the chapters are a good length, there is new vocabulary added to build on what we have already learned and the stories are fun, not too academic but include current usage.

I have taught German for many years and there are no better books than these t for extending a beginner's' language and knowledge of German life. They are so well planned with perfectly matched vocabulary references in each chapter.

This is another wonderful addition to this series and I'm really enjoying the layout and ease at which they can be read. Naturally I would love all of them to be a bit longer but then I'd also like more of them generally. What you do get though is top notch and highly recommended for anyone looking to improve their German without much effort.

I bought this for our U3A German conversation group. It says its for beginners but I would say its not for total beginners. But the group like it and particularly like the fact that the sentences are short and its written in modern colloquial German. I think we will probably buy others in the series.

It was great to follow the hapless Dino once again as he skids around Germany gaining, then losing jobs. Marvellous 😂