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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 run Sloeful as a small, independent project focused on helping people learn German through immersive reading, listening, and culture-rich content.
Dominik is a German teacher who leads the lessons and hosts our podcast, while Nikki focuses on the creative, cultural and product side of things. We both love the world of language learning, and built Sloeful to make learning German feel more immersive 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 readings blend curious content with built-in support, so you get the most from every text.
Play the audio or video, and see how much you can understand without looking at the text.
Read through the text slowly. Guess the meaning of a new word, before clicking it 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.
