Stand-up comedian, Henning Wehn, takes a humorous look at the German language in ten short videos.

Stand-up comedian Henning Wehn

The Alphabet

In his first mission, Henning takes over a German beginners' class to teach them the basics: the alphabet. German just wouldn't be the same without the ß and the umlauts: ä, ö and ü.

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Telling the Time

Henning has a word of warning for those who don't arrive on time in Germany.

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Gender Bender

In German, it's not the size that matters - it's the grammatical gender of a word.

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Long and Winding Words

German is full of them and, according to Henning, understanding them is child's play.

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How to be Polite

Germans can be very polite. They just have different ways of expressing it.

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False Friends

In this clip, Henning reveals the deeper meaning of the German word Rathaus amongst others.

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Loan Words

Henning helps the suffering British economy with a German loan word.

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Waiting for the Verb

The German sentence structure is brought to life with a bit of footie.

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Pseudo-anglicisms

Henning explains English words in German to unsuspecting members of the public.

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Jokes

Vorsprung durch Slapstick. Germans will always laugh at the old cake trick.

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