The truth about learning German from A1 to B1: How long does it really take?

If you have any other methods/techniques which helped you a lot in reaching B1, please share them here in the comments for other learners 🙏🙏

Factor 5: the cost!
I had to spend nearly a thousand Euro for the classes and two B1 ÖIF exams. I took two exams back to back to get a better chance of passing which was necessary for my resident permit in Österscheiss. Passed the first one and failed the second one.

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It took me one year to go from zero to A2 level (studied A1 and A2 six months each) and in January 2025 I will start with B1 level.

According to my calculations If this goes as planned the whole journey will take approximately three years and probably one extra in case the B and C levels take more time to complete.

Learning languages is a time consuming long process! Do not get discouraged by some of the comments that say they learned German in ten months (personally I don't think that's possible) but to each their own, I share my experience to give a more realistic perspective to those who may feel discouraged by these nonsensical comments.

Good luck!

Currently I'm learning German I already speak Turkish English and Arabic fluently
I believe I can describe some situations in German I could say I'm a1.2 and I spend 1 hour a day 6 days a week studying German on my own and I spend 5 hours a day just language learning I'm studying German russian Spanish Italian and french I'm learning Spanish in German so technically 2 hours of German a day so also technically 12 hours a week how much would it take me to reach B2 does anyone have an idea 😭

Is b1 Is difficult I am currently doing a1 I want b1 certificate for my visa plss help and tell me tips🙏

Das ist richtig 👍🏻 meine Muttersprache ist chinesisch , ich spreche chinesisch und kantonesisch.🤣es ist sehr schwer für mich. Ich habe fast 5 stunden pro Tag deutsch zu lernen .😊Ich möchte sagen dass sie beide der besten Lehren sind in den Welt. Ich habe viele Grammatik von innen gelernt 😀viele dank !

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I am using duolingo to learn german during 4 years. Please let me know if I have to quit duolingo and try another platform.

thanks bro

bitte erstellen sie ein Video. wie konnten wir zu House oder selbst B2 abschliessen?

im 16. i came to austria about 3 months ago and my german course started 2 months ago. its a 5 hour course 5 days a week. im at A2 level now. anybody have any tips on how i could improve my german even more because my dad speaks fleunt german but he says im learning very slowly.

Can a 35 and 37 year old man Learn and speak German from A1 and also get Ausbildung job in Germany from Nigeria?

Danke🙏🙏🙏

I have a question. Does the levels of german have their own special words or do they just depend on how many words do you know?

2-4 years is not unrealistic. Remember that you are learning a new language, similar to how a baby learns their first language. You may have some advantages over the baby, but give yourself the time, grace, and humility to learn as you did when you had no choice.

I learned from Zero level to passing Deutsch Grubdkursus in 3 months full 5 days a week every Saturdays exam to test hoeuch learned in that week. That was in 1966 at the Deutsch für Ausländer under Herrn Schepping and Frau Gutruth, rwth Aachen. We had tape recorders, teachers spoke only on German in the class from day one, strict exams. And I had the advantage of living in Germany and seeing hearing every where only German language gesprochen. So it was hard work. But that did good for me.

I did Russian when I was in my 20s in the 80s (I am 64 now) and was at quite a good level. Unfortunately, I barely remember any of it now. I have found that the most difficult thing NOW is remembering the vocabulary. I do still work full-time and can only spare around 1 hr maximum 3 or 4 times per week. I find that your videos are a brilliant way of learning and also your materials on Patreon. When I did Russian, it was mostly text books and some audio.

Can I attain B1 level if I use the duolingo app

6 months is hard for fully occupied person like myself. I do a lot of work and forget what i learn. So daily preperation is better. But is it best in the morning or before going to bed must I prepare everday for 1 or 2 hours?

It,s a core information for beginners like as me.... ❤
Danke lieber lehrer ....Luzi

Thank you for your videos! Just want to show my appreciation for your channel. I've been learning German for about a month and a half now primarily using duolingo to learn vocabulary early on, but I love to take the raw info I get from duolingo, then get an expanded explanation of specific grammar rules I'm learning, with more context, from your videos. It has really helped me progress with a bit of extra confidence that I'm not just blindly learning the words, but understanding why those words are used!(Bonus points to you for not constantly shilling a sponsored language learning application) I'm only at the tip of the iceberg in my learning so far, so I have much more exploring of your past videos to do, but anyway, thank you for being great at what you do!

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I have 4 Months , but still my learning is still A2😭

I think 2 years would be a minimum for someone working full time and having to study on their own between weekly lessons. I took about 3 years.

Thank you

I wanted to learn German and realized I needed to understand English first

Awesome! Very important too is to speak the language, it doesn’t matter if you’re wrong or right, you’ll eventually get it right one day. That was one of my strategies and it worked, I got B1 certificate in a year of learning. Apart from the certificate, being able to communicate in real life is key. Kudos to everyone learning 🎉. One tip, If anyone laughs at you, laugh with them , because you have a goal, their laughter should not be a deterrent 😅

Das ist realistisch! Vielen dank!

Very useful video

Luzi, Johannes, excellent, differentiated explanation about the different factors involved etc. One question: Please clarify (and pardon me if I overlooked the explanation, or maybe it is mentioned in the comment): Does "From A1-B1" mean B1 inclusive ? Or covering A1 and A2 , so you are ready to start B1, as I thought at first? Towards the end for example, you mention the amount of vocab including B1, so I am unsure. Thank you.

Good evening sir,
thanks for your videos and i always follow your all videos.

I started from 0 and did semi-intensive classes for 4 months (A1.1 and A1.2). Both were 3 hour classes 2x a week plus homework. I was working almost full time for most of this and was totally burned out at the end. I couldn't see myself doing it that intensely for longer than 4 months with work. Then I learned A2.1 alone for one month. Now I have been doing 1on1 classes with a German teacher (1 hour a week plus a lot of homework) for one month, and we have started a book at level b1. B1 is definitely above my level but it is manageable with the help of a teacher (and google translate). so about 6/7 months altogether and I would say I am now somehwere between A2.2 and B1.1. I also have a good friend who speaks German who will speak with me sometimes. However, i have learned Spanish to about an A2.2 level in school, and I have worked as an English language teacher so those two factors help obviously.
But i would say that if you are very dedicated you could get there in 6-8months. Force yourself to do a little bit everyday even if you have no class or homework. It adds up.

Hi everyone, I am a graduate of the psychology department. Should I do Goethe or Telc for my master's degree?

In Pakistan. We have all the academies for German Language which covers A1 to B2 in 8-9 months ..
Every student i saw which includes some of my seniors done B2 in 8-9 months.
2 months for each level.
Its our regular normal way of study . Besides of this , Our country is just like RIP . there no no value of degrees . Degree holders doing jobs on 15k pkr (50 euro only ) per month (10 hour shift) 😂😢 which also includes me .

You can visit German learning point.. for bangla to German .. best course A1+A2 only 6k BDT .. I Am a student of German learning point.. the Teacher Akash Ahmed vaiya is the best.. he is in C1 level.

I need to put much effort in learning german because my mother tongue is indonesian. Indonesian doesn't have genders, cases, tenses etc. It's a very simple language😅

I am starting my german language preparation today i am so excited
I am from Pakistan
And i speak hindhi urdu Sindhi and English and now starting a new learn german❤

I am french speaker from Sénégal n I teach english as a foreign language , actually I am learning german by my own n frankly speaking I find it very easy because many similarities with english. Exemple mutter Mother

Can anyone recommend a good german online course?

Is there a test to see if you are able to skip A1?

Awesome.. that is interesting

Are you saying that life is too short to learn German ☹️

i need to go between a1 to b1 in 10 days because my class is in b1 and i am just starting out....

Well i took 4 yrs to begin B1.1. actually German is taught in my school so thats y. I've given fit1 (A1 exam) n got 55/60 (sehr gut). In dec im gonna give fit2 (A2 exam).

If you know to write numbers from one to thousand doesn't it mean you know 1k words?

I am at A1, started with Duolingo just a week ago

I took exactly 2 weeks from a1 to c1