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🇩🇪 Überprüfe den Fehler nicht.
🇬🇧 Don’t review the mistake.

🇩🇪 sich konzentrieren: focus
🇩🇪 die Lösung: solution
(feminine cause it ends with -ung)
🇩🇪 wiederholen: repeat
🇩🇪 sich merken: remember
🇩🇪 der Fehler: mistake
(masculine cause it ends with -er)
🇩🇪 überprüfen: review, check, think over

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Split-screen illustration conveying a learning mindset. On the left, a cool blue scene places a downcast learner under a narrow spotlight. They lean toward a small round table that holds a crumpled sheet marked with a large red X. The pose is slumped, eyebrows tilted, mouth curved downward, signaling rumination on an error. On the right, the palette shifts to warm mustard yellow, lit by three pendant lamps. The same person now stands upright and relaxed, smiling. With one finger they tap a row of three cream tiles, each bearing a green check, spaced like beats. The bright light and repeated checks emphasize practicing the correct solution. The following text is written under on image: “When you make a mistake, focus on the solution and repeat the solution because you want to remember the solution. Don’t review the mistake.” On the right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Wenn du einen Fehler machst, konzentriere dich auf die Lösung und wiederhole die Lösung, weil du dir die Lösung merken willst.
🇬🇧 When you make a mistake, focus on the solution and repeat the solution because you want to remember the solution.

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Two-panel illustration: left, a cool blue-gray scene shows a student slumped at a desk, dwarfed by a sky-high tower of books; right, a warm orange scene shows the same student standing atop the stack, smiling and reading an open book, visually symbolizing progress and growing confidence.

🇩🇪 Solange du vorankommst, werden die Dinge mit der Zeit leichter.
🇬🇧 As long as you’re moving forward, things will get easier with time.

🇩🇪 vorankommen: move forward, make progress

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Vertically split into two equal panels, the cartoon captures a learner’s journey from struggle to ease. The left half, tinted in cool blue-gray, shows a young person slouched at a simple desk. One hand props up their weary head while anxious eyes follow a massive column of blank, beige book spines that towers like a cliff far above them, its height and deep shadows amplifying the sense of intimidation. In the right half, bathed in warm sunrise orange, the same learner now stands proudly on top of that formerly daunting stack. Upright and relaxed, they hold an open book at chest height, a gentle smile lighting their face. The bright, uncluttered sky behind them underscores freedom and accomplishment, turning yesterday’s obstacle into today’s vantage point. The following text is written under on image: “Challenge yourself even if you feel uncomfortable in the beginning. As long as you’re moving forward, things will get easier with time.” In the right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Fordere dich heraus, auch wenn du dich am Anfang unwohl fühlst.
🇬🇧 Challenge yourself even if you feel uncomfortable in the beginning.

🇩🇪 herausfordern: challenge
🇩🇪 unwohl: uncomfortable

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German subtitles? 😁

If u listen to German while looking at German subtitles, u create a mental connection between the sound of words & how they're spelled even if u don't understand them because…

German spelling is very consistent so this skill will help you look up any word you hear in the future

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🇩🇪 Ach, da bist du!
🇬🇧 Oh, there you are!

🇩🇪 Tz. Langweilig!
🇬🇧 Tss. Boring!

🇩🇪 Und unnötig obendrein.
🇬🇧 And unnecessary on top of that.

🇩🇪 Du solltest lieber mitkommen.
🇬🇧 You should just come with me instead.

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Yes, it's really good! 😍

Depending on your German level, you might want to repeat the 1st few episodes to make sure you understand the story and the relationships between the characters before continuing.

Maybe also look up keywords that keep repeating since you'll need them throughout the series.

🇩🇪 Zwischenprodukt (15)
🇬🇧 intermediate product

Split‑screen, flat‑style illustration contrasts slow and fast typing to show how practice accelerates writing. Left half, tinted cool blue, displays only a person’s forearms and hands hovering hesitantly over a dark laptop with a blank screen. A small hourglass beside the computer drips sand, symbolizing sluggish progress. Right half glows in vibrant orange. The same laptop and arms now pulse with energy: fingers blur across the keyboard, surrounded by sweeping speed lines. An analog clock reinforces the quicker tempo, and an empty speech bubble points toward the profile of a speaker wearing a headset mic, hinting that rapid writing is flowing into fluent speech. The mirrored layout highlights the dramatic shift from slow, measured typing to lively, confident output. The following text is written under on image: “When you’re able to write just as fast as you speak, your writing skills will transfer to your speaking skills.” In the center is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Wenn du genauso schnell schreiben kannst, wie du sprichst, werden sich deine Schreibfähigkeiten auf deine Sprechfähigkeiten übertragen.
🇬🇧 When you’re able to write just as fast as you speak, your writing skills will transfer to your speaking skills.

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Split‑panel, flat‑style illustration shows the same dark‑haired young man in two contrasting moments, separated by a crisp vertical line. On the left, the scene is drenched in muted teal‑blue tones: the man sits slumped at a desk, shoulders rounded, eyes downcast, fingers hesitantly grazing a dark laptop keyboard. His weary face conveys discouragement, and a tiny snail crawls across the tabletop to emphasize slow progress. In sharp contrast, the right half glows with warm golden orange. Here the man is upright and relaxed, laptop now closed before him, and he wears a lightweight headset with a microphone. He smiles broadly, and three short motion lines radiate from his open mouth to suggest lively speech. A matching square wall frame reappears behind him in a brighter hue, visually linking the two halves while underscoring the transformation from sluggish writing to confident, energetic speaking. The following text is written under on image: “Write e-mails to practice speaking.” In the center is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Schreibe E-Mails, um das Sprechen zu üben.
🇬🇧 Write e-mails to practice speaking.

🇩🇪 üben: practice
🇩🇪 das Sprechen: speaking

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🇩🇪 An manchen Tagen fühlte ich mich als könnte ich die Welt aus den Angeln heben
🇬🇧 Some days I felt like I could move mountains.

Literally: Some days I felt like I could lift the world off its hinges.

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Start learning German using the free course offered by Deutsche Welle (a German broadcaster).

You can find it here 👇

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The rule is that the conjugated verb in the main clause goes in the 2nd position. So both the following sentences are correct:

Das Wetter ist heute schlecht.
Heute ist das Wetter schlecht.

You use the 2nd version if you want to emphasize today more than the weather.

🇩🇪 Ach was für ein schönes Zuhause!
🇬🇧 Oh, what a beautiful home!

🇩🇪 Ich will auch hier wohnen
🇬🇧 I also want to live here

🇩🇪 Nicht gerade die richtige Farbe für einen Sargdeckel
🇬🇧 Not exactly the right color for a coffin lid

🇩🇪 Wir gehen rein!
🇬🇧 We go in!

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To pronounce either Ö or Ü correctly in German:

Stretch the tip of your tongue forward until it touches the back of your lower teeth.

So push with your tongue against the back of your lower teeth.

This is common between Ö & Ü. For Ü you just need to also purse your lips.

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🇩🇪 gastfreundlich (14)
🇬🇧 hospitable

Podcasts, videos, games (in German) and a good dictionary.

Oh…and a LOT of patience 😁

Two‑panel cartoon. Left: warm orange shows tired young man in teal shirt, eyes half shut, three pale speech bubbles drifting downward to depict fading speech. Right: night‑blue with stars and crescent moon shows him asleep under a blanket; six green bubbles rise, symbolizing refreshed fluency.

🇩🇪 Während du schläfst, macht dein Gehirn dich effizienter, sodass du länger besser sprichst.
🇬🇧 While sleeping your brain makes you more efficient so you speak better for longer.

🇩🇪 das Gehirn: brain
🇩🇪 effizient: efficient
🇩🇪 sodass: so that

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Split‑panel illustration in flat cartoon style with no text. On the left, a warm orange backdrop frames a weary young man with short dark hair and a teal T‑shirt. His eyelids droop, mouth turns down, and shoulders sag in fatigue. Three pale beige speech bubbles drift downward beside him, each smaller and lighter, showing waning fluency. A thin vertical line divides the scenes. On the right, a deep midnight‑blue background dotted with small stars and a crescent moon holds the same man sleeping beneath a dark blue blanket, head on a white pillow, eyes closed, lips relaxed in a gentle smile. Six vivid green speech bubbles rise around him, growing larger and brighter, symbolizing refreshed, more efficient speech after rest. The following text is written under on image: “It’s normal for your language level to go down when you get tired as you speak. While sleeping your brain makes you more efficient so you speak better for longer.” On the right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Es ist normal, dass dein Sprachniveau nachlässt, wenn du beim Sprechen müde wirst.
🇬🇧 It’s normal for your language level to go down when you get tired as you speak.

🇩🇪 das Sprachniveau: language level
🇩🇪 nachlassen: decrease, drop off

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🇩🇪 Bundesrat (9)
🇬🇧 Federal Upper House of Parliament

🇩🇪 Komplizenschaft (15)
🇬🇧 Complicity

Amazing!

That's also how I started learning German more than a decade ago. I downloaded classic point-and-click adventure games, switched the language to German, and started looking up words like crazy!

Now I'm fluent, but it wasn't only the games of course. I listened to a LOT of podcasts.

That's great to hear!

Duolingo really should be explaining more and I'm happy this game does.

Though there is no substitute to a proper dictionary as it connects related words and examples together to help you connect the same network in your brain, so I'm happy you're also looking up words!

Do they teach complete sentences or just words?

I'm asking because I've tried games like this before and the ones I tried are like glorified flashcards. You just run around and collect words without learning how to actually use them.

Illustration with a muted pastel palette depicts the journey from listening to writing. A diagonal split runs from top right to bottom left across a cream background. In the upper left quadrant, a realistic ear in warm peach tones, outlined in brown, faces rightward. Three translucent sound-wave arcs radiate toward the center, hinting at spoken words. In the lower right quadrant, a right hand, softly shaded, grips a sharpened yellow pencil with a dark eraser and hovers above a lined notebook, pencil tip poised mid-stroke. Subtle paper texture and gentle gradients unify the two halves, while the empty space between ear and hand emphasizes the invisible flow of sound becoming written language, evoking dictation and language learning practice. The following text is written under on image: “You should be able to spell a new German word just from hearing it.” On the top right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Du solltest ein neues deutsches Wort allein vom Hören buchstabieren können.
🇬🇧 You should be able to spell a new German word just from hearing it.

🇩🇪 buchstabieren: spell

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Stylized minimalist illustration on a warm beige background. On the left edge is a simplified line drawing of a human ear in muted taupe, its curves traced with smooth strokes. From the ear’s canal erupts a flowing three-band wave that undulates horizontally across the frame toward the right. The bands lie one atop another and curve in tandem, subtly tapering and fading at the far edge. Their colors, top to bottom, echo the German flag: deep charcoal black, rich brick red, and golden yellow. A soft grain texture lends a vintage print feel, while the sweeping ribbons suggest audible speech transforming into colorful energy. Ample negative space lets the hues glow and dissipate, underscoring the theme of attentive listening and language perception. The following text is written under on image: “Learn to distinguish the sounds of German by ear to be able to pick up words faster.” On the right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Lerne, die Laute des Deutschen nur mit dem Ohr zu unterscheiden, damit du Wörter schneller aufschnappen kannst.
🇬🇧 Learn to distinguish the sounds of German by ear to be able to pick up words faster.

🇩🇪 unterscheiden: distinguish
🇩🇪 aufschnappen: pick up (catch)

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A painterly night-sky scene fades from deep teal at the lower edge to warm amber at the upper right, dotted with tiny, star-like flecks. From the lower left corner rises a luminous golden DNA double helix, its twisting ladder rendered with soft, glowing strokes that suggest movement. The helix climbs diagonally, each gentle curve highlighted as if lit from within. Near the top of the frame the spiral’s strands loosen, tapering into branching filaments that weave together to form the silhouette of a human brain. The brain’s outer edge pulses with a radiant halo, while faint neural lines inside hint at intricate circuitry. Wisps of light spill outward, melding with the surrounding gradient and reinforcing the idea of biological evolution blooming into cognition. The following text is written under on image: “Give your brain time, and it will deliver.” On the right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Gib deinem Gehirn Zeit, und es wird liefern!
🇬🇧 Give your brain time, and it will deliver.

🇩🇪 das Gehirn: brain
🇩🇪 liefern: deliver

A sleek, transparent glass hourglass stands against a dark, gradient background that fades from charcoal black to warm brown. In place of sand, the upper bulb cradles a constellation-like network of miniature golden sparks, each linked by filament-thin strands that evoke firing neurons. A luminous thread of these particles streams through the narrow waist, visually connecting the two chambers. Inside the lower bulb, the falling sparks weave together to form a fully realized, glowing brain whose folds are outlined by pulsating amber light. Tiny flecks of radiant dust orbit the structure, and subtle highlights dance along the curved glass, conveying an atmosphere of time, growth, and unfolding cognition. The following text is written under on image: “Your brain needs time to biologically evolve to know another language.” On the right is the Learn German Games logo.

🇩🇪 Dein Gehirn braucht Zeit, sich biologisch weiterzuentwickeln, um eine andere Sprache zu beherrschen!
🇬🇧 Your brain needs time to biologically evolve to know another language.

🇩🇪 biologisch: biological
🇩🇪 sich weiterentwickeln: further develop
🇩🇪 beherrschen: master

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