Learn German with articles from the web

Parloquo translates articles from the web into German and adapts them to your level (A1–C2), from Präsens and Perfekt to Konjunktiv II, with long compound nouns split at A1 and A2.

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On a computer as a browser extension. On your phone, you paste the text into the app.

The same paragraph at three levels

Original Alpine glaciers are melting faster than ever, researchers warn. Since 2000 they have lost a third of their ice.

Die Gletscher in den Alpen schmelzen sehr schnell. Seit 2000 haben sie ein Drittel weniger Eis. Die Forscher machen sich Sorgen.

Die Gletscher der Alpen schmelzen schneller als je zuvor, warnen Forschende. Seit 2000 haben sie ein Drittel ihres Eises verloren.

Die Alpengletscher ziehen sich in beispiellosem Tempo zurück, warnen Forschende: Seit 2000 haben sie ein Drittel ihrer Eismasse eingebüßt.

Grammar at each level

Up to B1, Parloquo only uses the grammar that syllabi set for each level. Each level adds what is listed here. The terms are in the language you are learning.

A1: Präsens, Modalverben, Perfekt der häufigsten Verben, Satzklammer
Konnektoren: und, aber, oder, denn
A2: Perfekt, Präteritum von sein, haben und Modalverben
Nebensätze mit weil, dass, wenn
B1: Präteritum, Konjunktiv II (würde, hätte, wäre), Passiv Präsens, Relativsätze
Konnektoren: obwohl, trotzdem, deshalb
B2: Normal newspaper style; only very long sentences and rare words adapted
C1: Close to the original; only convoluted sentences split up
C2: The original text; pages in other languages are translated

What Parloquo takes care of in this language

Word card. Parloquo looks up the base form, translation, part of speech and, for verbs, the conjugation with an AI dictionary, together with the meaning in the sentence.
Long words. At A1 and A2 Parloquo splits long compound nouns: “die Regeln für den Verkehr” instead of “die Verkehrsregeln”.

How it works

Open an article

Open an article in your browser, in any language. On your phone, copy the text and paste it into the Parloquo app.

Click the Parloquo icon

The Parloquo icon is at the bottom right of the page. Click it or press Alt+Shift+S, and Parloquo translates the article paragraph by paragraph and adapts it to your level, headings included. Ads, navigation and comments are left out. A second click shows the original again.

Look up words

Click a paragraph, then a word. The word card shows the base form, translation, tense, person, the conjugation table and the meaning in this sentence.

Guide Installation, word card, exercises, vocabulary deck and the phone app, explained step by step. Read the guide →