Learn German With Stories: Walzer in Wien - 10 Short Stories For Beginners

Dino lernt Deutsch #7

by André Klein

In the wake of the events of "Plotzlich in Palermo," Elisabeth lands a promising job in Vienna which comes with many perks but demands a lot of traveling, while Dino is left to his own devices. Pampered by Viennese "Gemutlichkeit" and slightly confused by yet another German dialect, he hangs around in coffeehouses until he saves the day for someone whose gratitude elevates him into a position of prestige and responsibility. Explore the Austrian capital, learn about Viennese coffee culture, local cuisine and improve your German effortlessly along the way.

Genres: German Literature, Fiction, Language, Short Stories

159 pages, Paperback

Published May 4, 2016

About the author

André Klein was born in Germany, grew up in Sweden and Thailand and currently lives in Israel. He has been teaching languages for more than 15 years and is the author of short stories, picture books and non-fiction works in English and German.

Reviews

[Katra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun read with Dino. I'm not checking the vocabulary words nearly as often. I think my German is really improving!

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Six stars.

[Samichtime · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stories. Enjoy some moose emojis! 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎

[Evan Edinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for learning German

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like the format of these books. I also like that the sentences become a bit more complex as the stories go along. The characters are interesting and so is each story.

[Aaron Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Great story, I feel like I've been stalking this couple around Europe and reading their diary 😂 Could be worse

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before you criticize me for taking 21 months to read this little book, please note that I suspended “reading” it in October 2019 to study German using Duolingo. Once I finished that, I returned to this and finished the last four chapters in one day. I expect to always remember the thrill of picking it back up after taking a lengthy break and being able to sight read with help on new words and the occasional turn of a phrase (when a strictly literal translation made no sense). I’m not there, but I’m getting there.

I have really enjoyed reading the Dino lernt Deutsche Series and highly recommend it for new learners.

[Ruth clarke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always enjoy reading Andre Klein's books. I decided a while ago, to return to the simplest of his language learning series, to revise and improve my language skills. It is working, and very helpful.

Ich lese immer wieder gerne die Bücher von Andre Klein . Ich habe vor einiger Zeit beschlossen, zur einfachsten seiner Sprachlernreihen zurückzukehren, um meine Sprachkenntnisse zu überarbeiten und zu verbessern. Es funktioniert und ist sehr hilfreich.

[Serdar Poirot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dino ve Elizabeth Viyana'ya gelirler. Elizabeth hemen gazete için görevlere başlarken, Dino da Freud müzesine gider. Burada bir profesör ile tanışır. Profesör İtalyanca ve İngilizce bilen birini aradığını söyler. Yalnız kalan Dino da hem dil geliştirmek hem de para kazanmak için bu teklifi kabul eder. Elizabeth ile telefonda görüşür. Koşturmacadan yorulmuştur. Bu arada profesörün oğlu ve arkadaşları ile lunaparka gittiğini öğrenince dönme dolaba binip binmediğini sorar. Binmediğini duyunca sevinir. Bir kadın müze açılmadan önce Dino'yu kandırır ve kitabın kaybolduğunu öğrenir. Şansa kitabın kopyasıdır o ve hemen başka bir koya müzeye konur. Gazetenin işleri kötüler ve ay sonunda kadar evişn kirasının ödendiğini, ama faturaları artık kendilerinin ödeyeceğini söylerler. Dino önce Elizabeth ile dansa gider sonra da lunaparka. Acaba bundan sonra neler olacaktır? Keyifle soluksuz okunan bir kitap.

[Wendymaughan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun Read

I'm a beginner learning German. I had a few high school courses, and spent some time on DuoLingo. That little bit of background is enough to enjoy these stories, which are realistic, interesting and funny. The good storytelling is the best motivation I have ever had to practice. The characters are endearing, especially Dino who has flaws we can all relate to. I've learned a lot and will read the whole series more than once.

[Ewa Anna Lach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for practicing German language- useful vocabulary and expressions as well as a bit of sightseeing in Vienna, but the constantly returning refugee theme is rather boring since we read and watch about it everyday in media since many years already. Only for this reason not 5 but only 3 stars this time - I have 2 more books to go of this series and hope that the author didn't continue the refugee boredom because it would seem that his publisher got a phone call from certain Angela years ago.

[Adina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to give this more stars, because the books are actually a great learning tool. However, as one of the stories carries a fairly obvious racist message, I feel that I cannot rate it beyond 2 stars. I do not know if it was intentional or just an oversight, but that should never be the case in a book, especially a language learning book. Goes against what language learning is all about.

[Efe · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Unter einem Glaskasten lag ein altes Buch mit dem Titel 'Die Traumdeutung'. 'Ein sehr berühmtes Buch' sagte ich. 'Über ... ah ... die Bedeutung der Träume."

Haha, I love Dino's eternal Impostor Syndrome. It nicely exemplifies modern people and their clouded sense of confidence. Except he is an impostor. That makes him a clown and a fun one indeed. Nice book!

[Tiarnán · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think the quality of the story and writing is improving with every book, and I like the way the sentences get progressively slightly more complicated as the series goes on. Great resource for beginners

[Gro E. L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can really recommend the Dino books!

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful to learn conversational german.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit more plot than previous books.

Vocabulary introduced covers the Freud museum, refugees, a heist (of sorts), taking a kid to the fair, ordering fancy coffees and quitting jobs.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the stories

I'm still loving the journey!

It has helped my language and passive vocabulary quite a bit. I can't wait until the next city!

[Matija Ziberna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Man i what André would be writing this in other languages as well.

[Andreea Cornea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good for improving your German

[Laine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Präteritum book, which I liked to read over and over just to train myself more with conjugations.

[Ian Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dino arrives in Vienna with high hopes for furthering his relationship with Elisabeth, but those hopes come crashing down as Elisabeth's boss sends her on an assignment to the border of Macedonia. Meanwhile, Dino gets a job in a famous museum, and has to deal with thieves, psychological nightmares, and a boss who, after a priceless artifact goes missing, just might want to kill him.

Walzer in Wien is yet another great book in a great series. This one leaves a bit of loose end at the end, but given we're experiencing things through Dino's perspective, it all makes sense, and anyway the point is to get us learning German in an engaging way, and the book accomplishes that with André Klein's engaging writing style and subtle sense of humor.