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101 Conversations in Intermediate German: Short Natural Dialogues to Boost Your Confidence & Improve Your Spoken German
Improve your spoken German from home with 101 real-world conversations in intermediate German.
Real German people don’t speak like your textbook… so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! This book fixes that. For the first time, you’ll learn to move beyond beginner level, and speak German in the real world! With 101 authentic conversations in intermediate German, you’ll become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to communicate like a local.
101 Conversations in Intermediate German transports you into a real-world story that unfolds between six German characters, told by the people themselves. Over 15,000 words of real German, you’ll immerse yourself in a gripping German drama and get an education in natural German in the process. Here’s what you’ll get:
101 conversations in intermediate German, so you can learn the real German spoken in the street, understand spoken German with ease, and have German roll off your tongue more fluently
Over 15,000 words of dialogue - an unparalleled resource that will immerse you in German, at a level you can understand. You’ll learn real spoken German without getting lost or overwhelmed
Real, daily spoken German throughout - it’s as if we held up a microphone and recorded the exact words coming out of people’s mouths - so you can learn the expressions that real people use on the street (not in textbooks). You’ll sound more authentic when you speak and make German-speaking friends more easily.
Situational dialogues from typical daily circumstances, so you can prepare yourself to survive realistic German encounters, in shops, cafés, and on the street, making meeting people second nature
Conversations that are carefully written to be accessible for intermediate learners (B1-B2 on the CEFR), so you can learn from real, spoken conversations, without having to go through the rollercoaster of difficult conversations with strangers
Each conversation is limited to around 15 lines of dialogue (150 words), so you can get that crucial sense of achievement and motivation when you finish each conversation, and say “I actually understood all of that!”
Word lists with English definitions in every chapter, so you can get instant translations of any difficult words. This means you can focus on enjoying the story rather than wasting time in a dictionary
Summaries of each conversation which contextualise each dialogue, so you can easily follow the plot and enjoy the story without getting lost
The story is set in Germany and includes expressions that are typical German. However, since the conversations use mostly “neutral” German, you’ll have plenty to learn, whether you’re learning the German of Berlin, Munich or Cologne.
Created by Olly Richards, internationally-renowned language teacher and author, 101 Conversations in Intermediate German gives you an experience in real German that you won’t find anywhere else. You’ll be better prepared for using German in the real world, speak with more confidence, and take a giant leap towards fluency in German!
Real German people don’t speak like your textbook… so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! This book fixes that. For the first time, you’ll learn to move beyond beginner level, and speak German in the real world! With 101 authentic conversations in intermediate German, you’ll become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to communicate like a local.
101 Conversations in Intermediate German transports you into a real-world story that unfolds between six German characters, told by the people themselves. Over 15,000 words of real German, you’ll immerse yourself in a gripping German drama and get an education in natural German in the process. Here’s what you’ll get:
101 conversations in intermediate German, so you can learn the real German spoken in the street, understand spoken German with ease, and have German roll off your tongue more fluently
Over 15,000 words of dialogue - an unparalleled resource that will immerse you in German, at a level you can understand. You’ll learn real spoken German without getting lost or overwhelmed
Real, daily spoken German throughout - it’s as if we held up a microphone and recorded the exact words coming out of people’s mouths - so you can learn the expressions that real people use on the street (not in textbooks). You’ll sound more authentic when you speak and make German-speaking friends more easily.
Situational dialogues from typical daily circumstances, so you can prepare yourself to survive realistic German encounters, in shops, cafés, and on the street, making meeting people second nature
Conversations that are carefully written to be accessible for intermediate learners (B1-B2 on the CEFR), so you can learn from real, spoken conversations, without having to go through the rollercoaster of difficult conversations with strangers
Each conversation is limited to around 15 lines of dialogue (150 words), so you can get that crucial sense of achievement and motivation when you finish each conversation, and say “I actually understood all of that!”
Word lists with English definitions in every chapter, so you can get instant translations of any difficult words. This means you can focus on enjoying the story rather than wasting time in a dictionary
Summaries of each conversation which contextualise each dialogue, so you can easily follow the plot and enjoy the story without getting lost
The story is set in Germany and includes expressions that are typical German. However, since the conversations use mostly “neutral” German, you’ll have plenty to learn, whether you’re learning the German of Berlin, Munich or Cologne.
Created by Olly Richards, internationally-renowned language teacher and author, 101 Conversations in Intermediate German gives you an experience in real German that you won’t find anywhere else. You’ll be better prepared for using German in the real world, speak with more confidence, and take a giant leap towards fluency in German!
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259 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2020
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September 29, 2025
The conversation are less about daily conversation but rather storytelling through conversational german. I wouldn’t really recommend this book if you are interested in just hearing more everyday german dialogue.
The story part, I am not a big fan on detective stories and all those vocab on crimes and police ranks bore me to death. I think it’s a common fault in all introductory to intermediate german books, they tend to have murder/crime mystery themes. I wonder why.
There are a few interesting plot twists but none shocking or thrilling enough. Maybe because I haven’t have a sentient experience with lots of german words yet?
Overall this was just ok.
The story part, I am not a big fan on detective stories and all those vocab on crimes and police ranks bore me to death. I think it’s a common fault in all introductory to intermediate german books, they tend to have murder/crime mystery themes. I wonder why.
There are a few interesting plot twists but none shocking or thrilling enough. Maybe because I haven’t have a sentient experience with lots of german words yet?
Overall this was just ok.
May 21, 2020
It was a super interesting read! I didnt expect it to be a thriller. We follow a Police woman trying to solve a case, and the story is just in dialogues! You dont get boring descriptions but a lot of police-related vocabulary instead. I need to read it again to note down all the new words.
The glossary at the end of each chapter is not very useful though, it only has 3 or 4 words, but as this is an ebook you can just get the translation in one click xD
Anyway, if you are B1 or up you wont have any problems understanding this story.
The glossary at the end of each chapter is not very useful though, it only has 3 or 4 words, but as this is an ebook you can just get the translation in one click xD
Anyway, if you are B1 or up you wont have any problems understanding this story.
June 1, 2021
This is interesting to read! The plot is pretty straight forward and I like how the book brings the story through easy-to-comprehend conversations. Even though I have been learning German for one year, this story is comprehensible to read and easy to understand. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn German!!
And the plot twist is really surprising!!. XD XD
And the plot twist is really surprising!!. XD XD
July 12, 2021
A really enjoyable book
Learning a foreign language can be difficult but this book was very engaging and provided very short conversations with a few vocabulary words to make it easy to digest and fun to read.
Learning a foreign language can be difficult but this book was very engaging and provided very short conversations with a few vocabulary words to make it easy to digest and fun to read.
May 31, 2022
The story was a G to PG rated police procedural which I would have enjoyed even had I read it in English. My only problem was that I cannot look up or translate words on the Kindle (as far as I know) so had to go to a translation app on my phone rather often.
August 9, 2021
Really enjoying these books to help improve my german.
January 13, 2022
Great book! The level of German conversations is finely tuned for intermediate learners. Its fun and is not as short as other learner books. That makes it worth a buy!
July 13, 2022
超棒的侦探小说，剧情引人入胜。没看多少就已经猜到给女探提供线索的人是谁了，但是反转的地方还是很有意思。边看边学新词，整本书以对话形式进行，不会觉得枯燥。
February 23, 2023
Super fun way to learn a language
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April 13, 2023
With most language learning aids, the most you can hope for is to be mildly entertained and informed. Somehow Olly Richards has created a series of books that defy the odds by being both informative and entertaining, sometimes insanely entertaining. His 101 Conversations in Intermediate German is the best of a very good bunch.
It takes the concept of a Krimi and turns it into a series of dialogues between various characters involved in solving a fictional crime. For those who don’t speak German—or are unfamiliar with the culture—a Krimi is the German equivalent of a police procedural, or a murder mystery. There are all sorts of variations and subgenre, like the ones we have in America—cozy mystery, locked room mystery—etc., but the gold standard over there is the show Tatort. Tatort (which means “scene of the crime”) is the longest-running dramatic TV show in German history. It’s a bit like Law & Order is here, only it’s much more of a national, cultural institution over there.
This book, Das Geheimnisvolle Bild (The Mysterious Painting), follows the adventures of Kommissar Nathalie Wieland, a police inspector investigating a very curious case. She stumbles upon a painting in an art gallery whose depiction of crimes seems to uncannily predict the actual commission of crimes in the real world. As she investigates the mysterious origins of the painting, she becomes first embroiled, then implicated in a case that threatens to land her in prison, or a shallow grave.
That I actually became wrapped up in the plot— and turned the pages out of pure curiosity—is a testament to the author’s skill as a teacher. We all hope to find a work that will be so seamless in its presentation that we forget we’re learning. It rarely ever happens. Here, however, it did. I would have frankly been happy to read this story—told as a series of dialogues between good cops and corrupt cops—in English, just for entertainment value. That I was able to bone up on my Deutsch, and practice my pronunciation and even enhance my vocab a little, just makes it that much richer an experience.
Höchste Empfehlung, aber nicht für Anfänger.
It takes the concept of a Krimi and turns it into a series of dialogues between various characters involved in solving a fictional crime. For those who don’t speak German—or are unfamiliar with the culture—a Krimi is the German equivalent of a police procedural, or a murder mystery. There are all sorts of variations and subgenre, like the ones we have in America—cozy mystery, locked room mystery—etc., but the gold standard over there is the show Tatort. Tatort (which means “scene of the crime”) is the longest-running dramatic TV show in German history. It’s a bit like Law & Order is here, only it’s much more of a national, cultural institution over there.
This book, Das Geheimnisvolle Bild (The Mysterious Painting), follows the adventures of Kommissar Nathalie Wieland, a police inspector investigating a very curious case. She stumbles upon a painting in an art gallery whose depiction of crimes seems to uncannily predict the actual commission of crimes in the real world. As she investigates the mysterious origins of the painting, she becomes first embroiled, then implicated in a case that threatens to land her in prison, or a shallow grave.
That I actually became wrapped up in the plot— and turned the pages out of pure curiosity—is a testament to the author’s skill as a teacher. We all hope to find a work that will be so seamless in its presentation that we forget we’re learning. It rarely ever happens. Here, however, it did. I would have frankly been happy to read this story—told as a series of dialogues between good cops and corrupt cops—in English, just for entertainment value. That I was able to bone up on my Deutsch, and practice my pronunciation and even enhance my vocab a little, just makes it that much richer an experience.
Höchste Empfehlung, aber nicht für Anfänger.
July 20, 2023
it was great, this is my first story in German Language.
I enjoyed reading it. I loved it.
I enjoyed reading it. I loved it.
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