30 Day Challenge

Kick off the new year and improve your German with our 30 Day Challenge! Whether it's sharing a photo or your favorite recipe, each challenge is designed to fit into your day, taking just 5-15 minutes to complete.

Our 30 Day Challenge starts on January 2 and ends on January 31, 2024. Learners of all German levels are welcome, but the challenges are geared towards an intermediate level.

 

How to Participate

Step 1: Become a Member

Our 30 Day Challenge is open to all Easy German members, starting with the Learner Membership level.

Signing up takes just a few minutes and it’s easy to cancel your membership at any time.

Step 2: Join us on Discord

Once you’re a member, make sure to create an account on Discord and connect it to your Patreon account.

You’ll find the daily challenges in the #🏆30-day-challenge channel.

What to Expect

We won’t spoil the upcoming challenges, but here are answers to common questions and some example challenges from last time.

FAQ

  • Yes, no problem at all! You can join our 30 Day Challenge at any time. Previous challenges and threads will be available for you to catch up at your own pace.

  • The Easy German 30 Day Challenge is (you guessed it!) a 30 day-long-challenge. Each day, we post new challenge for you on our Discord server.

    The goal is to improve our German language skills through small reading, discussion, and writing tasks. It's also an opportunity to engage with fellow learners and enjoy little insights in everyone’s lives together.

  • To join the 30 Day Challenge, you'll simply need to become a member of Easy German in any membership level for the duration of the challenge. Once you're a member, you'll get access to our Discord server, where our discussions and challenges will be conducted.

  • The cost of the Easy German membership depends on the membership level you select.

    If you’re already an Easy German member, there is no additional cost for you.

  • Absolutely! We offer a monthly subscription option that you can cancel at any time. This allows you to participate in the 30 Day Challenge and also experience other benefits of being an Easy German member for a month or two.

  • Discord is a free chat app that you can use on your computer and phone. We use it to communicate and chat with our members. To join, you'll need to link your Patreon account to your Discord account — it takes less than 5 minutes and we have a tutorial on how to do this here.

    Once you're in, you'll see a variety of text channels where you can chat about everything from everyday life to philosophical topics in German.

    You'll also see a section called "🏆30 Day Challenge" — this is where we'll facilitate our daily discussions and tasks.

  • Yes! The 30 Day Challenge is open to learners of all levels. You may find the process most useful and enjoyable if you have an A2 level or higher, but you’re welcome to participate at any level.

    And even if you don't understand every word of the tasks: Just try to follow along as best you can — it will still be a great opportunity to improve your German.

  • Definitely. Our 30 Day Challenge is conducted online, so you can participate from anywhere in the world. All you need is a phone or computer with internet access.

  • You can spend as much or as little time as you like on the discussions and the task. In total there is only a time commitment to be expected between 5 to 15 minutes a day.

  • The discussions are conducted in a forum on Discord. After reading each day’s task, members can join the challenge of the day by posting in the thread. This could be a task such as sharing your favourite German recipe or book. Besides that you can ask questions, or respond to others' posts. The atmosphere is friendly and open, with everyone encouraged to participate as much or as little as they feel comfortable with.

  • Each day, we provide a German language task as your daily challenge. The challenges vary and might involve writing a brief text, sharing a picture or recording a personal audio message or video.

    These challenges are designed to improve your speaking, writing and listening skills by actively using the language.

  • That's completely fine! The 30 Day Challenge is self-paced, so if you miss a day, you can always catch up later. The important thing is to enjoy the process and learn at a pace that's comfortable for you.

  • If you have a question that we didn't cover in these FAQs, feel free to reach out to us through our contact form or ask in the Discord community. We're here to help!

Examples

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