{"id":93807,"date":"2017-11-22T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/learn-german-while-you-sleep\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T10:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:43:28","slug":"learn-german-while-you-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/learn-german-while-you-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Tools to Learn German While You Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With practice and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/best-apps-for-learning-german\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the right tools<\/a>, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/how-to-improve-your-german\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">build your German skills<\/a> even while you&#8217;re drifting off into dreamland. But how do we go about learning when we&#8217;re ready to doze off?<\/p>\n<p>In this guide, I&#8217;ll show you 11 resources that can help you make the most of your sleep.<\/p>\n<p>[fluentu-toc]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Sleep-learning Apps<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s an app for nearly anything you can think of, and that includes studying German when you sleep! You should definitely check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/learn-german-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apps that teach German in general<\/a>, but here are a few that would work quite well when you&#8217;re ready to doze off.<\/p>\n<h3>50 Languages<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Available on: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/50languages\/id487070134\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goethe.f50languages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friendly to both absolute beginners and more advanced students, 50 Languages gives a package of 100 vocabulary lessons that help you learn basic German in a variety of contexts. You can choose a category and access a list of words and phrases, complete with audio recordings.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an option to download bilingual audio in case you want to simply listen to the vocabulary. This would be ideal when you just want to immerse your brain with the lovely sounds of specific German words before you sink into blissful dreams.<\/p>\n<p>As the scientific studies suggested, doing just this seems to have positive results, but <strong>make sure that the audio you&#8217;re listening to has at least some words that you&#8217;re familiar with<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/german\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FluentU<\/a><\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><div style=\"float: right;\" id=\"fluen-138272966\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"fluentu.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fluentu-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fluentu-2.png 512w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fluentu-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fluentu-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fluentu-2-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/fluentu-2-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>Available on: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id917892175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FluentU<\/strong> takes authentic videos\u2014like music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks\u2014and turns them into personalized language learning lessons.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<p>You can try FluentU for free for 2 weeks. Check out the website or download <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fluentu-learn-language-videos\/id917892175\">the iOS app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.fluentflix.fluentu&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=US\">Android app.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><i><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P.S. Click here to take advantage of our current sale! (Expires at the end of this month.)<\/a><\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/NativeAd-German.jpg\" alt=\"FluentU Ad\" \/>\r\n  <p style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n    <button class=\"btn-blue\" style=\"border: none;font-size: 18px;text-align: center;padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;cursor: pointer\">\r\n      Try FluentU for FREE!\r\n    <\/button>\r\n  <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\n<p>To get the most out of your sleep study regimen, try watching a FluentU video right before you go to bed. That way, the new vocabulary can be cemented in your memory as you sleep. When you wake up in the morning, you can use FluentU&#8217;s <strong>built-in progress-tracking tools<\/strong> to find out exactly how much new vocabulary you&#8217;ve retained.<\/p>\n<p>For even more passive bedtime learning, you can download audio files from FluentU to listen to as you drift off. Alternatively, you can play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FBFa2MrkGSI&amp;ab_channel=FluentUGerman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video on 300 core German words<\/a> from our channel:<\/p>\n<p><lite-youtube videoid=\"FBFa2MrkGSI\"><\/lite-youtube><\/p>\n<h3>vorleser.net<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-223944 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Available on: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/vorleser.net-kostenlose-horbucher\/id882692631?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=de.publishair.vorleser&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This app offers a large collection of nearly 700 audio files ranging from German literature to audio\/radio drama. With such diversity of materials, you&#8217;ll be exposed to a great range of German vocabulary and speaking styles. It&#8217;s recommended that more <strong>advanced learners\u00a0<\/strong>use this app, although confident beginners can try it out as well.<\/p>\n<p>It would also be a good idea to pay the $2.99 to get the pro version, which lets you mark favorites, lose the pestering ads and use a <strong>&#8220;Sleep Timer&#8221; option<\/strong>. The &#8220;Sleep Timer&#8221; enables you to set a time to terminate the app and stop the audio playback, a feature which is a must if you want to save your phone battery or if you don&#8217;t want to wake up in the middle of an entirely different story narration!<\/p>\n<h2>Bedtime Podcasts<\/h2>\n<p>Podcasts are a particularly fantastic source for quality German content. From real-life conversations to more structured, educational dialogues, you can get access to a great variety of audio to boost your familiarity with the Deutsch tongue before you decide to pass out.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/germanlingq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GermanLingQ<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the mood to listen to some friendly, informative conversation, you should kick back, relax and listen to Jolanda and Vera give their thoughts on different matters, all in the German tongue.<\/p>\n<p>Each of their podcasts is <strong>relatively short<\/strong> (most being shorter than 20 minutes) so you can hit play just as you&#8217;re getting into bed. This podcast is suited for <strong>beginners to intermediate learners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Conveniently, while being available for download, each podcast is also supplemented with a full transcript, which you should certainly review when you&#8217;re up and awake.<\/p>\n<p>This podcast comes from the team behind <a class=\"tasr-replaced\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LingQ, an entertaining (but effective!) German learning app<\/a> for your waking hours. LingQ offers thousands of hours of German lessons from beginner and up, with tons of exposure to authentic German. You get reading, listening and vocabulary practice all integrated in this handy app.<\/p>\n<h3><a class=\"tasr-replaced\" href=\"https:\/\/www.germanpod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=547641&amp;l=%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">GermanPod101<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-audio-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-audio-1.jpg\" alt=\"learn-german-audio\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A fantastic resource chock-full of learning material, GermanPod101 supplies an arsenal of lessons that can satisfy learners of all levels. With interesting topics and engaging hosts, the podcast will make your German studying both invigorating and fun.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of your sleep-studying, you can just pop in an earphone and listen to any of the lessons. You can listen to acted out scenes, random discussions (about anything from German wedding customs to garden gnomes) or grammar instruction.<\/p>\n<p>For more effective sleep learning, it&#8217;s recommended that you focus on something like conversations rather than pure instructional audio. The latter might be less immersive because there may be a little too much English used, and German conversations would likely have a larger range of vocabulary that your brain can filter through.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what you listen to, you should also check out the accompanying text transcript when you&#8217;re not too sleepy.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/slowgerman.com\/category\/sg-podcast-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slow German<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The title says it like it is. This podcast is meant to ease you smoothly and gradually into your German comfort zone. The series is hosted by Annik Rubens, a journalist living in Germany. Depending on the episode, you listen to Annik instruct you on how to navigate through certain scenarios, discuss famous German figures or even talk about beer.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast is <strong>great for beginners<\/strong> as there are episodes that include both English and German. There are also episodes almost entirely in German designed for intermediate learners, but Annik speaks slowly enough that you can pick up each word and not feel as if you&#8217;re floundering. All of this makes Slow German a lovely source for some good, tidy sleep-learning, perhaps even working as a productive lullaby!<\/p>\n<h2>Late-night Youtube Videos<\/h2>\n<p>Besides funny compilations and music playlists, Youtube also houses fantastic language-learning resources. There&#8217;s plenty of content aimed for German learners of different levels. Here are just a few channels you should listen to when you&#8217;re ready to hit the hay.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3pZ4zIc5uvEM4toL5DrREQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Einfach Deutsch<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>With more than 90 videos, the Einfach Deutsch channel is dedicated to teaching German in a variety of contexts. The topics range from specific vocabulary lessons to German fairy tales. There are also a few videos titled &#8220;Learn German While You Sleep&#8221;\u00a0that offer audio of purely-German conversations and narratives, complete with sound effects.<\/p>\n<p>The channel is a solid resource to get familiar with real spoken German. There isn&#8217;t much English used, which is great if you want to genuinely test yourself, but even absolute beginners should give a go at the videos.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC8Km0txKTlSPYIJF9HwPZMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn German<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A fantastic channel boasting over 600 videos purely on the German language, Learn German attempts to teach the language in as diverse a manner as possible. It&#8217;s great for both daytime and nighttime study.<\/p>\n<p>You can study from lesson-based clips that focus strictly on grammar\/vocabulary or listen to stories, news and recorded conversations. Beyond that, there are also videos meant to enhance your listening skills.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a great deal of material on this channel to use for your sleep-learning with plenty of variety. The clips contain simple and clean audio of German vocabulary that&#8217;ll keep your brain entertained but certainly not strained.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUOfizWVX6j57X0G_4SulAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Language Channel<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Language-Channel.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146188 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Language-Channel.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Language-Channel.png 150w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Language-Channel-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/The-Language-Channel-120x120.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Although not solely dedicated to the German language, this channel offers helpful, lengthy audio that serves to pound vocabulary and phrases into your memory. Many of the videos focus mostly on conversational terminology. Conveniently, the audio also includes direct translations, so you get a word or phrase in English followed by the German equivalent.<\/p>\n<p>This channel would be <strong>a good start to your sleep-learning journey<\/strong>. Beginners can keep up with the slower, steadier narration and the compact nature of the content of each video.<\/p>\n<h2>Audiobooks to Fall Asleep To<\/h2>\n<p>If you love falling asleep listening to a story, then you should know that doing so is also a great chance to get some German sleep-learning. Books and stories are fabulous in letting you get accustomed to both the basics and finer nuances of any language.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t want to strain your brain right before you plan to sleep, and audiobooks (like the videos from the Youtube channels we mentioned) can be a great way to simply help your brain passively intake information like pronunciation and certain vocabulary. Luckily, there are several great places to listen to German stories and keep your brain and imagination active.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/freiszene.de\/hoerspiele\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freiszene.de<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This website houses a sizable collection of audiobooks. The best part? They&#8217;re all available to download legally for\u00a0<em>free.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can entertain yourself with books from a number of categories, including science fiction, horror, adventure, fantasy and more. The files are available in the convenient MP3 format, so you can easily download them onto your favorite device and listen to them wherever and whenever, in bed or outside.<\/p>\n<p>Note: the website is entirely in German, but it&#8217;s not too difficult to navigate.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohrka.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ohrka.de<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/site\/\/5\/learn-german-while-you-sleep-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"121\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Who said that children&#8217;s stories are only good for kids? Ohrka puts that opinion to rest with its hearty collection, which includes iconic classics like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohrka.de\/hoeren\/tierisch-spannend\/alice-im-wunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Alice in Wonderland&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohrka.de\/hoeren\/tierisch-spannend\/gullivers-reisen-liliput\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Gulliver&#8217;s Travels.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This website is suited for beginners who want to listen to less complicated German, but learners at more advanced levels who want a refreshing take on their studies should definitely give it a try,\u00a0<em>especially\u00a0<\/em>because everything is free to download.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does Sleep Learning Actually Work?<\/h2>\n<p>A number of scientific studies suggest that your language learning can continue even when you&#8217;re ready to snooze. The &#8220;studying&#8221; you&#8217;ll use here will primarily be audio playback\u2014that is, listening to audio resources in German.<\/p>\n<p>When we&#8217;re asleep, our brains are actually quite active and thus can receive and respond to information on some level. We can refer to this as &#8220;passive intake,&#8221; in which content is flowing through our minds and able to leave some kind of mental track without conscious effort on our part.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, this will help reinforce what you&#8217;ve already learned while awake. Studies have shown that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/cercor\/article\/25\/11\/4169\/2366428\/Boosting-Vocabulary-Learning-by-Verbal-Cueing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hearing previously-learned words of another language during sleep can help to reinforce them in the memory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some research has even indicated that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/neuro\/journal\/v15\/n10\/full\/nn.3193.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">we can learn new information in our sleep<\/a>. But before you grab your pillows and get cozy under the covers, keep reading&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Sleep Studying Can&#8217;t Replace Wakeful Studying<\/h2>\n<p>Remember that sleep studying\u00a0<strong>should just be a supplement and not substitute the learning you do when you&#8217;re awake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/how-to-learn-german-by-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mastering German will require a good deal of active, fully-conscious studying<\/a>. Listening to German audio when you&#8217;re asleep might improve your memory of vocabulary, but it certainly won&#8217;t make you fluent overnight.<\/p>\n<p>We advise that you review the material offered in sleep-learning resources when you&#8217;re awake and monitor your improvement. Note where you&#8217;re still struggling and try to push the troublesome content more in your sleep-learning, then check any progress made the next day.<\/p>\n<p>With enough vigilance, it&#8217;s possible that all your sleep-learning sessions can add up to quite a bit. But with this vigilance, you&#8217;ll also need some good study resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With these resources and good discipline, you should be all set to transform your snoozing hours into calm and quiet German study sessions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gute Nacht\u00a0<\/em>(Goodnight) and happy sleeping!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>And One More Thing\u2026<\/h2>\r\n<p>\r\nIf you\u2019re like me and prefer learning German on your own time, from the comfort of your smart device, I\u2019ve got something you\u2019ll love.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FluentU<\/a>\u2019s Chrome Extension, you can turn any YouTube or Netflix video with subtitles into an interactive language lesson. That means you can <strong>learn German from real-world content<\/strong>, just as native speakers actually use it. \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nYou can even import your favorite YouTube videos into your FluentU account. If you\u2019re not sure where to start, check out our <strong>curated library of videos<\/strong> that are handpicked for beginners and intermediate learners, as you can see here:\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FluentU-German-video-library-1.jpg\" alt=\"fluentu-german-video-library\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nFluentU brings native German videos within reach. With <strong>interactive captions<\/strong>, you can tap on any word to see an image, definition, pronunciation, and useful examples.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FluentU-German-video-with-interactive-subtitles-web.jpg\" alt=\"learn-german-with-interactive-subtitled-videos\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nYou can even see other videos where the word is used in a different context. For example, if I tap on the word <i>\"Kind,\"<\/i> this is what pops up:\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/try\/april-sale-3331\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FluentU-German-vocab-kind.jpg\" alt=\"learn-new-words-with-interactive-subtitles\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWant to make sure you really remember what you've learned? We\u2019ve got you covered. <strong>Practice and reinforce the vocab from each video<\/strong> with learn mode. 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