How much time do you spend on Instagram every day? Don’t worry, I am not going to judge you if you say “a lot”. Instagram is probably the app I spend most of my free time on. So I got an idea, why not improve your German a little bit while checking your Instagram news feed? Of course, you can’t learn German just from liking and commenting on images on Instagram. But a little bit of extra practice in addition to your regular German course is always a good idea. Today I am sharing my top 10 Instagram accounts that will help you to learn and improve your German.
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1. Deutsche Welle – Deutsch lernen
Deutsche Welle is one of my favorite resources for learning German and their Instagram account is also worth following. They post different content from quotes in German language to photos of Germany. But what I like most are the mini quizzes where you have to choose the right answer and put it in the comments.
2. quikkGerman
QuikkGerman posts short videos and pictures with a very detailed explanation in captions. There are also little quizzes where you can post the right answer in the comments.
3. German Word Of The Day
German Word Of The Day is a relatively new account where I post German words with English translation. You can save photos of the new words to an Instagram folder or take a screenshot and save it to your phone.
4. Learngerman_deutschlernen
This Instagram account offers various content for German learners. You can find funny pictures and quotes (German humor exists!), vocabulary lists, bits of grammar and more.
5. Lernen_deutsch_sprache
In this Instagram account, you will find useful grammar charts and visual vocabulary lists.
6. Days of Deutsch
Days of Deutsch is a very cute account that I would probably follow even if I was not interested in the German language. The girl behind the account takes photos of things and the German word next to it. So simple, but so beautiful.
7. Basicgermanwords
Basicgermanwords is another creative account that reposts photos of German words you see in daily life. You can also get featured if you use the hashtag #basicgermanwords for your photos.
8. Hack Your German
Hack Your German posts interesting German phrases with English translation and explanation. Here you can learn the expressions that are usually not taught in a standard German course.
9. Linguaroo German
This account is good for learning new German words.
10. English German by pictures
As the name of the Instagram account reveals, you can learn new words with pictures.
Pro Tip
If your level of German is good enough to understand basic conversation, you can start following German-speaking Instagrammers. Just choose the topic you are interested in and look for the most popular people in this niche. Read their photo captions for reading practice and listen to their Instagram stories for listening practice.
For example, I love to travel and follow a bunch of travel accounts on Instagram. I looked up some German speaking travel bloggers so I can practice German at the same time when looking at stunning pictures from all over the world. My favorite ones so far are Adi and Valeria from adislittlecity and valeriaslittlecity. They are Swiss and even though I don’t understand very well what they say in their Instagram stories (they speak Swiss German), photo captions are written in perfect High German.
Another Instagram account I recommend for everyone who is learning German is germanwithjenny. Jenny is a native German speaker, she teaches language online and has a Youtube channel.
And don’t forget to practice speaking! Instagram may be good for enriching your vocabulary and learning new words, but you need to work on speaking if you want to become fluent. I like to use Italki to find language exchange partners or take informal lessons with native speakers.
Do you know any other Instagram accounts that are useful for learning German? Share them in the comments!
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4 comments
I was looking for that kind of topic to follow useful German instagram accounts. Your post helped me a lot. So thank you very much Uliana!
Glad that the post was helpful! 🙂
Thanks so much Uliana for helping me out.I was looking for such a site everywhere,but found it here.
Danke Uliana