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Check out r/German, there’s quite a few resources there.
If I could recommend a few that I’ve used - Pimsleur: will do wonders for your pronunciation/accent, plus some core phrases and grammar without being too boring.
Language Transfer - free, not super long but def worth it. Super efficient and kind of mind blowing how the guy does it.
My favorite way is though reading. No need for boring grammar rules etc. graded readers/short stories start off easy and gradually introduce new vocab. I’m reading this series right now
I don’t love learning grammar but you’ll also want to learn at least the basic structures & genders.
Hope that helps, Lmk if you have any questions
Depending on your skill level. For beginners though, "Learn German with Stories" series is a fantastic place to start.
You can get it on kindle for cheap, or you can get it on other places for free wink wink
I thought this book series are great.
They are basic enough for you to read through understandably. Every chapter has a section to explain difficult words too. Its about an italian guy who goes thru various german cities (starting with book 1 = berlin) and his experiences and problems. The books aren't super long either.
There's quite a bit of stereotype in there but i think it's ok since it gives you confidence and also gives you a bit of cultural background across germany.
Here's a good beginner book series that includes translations and a short quiz at the end of each chapter. There are plenty of other short story books available on Amazon.
I can recommend Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde - it's quite cheap, accessible to beginners (probably something like A2-B1 level) and it's a real story, unlike e.g. Cafe in Berlin etc. There's a whole series of these books on amazon ...
Since your flair says A1, most books published for native speakers will be beyond you at this stage. Try searching for "easy readers", books written with deliberately simplified grammar and vocabulary for learners. Café in Berlin seems to be one of the more popular ones for beginners.
Read read read read read. After studying for six months like you, I've set a goal this year to read one book a week. I'm starting book #7 now and it's changed everything for me.
The the best way to master grammar is reading. The best way to learn new vocabulary is reading. There's dozens of extremely common words in German that you might think you know that you actually don't, such as immer, doch, schon, etc., etc.. The only way to learn words like these is to see them in context hundreds of times.
Start with the easiest books you can understand. I guarantee that you are ready to start the book series Cafe in Berlin. That link contains the compilation of the first four books in the series. Go read the reviews and download the sample now. Do it.
Bonus tips: 1. You don't need a kindle to read kindle books. Just use the phone app or web app. 2. Try to understand the words and grammar in context before turning to a translation tool 3. The app (as well as the google translate app) include a highlight-to-translate if you get stuck.
I've been using This . I really like it. It comes with audio as well and the stories are super short so you can listen to them on repeat. The stories get progressively more difficult as well.