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You begin saying Ich bin Student. By the end you are reading the letter from the Finanzamt — and you know exactly what it wants. German Core carries you from arrival to survival.

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German Core

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A thousand words across five tiers — the foundation of everyday German.

German Core ships free with FlashBoss — built as flashcards with reference lessons that unlock as you go — greetings, daily life, getting around, your first real conversations.

Tiers four and five take a short detour into life in Germany — the language for its formidable bureaucracy, and for anyone aspiring to work or study in Germany or nearby. The Pareto packs continue on from where German Core leaves off. The grammar and vocabulary ramp continually, all the way to full C1 complexity.

Tiers 1–3 · Foundations

Greetings, daily life, getting around, your first conversations. Standard beginner ground.

Tiers 4–5 · Integration

German bureaucracy, work, and study: the practical language for life in Germany.

Watch it grow up

Progressively more challenging

The example sentences increase in complexity tier by tier.

  1. Ich bin Student.I am a student.
  2. Ich kaufe frisches Obst auf dem Markt.I buy fresh fruit at the market.
  3. Könnten Sie mir bitte erklären, wo ich einen Fahrschein lösen kann?Could you please explain to me where I can buy a ticket?
  4. Mir liegt es am Herzen, dass wir diese Angelegenheit vertraulich behandeln.It matters deeply to me that we handle this matter confidentially.
  5. Die Implikationen dieser Entscheidung übersteigen bei Weitem unsere ursprünglichen Erwartungen.The implications of this decision far exceed our original expectations.
Read it by sight

der · die · das, in colour

Every noun carries its article colour-coded to gender. You remember it by sight, not by drill. Tap a card to flip it.

der — masculine die — feminine das — neuter
der
Personalausweis
Ich brauche meinen gültigen Personalausweis für die Anmeldung.
identity card — “I need my valid identity card for the registration.” Casual: Perso.
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die
Anmeldung
Innerhalb von zwei Wochen die Anmeldung beim Amt machen.
registration — “Do the registration at the office within two weeks.” Required within two weeks of moving.
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das
Bürgeramt
Ich habe einen Termin beim Bürgeramt für die Anmeldung.
civic office — “I have an appointment at the civic office for the registration.” Also: Bürgerbüro.
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Germany as your home

The language of bureaucracy is a common part of German life. Hover any line for the English.

Wortschatz · Tier 4–5Behördendeutsch
dieAnmeldung
registration
Nach dem Umzug muss ich die Anmeldung beim Amt machen. ⟶ Frist: 2 WochenAfter moving, I have to register at the office — required within two weeks.
ablehnen
to reject
Lehnt die Behörde Ihren Antrag ab, können Sie Widerspruch einlegen. ⟶ Frist: 4 WochenIf the authority rejects your application, you can file an objection — within four weeks.
dieSteuererklärung
tax return
Ich mache meine Steuererklärung online über das ELSTER-Portal.I do my tax return online through the ELSTER portal.
dieKrankenversicherung
health insurance
In Deutschland braucht jeder eine Krankenversicherung — obligatorisch.In Germany, everyone needs health insurance — it's mandatory.

The Pareto Principle

3 packs. 10% of the German vocabulary for 90% of German use cases.

Core
A1–A2 · 1,000 words

Arrival to belonging, in five tiers. Thorsten text-to-speech.

Included free
Pareto 1
B1–B2 · 1,000 words

The next thousand, deepening work, services, and social life.
Pareto 2
B2–C1 · 1,000 words

Abstract, professional, and native-like range.
How it sticks

Flashcards as an integrated system

Fibonacci SRS
Rate each card 0–5. The better you know a word, the longer before it returns — spaced repetition on Fibonacci intervals.
Boss fights
Each cluster is gated by a duel you can't win without confronting and overcoming your most difficult words.
Graduation
Beat a cluster and its cards leave your daily deck for good. The deck gets smaller as you learn.
Audio
Clean Thorsten Piper text-to-speech on every word and every sentence. MIT-licensed.
Lessons
Reference lessons fire at the point in the sequence where they unlock what you're about to read.
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