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Learn German by listening, the natural way.
Everyday German you can actually follow, with a transcript that highlights every word as it’s spoken.
67episodes with transcripts
B1–C1clear, natural German
A1–C1free grammar guide
600+lessons taught on italki
What you’ll find here
Three ways to get better
Listen & read
Every episode with a transcript that follows the audio word by word.
Open the player →Grammar & reading
A free A1–C1 grammar guide, plus short texts with the harder words explained.
Start learning →Lessons with me
One-to-one conversation lessons on italki, at your pace.
Book on italki →Fresh
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Meet your host
Hi, I’m Ben.
I grew up in Berlin and now live in Japan. Having learned English and Japanese myself, I know what it is like to pick up a language as an adult, and that shapes how I teach and how I record.
For me the most important thing is that you have fun while learning and speaking.
Book a lesson on italki →Listening’s going well? Time to speak.
If listening is going well but speaking still feels far off, that gap is what a lesson is for. We just talk, at a pace that suits you.