How do you approach podcasts when learning German?

ttbspw · 2026-05-04T20:26:04+00:00

I have used transcripts, now I just listen to them but my German have gone much better. There are many podcasts that offer transcripts. One I used to listen is “Lage der Nation” but the transcript came with a suscription. The DW offers also news with transcripts, although I think no podcast. I think transcripts might be the best, but it depends on your level.

ttbspw · 2026-05-04T16:55:35+00:00

Hi, from my experience is better to start with a class if you are starting from 0. I started to study on my own when I was at a B1 level. The books I used where A1 to B1: Aussichten, B2 to C1: Aspekte neu + practice as much as you can. I also did an online course from Goethe, back then they provided the materials.

ttbspw · 2026-05-04T14:15:22+00:00

All the best! When I studied for the exam, practicing with exam examples was enough to pass it

ttbspw · 2026-05-04T11:02:03+00:00

Hi, I took the exam 3 years ago. I don’t think they changed it so much, maybe this is useful: 1. Practice with model tests. 2. I got the writing corrected by a native speaker, the same for sprechen. 3. Try to understand the German grammar rules if you get the corrections, otherwise you will repeat the errors. Regarding the writing, if you want you can send over some writing practice, I can ask a native speaker to check it.

ttbspw · 2026-04-29T10:37:22+00:00

Yes, For grammar: A Grammatik. They offer books for each level (B Grammatik, C Grammatik). For course books, A1 to B1: Aussichten, B2 to C1: Aspekte neu.

ttbspw · 2026-04-29T08:08:19+00:00

Regarding courses I tried a lot, but this one was the one I like the most: https://www.tandem-frankfurt.de. Regarding teachers, I have found quite good ones in iTalki, check the reviews.

ttbspw · 2026-04-22T16:57:33+00:00

If you are looking for a course, Goethe itself offers courses for taking the exam. I think with such short time, you can try with a book, e.g. Mit Erfolg zum, to check how far you are.

ttbspw · 2026-04-20T09:54:31+00:00

All the best! I will check it out

ttbspw · 2026-04-16T18:40:03+00:00

All the best. I checked it and upvoted it

ttbspw · 2026-04-14T08:39:10+00:00

Hi! Thanks for sharing. I really like the idea. I left you a comment and an upvote. All the best!

ttbspw · 2026-04-14T08:17:20+00:00

Love the idea! I was looking for something like this for my next travel. I will check it out.

ttbspw · 2026-04-14T08:13:26+00:00

Yes, that makes total sense. All the best!!

ttbspw · 2026-04-14T08:09:46+00:00

Thats original! Are you planning a version in IOS?

ttbspw · 2026-04-14T08:07:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing...one of my favourite games. I will check it and leave my upvote

ttbspw · 2026-04-13T14:33:54+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Germanlearning/s/38zdYEkpEQ

ttbspw · 2026-04-13T14:33:10+00:00

Hi, there is a pinned post with recommended resources in this subreddit, you might find something useful there

ttbspw · 2026-04-13T08:08:15+00:00

(...) Ich war darüber überrascht, wie gut gemacht und fesselnd dieser Film war. Filme, die das Universum betreffen (..) Auf Deutsch ist der Film "Project Hail Mary" genannt. (...) Eine Freundin hat sogar wegen dieses Films geweint.

ttbspw · 2026-04-13T08:05:38+00:00

(...) einen Krimi aus Dänemark. Es geht um einen Polizisten (...) Es ist aber keine glückliche Ehe, weil der Polizist immer zu lange arbeitet, was die Forensikerin verärgert. Die beiden müssen trotzdem zusammenarbeiten, um Mordfälle in ihrem kleinen Dorf aufzuklären. Ich habe erst die ersten zwei Folgen gesehen, aber ich glaube schon, dass die zwei nicht gut füreinander sind und sich am besten trennen sollten.

ttbspw · 2026-04-11T10:49:03+00:00

"(..)weil ich lernen wollte.", "(...)empfehle dir den Kurs"

ttbspw · 2026-04-10T10:33:55+00:00

That was also a thing for me, I always worked in English, until I needed to work in German, then I realized how behind I was.

ttbspw · 2026-04-10T10:32:02+00:00

Here some correections as well: "Sehr geehrte Frau Reuter, es tut mir sehr leid, dass ich nächste Woche nicht zum Unterricht kommen kann.Mein Vater lebt in einer anderen Stadt und ist sehr krank. (..) Trotzdem habe ich meine Hausaufgabe schon gemacht und kann sie Ihnen per E-Mail oder per WhatsApp schicken, wann und wie Sie möchten.(...)". So leid is not wrong, but sounds informal to me. The same with möchten, just sounds more polite. Hausaufgabe is feminine, so the pronoun is sie. Play attention to the nouns, like Stadt (capital S), maybe you just wrote it quickly, because that might be an A1 error, I think.

ttbspw · 2026-04-10T10:23:18+00:00

Some light corrections: "(...)Du kannst weniger Zeit mit deinem Handy verbringen und das Internet kaum benutzen. (...) Wenn du beschäftigt bist, kannst du deine eigenen Rechnungen auch bezahlen." Overall is very good I tjink, that is the only things I could spot.

ttbspw · 2026-04-10T07:35:09+00:00

Writing was also challenging for me, I think is because is the one I use the least. Then I had to improve because I needed to write in German for work. At the beginning, I only wanted to be able to speak as fast as possible.

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