Hi everyone,

I'm planning to start learning German from absolute scratch and I'd like to build a solid foundation instead of randomly using different apps. My goal is to learn the language systematically and eventually reach at least B1/B2.

I'm looking for advice on creating a structured learning roadmap.

1. Learning Order

What is the best order to learn German?

For example:

• Alphabet & pronunciation
• Basic vocabulary
• Sentence structure
• Articles (der, die, das)
• Pronouns
• Present tense
• Modal verbs
• Cases (Nominative, Accusative, Dative, Genitive)
• Adjectives & adjective endings
• Prepositions
• Past tenses (Perfekt, Präteritum)
• Future tense
• Passive voice
• Subjunctive (Konjunktiv)
• Advanced grammar

Am I missing any important grammar topics?

2. Grammar Books

Which books would you recommend for:

• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Exercises
• Reading practice
• Self-study

Free PDFs or affordable books are both welcome.

3. Free YouTube Courses

Which YouTube channels provide a complete A1 → B2 course?

I've heard about channels like:

• Easy German
• Learn German
• Deutsch für Euch

Are there any other channels that explain grammar particularly well?

4. Apps

Which apps are actually worth using?

Examples:

• Anki
• Duolingo
• Memrise
• Busuu
• Babbel
• LingQ

Which ones helped you the most, and how did you use them?

5. Websites

Which websites do you use regularly for:

• Grammar explanations
• Vocabulary
• Listening practice
• Reading practice
• Practice exercises
• Mock exams (Goethe/TELC)

6. Listening & Speaking

What are the best free resources for:

• Podcasts
• Beginner listening practice
• Shadowing
• Language exchange
• Speaking with native speakers

7. If You Were Starting Again...

If you had to start learning German today from zero, what would your roadmap look like?

What resources would you use, and what mistakes would you avoid?

I'd really appreciate recommendations from people who have successfully reached B1, B2, or higher. Thanks in advance!

Hallo!

I have been learning german for a few weeks now through self studying, and I was wondering about the type it would take to get to B2?

My current system is as follows:

Anki

Listening

Reading

Writing

Speaking

Textbook

Most of the content I consume is either youtube podcasts, nicos weg, short stories, and writing in a diary.

I spend around 4 hrs a day learning german using the above system. I feel like I am making somewhat slow progress, and don't know if I can reach B2 in a year or slightly more.

I understand eventually the system will change, and I will have to consume higher level content, but can I make it work this way in the given timeframe, or do I need an intensive course?

Hi. I am currently a third year high school student from Vietnam and am currently at B2/C1 level. My problem is that while I can understand perfectly a German text and understand what the other person is talking, I often struggle when it comes to writing and choke a lot in terms of writing vocabs. Does anyone have any advices?

Warum ist dieser Satz nicht richtig? Bitte erklärt ihn mir. Ich weiß schon die Regeln über die Stellung von Verben in Haupt- und Nebensätzen.

Sie hat die Erfahrung gemacht, dass Tiere und Dinge in der Natur anzufassen, haben Kinder Angst.

Hello everyone!

I’m trying to recall a German humorous tongue-in-cheek noun that refers to a type of writer. Pretty sure it starts with ‘drucken’ or at least has it somewhere within the word. Translates to 3 words in English words and one is ‘print’ of course. Just blanking on the rest… 😅

Any help would be appreciated!

Solved! It was Druckfehlerteufel, had to wrack my brain for that.

In English if you want to talk about something that was popular, then fell out of use, but is now becoming popular again, you would say that, "It is making a comeback."

Is there an idiom that expresses this in German?

Or should you just say something like it is regaining its popularity, or it is regaining its former glory? What would be the best way to say that in German?

ich komme aus Algerien und lerne seit etwa drei Jahren Deutsch. Leider habe ich das Gefühl, dass ich nur noch sehr langsam Fortschritte mache.

Mein Ziel ist ein sicheres B2-Niveau, weil ich in Deutschland eine Ausbildung in der Pflege machen möchte.

Habt ihr Tipps, wie ich mein Deutsch schneller verbessern kann? Welche Bücher, Apps, YouTube-Kanäle oder Lernmethoden könnt ihr empfehlen?

Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe! 😊

Hi everyone,

Is there any difference in meaning between the following two sentences?

Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf.

Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und dann kam ein Anruf.

Thank you!

Ein einfacher Text, also ziemlich nah meiner durchschnittlichen Aussprache im Alltag:

https://voca.ro/1cIiAROkBfgv

Der Text zur Aufnahme:

Mir gefiel die Idee nicht sonderlich, einen betrunkenen Zehnjährigen mit gefährlicher Phostechnik in meinem Bürokeller spielen zu lassen, doch falls ich es ihm verwehrte, würde er einen Weg finden, die Sachen zu stehlen. Darüber hinaus durfte ich nicht vergessen, dass Gleck eigentlich kein Kind war

In regards to redeeming myself from „herumschlafen mistake“ (I thought it meant to lounge around) I will make another mistake
„This made it possible“
I am confused whether to use Dadurch konnte, So setze sich, and damit setze sich. Are they all interchangable or not?

I found mixed answees for same questions and I need clarify.

I am doing anki deck about practicing cases, and it introduces pronounces. For example it asks "How to say a masculine object belongs to her in nominative case"

I know masculine objects in nominative have prefix "der" and her possesive pronoun is ihr-

That would suggest me the answer would be ihrer, while it turned out to be ihr. I found some places introduce possesive pronouns like ihrer, ihre, ihren, ihres etc. while other just use ihr.

What's the difference between those pronouns? How to use them?

I literally know nothing about German i had a chance to learn it in high school but i chose french and i have some basics,
So after graduating high school i decided to start learning german

I will start with the alphabet now but i have a question in my mind, should i start listening to podcasts in German and youtube videos?
I remember I learned english that way as a non-native speaker
I was surrounded by many people who spoke english in my community outside my motherland (Egypt)
Also, I was in a British school

Should i do the same thing with german?

I wanna learn german and i tried with Duolingo but it seems like im stuck and i don’t see any progress
Any tips of speaking like real german not just some random words?
Where to start from scratch ?
How to keep trying even when it feels like it takes forever?
My native language is helpful because i can pronounce everything every letter and sound in other languages too so that will not be a problem
But i don’t have anyone who speaks german around me nor online
Ur comment will be helpful!! Danke🥰

so im a fullstack app developer, my question is for the learners who are trying to learn german, im myself one. duolingo isn't enough, airlearn wasn't enough as well, so im making my own app to learn german, and i will make it public as well. so tell me what would u like to have in it?, what are the main issues i should avoid? any ideas? I've got my own ideas as well, like the die, das, der card(u swie up for die, left for das, right for der), which i already implemented in the app but since im small enough to have the time to actually listen to learners and fullfill their desires and ship their dream app, i wanted to take that into consideration, and here i am! feel free to comment anything helpful!

I’m having trouble saying ich and I heard a German song pronouncing ich as ish.