Mitlesen: Learn German Reading

Reading German is finally easy.

Mitlesen is a German reading app for A1–B2 learners. Read classic German stories — Grimm fairy tales, Kafka, and more — plus fresh German news, all adapted to your exact CEFR level, with tap-to-translate, audio, and inline explanations.

No more looking up every word in a separate tab. No more texts that are too hard to enjoy, or too easy to learn from. Just the right story, at the right level, with everything you need built in.

HOW IT WORKS

Choose a story or a news article. Choose your level: A1, A2, B1, or B2. Read at your own pace. Tap any word to see its meaning and grammar. Save it to your flashcards for later review. Listen along with audio if you prefer. When a word appears again, you already know it.

WHAT MAKES MITLESEN DIFFERENT

Most German learning apps give you exercises and drills. Mitlesen gives you real German — classic stories and current news — adapted for each CEFR level, not just simplified with shorter sentences. The A1 edition of Rotkäppchen reads like a proper story, not a vocabulary worksheet.

This is how fluency actually develops: exposure to meaningful German in context, repeatedly, over time.

WHAT YOU CAN READ

- Fresh German news, graded A1–B2 and updated regularly

- Grimm fairy tales: Rotkäppchen, Hänsel und Gretel, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, and more

- German classics and short stories: Kafka, Das Brot, Kalif Storch

- Everyday German texts for practical, real-world vocabulary

BUILT-IN FLASHCARDS

Tap any word to save it. Mitlesen turns the words you look up — from stories and news — into review cards with grammar tags and audio, so the vocabulary sticks.

READ IN YOUR LANGUAGE

Translations available in English, Persian (فارسی), Turkish (Türkçe), and Arabic (العربية), with full right-to-left support.

WHO MITLESEN IS FOR

- A1–B2 learners who want to read real German, not just study it

- Duolingo users who want to go deeper

- Goethe, telc, or TestDaF exam candidates who need reading practice

- Anyone who's tried German and found it too hard to enjoy yet

FREE TO START

Read all German news and the first 30% of every story for free, with unlimited word lookups and flashcards — no trial, no credit card.

Questions or feedback? Email [email protected]