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A German industrial metal band, famed for provocative lyrics and theatrical pyrotechnics.
Read about the infamous Berghain: a Berlin nightclub, with one of the hardest door policies in the world.
In this article, we explore six books from one of most beloved genres in German literature: crime fiction.
A young diarist who hid in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, documenting daily life before her death.
A fairy tale about siblings lost in the forest, who meet a wicked witch and must use their wits to escape her trap.
Light, dialogue-rich films that build listening skills, everyday vocabulary, and cultural intuition.
We’re Nikki and Dominik - the two people behind Sloeful. It’s just us here: we create everything you see on this site ourselves - from the code and design, to the illustrations and German learning materials. We’re both passionate about the world of language learning, and built Sloeful to make learning German feel more immersive, personal, and curiosity-driven. If you have any questions for us, we’d love to hear from you.
We combine three ideas, to create an immersive, interactive and personal way to learn German - one that supports retention, natural absorption, and steady progress toward fluency.
Consume input that is just above your level. This mirrors how people naturally acquire languages.
Explore curious topics such as culture, history, daily life, the news, etc. This fuels motivation - curiosity drives consistency.
After consuming input, reinforce what you’ve learned through active recall: flashcards, quizzes, speaking practise, etc.
Our reading materials follow a learning system that blends curious content with built-in learning support, so you get the most from every text. Here are its four main steps:
Play the audio or video, and see how much you can understand without looking at the text - the main ideas and familiar words.
Read through the text slowly. When a word is new, try to guess the meaning first, before clicking the word to check the English.
Take the comprehension quiz and test your understanding. This is a chance to review your progress.
Use the flashcards to recall useful, key words - say the answer out loud before you flip.
