DW Learn German

Deutsche Welle

About this app

Learn German on the go with DW - for beginners, advanced learners and teachers

With exciting videos, informative news and music, we’ll make sure that you’ll find the perfect way to learn German. Start right away, even without any previous knowledge, and improve your German online and on the go, completely free of charge. We offer courses for all levels -and if you're not sure where you stand, our placement test will help you find the perfect course for you - quickly and easily!

Our offer includes:
• A placement test to help you find the right level
• Courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners (from literacy to exam training)
• A wide range of interactive exercises
• Vocabulary training and word explanations
• Grammar and regional studies
• Comprehensive materials for teachers

Our courses cover all levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. There are also offers for learning the alphabet and language preparation for various jobs.

As a teacher, you will also find what you are looking with materials that you can use for your lessons free of charge.

Simply download the app and learn German with DW! 😊

Ratings and reviews

Great app, very easy to use and I'm enjoying the "Nicos Weg" course. One suggestion for the mobile experience: can you make it so that in exercises where you have to fill in the blanks, the keyboard does not automatically capitalize the first letter? Why: 1. It would force the learner to consciously capitalize words, in the same way that one would do while writing; 2. It would prevent unintended mistakes caused by my phone capitalizing the first letter in words that don't need it (verbs etc.)

The content is quite good, but technical issue makes use of the app a frustrating experience (not ideal state of mind for learning retention). For example, a 2 min video takes about 30 min to get through as it plays 5 seconds, then hangs for a minute or so before playing the next 5 seconds. The scoring is also quite silly, as for example, not getting the expected string 100% correct (including punctuation) counts as an error.

I'm afraid this app has gotten worse. The lower levels are presented in English. The intermediate levels are people speaking at full speed recorded in "realistic" situations, meaning poor sound quality. The music is louder than the voices. Once a video lesson finishes, you have to step back through several links to get the link to the next one, and then find the tiny play button on the video. Before, it was full of articles on different topics, recorded at several speeds.

What’s new

* Bug fixes