150 real conversations, straight from everyday German life Instant PDF + EPUB delivery · secure checkout New: Bonjour! — now learn French too

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Learn a language from stories and real conversations, not a syllabus.

Read how native speakers really greet, joke, argue and make plans, with every sentence paired with its translation, side by side — graded readers, fairy tales, folk stories and everyday conversations retold in simple German for learners who already know how to read.

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Learn German 4 series — conversations, vocabulary, first steps, stories Learn French Conversations for beginners
Same sentence — German above, English below, line by line.

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Guten Tag! — Learn German with 150 Real-Life Conversations

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The conversation you'll actually have: the kindergarten calling, a doctor's visit, a restaurant without a reservation. Every situation illustrated, every line translated. Here's a 60-second look inside.

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Five titles across German and French — see a sample page, then buy right here.

Learn German

Deutsch Parallel — Conversations

Guten Tag! Learn German with 150 Real-Life Conversations

Guten Tag! — Learn German with 150 Real-Life Conversations

  • 150 real-life conversations — kindergarten, doctor, neighbours, work, shopping and more
  • Every line in parallel text, German first with the English right under it
  • Two speakers in two colours, so you always know who is talking
  • Expressions worth keeping and words to know after each conversation, plus a quick question — answers at the back
  • An illustration for every situation — paperback and Kindle
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Real pages and artwork from the books — the German and its translation, always side by side.

Sample page from 150 Conversations: a father picks up his daughter from kindergarten
150 Conversations — the situation, who's talking, and the scene illustrated
Sample page from 150 Conversations showing the two-colour dialogue and expressions to keep
150 Conversations — dialogue in two colours, plus expressions worth keeping
Sample page from 150 Conversations: a doctor visit, with vocabulary to know
150 Conversations — a doctor's visit, with words to know

Deutsch Parallel — Vocabulary

Wortkiste: German Picture Vocabulary for Everyday Life

Wortkiste — German Picture Vocabulary for Everyday Life

  • 443 everyday words in 41 short sections — supermarket, doctor, offices, work, the Kita and more
  • A colour illustration for every word
  • Every noun's article colour-coded — der blue, die red, das green — plus its plural form
  • The English meaning and a short example sentence with its translation
  • German–English and English–German indexes at the back — a picture dictionary you can keep on your desk
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Deutsch Parallel — First Steps

Guten Tag!

Guten Tag! — German for Complete Beginners in 30 Days

  • 30 days, one simple topic a day — about ten minutes each
  • A large illustration on every page
  • A short conversation, a pattern to copy and a plain-English tip — German with the English beside every line
  • A “circle the right word” exercise each day, answer key at the back
  • Delivered as PDF and EPUB — no audio, no app, no account
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Real pages and artwork from the books — the German and its translation, always side by side.

Sample page from Guten Tag!, Day 4: saying goodbye
Guten Tag! — Day 4, “Tschüss und auf Wiedersehen”
Sample page from Guten Tag!, Day 10: introducing yourself
Guten Tag! — Day 10, “Das bin ich” (This is me)
60 Days book, coming soon

60 Days

The next step after the first 30 — in production.

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Deutsch Parallel — Stories

Alf Laila

Alf Laila, Band 1 — 10 Geschichten aus 1001 Nacht

  • The first ten tales from the Thousand and One Nights, retold in simple German — volume 1 of 3
  • Every German sentence followed by its English translation
  • Comprehension questions after each story, answer key at the back
  • An illustration for every tale — 96 pages, with a list of all 30 tales in the series at the back
  • For readers who can already read a little German — the natural next step after Guten Tag!
  • Delivered as PDF and EPUB — no audio, no app, no account
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Real pages and artwork from the books — the German and its translation, always side by side.

Illustration from Alf Laila: Sindbad tied to the egg of the giant bird Roc
Alf Laila — the illustration for “Sindbad und der Vogel Rock”
Sample page from Alf Laila, Band 1: The Merchant and the Jinn, with its illustration
Alf Laila — “Der Kaufmann und der Dschinn”, sentence by sentence
Sample page from Alf Laila, Band 1: Sindbad’s first voyage
Alf Laila — “Sindbads erste Reise”, the opening page
Sample page from Alf Laila with vocabulary and quiz
Alf Laila — parallel text, vocabulary & quiz
Deutsche Märchen

Deutsche Märchen

Grimms' fairy tales, in the same sentence-by-sentence parallel format.

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Katha Sagar

Katha Sagar

30 Indian fables, retold in simple German for a graded reader.

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Learn French

Français Parallèle — Conversations

Bonjour! Learn French with 150 Real-Life Conversations

Bonjour! — Learn French with 150 Real-Life Conversations

  • 150 real-life conversations — the crèche, the doctor, neighbours, work, shopping and more
  • Every line in parallel text, French first with the English right under it
  • Two speakers in two colours, so you always know who is talking
  • Expressions worth keeping and words to know after each conversation, plus a quick question — answers at the back
  • An illustration for every situation — Kindle edition
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