Listen and Learn First Words in German File:Gen. C.A. Luongo Salvatore.jpg Wikimedia Commons. This book is actually an interactive sound panel with topic cards to listen to 128 German words spoken by a native speaker. Simply take one of the four topic cards out of the envelope and insert into the special frame, then press a picture to hear the word. Each of the four double sided cards shows sixteen words from a topic such as clothes, food, or animals with colourful corresponding pictures. An engaging way for children to learn German as a first or second language.