You leave with a stamped document.
Keep it. You will need it again.Berlin Hauptbahnhof · Chapter 01
The question you miss is where the story begins.
You arrive in Berlin with beginner German. Nora asks a question just as the station announcement cuts in. Ask her to repeat it. Answer. Keep going.
A1 German · 16 connected chapters · Chapter 1 free · then €12.99/month
BERLIN HBF17:12
NORA
Guten Tag. Wie heißen Sie und—
PLATFORM ANNOUNCEMENT…fährt heute von Gleis zwölf…
YOUR FIRST MOVEWie bitte?Nora repeats the question—slower, not louder.
Your answer, your support
Keep the whole answer. Keep a few cues. Or clear the screen.
For this first exchange, choose how much help stays visible before you answer.
PHRASE CUES
Wie bitte? · Guten Tag · Ich heiße … · Ich komme aus …
The structure stays visible. You supply the answer.YOUR MOVE
Without the story voice
The facts, plainly.
Everything a careful reader checks before starting, in one place.
- What
- A German A1 course told as one connected Berlin story, where you are the protagonist. Interactive dialogue; speaking, listening, reading and writing are all practised and assessed, with audio where it is available.
- Who
- Expats and newcomers in Germany starting from little or no German.
- Cost
- Chapter 1 is free with an account. Chapters 2–16 are €12.99/month. There is no paid trial: you subscribe only if you continue to Chapter 2. Cancelling through Stripe ends paid access, never your saved story.
- Where it leads
- Original tasks shaped like Goethe A1 / Start Deutsch 1 are rehearsed throughout, ending in an exam-day chapter. Expat Speak prepares you for the format; it does not issue a certificate or guarantee an exam result.
- The real errands
- The chapters rehearse the appointments already waiting for you: the Anmeldung at the Bürgeramt, a bank account, a doctor’s phone line, a rental contract.
A story that remembers
What happens stays with you.
A paper you receive, a ticket you buy, a key someone gives you: later scenes begin with what already happened.
The registration paper returns at the bank.
You check it before opening the account.Keys, tickets, messages, and the name and portrait you choose stay part of the same story.
16 chapters · one Berlin story
You begin by asking for help. You finish by offering it.
Between those two station encounters, you use German to find a home, get around the city, make appointments, work a shift, and take the Goethe A1 exam.
Nora repeats the question for you.
This time, you help her reach the right platform.
Speaking · listening · reading · writing · Goethe A1 vocabulary and exam tasks
Begin at Berlin Hbf