Learn German with We Are the Wave
Yes, We Are the Wave is a B1-level pick for German learners. Four students start a protest movement that spins out of control in this teen drama. The standard High German is clear and moderately paced, with only the activist and political vocabulary stretching a solid B1 learner.
Key takeaways
- We Are the Wave is a B1-level pick for German, best suited to intermediate learners.
- A teen activism drama in clear standard High German.
- 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 10 of them.
- Expect everyday German such as die Welle and die Bewegung.
- Watch it with German subtitles rather than your own language, which the research links to the biggest listening gain.
- Difficulty
- B1 (moderate)
- Best for
- intermediate learners
- Format
- TV series
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Original audio
- German
- Genre
- teen, mystery, coming-of-age
- Platform
- Netflix
- Relative difficulty
- Easier than 10 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 We Are the Wave
- die Welle
- wave
- die Bewegung
- movement
- die Gerechtigkeit
- justice
- der Protest
- protest
- die Freundschaft
- friendship
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Frequently asked questions
- Is We Are the Wave good for German learners?
- Yes, at B1. The teen cast speaks clear standard German at a moderate pace, so it suits intermediate learners, with the political vocabulary the main thing to look up.