GERMAN RESOURCE LIST
OVERVIEW
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SELF ASSESSMENT
GENERAL RESOURCES
BEGINNER RESOURCES
ONLINE DICTIONARIES
TEXTBOOKS
STORYBOOKS
NEWS SITES
APPS
PODCASTS
YOUTUBE RESOURCES
GENERAL WEBSITES
APPS
MEMRISE COURSES
ANKI DECKS
READING
BOOKS
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
POETRY
NEWS SOURCES
WRITING
SCRIPT
PRACTICE WORKSHEETS
GRAMMAR
DICTIONARIES
PARALLEL TEXT
SPEAKING
VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION
HEARING
PODCASTS
AUDIOBOOKS
PLAYLISTS
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
SHOWS ON YOUTUBE
DIALECTS
OTHER RESOURCES
GERMAN KEYBOARDS
TRANSLATORS
GOOGLE EXTENSIONS
TIPS FOR LEARNING GERMAN
MISC. RESOURCES RECOMMENDED BY COMMUNITY
OVERVIEW
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SELF ASSESSMENT
● Test your German- Goethe Institute
● Placement Test; DW Learn German
● test your language: German test
● https://www.gls-berlin.de/kostenloser-online-test-deutsch.html
● https://learngerman.dw.com/de/placementDashboard
GENERAL RESOURCES
BEGINNER RESOURCES
Starting with learning a new language can be hard and equally stressful when you don't know
what resources are actually useful. Here are the best resources to start off German learning.
Recommended: https://blog.busuu.com/how-to-learn-german-easily/
ONLINE DICTIONARIES
● https://www.germanpod101.com/german-dictionary/
● https://en.pons.com/translate
● https://www.linguee.com/german-english
TEXTBOOKS
● Deutsch Aktuell
● Komm mit!
● German second and third years
● Mittelpunkt
NEWS SITES
● Nachrichtenleicht
● Der Spiegel
APPS
● Learn German for Beginners
● Learn German- Beginners
PODCASTS
YOUTUBE RESOURCES
GENERAL WEBSITES
● https://www.learnalanguage.com/learn-german/
● https://www.studying-in-germany.org/learn-german/
● https://www.deutschakademie.de/online-deutschkurs/english
● https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
● https://www.deutsch-lernen.com/
● https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/kup/kur/doln/doi.html
APPS
● Learn German for Beginners- Zeemish Labs
● Learn German for Beginners- gonliapps
● DW Learn german- Deutsche Welle
● Learn German Offline- UFOStudio
● Seedlang: Learn german Faster- Seedlang
● Learn German, Speak German- ATi Studios
● Busuu: Learn german-Busuu
● Learn german offline- Kidstube
MEMRISE COURSES
Memrise is a British language platform that uses spaced repetition of flashcards to increase the
rate of learning. Memrise focuses completely on memory retention which makes it efficient for
learning and remembering vocabulary. Here are a few Memrise courses handpicked for you!
● German 1
● German 2
● German 3
● German 4
● German 5
● German 6
● German 7
● Holiday Survival Kit
● Advanced German C1-C2
● Duolingo Stories German
● A1 German
● German Verbs with prepositions
● Conversational German
ANKI DECKS
Anki is a free and open-source flashcard program using spaced repetition, a technique from
cognitive science for fast and long-lasting memorization. Here are a few flashcard decks for you!
● Top 100 German Verbs
● 150 German Adjectives
● Nouns and Adjectives
● A2 Goethe Institute
● B1 Goethe Institute
● Vocabulary
READING
BOOKS
● Grammar Textbooks
● German Textbooks; Pdf and Tes
● German Learning Books for free
● 15 Short Stories
● Free German eBooks
● Learn German with Stories
● 100 German Short Stories for Beginners
● German Children's Books
● Easy Reading in German
● German Stories (A1-B2)
● German Learning Material and Books
● Intermediate German Short Stories
● B1 Learning Material
● Becoming Fluent in German: 150 Short Stories for Beginners
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
The above textbooks in the Books Category are solely recommendations. Here are a few public
libraries to get more exposure to German Literature.
● http://www.digbib.org/
● https://zulu-ebooks.com/
● https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/languages/de
POETRY
● 5 Short German Poems with Translations
Sufficient resources not added yet. Feel free to suggest some.
NEWS SOURCES
● https://www.dw.com/
● http://www.nachrichtenleicht.de/
● http://www.spiegel.de/
● http://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/s-2055
● http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/start/
● http://www.huffingtonpost.de/
WRITING
SCRIPT
● https://www.expatrio.com/living-germany/learn-german/german-alphabet-and-grammar
● https://learn-german-easily.com/alphabet
PRACTICE WORKSHEETS
● German Worksheets for Beginners
● German Exercises (A1-B2)
● free German worksheets for Beginners
● grammar worksheets- nthuleen
● Grammar worksheets- Grammatiktraining.de
● Printable German Worksheets
● Worksheets by CEFR Level
GRAMMAR
● DW| Learn German
● German Grammar with rules and interactive exercises
● Laura's Grammar Guides
● German Grammar: Fast and Easy FluentU
● German Grammar explained easily
● Beginner's Guide to German Grammar
● Basic German: Grammar and Workbook
● Complete German Grammar by Ed Swick
● German Grammar A1-C2
● Intermediate German: Grammar and Workbook
● Teach Yourself German Grammar
● Deutsche Grammatik A1-C2
● Essential German Grammar
DICTIONARIES
● German Dictionary Online LEXILOGOS
● Dict.cc German DIctionary
● Wiktionary
● Collins Woerterbuch
● Linguee
PARALLEL TEXT
● Online German Club
● Learn German with parallel text
SPEAKING
VOCABULARY
● German Pod- Core Words
● Learn German Words
● Mondly- german Words
● 150 Essential german Words
● https://www.optilingo.com/blog/german/german-vocabulary/
● Vocab List pdf
● 9000 German Words
● German Vocabulary List
● German Word of the Day
● German Vocabulary and Phrases pdf
PRONUNCIATION
● https://www.thegermanproject.com/german-lessons/german-pronunciation
● https://www.germanpod101.com/german-pronunciation/
● https://www.thoughtco.com/pronunciation-and-alphabet-4076770
● https://www.fluentu.com/blog/german/how-to-pronounce-german-words/
● How to Pronounce German Like a Native Speaker
● https://www.germanpod101.com/german-pronunciation/
● Busuu's German Pronunciation guide
HEARING
PODCASTS
● Easy German
On the Easy German podcast, we discuss topics from Germany and around the world,
explain words and expressions and answer your questions. Members get full transcripts,
our exclusive vocabulary helper and bonus content for each episode.
● Learn German with Stories
Learn German with the only German learning podcast that picks you up at your level,
leads you to your goal in small steps, and has an ongoing story that makes you hungry
for more.
● Coffee german
Learn German in coffee-break lessons from the Radio Lingua Network. In each lesson
we'll focus on the language you need to know and before long you'll be making yourself
understood with native German speakers.
● The Learn german Podcast
This podcast aims to help you improve your German language vocabulary and
pronunciation. Reference materials: Netzwerk and Aspekte coursewares for Goethe and
OSD exams. New episodes every Thursday.
● Learn German Podcast
Become fluent and confident in speaking German with my podcast. The podcast focuses
on teaching you German grammar and vocab for daily life and career. The podcast is
suitable for beginner and intermediate speakers.
● Learn Basic german
This podcast teaches people to say the basic German alphabet with pronunciations later
we will learn the basic numbers,colours,foods,etc. If you are wondering why I do this if
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it's not for money well... I want to improve my confidence and talking freely and what
better way than to teach people a language while doing it.
● Slow German
In this podcast, German podcaster Annik Rubens talks slowly about topics of everyday
German life, from beergardens to recycling. More information and Premium Podcast with
learning materials on Slow German at www.slowgerman.com. You can read the
complete transcript of each episode on this internet-site or in the ID3-Tags.
● Natural.Fluent.German
A Podcast for German Learners. I will talk about Germany, the German way of life, the
culture and of course the German language. And I will give many advices how to learn
German best. I learned 4 languages thanks to a special method and I want to help you
to be successful in learning the German languages.
● Deutsch lernen durch Hoeren
German learning through listening.
● Learn German with Linguaboost
Each lesson contains useful everyday phrases related to a specific topic. You’ll learn the
language in context, not just isolated words. All material is translated and spoken by
native speakers.
AUDIOBOOKS
● Der Wald
● Harry Potter
● Sturmhoehe
● Der Sandmann
PLAYLISTS
● German Songs
● Top 50-Germany
● German Pop Hits
● German Love Songs
● Best of German Music
● Top Songs- Germany
● German Songs
● German Rock
● German Childhood Vibes
● German 80's Pop
● German Heavy Metal
● Top 100 Germany
● German Music
● German Songs- Youtube
● Best german Songgs-Youtube
YOUTUBE CHANNELS
● Learn German with Germanpod 101
● Learn German
● Easy German
● Learn German with Herr Antrim
● Life in Germany
● Dein Sprachcoach
● Natuerlich German
● Your German Teacher
SHOWS ON YOUTUBE
● Jojo sucht das Gluek
● Mein Weg nach Deutschland
● Schnitzel und Domaldes
DIALECTS
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_dialects
● https://www.optilingo.com/blog/german/german-dialects/
● https://www.fluentin3months.com/german-dialects/
● All German Dialects - The Same Sentence | Never Learn German
● Regional German Dialects
● Learn German Dialects | An Overview
OTHER RESOURCES
GERMAN KEYBOARDS
● German Keyboards Online
● Type German Letters, Online German Keyboards
TRANSLATORS
● English <-> German Translator
● DeepLTranslate
● german-English translation, LEXILOGOS
GOOGLE EXTENSIONS
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TIPS FOR LEARNING GERMAN
● 15 Tips for learning German
● Learn German:Tips and Tricks
MISC. RESOURCES RECOMMENDED BY COMMUNITY
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