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Your dream of speaking German starts here ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Welcome to Learn German Simply. Here we make German simple, practical, and easy to understand. What youโ€™ll learn here: โ€ข German words โ€ข Everyday phrases โ€ข Verb conjugations โ€ข Grammar tips โ€ข Useful Redemittel โ€ข Exam preparation This page is for: โ€ข Goethe A1โ€“B2 students โ€ข Au Pair applicants โ€ข Ausbildung seekers โ€ข Family reunion visa applicants โ€ข People planning to study or work in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, or Liechtenstein โ€ข Anyone who simply loves the German language and wants to speak it confidently You donโ€™t need complicated lessons. You need structure and consistency. Our structured online lessons help you: โ€ข Speak German confidently โ€ข Understand spoken German โ€ข Read and write correctly โ€ข Pass your exams in one sitting You also get: โ€ข Practice materials โ€ข Exam Redemittel โ€ข Refresher courses (A1โ€“B2) Busy schedule? Distance learning? You can learn from anywhere in the world. Affordable classes. DM to join. Letโ€™s Deutsch it up ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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The week starts tomorrow. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช One German word to carry into it: ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป. = to stick with it. To stay on it. To not let go. ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ = on it. ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ = to stay. Not to rush. Not to force. Just to stay on the thing. Whatever you are building - the language, the habit, the goal you keep circling back to โ€” it does not need you to be perfect this week. It needs you to ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ. Stay on it. ๐˜Ž๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ต. ๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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There is a feeling that comes the morning after the best night of your life. Not regret. Not sadness. Something more specific than both and the Germans found it first. ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. ๐˜’๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ป๐˜ฆ = cat. ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ = misery, wailing. The wailing of cats. It started as the word for a hangover. The groan the morning after a night you regret. Then it grew into something bigger. The low feeling after any high. The flatness after a celebration ends. The quiet emptiness when the thing you worked for is finally over and you don't know what comes next. A feeling with traces of depression and emptiness, yet distinct from either. The specific gloom that follows a peak. You have felt it after a wedding, a project, a trip you spent months planning. German named it after the sound of cats crying in the night. Once you know the word, you will feel it the next time it comes. And you will know exactly what to call it. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Finish this German sentence correctly. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ___ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ. ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ณ or ๐˜‚ฬˆ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? One word. Both look right. Only one is correct here.
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Learn where Germans go ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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The German Creation Story. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช This is funnier because it is true.
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The actual differences in case anyone wants the lesson: ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ โž– why (general, most common) ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ โž– how come / why is that (why) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ป๐˜ถ โž– what for / to what end (why) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜งรผ๐˜ณ โž– what for (asking about purpose: why) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ โž– for what reason (slightly formal: why) ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ โž– on account of what They are not identical. But trying to explain the difference to a beginner is exactly why God rested. ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Tell me one German word you love and why. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Any word. Doesn't matter how simple. The first one that comes to mind when you think of the language.
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20 ways to say "I am..." in German ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช โœ… Ich bin bereit โž– I'm ready โฐ Ich bin spรคt dran โž– I'm late โฌ…๏ธ Ich bin zurรผck โž– I'm back ๐Ÿ“ Ich bin hier โž– I'm here ๐Ÿ˜œ Ich scherze โž– I'm joking ๐Ÿ˜ด Ich bin mรผde โž– I'm tired ๐Ÿ˜ Ich bin verliebt โž– I'm in love ๐Ÿค’ Ich bin krank โž– I'm sick ๐Ÿค” Ich denke โž– I think ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Ich warte โž– I wait ๐Ÿฅถ Mir ist kalt โž– I'm cold ๐Ÿฅต Mir ist heiรŸ โž– I'm hot ๐Ÿฅฐ Ich bin glรผcklich โž– I'm happy ๐Ÿ˜ข Ich bin traurig โž– I'm sad ๐Ÿ˜ก Ich bin wรผtend โž– I'm angry ๐Ÿค— Ich bin zufrieden โž– I'm satisfied ๐Ÿค“ Ich bin neugierig โž– I'm curious ๐Ÿคญ Ich bin รผberrascht โž– I'm surprised ๐Ÿค Ich bin still โž– I'm quiet ๐Ÿ˜Ž Ich bin entspannt โž– I'm relaxed ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Context is everything in German. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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The best free tool for German listening practice most people have never heard of. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช It's called ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ. Radio podcasts sorted by level. Go to the website. Pick your level (A1 to C2). Press play. Every recording comes with a full transcript and vocabulary list. Zero cost. A2 is topical โ€“ environment, technology, culture. B1 adds news broadcasts and interviews. B2 has philosophy, history, documentary analysis. C1 gets you literature discussions and advanced political discourse. All for free. All with transcripts. It's like Spotify for German learners. Link in first comment๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฝ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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German Verbs with โ€œnehmenโ€ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช nehmen = to take abnehmen โž– lose weight/remove annehmen โž–accept aufnehmen โž–record einnehmen โž–take (medicine) mitnehmen โž–take along teilnehmen โž–participate unternehmen โž–undertake รผbernehmen โž–take over vornehmen โž–plan wegnehmen โž–take away zunehmen โž–increase ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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German verbs with "kommen" ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kommen = to come bekommen โž– to receive ankommen โž– to arrive vorkommen โž– to occur mitkommen โž– to come along zurรผckkommen โž– to return auskommen โž– to manage entkommen โž– to escape herauskommen โž– to emerge nachkommen โž– to comply with zukommen โž– to approach aufkommen โž– to arise vorbeikommen โž– to stop by abkommen โž– to deviate umkommen โž– to perish durchkommen โž– to get through ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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German words that look like English and will embarrass you if you assume. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ Looks like: gift ๐ŸŽ Means: poison โ˜ ๏ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ Looks like: bald ๐Ÿ‘ด Means: soon ๐Ÿ”œ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ Looks like: fast โšก Means: almost ๐Ÿค ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐˜ Looks like: kit ๐Ÿ“ฆ Means: putty / filler ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น Looks like: actual โœ… Means: current / up to date ๐Ÿ“ฐ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น Looks like: sensible ๐Ÿง  Means: sensitive ๐Ÿฅบ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น Looks like: eventually โณ Means: possibly / perhaps ๐Ÿค” ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜‡ Looks like: concurrence/concrete ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Means: competition ๐Ÿ† ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜† Looks like: handy ๐Ÿ‘ Means: mobile phone ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป Looks like: become ๐Ÿ“ˆ Means: to receive / to get ๐Ÿ“ฉ The most dangerous words in a language are the ones that look familiar. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Prepositions in German. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Fast gleich - almost the same. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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German words with "irgend-" ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Irgend- = some- / any- Irgendjemand โž– somebody / anybody Irgendwer โž– someone / anyone (informal) Irgendetwas โž– something / anything Irgendwas โž– something / anything (informal) Irgendwo โž– somewhere / anywhere Irgendwohin โž– (to) somewhere / anywhere Irgendwoher โž– from somewhere / from anywhere Irgendwie โž– somehow Irgendwann โž– sometime / at some point Irgendwann einmal โž– someday / one day Irgendein / Irgendeine โž– some / any ( singular noun) Irgendwelche โž– some / any ( plural noun) Irgendwo anders โž– somewhere else Irgendjemand anders โž– someone else ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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German words for the things you feel on a Friday. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด โž– relief The specific lightness of something heavy being over. ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ โž– anticipation / pre-joy The happiness that exists before the weekend arrives. ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ตรถ๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด โž– exhaustion Not just tired. Properly emptied. ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ณรผ๐—ต๐—น โž– the Feierabend feeling The specific sensation of work being done and the evening belonging to you. ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ญ๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ โž– contentment / satisfaction Not excitement. Something quieter. The feeling of a week done well. ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜ โž– gratitude What stays when everything else settles. Which one is yours today? ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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Use them in sentences: ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜งรผ๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ. โž– I feel relieved. ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ. โž– I am looking forward to something. ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉรถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ง๐˜ต. โž– I am exhausted. ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ป๐˜ถ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ. โž– I am content / satisfied. ๐˜๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ณ. โž– I am grateful. Five sentences. All of them true on a Friday. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
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