Yack your way into German — for free
One hundred fifty-eight German lessons, 88,000-plus flashcards, and enough der, die, and das to keep you humble.
Yak Yacker free German course
158 audio lessons from beginner to intermediate, all free.
German placement test
A CEFR-style estimate of your level in a few minutes.
German vocabulary test
See how many German words you actually know.
Yak Cards, free flashcards
Flip a card. Swipe if you know it. Swipe if you don’t.
Free German graded readers
Retold stories in easy German you can actually finish.
Vocabulary by level
German lists by level, ready to spend.
CEFR levels explained
What A1–C2 means. Useful, not a certificate.
Grammar
Four cases, two formality modes, one verb that walks to the end of the sentence.
Phrases
What to actually say when your train is late and your German is rusty.
Culture and fun
Compound nouns, tongue-twisters, and words English is secretly jealous of.
Resources
A free spell checker that knows ß from ss and treats umlauts with respect.
German that sticks
Swipe through Yak Cards with no account, learn a chunk, yack it out loud, and repeat until it stops feeling foreign.
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