Learn German with YouTube: Videos with Dual Subtitles

Learn German from real YouTube videos — German on top, English below — and tap any word for its meaning. Browse by type or by level, or install the free extension to get dual subtitles on any video. New here? Start with the guide to learning German vocabulary fast, the A1 German vocabulary list or German flashcards by topic.

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By series:Grammar 24Everyday situations 60Office German 21Lena's stories 6

Grammar

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Short lessons on one grammar point each — verbs, cases, articles, word order — with German and English subtitles and every word tappable.

Everyday situations

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The German you need at the bakery, the pharmacy, the train station and the Bürgeramt. Real situations, subtitled in German and English.

Office German

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Max at work: meetings, emails, the Kaffeekasse and the Feierabend. Workplace German in short subtitled stories.

Lena's stories

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Follow Lena around Vienna and Germany. Longer story episodes at A1–A2, with German and English subtitles.

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.
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