Learn German with Perfume
Yes, Perfume is a B2-level pick for German learners. A group of former boarding-school students is drawn into a murder tied to scent in this psychological thriller. The German is standard with clear delivery, but the slow, elliptical, moody plot carries psychological and forensic vocabulary that make it B2.
Key takeaways
- Perfume is a B2-level pick for German, best suited to upper-intermediate learners.
- A slow, moody thriller in clear German with forensic vocabulary.
- It runs 1 season, 6 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 das Parfüm and der Duft.
- 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
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Original audio
- German
- Genre
- crime, drama, thriller
- 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 Perfume
- das Parfüm
- perfume
- der Duft
- scent, fragrance
- der Geruch
- smell, odour
- die Leiche
- corpse
- der Mord
- murder
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Perfume good for learning German?
- Yes, at B2. The German is clearly delivered but the moody thriller uses psychological and forensic vocabulary, so graded subtitles help with the darker plot.