Learn German With Stories: Café in Berlin - 10 Short Stories For Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch - Simple German Short Stories For Beginners) (German Edition)
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Easy German Short Stories for Beginners
A fresh, authentic look at German culture and life. Join Dino on his journey through Germany (and beyond) and learn the language effortlessly along the way.
Learn German With Dino
Dino lernt Deutsch is a German short story series for beginners starting at the A1/A2 level.
Using simplified sentences and a basic vocabulary you can build upon, this story series for beginners is carefully crafted to help immerse yourself in an authentic German learning experience.
Meet Dino, a young man from Sicily traveling through German cities (and beyond). Follow his adventures as he learns about the local culture, customs and language. Get a grasp of new words and expressions with our detailed German-English dictionary after every chapter and test your comprehension with simple quizzes.
written in simplified German designed for beginners
integrated custom dictionary after every chapter
quick exercises to check your understanding
Your German Learning Adventure Starts Here
Learning German with stories is a great way to increase your vocabulary, reading skills and gain grammar awareness. Dino lernt Deutsch is written in a simple yet engaging style that will hold your interest as you learn how to make your first steps with the language.
Discover German short stories for beginners and travel through Europe—follow our protagonist to Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich, Zurich, Vienna and many other cities! Before you know it, you'll have travelled half of Europe and picked up more German than years' worth of expensive courses. Learning German has never been more fun.
free workbooks (PDF)
free flashcards (Anki/Quizlet)
audio narration (available separately)
Fun and effective
Using simplified sentence structures and a very basic vocabulary you can build upon, these German readers are carefully crafted to allow even novice learners to fully immerse themselves in an authentic German learning experience.
Each chapter comes with a complete German-English dictionary with special emphasis on collocative phrases (high frequency word combinations), short sentences and expressions designed for improved memorization.
By working with these building blocks instead of just single words, learners can boost their active usage of new material instantly and make the language learning process more fluid and fun. You'll be surprised at what you can pick up!
Quick Start Guide
What Level Are These Books?
This series is designed for beginner German learners starting around the A1/2 level. If you can 'understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases' this series will slowly ease you into reading and understanding connected sentences and enjoy simple but fun storytelling.
Do They Gradually Get More Difficult?
Yes. You'll find that the level gradually increases, building up vocabulary and frequently used expressions from various areas of relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, cooking, employment, culture) which are successively utilized to form increasingly complex conversation topics, both concrete and abstract (gently leading up to ~B1/2).
Which Book Should I Read First?
For most learners we'd recommend to start with the first book Café in Berlin and slowly work yourself up from there. However, if it seems too easy, please feel free to skip ahead a few episodes and join the story at a point that suits your individual learning level. While the episodes are loosely connected in their overall narrative, each book tells a self-contained story.