What methods would you recommand to learn German?

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Method can be taken in a very broad meaning in this question.If you have application/website suggestions, please indicate if it allows to also test oral expression and understanding.My goal is mostly to be able to follow basic conversations in a German street and read news but I&rsquo;m also curious to dig into poetry and philosophy.

082349872349872 · Accepted Answer

for exercising oral comprehension you might enjoy "World of Wolfram" (10 eps): https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofWolfram

dkga · Answer

The best advice for most people is also the most intuitive: sign up with a trained German teacher, go to classes, do the lessons, put in the time and effort. Best of luck, German is a beautiful language with a rich humanistic and technical corpus!

tornadofart · Answer

Look up your nearest Goethe Institut. The courses are excellent. https://www.goethe.de/en/index.html

jacquesm · Answer

That depends on where you are and what languages you already know. Without any context this is a tricky thing to answer. If you can afford it and if it doesn't interfere with the rest of your life: move there and immerse yourself. That's the very best way to learn German. The next best thing is to find German immigrants where you live and befriend them, ask them if they'll want to teach you by refusing to speak any other language but German to you. Websites and applications can give you some vocabulary but won't get you to the fluency level required for poetry and philosophy but they might help you as a tourist.

mariusor · Answer

If you really want to go at it independently without a teacher, I heard good things about the Deutsche Welle courses: https://learngerman.dw.com/

brudgers · Answer

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