With a hard hard i reached b2 before 1 year, i didn't continued German language, due to some personal reason. My Target is to move Germany with a great confidence and with good speaking capacity till next year, because i want to do pflege Ausbildung. Currently i am feeling like dumb, no confidence at all. I am totally confused, where should i start from? Lots of my friends who passed b2 exam with me, even with b1 level they moved to Germany but i got lost in my math. No motivation at all. I wanna ask whether its possible to resume my language learning journey or not? If yes then please give me some idea and guidance. Thank you very much.

Hello! My name is Yuki and I'm quite interested by the german language, at first I wanted to learn about it because it sounded cool but I quickly stopped because I was a kid back then

But now that I'm older and thanks to the band AND ONE, it made me look back to the language and me wanting to try and learn it again. I'm mentioning the band AND ONE because one of their songs 'So Klingt Liebe' made me realize how the german language can sound beautiful, romantic and comforting

Do you guys have any tips about learning the german language? I've currently written down the german alphabet and currently trying to write the german numbers 1 to 100 and made me realize that learning the numbers would be harder than the letters huhu

I have been watching news and documentaries from mainstream media like DW, Taggesschau, ZDFheute, ARTEde, SRF, NZZ, etc., but to be honest MSM seem to share the same perspective on everything and it just gets boring. That's why I also want to watch cultural/informative content from the more regular German creators. But youtube algorithm is pretty shit nowadays so I'm having a hard time finding them. So I am wondering if you guys have any favourite creators you would recommend?

I am mainly interested in philosophy, social sciences (sociology, psychology, geography, international relations, etc.), history, modern art and architecture/urban design, as well as in-depth travel vlogs for niche destinations.

My exam is next week and i am so scared and nervous right now. What are your last minute tips for me? 🥲

I would like to share my journey towards getting Telc Deutsch B1 certificate.

I registered for telc Deutsch B1 digital exam, this exam was not traditional pen and paper based exam. So my exam was on 16th August. And I got my results on 28th August, less than 2 weeks.

Preparation:

I am Indian, living in Germany since 2022, came for work (you guessed it right, in IT!!), in my working environment day to day business language is English and locals prefer to speak in English, so I am not exposed to German too much.

I wanted to learn the language, be able to communicate well, after all this country gave me opportunity to build my career and life and least I can do is to respect its culture by learning language. I started to speak and understand the language by watching Netflix with German audio and English subtitles and vice versa, that helped a bit.

I took a A2 course back in 2024, but it was kind of namesake offered by company. But I put some efforts and tried to build foundation. Fast forward to July this year, i took vacation days + overtime hours and got almost 4 weeks off to study B1.

The books that I purchased scared me, I couldn’t get through 10 pages in 2 days, then I shifted to Claude, prepared a road map, list of grammar topics from scratch (Subject/Verb/Object identification) writing and reading exercise. Then started understanding topics one by one with help of AI and it gave sufficient exercise for me to perfect it. So within 3 weeks I was confident, was able to get good results in reading, sprachbaustine, writing letter. Did couple of mock tests and revised all topics in last week.

Examination:

It was a digital exam, we were given laptop for the examination (in person computer based exam in authorised examination centre). I felt it was convenient, especially in writing, there is no scope of bad hand writing and you can see how good you have written and make adjustments. Hearing was challenging especially Austrian accent in one of the task. And speaking was also good, my partner in the examination equally spoke and performed well so It was a good conversation, didn’t felt like examination.

Results and Validity of certificate

I got my results in exactly 1 week 5 days after exam. Scored 249/300. Many in my office doubted if it is accepted at ABH for my PR application, but there was no issue at all, it is the same certificate what one gets in traditional pen and paper based exam. To prove this, I got my PR as well.

If you are planning to take Telc B1, try to see if center offers digital B1, so you might get results quicker in general compared with regular pen and paper based exam.

Cheers!!

Hallo Leute. Ich habe derzeit ein A2-B1 in Deutsch. Ein Freund von mir hat in Irland ein Intensivkurs (1 Monat) gemacht, als er hinflog, hatte er ein B1-B2 in Englisch und er kam mit einem C1 zurück.

Kennen Sie etwas ähnlich für Deutsch (2-3 Wochen, weil ich arbeite), am liebsten in Österreich? Irgendwelche Erfahrungen oder Empfehlungen?

Vielen Dank.

Hello, I’m studying German and planning to do an exchange year in uni Wien.
Before I go there, I want to listen to Austrian German(especially Vienna dialect) a lot to be able to get used that and maybe acquire this dialect(it’s not that different from “standard” German tho).
So can you recommend me some German teaching YouTubers from Austria or just Austrian YouTubers generally?

Hello,

My friend and I are looking to reach upper B1/lower B2 within a year. I'm at an A1 level, my friend is above A0 but has not reached A1 yet. We would like to hire a tutor to take us to A2, and then switch to a language institute like Goethe at the B1 and B2 level.

Obviously, tutoring alone will not take us to our desired level, so we are also using self-learning resources such as Grammatik Aktiv and DW. But, aside from that we would only be taught German through a tutor.

I have looked into platforms like Preply and iTalki, but we'd like to hear people's experiences with finding tutors at this level.

I would like to ask people who have learned/are learning with tutors:

- Which platform would you recommend? We can afford at best 1000 INR/10$ per session, maybe upto 1500 INR if it's a good tutor.

- Preply 'claims' that you can go from A0 to A1 within 14 sessions. Same with A1 to A2. For people who used tutors, how many sessions did it take for you to 'pass' A1 and/or A2?

- I also see that people usually take just 2 sessions per week. Both of us have the time to take more sessions, perhaps 3-4 times per week. But, is it better to space out these sessions? Language institutions expect you to learn for several hours a week, so I'm a little surprised to see the difference.

- What were the biggest differences between a tutor and a language institute? Pros and cons?

- How would you know when you have 'passed' your desired level? Would the tutor give a placement test, or are you expected to test yourself outside of class hours?

Thanks in advance for the help :)

Hallo Leute! Ich bin eine neue Deutsche Studentin. Ich kenne ein Bisschen und hoffentlich spreche, verstehe, und schreibe ich bald gut.

Ich will gerade Kinderbücher lesen. Ich glaube, sie mir helfen. Aber, ist es komisch? Ich bin achtunddreißig und ich lese regelmäßig Englisch Bücher für Erwachsene. Aber das ist meine Muttersprache, so diese Bücher sind einfach für mich. Vielleicht, Deutsche Kinderbücher sind gut für mich, dann ich weiß so wenig.

Ich will nur kenne wenn ein Erwachsener wer liest Kinderbücher ist komisch, oder? Ist es außerdem wirksam?

Danke für deine Hilfe! Tschüss!

Es sind noch 10 Tage bis zur Prüfung. Kürzlich habe ich angefangen, projektneu zu lösen. Soweit habe ich 8 Teste gelöst und meine Punkte waren für Lesen und Hören zwischen 26 - 20. Aber dieses Buch ist sehr schwierig. Ist das normal, dass dieses Buch mir sehr schwer fällt? Meine Punkte waren für die WerkstattB2 etwa 26 -27

Ich versuche die Bedeutung des Wortes „essäisch" auf Englisch zu verstehen. Ich finde keine Bedeutung im Internet noch im Duden Wörterbuch von Jahr-2000 gekauft.

Hier ist das Original von die Einleitung der Bet ha-Midrasch die auf Archive.org zufinden ist:

> Den essäischen Charakter bezeugt die Verehrung der Siebenzahl der „Jubiläen" bei Dillmann III, 70. In einem anderen Zusammenhange werden wir die ganze reichhaltige essäische pseudepigraphische Literatur darstellen.

Bisher habe ich bemerkt dass das Deutsche älter wäre.

We have been having german classes in the university since september of 2025. Back then it was 2 classes per week (3 hours total), but from this year, only 1 class per week. But the problem is I didn't really study and fell behind a LOT, I can barely make a simple sentence, my vocabulary is very weak and I barely know anything. I have the same knowledge I would've had if I studied the first 6 classes. Is it possible for me to comeback and have somewhat decent understanding so I can at least pass the exam without cheating? Here is the tasks we are doing currently so you understand the level https://imgur.com/a/HCqIjc3 .

hi all,

i've been studying german for most of my life on and off and im still painfully average at it. for the past almost six months i've been getting tutored in an attempt to get my c1 language certificate and hopefully feel more confident in myself and my german.

the issue is that every chapter of my book (aspekte neu c1) has more than 150 vocabulary words (not including the unknown vocab or derivative nouns/adjectives etc that i jot down) that my tutor doesn't test me on but has just told me to study them on my own. we have a lesson twice a week. in these past couple of months due to work, i've left way too many pages of vocabulary untouched, but i make an active effort on a daily basis - it's not really working.

i use pons vocabulary trainer, something akin to ankiweb, which uses flashcards and multiple other ways to help you memorize words and test you on them. due to the sheer bulk of vocab i have left it feels like no matter how many words i try to study nothing sticks and the list grows longer by the day. the fact that a german verb could have more than one definition depending on the context really doesn't help my case. i feel extremely defeated.

i like learning in context which is why in previous years i used to study vocabulary by writing sentences or reading texts. part of my lessons now however are revision tests for every chapter. i am so behind on my vocab goals that i can't fill out the handouts of the last two chapters. i really don't know what to do.

does anyone have any strategies for effectively memorizing lists of vocabulary?

Hey guys,

I’m starting A2.2 and I’m doing pretty well on classes, following the book and the assignments as well as listening is not really an issue for me. Nor is grammar for now.

What I struggle with is vocabulary, I can string sentences together and the construction isn’t really my problem, but Im constantly trying to find words to express myself. I have been using Anki for the past like month and a half or so, using a Goethe A2 deck as well as my custom decks from classes but I can’t seem to get the words to stick. Some words I do retain, but most I don’t seem to do so.

How do I work on my vocab and improve it? I thought Anki would help but it seems like it doesn’t do much for me. Is more reading and writing gonna help?

Thanks!

How do you guys manage it while speaking German?

I’m struggling with it. I seem to stutter more on German words. I’m only a beginner, so most of the words I’m saying for the first time. It’s been hard to learn pronunciation when I’m just stuttering. Any tips on how to get around it?

I developed a stutter at 19, so didn’t have the voice therapy a lot of those with one probably had. It’s hard to manage.

One thing about the German language that I find absolutely ridiculous: words like “Restaurant” and “Cousine” suddenly get a French accent. 😂

Like, excuse me?! We’re speaking German here! Why am I supposed to switch to French mode halfway through a sentence just because I want to talk about dinner or my cousin? It completely ruins the German language melody!

I’ll say Restaurant with German intonation, thank you very much. 🇩🇪

And if we’re going to pronounce every foreign word exactly as it’s pronounced in its original language, are we supposed to change accents 17 times in one sentence?💀

Hi everybody! I wanted to ask what kind of textbooks or what did you help to get better at German or see your level or see better where you struggle on the German level for example grammar or talking or hearing. Some textbook recommendations or some personal learning techniques you used would help a lot . Momentally I'm at a2 but I still struggle a bit with creating sentences and a bit grammar. Thank you!

Just started learning German and every video pronounces Ich differently

I think I will quit
Edit: lol My bad … 😬 didn’t realize people don’t have sense of humor here , obviously I won’t but it’s hard !

Hey everyone,

I speak German fluently and I've literally always seen and written "Tschüss" with a double S.

I recently saw "Tschüs" spelled with a single S in a course and it completely threw me off. I don't think I've ever seen anyone spell it like that in messages or anywhere else. Or is it just an official Duden rule that people mostly ignore? How do you guys spell it?

For context I’m about A2 in German and started my 2nd year of French. I like both languages but I LOVE learning German so is there any way to balance these languages? Thanks!

I'm Hungarian and learned German for 4 years back in high school in the 2000s and even chose German as my elective subject for the school-leaving exam (érettségi) and got a "5" (equivalent to an "A" in English-speaking countries) for it along with a "B1" language certificate.

Despite this, I never managed to become fluent in the language, it just seems such a difficult language compared to English.

Now, when I try understanding spoken German I comprehend almost nothing, save for brief sentences. When reading written German, I can generally get the gist of a text, but there are always pesky key words (and sometimes whole sentences) I simply don't understand and often these words or sentences are the most important for extracting the meaning from a text.

What methods can you recommend for me to re-awaken my knowledge of German and progress to fluency in it?

I came to Germany around 2 years ago and now I am almost done with my masters degree, just finalizing my thesis. In this time I went on learning the language and did A2. Now I am applying to full time jobs. As a student my schedule was very messy. Classes, part time job at the starting then werkstudent, making meals, assignments, quiz, exams and so on. I did have an A1 course in first semester and that kept me punctual, but afterwards maintaining even a 10 day streak on Doulingo/Praktika or watching slow German podcasts was hectic but I still managed to hang on and finish A2 along with finishing my masters on time.

The real question now is, does it get easy with full time job when you have just one thing on your mind or it get more difficult? People who learned the language working full time in Germany, what is your experience with this?

I'm giving up on language learning apps because none of them can bring me to an advanced level on my vocabulary and also its hard to find one I like or to try it out without paying. I already know and have Cornelsen Grammativ Aktiv for grammar, and I'm so happy with those books! I do wish they did C2 grammar, though.

If anyone hassome really good textbook recommendations for vocabulary (especially upper levels), please let me know.