German Learning Lab

Why do native Germans feel impossible to understand? From strange sounds to fast speech, we explore why understanding spoken German is so tricky, and what you can do to get better.

Michael sits down with Alessio to explore how to improve your German listening skills. With concrete techniques, real-life examples, and useful materials to become a better listener. 

Der, Die, Das. What are genders and how to learn them? How to choose the right article when we speak German?

In this Episode, Michael and Alessio discuss different techniques to remember the gender of German nouns and how choose the right article every time. They introduce mnemonic techniques and even a mobile game!

Alessio and I discuss how to prepare for and pass German language exams such as Goethe, TELC, TestDaF, DTZ, DSH, and ÖSD. We have learned multiple languages ourselves and taken many language exams, but most importantly, we have prepared hundreds of students for German language exams. In this third episode of our podcast, we discuss both the practical and psychological aspects that play a crucial role in preparing for and passing these exams.

In the second episode of our German Learning Lab podcast, Alessio and I are discussing whether it makes sense to move to Germany in order to learn German faster or whether it is wiser to get to a certain level of German before moving here. What is your experience? Did you move here unprepared or to what level did you get before moving to Germany or Switzerland or Austria? Share it with us in the comments.

What is the best method to learn German? The two professional German tutors Michael and Alessio try to answer this question in this first episode of the German Learning Lab podcast.