Private one-to-one tuition · Deutsch
Private German lessons, taught with the precision the language expects.
German rewards structure, and so does teaching it well. One specialist chosen for you from our selected network, and a programme built around the German you have to use — in a meeting, at the Bürgeramt, in an examination or in a source text.
Who it is for
Who books private German with us
German is rarely a romantic choice. It is usually bought because something specific — a job, a move, a paper, a family — now requires it.
The professional inside a DACH business
Engineering, pharma, manufacturing, finance or law, with colleagues in Munich, Zurich or Vienna who are perfectly polite in English and quite different in German.
Meeting German, technical vocabulary from your own sector, and the written register of the email and the report — where German judgement is quietly formed.
The family relocating to Germany, Austria or Switzerland
A contract, a school place and a residence process that names a language level in writing.
Everyday and administrative German alongside preparation for the Goethe or telc certificate the authority requires, with the modules sequenced sensibly.
The pupil facing GCSE, A-Level or IB German
A demanding syllabus, a strong cohort, and a speaking examination that decides how the grade feels.
Specification-accurate preparation with essay method, translation drilling and oral rehearsal against the real timing.
The researcher, musician or historian who needs to read it
Archives, scores, philosophy, primary sources — German that must be understood in depth rather than spoken at a party.
Reading fluency in your own field: nominal style, long-form sentence unpacking, and the specialist vocabulary of your discipline.
The Learn&Co method
A selected network first. Your match, second.
We do not go looking for a German tutor once you enquire. The selection has already happened — our network is built slowly, from specialists we have interviewed, observed and chosen to work with.
What happens after your enquiry is the second layer, and it is personal. Maria hears the brief, chooses the specialist inside that network who fits it, and introduces you on a chemistry call before anything is committed.
“Amazing at understanding what people need and matching students with the perfect tutor…”
A network selected before you arrive
German specialists we have already interviewed, referenced and chosen — for teaching skill and subject depth, not simply for a passport.
A conversation before a tutor
Twenty minutes with Maria: what you need German for, by when, and how you learn well.
Matched from the network
The specialist who suits your goal, level and temperament is identified inside the existing network and named to you, with Maria overseeing the match. No rota, no directory, no algorithm.
A chemistry call, then oversight
You meet them before anything is booked. Monthly reports, a founder check-in at week six, and rematching if the fit ever stops working.
The tutors
What a German specialist brings that a generalist cannot
German is highly systematic, which means it can be taught extremely well or extremely badly. Every tutor in our network is a qualified teacher of German — what we select for is how they build the system in your head.
They teach the case system as logic, not as tables
Nominative, accusative, dative and genitive are the engine of German. A specialist teaches them through what a sentence is doing, so you stop translating from English and start assembling in German.
They fix word order before it becomes a habit
Verb second, verb final, and the way a subordinate clause reorganises everything. Get this early and German accelerates; get it late and you spend years sounding almost right.
They know which German you will meet
Standard German in the lesson, with real preparation for Austrian and Swiss colleagues, and for Behördendeutsch — the formal administrative register that official letters are written in.
They know the certificate architecture
Goethe, telc and TestDaF have different formats, and Goethe B1 is modular — which changes the order you prepare in and what a retake actually costs you.
Life in the language
German lets you say exactly what you mean — and then stop.
The stereotype is bluntness. What is actually going on is precision, and a culture that treats saying a thing clearly as a form of respect. Once you have enough German to be direct in it, conversations get shorter, warmer and considerably more honest than the English equivalent.
That is the point your programme is built towards: not survival phrases, but the confidence to make a clear statement, disagree without hedging, and be taken seriously in the room.
Directness is a skill, not a personality
How to disagree, decline and correct in German without sounding rude in English — and how to read it correctly when it is done to you.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Standard German as the base, with enough of the southern and Swiss varieties that a call from Zurich is not a wall.
Culture as material
Film, football, philosophy, news or industry press — the practice material is drawn from the German-speaking world you actually engage with.
In practice
What the lessons actually look like
The most common question after price. Here is the shape of the thing you are buying.
- An hour a week, or considerably more
- One hour a week is the standard rhythm and the basis of our guide prices. Before a relocation, a certificate or an examination, clients often run two or three, or a short intensive block.
- Online, in person in London, or both
- Most clients learn online with the same tutor throughout. Face-to-face tuition at home or at your office is available across London and is quoted individually.
- Your material, not a course book
- Your technical documentation, the letter from the Bürgeramt, the paper you must read, the presentation you have to give in Munich.
- Written up every month
- Your tutor writes a monthly progress report against the objectives agreed at the start, and Maria checks in with you at week six.
Corporate clients
Trusted by global businesses
Language programmes delivered inside law firms, hedge funds, publishing houses and global property groups.
Partner schools
Working with leading schools in the UK and Europe
Exam preparation, tutor placement and curated exchanges with demanding independent schools here and with partner schools across Europe.
Real clients, real results
German learners, in their own words.
Verified reviews from Learn&Co clients learning German.
“I wanted to start learning German as my boyfriend is from Germany but I struggled with languages at school, so I was hesitant. I had an initial call with Maria and explained my worries, my background in the arts and the creative world and…”
“We came across Learn&Co thanks to a recommendation from a friend at Hyperion Insurance Group. He was so happy with their corporate language training that we decided to contact them and set up a trial lesson. It’s now been over 6 months…”
“Rosie taught me German for three years. She is kind, encouraging, and allowed me to progress at my own pace without pressure. Her lessons were always fun as well as practical, and her approach made me feel less nervous and self-conscious…”
Investment
One rate, four ways to commit to it.
Every client receives the identical service — the matching, the chemistry call, the bespoke programme, the reporting and the founder oversight. The only thing that changes is how many hours you commit to, and the hourly rate falls as you do.
Guide prices are based on one hour of private online tuition a week and include VAT. Face-to-face lessons in London, additional weekly hours and intensive programmes are quoted individually.
Flexi
4 hours
Month to month
£75/hr£300 in total
Discovery
12 hours
Up to 3 months
£71/hr£855 in total
Momentum
24 hours
Up to 6 months
£68/hr£1,620 in total
Mastery
48 hours
Up to 12 months
£64/hr£3,060 in total
Every private plan, whichever you choose, includes
Bespoke programmes — not lesson bundles.
- A discovery call with Maria, our founder
- Personal matching from our selected network
- A chemistry call before you commit
- A programme written from your objective
- Specialist tutors, vetted and selected
- Monthly written progress reports
- Week-six founder check-in
- Rematching at any point, at no cost
Not sure which plan? Maria will recommend one on the call.
Before you book
Private German lessons — your questions, answered.
- How much do private German lessons cost?
- Private German tuition is bought in hours. Flexi is 4 hours at £75/hr (£300 in total); Discovery 12 hours used within up to 3 months at £71/hr (£855); Momentum 24 hours within up to 6 months at £68/hr (£1,620); Mastery 48 hours within up to 12 months at £64/hr (£3,060). All prices include VAT. Face-to-face lessons in London and intensive programmes are quoted individually.
- How is my German tutor chosen?
- The selection happens before you enquire: every tutor in our network has already been interviewed, referenced and chosen by us. When you come to us, Maria listens to your objective, level, temperament and timetable, then names the specialist inside that network who fits the brief. You meet them on a chemistry call before anything is committed.
- Is German as hard as people say?
- It is front-loaded rather than hard. The cases and word order take real effort at the start, and after that German becomes unusually predictable: spelling is regular, vocabulary is transparently built from smaller parts, and the rules stay obeyed. Most learners find the middle of German easier than the middle of French.
- I need a Goethe or telc certificate for residency. Can you prepare me?
- Yes. Tell us the exact certificate and level named in your paperwork and we prepare for that format specifically. Goethe B1 is modular, so the four parts can be sat and retaken separately — we sequence the preparation around that rather than treating it as one exam.
- What if my tutor is not right for me?
- We rematch you, at no cost and without any argument. Fit is our responsibility rather than yours, and rematching is a normal part of the service rather than a complaint.
- Do you teach in person in London, or only online?
- Both. Online lessons are available anywhere in the world and are what our guide prices are based on. Face-to-face German lessons are available across London and some surrounding areas, subject to tutor availability. Many clients run a hybrid of the two.
- Can you help with technical or academic German?
- Yes. Engineering, medical, legal, financial and academic German are common briefs, and tutors are matched to the field. For research clients we also run reading-focused programmes where speaking is secondary to understanding sources at depth.
- Could I learn in a group instead?
- Yes. We run small-group German terms of ten weeks, never more than six people, live in Central London and online from Tuesday to Thursday. Private tuition is faster and entirely your own; groups are more sociable and less expensive. Maria will say honestly which suits your goal.
- How quickly can I start?
- Most clients have a proposed tutor within a few days of the discovery call and a first lesson in the week that follows. A highly specific professional or dialect brief can take a little longer, because we would rather match well than match quickly.
Ready to start German?
Twenty minutes with Maria.
Tell her what you need German for, where you are now and how much time you honestly have. She will tell you how we would approach it — and who, from our network, she would match you with.
Maria Toubbe
- 20 minutes
- A conversation, not a sales call.
- With Maria
- Our founder, every time — not a call centre.
- No obligation
- Advice you can use even if you never book.
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