Learn German
by reading.

It’s for learners who want focused German reading practice, especially if you know some vocabulary but find longer texts overwhelming. It’s a reading companion, not a complete German course.

Start with short sentences. If German is entirely new to you, learning some basic vocabulary and grammar alongside reading will help. The reading estimates are provisional, not a validated CEFR assessment.

Mark the words you don’t know, then choose “Too easy”, “Perfect” or “Too hard” to continue. The reader uses your explicit ratings to estimate your reading level and choose suitable sentences. The aim is mostly familiar language with a little room to learn.

Tap a word in the German sentence to see its meaning in context in your selected website language. For a translation of the whole sentence, choose “Translate sentence”. AI translations can sometimes be mistaken.

Reading does not replace speaking or listening practice, but in our experience, reading at a level you can understand through comprehensible input is the most valuable thing you can do to learn German. We recommend combining it with listening and speaking to practise those skills too.

Yes. You can try the German reader for free and start practising directly on this page.