Auf Deutsch

The Auf Deutsch characters

The same two people,every step of the way.

Learning a language is easier when you know who you are talking to. Ulli and Gina appear again and again across Foundations, A1 and beyond, so the voices, faces and habits stay familiar while the German gets harder.

Ulli and Gina together at a table with German books and coffee

Your recurring companions

Meet Ulli & Gina

The Auf Deutsch fox is our mascot. Ulli and Gina are the people you actually learn with: the same two faces in every story, dialogue and listening scene, from your first introduction to a confident conversation at work.

The leads

Two learning companions

Portrait of Ulli

Your fellow learner

Ulli

Ulli is learning German the same way you are: one real situation at a time. He asks the question you were about to ask, gets the article wrong now and then, and keeps going with a smile.

Portrait of Gina

Your German-speaking companion

Gina

Gina is the German voice beside you — a colleague, neighbour and travel companion who speaks in short clear sentences, repeats without impatience, and never rushes you.

Scenes

Where you’ll meet them

Each slot is written for a specific piece of German. Slots marked “pending source” stay empty until artwork matching the canonical Ulli and Gina likeness exists.

Lessons

  • Painterly study-room scene of Ulli and Gina learning German together at a wooden table with notebooks, textbooks and coffee

    A warm study room

    Am Tisch — the study table

    The recurring lesson header: the same two people, the same table, one more piece of German.

    Everyday classroom language

Travel & real life

  • Painterly station scene of Gina pointing towards the departure board on a Munich Hauptbahnhof platform while Ulli, holding a bag, follows her direction and smiles

    Munich Hauptbahnhof

    Am Hauptbahnhof — directions in München

    Gina gives directions on the platform; Ulli repeats them back before the train leaves.

    Directions, platforms, times

Stories

  • Illustrated café scene: Gina serves coffee behind the counter while Ulli, in a hat and teal coat, orders from the other side

    A German café counter

    Im Café — ordering in a German café

    Gina works the counter, Ulli orders — bitte, danke, and one slice of cake.

    Ordering, prices, politeness formulas

  • Illustrated office scene: Ulli and Gina checking a computer, a switch and a router together at a desk

    An office desk

    Im Büro — German for your job

    The same two people at work: profession-specific German on top of a real foundation.

    Workplace vocabulary, describing problems

Profession pathways

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina at a network workstation studying a monitor showing a network diagram

    A German office network workstation

    IT & Technik

    Ulli and Gina work through a network problem together.

    Describing systems, faults and fixes

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in a calm clinic corridor, Gina holding a clipboard

    A calm German clinic corridor

    Gesundheit & Pflege

    Ulli and Gina on a clinic round, checking the day's notes.

    Patient questions, appointments, symptoms

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina at an engineering workbench with technical drawings and a caliper

    An engineering workbench

    Technik & Ingenieurwesen

    Ulli and Gina compare a drawing with the part in front of them.

    Measurements, tolerances, technical drawings

  • Painterly scene of Ulli in a work shirt explaining a repair to Gina at an apartment doorway

    An apartment doorway

    Handwerk

    Ulli explains the repair; Gina asks what it will cost.

    Explaining a repair, tools, appointments

  • Painterly scene of Gina at a German hotel reception desk handing a room key to Ulli

    A German hotel reception desk

    Hotel & Gastronomie

    Gina hands over the room key; Ulli asks about breakfast.

    Check-in, requests, polite service language

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in a warehouse loading area with a delivery van and parcels

    A warehouse loading area

    Logistik & Transport

    Ulli and Gina check the load before the van leaves.

    Deliveries, quantities, timing

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in an adult classroom with a chalkboard showing German words

    An adult evening classroom

    Bildung

    Ulli and Gina in the evening class, one word at a time.

    Classroom language, instructions, feedback

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in a modern office meeting room with a laptop and documents

    A modern office meeting room

    Büro & Verwaltung

    Ulli and Gina run through the agenda together.

    Meetings, emails, scheduling

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in white lab coats in a clean laboratory with sample tubes

    A clean research laboratory

    Wissenschaft & Labor

    Ulli and Gina log the samples before the next run.

    Procedures, results, safety instructions

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in safety helmets reviewing building plans at an architecture desk

    An architecture and site desk

    Bau & Architektur

    Ulli and Gina read the building plans before the site walk.

    Plans, materials, site safety

  • Painterly scene of Gina behind a German shop counter helping Ulli with a purchase, card terminal and paper bag on the counter

    A German shop counter

    Handel & Verkauf

    Gina serves at the counter; Ulli pays and says danke.

    Prices, payment, customer questions

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina in high-visibility vests at a community information point in a German town square, handing over a leaflet

    A town square information point

    Öffentlicher Dienst

    Ulli and Gina staff the information point and point the way.

    Giving directions, public information, help

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina as adult students at an outdoor study table on a German university campus with books and a timetable

    A German university campus

    Studium

    Ulli and Gina compare timetables between lectures.

    Timetables, courses, campus life

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina volunteering in a sunny German community garden with watering cans and vegetable beds

    A German community garden

    Ruhestand & Ehrenamt

    Ulli and Gina in the allotment, German between the vegetable beds.

    Hobbies, volunteering, small talk

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina talking in a bright, neutral shared workroom with a laptop, clipboard and mug

    A bright shared workroom

    Allgemeiner Beruf

    A neutral workplace slot for pathways without their own scene.

    Neutral workplace language for any job

Everyday life

  • Painterly scene of Gina behind a German bakery counter with bread rolls and pretzels while Ulli orders with a coin purse

    A German bakery

    In der Bäckerei

    Gina serves the morning rolls; Ulli counts out his coins.

    Ordering bread, quantities, paying

  • Painterly scene of Gina as a pharmacist in a white coat explaining a small medicine box to Ulli at a wooden pharmacy counter

    A German pharmacy

    In der Apotheke

    Gina explains the dosage; Ulli repeats it back.

    Symptoms, medicine, instructions

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina shopping in a German supermarket aisle with a basket, fruit and a paper shopping list

    A German supermarket aisle

    Im Supermarkt

    Ulli and Gina work down the shopping list together.

    Food words, quantities, shopping lists

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina greeting each other as neighbours in a quiet German residential street with mailboxes and a bicycle

    A quiet German residential street

    In der Nachbarschaft

    Ulli and Gina meet at the mailboxes: Guten Tag, wie geht's?

    Greetings, small talk, neighbours

  • Painterly scene of Ulli and Gina hiking a German forest trail with small backpacks, reading a wooden trail signpost

    A German forest trail

    Wandern

    Ulli and Gina read the trail sign before choosing the path.

    Directions, weather, leisure plans