Learn German Fast: Vocabulary Tips & Guides

Practical, fast guides to learn German — for work and life in 🇨🇭🇩🇪🇦🇹, and for anyone planning to move to the DACH region. Less grammar drilling, more real German.

Start with the guide to learning German vocabulary fast, browse German flashcards & Anki decks by topic, the German A1 vocabulary list or the free A1 German course.

Living in DACH6 min read

German Bakery Vocabulary: How to Order (Beim Bäcker)

You will learn the exact German words and phrases to order bread, rolls, pastries and coffee confidently at a Bäckerei in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.

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Living in DACH6 min read

German Supermarket Vocabulary: Words & Phrases for Shopping

You will learn the exact German words and ready-to-use phrases for finding products, asking staff and paying in a supermarket across the DACH region.

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Travel & everyday6 min read

German Airport Vocabulary: Words & Phrases to Learn (Am Flughafen)

You will learn the exact German words and ready-to-say phrases for check-in, security and finding your gate at any DACH airport.

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Beginners6 min read

How to Add Dual German + English Subtitles to Any YouTube Video (Free)

You will learn exactly how to put dual German and English subtitles on any YouTube video for free and tap any word to translate and save it.

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Moving to DACH8 min read

How to Learn German Fast to Move to Germany, Switzerland or Austria (2026)

Thousands move to Germany, Switzerland and Austria for work every year — and German is the gate. Here is the level you actually need, and a fast, realistic plan to get there.

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Workplace German7 min read

German Job Vocabulary You Actually Use at Work (Free Word List + Anki Deck)

The German you learn in class isn’t the German you hear at work. Here’s the workplace vocabulary that actually comes up — plus a free word list and Anki deck.

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Speaking fluency6 min read

How to Speak German Faster: 7 Fixes If You Understand But Freeze

Understand German fine but freeze when it’s your turn to speak? That’s a speed-of-retrieval problem, not a knowledge problem. Seven fixes that work.

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Free Chrome extension

Learn German with any YouTube video — the 3minGerman plugin

The 3minGerman Chrome extension adds German and English subtitles to every YouTube video. Click any word to see its translation and etymology; it is saved to your 3minGerman account, and the daily quiz repeats it with spaced repetition until you remember it.

  1. STEP 1
    Install the plugin
    Add it to desktop Chrome — free.
  2. STEP 2
    Watch any video
    German + English subtitles appear automatically.
  3. STEP 3
    Click any word
    Translation, etymology, audio — saved to your words.
  4. STEP 4
    Take the daily quiz
    Spaced repetition beats the forgetting curve.