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German Magazines

German magazines let you boost your German language skills whilst reading for pleasure!

It is always easy to learn more about something you’re interested in. So why not try reading a German magazine about one of your hobbies, passions or pastimes?

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Not only is this a good way of getting up to date with specialized German vocabulary in a field of your choice, but it’s a chance to say “I’m working” while you put your feet up and settle down with a cup of coffee in a quiet corner!

Here is a selection of some of the most popular German magazines. I’ve also provided web addresses where these magazines have online issues.

Weekly news magazines

The 3 main serious German language weekly news magazines are:

1.Der Spiegel , www.spiegel.de , Over 1 million copies. An English version is available online (unfortunately not necessarily one-to-one translations of the original German articles, but certainly useful for learning how to translate terms dealing with the subject matter in the German article).
2. Der Stern, www.stern.de,1 million copies.
3. Focus, www.focus.de, 750,000 copies
4. Profil , www.profil.at, the Austrian version of the German Der Spiegel

Slightly more sensationalist news magazines:

5. News, www.news.at, the largest Austrian news weekly
6. Format , www.format.at, a more serious Austrian news magazine

Business & Finance

7.Capital, www.capital.de, finance and business magazine
8.Wirtschaftswoche, www.wiwo.de (WIWO), a weekly business magazine
9.Gewinn, www.gewinn.at , Austrian personal finance magazine

Computers and IT

10. Computer Bild, www.computerbild.de, the most popular computer magazine, appears fortnightly.
11. PCWelt (“PC World”), www.pcwelt.de, monthly, ½ million copies.

Cars

12. Auto Bild, www.autobild.de, a leading car magazine.
13. Auto, Motor und Sport, www-auto-motor-und-sport.de, a circulation of around ½ million

Celebrities, Gossip, News & Lifestyles(”Tratsch und Klatsch”!)

14.Bunte, www.bunte.de, the best-selling gossip weekly, with a circulation of around ¾ million

Teen Magazines

15. Bravo, the largest teen magazine which has now become a brand in itself, with several spin-off magazines (e.g. Bravo TV - a youth TV magazine, Bravo sport, and Bravo Hits (music) and www.bravo.de, the online portal).

Homes/Gardens

16. Schöner Wohnen (literally “Better Living”), www.schoener-wohnen.de,
17. WohnIdee, www.wohnidee.de, get a feel for contemporary German interiors

Sport

18. Sport Bild, www.sportbild.de, insight into the world of German sport (finally discover the popular German sport of handball!)

Politics

19. EMMA, www.emma.de, the leading feminist magazine in Germany, founded by Alice Schwarzer in 1977.
20. Internationale Politik www. Internationalepolitik.de, also has a global version in English, which is the Journal of the German Council on Foreign Relations.
21. Cicero, www.cicero.de, intended as the German equivalent of “The New Yorker” or “The Atlantic Monthly”.

Fashion/Women/Style

22. Bild der Frau, www.bildderfrau.de, Europes most popular weekly women’s magazine with a circulation of over 1 million.
23. Brigitte, www.brigitte.de, a fortnightly title which reaches more German women than any other magazine, circulation of around ¾ million.
24. Elle, www.elle.de, Elle Deutschland, the German version of Elle magazine.

TIP! Many popular international magazines have a German version – e.g. Cosmopolitan, Homes & Gardens, Country Living etc. - try looking them up online by simply swapping the ".com" for a ".de"

For those just looking to learn a little more about German life and culture (and a relaxing read in English!) we have the following:

English Language Publications

25. German Life www.germanlife.com, bi-monthly magazine published in New Jersey, focusing on German culture, history and travel, and the influence of groups of German-origin on North American life.
26. Deutschland Online, www.magazine-deutschland.de, bi-monthly, in English and German – the articles do seem to be direct translations, so this is also a great way of finding a free German English translation for practicing your translating skills.

So now go pick up your chosen German magazine (or laptop), and happy reading!

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