Learning German

Austrian German is standard German with its own words (Jänner, Paradeiser, Sackerl), greetings and a few grammar quirks. 30 key words and what to learn.

Yes: BAMF job courses are free for jobseekers and lower earners, the integration course costs 2.29 euros per lesson unless exempt, online is free.

German compound words take the gender and plural of the LAST word: das Haus + die Tür = die Haustür. How to read long words, plus 10 funny ones.

Yes, Germans still use ß. Write ß after a long vowel or diphthong (Straße, heißen) and ss after a short one (Fluss, dass). Switzerland always writes ss.

Learn High German first. Swiss German is spoken, High German is written and used at work and in exams. Where each is used and 20 Swiss words.

Which German level universities in Germany require, what TestDaF and DSH mean, whether you need B2 or C1, and how to prepare for the language requirement.

A1 to B2 German costs from about 1,600 euros (state integration course, to B1) to 9,000+ euros (private institute). Verified prices and a budget table.

25 common German exclamations with meaning and tone: Ach du meine Güte (oh my goodness), Ach so (I see), Mensch, Oje, Igitt, Hoppla, Tja.

No, you cannot become fluent in 30 days, but you can reach survival German and start A1. Day-by-day plan with sample sentences you can say from day 1.

The most common German word is the article der/die/das, then in, sein, und and ein (Duden corpus). All 100 words with meaning and an example each.