Story Mode
Story Mode drops you into a simulated life in Germany. A neighbour leaves you a voice note. Your landlord needs an answer. What you say in German decides what happens next.
Story Mode drops you into a simulated life in Germany. A neighbour leaves you a voice note. Your landlord needs an answer. What you say in German decides what happens next.
Voicemails, building notices, a text from a neighbour. You pick up what's going on, in German.
Write your own reply. See how your neighbor responds.
Nothing is scripted. What you say in German moves the story, and the characters answer you in a short comic.
An actual Lingviko episode, one screen at a time. Listen, message Günther back, and watch what happens.
Das Paket im Erdgeschoss
Your neighbour has your package, and opinions.
Step 1 · Listen
By his wrong mailbox label, Danijel calls the building office after hours. The recording is exactly what he needs before texting Günther.
Wann ist die Sprechstunde?
See the words that explain an answer, or compare a reply with a suggested rewrite. Use what you learn in your next practice.
Get one wrong and the line comes back, with the words that carried the answer highlighted, pulled straight from what you heard.
Unsere Sprechstunden sind Montag bis Donnerstag, von neun Uhr bis zwölf Uhr .
Because the office is open Monday to Thursday, 9 to 12, Danijel knows when to reach it himself, instead of asking Günther.
Words you picked up
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Your reply is scored, with feedback on what to improve and a suggested rewrite. Here is an example.
“Vielen Dank. Ich kann morgen um 10 Uhr vorbeikommen.”
You suggested a time but did not answer the coffee invitation. A short reply lets your neighbor know whether you can join.
A native might write:
“…für Kaffee habe ich morgen leider keine Zeit. Vielleicht ein anderes Mal?”
Lingviko looks at what you keep getting wrong and writes the next episode to practice exactly that, woven into the story.
The grammar you fumble and the words you miss decide what the next episode drills. You practice what you actually need, not a fixed syllabus.
Each episode is written so about nine words in ten are ones you already know, with a few new ones and grammar just past what you've mastered. As you improve, it gets harder.
Your replies change how characters react and what happens next. Skip a coffee invitation and your neighbour remembers it, episodes later.
Every exercise updates your estimated chance of passing. See your readiness for reading, listening, writing and speaking, with your weakest areas highlighted so you can focus your next practice.
Read a notice, understand a voice message, and write the reply yourself. Then practice under the clock in Exam Mode.
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