Resourcesfor
learning :A1-C2
by @ffluencyy
🇩🇪
What will you find
here?
Hi!
In this guide I am sharing the resources I used to go
from total beginner to C2 in : without classes, tutors
or even visiting Germany! You’ll find my
recommendations for:
textbooks,
podcasts,
YouTube channels,
apps & websites
that actually worked for me.
Most of the things here are clickable! For example,
if you click on a podcast, it’ll take you straight to
Spotify
if you click on a YouTube channel, it’ll take you to
YouTube
If you click on an app, it’ll take you to AppStore
Unfortunately, I can’t attach the links to the textbooks
😅
since I don’t want to end up in jail However, the
textbooks I used are easily found online: on platforms
like Scribd or PDFcoffee or simply via googling the
book’s name + “pdf”.
I recommend supporting the authors by purchasing
the books if it’s possible for you🤎
.
And as a bonus, there are some tips from me in the
end :)
Main textbook
Two textbook series from the same authors that
cover levels from A1 to C2
Grammar textbooks
Grammatik Aktiv, from A1 to C1
A textbook with very clear and intuitive
explanations
Therefore, I suggest you use Grammatik Aktiv
first before you use any other grammar textbook
The topics and exercises are divided by levels
(A1/A2/B1 etc.) which is convenient for self-study
Don’t forget to check out the tables and lists at
the end of the books!
Grammar textbooks
A/B/C-Grammatik
These textbooks are written by the authors of
the main textbook
Therefore, they are convenient to use in parallel
with the main textbook
However, they are more “academic” than
Grammatik Aktiv, so I recommend studying a
topic with Grammatik Aktiv first and then with
A/B/C-Grammatik
Don’t forget to check out the tables and lists at
the end of the books!
Grammar textbooks
Grammatik mit Sinn und Verstand: B2-C2
A pretty challenging one: I recommend using it
as your last grammar textbook, for extra
improvement
Again, don’t forget to check out the tables and
lists at the end of the books!
Vocabulary textbook
Uni? Sicher! B2-C2
Just a very good textbook for practicing
advanced vocabulary on various topics :)
Exam textbooks
Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat
In case you’re preparing for an exam :)
Podcasts
99% of my podcasts were from the
Deutschlandfunk app (available for both iOS and
Android).
However, you can find all of them on Spotify, too
(or simply click on a podcast in this document to
be taken to its Spotify page).
Podcasts
Click on a podcast to go to Spotify
Podcasts
Click on a podcast to go to Spotify
YouTube channels
Click on a channel to go to YouTube
YouTube channels
Click on a channel to go to YouTube
YouTube channels
Click on a channel to go to YouTube
Press
Click on a magazine to go to the
subscription website
Apps & websites
Click to download the app (AppStore or
Google Play)
Apps & websites
Don’t forget about watching series
and films in German!
A tip to make it more effective:
choose shows where people talk a lot.
For example, sitcoms are a better
choice than horror movies.
My personal favorite is The
Simpsons: I watched 25 seasons, all
in German :)
Some tips
Should you listen to podcasts as a
beginner? Yes, definitely! Initially, you can
stick to podcasts adapted for beginners.
And even if you don’t understand most of
the conversation but recognize a few words
or grammar points you’ve learned before —
that’s already huge for reinforcing what you
know.
My recommendations for podcasts,
YouTube, and magazines worked for me
because I liked them.
You don’t have to use them 1:1. A smarter
way is to use my resources as a starting
point to find content that you genuinely
enjoy. Always search for content you like.
One good way to find content you like: use
your obsessions.
For example, if you have a celebrity crush,
go crazy for a tv show or really like some
video game - go read a ton of articles about
it in German, watch a ton of videos, join
online communities if they exist. You’ll be
having fun and learning German at the
same time :)
Some tips
Write by hand as much as possible! You’ll
get way more out of textbooks if you take
notes and write down the full exercises —
as opposed to simply filling gaps.
It’s especially important for German, where
you have a lot of purely “technical” stuff
(like declinations or word order) that you
need to train manually.
Don’t force output too early. You’ve probably
heard “start talking as soon as possible” a
thousand times. But the truth is, you don’t
need to speak right away to make progress.
Focus on exercising the grammar and
building your input base through listening
and reading — speaking will come naturally
once your brain has enough material to
work with.
Want to go further?
Many people have been asking me what
was my method to learn languages or how I
used the resources that I shared.
So I wrote down my whole approach to
language learning in two guides:
the ffluencyy guide
and the exam guide
If you’re serious about making real progress
and want a clear, structured plan and
methods that actually work, the guides will
help you.
You can get them here (100+ language
learners are already using them!):
https://ffluencyy.marketsy.ai
That’s it!
Hope this guide
helps you on your
journey 🇩🇪
If you have a question
or noticed a mistake,
let me know —
@ffluencyy💌
