I often get asked "What is the best way to learn German?" While I do think that some methods are better than others and some methods simply don't work for anyone, I think that the video below explains perfectly what the best way to learn German is.
As I promised in the video, I will now list some of my personal suggestions. While several of the methods I will talk about in this blog will overlap, as you can learn several things from them. I will, however, be listing them based on the main way that you will be using them.
Listening
There are a variety of sources that can help your listening skills in German. You can listen to podcasts about a variety of topics. You can listen to news broadcasts. You can even listen to German music. You could also listen to German radio online, but most of the music will be in English. Below you will find a variety of links that will let you work on your listening skills.
Slow German - German cultural articles with slowly read native speaker voices.
German Radio Online - Listen to a variety of stations from around Germany.
My German Music Playlist - An eclectic collection of music from all genres of German music.
Spotify - Unlike other online music sources, Spotify will allow you to sort the music by the language. Unfortunately I don't have a Spotify account, so I can't send you directly to any particular list.
Reading
Google News - If you are looking for a place to find a bunch of German news sources, you can simply change your settings in Google News to the German edition. This will give you news about what is going on in Germany and in the world.
Deutsche Welle News - German news on a variety of topics.
Children's Books Forever - Simple German children's stories by Hans Wilhelm.
News for Kids - Just what the name implies. They are news articles for children, but in German.
Nicht Lustig Cartoons - Short German cartoons by Joscha Sauer.
Ruthe Cartoons - Shorts German cartoons by Ralf Ruthe.
Watching
There are a ton of YouTubers who have dedicated their channels to teaching others German. Here is a short list of the ones I recommend.
There are a ton of German YouTube channels that aren't necessarily made for you to learn German, but they can do it all the same. The ones I would recommend are listed below.
Obviously, YouTube isn't the only source of German things to watch. You can change a lot of shows on Netflix to German. You can even turn on English or German subtitles. Of course, you can get a different variety of shows on Netflix that are in German, if you use a proxy server to fake that you are in German, but the legality of that is a bit fuzzy and will probably get you banned from Netflix.
If you want a list of German TV stations that you can stream online, you can find a pretty good list of that here.
Speaking
Honestly, the only way to get better at speaking German is to speak German. When you read, you should read aloud to train your mouth to speak German with good pronunciation. If you are looking for a place to find a partner with whom you can learn German, you can find a short list of sites for that below.
Vocabulary
I have done my fair share of reviews on flashcard apps and assisted readers. You can find a list of them here.
If you can't find something out of this list that will help you to learn German, you might want to reconsider learning a foreign language. What else would you like to see on this list? Leave a comment if I forgot something.
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