German Listening Practice, Intermediate Level (B1) | Short Story: Under the Peeling Paint
Learn German by ear through simple stories. This video features a B1-level story with a parallel translation for learning German.
You can read the text on the screen and/or listen to the story.
This story is about nostalgia and inevitable loss as Klara returns to her old house, which is slated for demolition. Filled with memories of a happy childhood, she experiences for the last time the warmth of family, games with her brother, and the care of her parents.
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Story with subtitles
3:12 Story with translation
11:36 Story without subtitles