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German for beginners, spoken from day one

Starting a language from zero is mostly about not quitting in the first week. What keeps people going isn't a grammar chart, it's the small thrill of actually saying something and being understood.

Parlita gets you there in minutes. Your first session has you hearing, repeating, and using real German phrases in a tiny conversation, no typing and no pressure. German front-loads some grammar, but the core conversation vocabulary overlaps heavily with English. Here are the first words you'll learn.

Your first German phrases
hallohello
dankethank you
ich heiße…my name is…
wie geht's?how are you?
tschüssgoodbye

These are the exact phrases your first session teaches, and you'll use them in a real conversation, not just read them. Try it in the demo.

Common questions
Is German hard for beginners?

German is logical once the patterns click, and a lot of everyday German words look and sound like their English cousins. Starting by speaking, rather than memorizing, makes the early weeks much easier to stick with.

What are the first German words I should learn?

The greetings and self-introduction below get you into a real exchange immediately, which is the fastest way to feel progress. You'll build out from there.

Do I need any experience?

None. The first session assumes you know nothing and walks you from zero to a short spoken conversation.

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