Learn German with Barbarians
Yes, Barbarians is a B2-level pick for German learners. Germanic tribes unite against Rome in this historical epic. The delivery is clear and deliberate, but a formal, historical-military register and battle vocabulary, plus intercut subtitled Latin scenes, place it at B2.
Key takeaways
- Barbarians is a B2-level pick for German, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- A historical war drama in clear but formal German, with Latin scenes.
- It runs 2 seasons, 12 episodes, so its vocabulary recurs enough that finishing it builds real German listening.
- Against the 12 other German titles in our difficulty index, it is easier than 2 of them.
- Expect everyday German such as der Wald and der Stamm.
- Watch it with German subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B2 (challenging)
- Best for
- upper-intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 2 seasons, 12 episodes
- Original audio
- German
- Genre
- historical, action, war
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 2 of 12 other German titles we rate
- In our index
- 1 of 13 German titles
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German words you'll hear in Barbarians
- der Wald
- forest
- der Stamm
- tribe
- die Schlacht
- battle
- das Schwert
- sword
- der Verrat
- betrayal
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Barbarians good for learning German?
- Yes, at B2. The German is clearly delivered but formal and historical, with battle vocabulary and some Latin scenes, so graded subtitles help you keep up.