For Bangla speakers
Learn German in Bangla, from A1 to C2
Sogda is an offline German course app with Bangla meanings: 5,069 words from A1 to C2, each with its meaning in Bangla and a pronunciation guide in Bangla letters, and 182 grammar topics. The app itself can be in Bangla, and each of its 12 steps ends with 3 mock exams.
Bangla meanings, and a guide in Bangla letters
Every word has its meaning in Bangla: alone, or with English shown under it, or the other way round. Its pronunciation guide is written in Bangla letters, the way you would read it aloud.
The app itself can be in Bangla too. The example sentences' translations and the grammar rules are in English.
From A1 to C2, with the exams in mind
12 steps from A1.1 to C2.2 follow the CEFR levels that the Goethe-Zertifikat and telc exams use. Each step ends with 3 mock exams, each with 40 questions plus a writing and a speaking task, and a result for each section. They are generated from the step's words and grammar, not official Goethe or telc papers.
Words for your first year in Germany
The course has the words you meet at the Ausländerbehörde, at your Anmeldung or in a job application. Some of them, with the step they are in:
- die Anmeldung
- registration — /AN-mel-doong/ · A1.2
- der Termin
- appointment — /tair-MEEN/ · A1.1
- das Visum
- visa — /VEE-zoom/ · A1.2
- der Aufenthaltstitel
- residence permit — /OWF-ent-halts-tee-tel/ · A2.1
- die Ausländerbehörde
- immigration office — /OWSS-len-der-buh-hur-duh/ · A2.1
- die Behörde
- authority / government agency — /buh-HUR-duh/ · A2.1
- der Mietvertrag
- rental contract / lease — /MEET-fair-trahk/ · A2.1
- die Krankenversicherung
- health insurance — /KRANK-en-fair-zihy-uh-roong/ · A1.1
- die Bewerbung
- application — /buh-VAIR-boong/ · A2.1
- die Ausbildung
- vocational training / education — /OWSS-bil-doong/ · A2.1
- das Studium
- studies / degree course — /SHTOO-dyoom/ · A2.1
- die Einbürgerung
- naturalisation — /AIN-bewr-guh-roong/ · B1.2
Offline, and private
No signal and no account needed: your progress stays on your phone. Sogda runs on Android 8.0 or newer.
Questions, answered.
Does Sogda teach German in Bangla?
Every word has its meaning and a pronunciation guide in Bangla, and the app itself can be in Bangla. The example sentences' translations and the grammar rules are in English.
Can I prepare for the Goethe A1 exam with it?
Yes, as practice. Sogda's steps A1.1 and A1.2 cover level A1 with 1,315 words, and each step has 3 mock exams that test listening, writing and speaking like the real exams, plus vocabulary and grammar; there is no reading part. They are practice, not official Goethe or telc papers.
Do I need the internet?
No. Sogda works fully offline. Only the optional natural voice is a download, once, over Wi-Fi.