Online Sprachcafé
💬 Imagine chatting in a new language without worrying about mistakes or grammar.
At the online Sprachcafé, you are invited to put aside negative thoughts surrounding learning a new language and simply go with the flow.
The main goal in these online sessions is to have fun while practicing, not to perform perfectly.
We’re currently on vacation until September!
🇩🇪 Practice German online
🎯 Focused, easy-to-digest themes.
🗣️ English support available.
📃 Helpful written materials.
🤝 Find practice partners.
🫶🏼 Give back to the community.
What happens during the sessions?
We start the session with some group icebreakers. Each session includes documentation focused on a specific topic to help you engage in the exercise. We provide prompts and vocabulary to ensure you feel supported.
The conversations are held in smaller, intimate groups with cameras off (audio-only), eliminating the pressure to perform. Just be yourself and be willing to learn. In the end, you’ll find that you’re just talking to another human, who’s on the same learning journey.
We also host game and reading sessions, as well as whatever the community comes up with, for events. We encourage you to be willing to participate in those, too. Part of the fun is mingling around.
At the Sprachcafé, we speak, listen, and learn German together online in a relaxed, honest environment.
The essentials:
🕢 1,5 hour workshop in German
🗣️ English as a support language
🙌 25 international participants (max.)
📍 Online via Discord
It is free, but contributions are very welcome so we can keep the work going! 💜
How can I join?
We gather every Thursday at 21:00 (9:00 PM) Berlin time (GMT+2) on Discord, and each session lasts around 1.5 hours.
The majority of the group is around A2 and B2 level, but you are very welcome at any level. We will provide a slower setting and English as a support language. If you are a native, there’s always a playful basis in our workshops, and your knowledge enriches the experience, so feel free to join.
To sign up, you must be 18 or older and willing to participate in the discussion.
✏️ 1. Sign Up
Choose an event and fill in the form to sign up. Upon submission, you get an invitation to our Discord community.
If you need support, please take a look at How to getting started manuals.
⚙️ 2. Setup
Take some time to arrive on the server, read the Guidelines, and settle in.
The channel descriptions and pinned messages will guide you through.
🗓️ 3. Get ready
Log 5 minutes before the start, and make sure your audio and microphone are working correctly.
If you need help, let us know if and we got you covered, but interrupting the session is hard for everyone.
✨ 4. Mingle
After the workshop, you can choose how to manage your interactions. Consent is key.
You can mingle with the community, participate in extra activities, or sign up directly for future sessions.
What they say
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“The Sprachcafé gave me hope in practicing German, given that I’m not surrounded by any German speakers. You’re so much appreciated!”
🦎 from Kenya
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“I enjoyed the challenge very much. It intrigued me how everyone was from some very different place.”
🦍 from Germany
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“Vielen Dank für den gestrigen Workshop, er hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht ☺️”
🪼 from Austria
Previous workshops
Support the change you wish to see!
We are always appreciative of any help we can get. With a “If you like it, donate to it!” approach, we want to keep things simple. Come by first, and donate later.
In case you have enjoyed or benefited from our work, we warmly invite you to donate so we can keep our project alive and expand access to a broader audience. We show up every week for you, show up for us too! Any amount is very welcome, and you can adjust it as you wish.
When you donate, you receive a role update on Discord, and if you’re interested, we will include your name on our future donors list. You just need to fill out this form.
Thank you for believing! 🫶🏼
What to expect:
🕖 A 1,5 hour talk session in German
💬 Themes, prompts, shared questions, and games
🗣️ Support and documentation language in English and German
📍 Online Sprachcafe via Discord
🙌 25 international participants (max.)
🫶 Free. You donate if you like it!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Getting a ticket is super easy and varies a bit by workshop! Choose your event, and follow the steps in the description. Usually, you just need to fill out a quick form to join in on the fun and become part of our wonderful community.
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All the details received are used for organizational purposes (e.g: invoices). We use your information only to send you updates about the workshop you signed up for.
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Please cancel your ticket directly on the booking platform or via the contact form if you got your ticket via our store.
Refunds are available up to two days before. -
Please don’t! Especially in paid events. Our workshops rely heavily on the group dynamic and how participants perceive themselves and the others around them. By joining later, you create an unfair power imbalance that benefits no one.
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interlüde aims to offer creative sessions for everyone. Please contact us if you are experiencing any challenges, and we will offer a reduced price.
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Great question! Over Discord, we prioritize your safety with our friendly Community Guidelines, and keep moderation in place.
In each session, everyone keeps their cameras off to ensure comfort, and you can always ask for help, including problems related to private messages from other members.While some members choose to connect in real life, we leave that decision and responsibility up to them. 🙂
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In our sessions, it’s all about how you connect and share, not how you look! We love that anonymity lets everyone be open, real, and curious, making for a truly honest experience.
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We chose Discord because they do not sell personal data and allows users to set their data preferences.
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On interlüde different communities can interact with each other across a range of sizes (from small to large groups). Each community is associated with a specific workshop. Currently, we offer:
→ Sprachcafé: Every Thursday around 21:00/9 pm, Berlin GMT+1, we practice German in a relaxed way. The event is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
→ Playground: A blind speed friending social workshop where people meet anonymously online and get to know each other in an unconventional way.
→ Darkroom: A creative camera-off experience for deep reflection and honest exchange, that will delve deeper into the shadows of the self.
→ Salad Bowl: (Coming soon!) With a mix of flavours, Salad Bowl is meant to bring specific and thematic online workshops for the international community. In this space, we will hold collaborations and in-depth online formats. -
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