Pirmin Braun

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Pirmin Braun

Community Tutor

Teaches

German

Native

English

Speaks

Dutch

French

Spanish

Swahili

German/English Teacher; Flexible Schedule; Software Dev; Crosstalk; Great Internet/Mic; NL,FR,ES,SW

Teaches

German

Native

English

Speaks

Dutch

French

Spanish

Swahili

German/English Teacher; Flexible Schedule; Software Dev; Crosstalk; Great Internet/Mic; NL,FR,ES,SW

About Me

Me as a Teacher

My lessons & teaching style

From GermanyLiving in Brussels, Belgium (16:59 UTC+01:00)

About Me

italki teacher since Aug 28, 2024

InterestsBusiness & FinanceTravelScienceTechReading

Hallo :) I'm Pirmin, I was born and grew up in Germany, but lived in the Netherlands and Kenya and am now living in Belgium. I'm a freelance software developer and coding tutor. I enjoy talking about different cultures, languages, self-improvement, science, psychology, entrepreneurship; or having a good discussion about any subject.

Me as a Teacher

I started teaching different subjects many years ago and still do today because I very much enjoy teaching people. I grew up in Germany and completed my computer science degree there. Therefore, I can help you from not knowing a single word of German up to a very advanced academic level. I use English every day at work and am on a native level (C2). I also learned Dutch to a conversational level, a bit of Swahili, and am currently learning French (B1) and Spanish (A2).

My lessons & teaching style

We will focus on speaking and listening as much as possible in our lessons. From learning languages myself, I know how important it is to have comprehensible and compelling input that is appropriate for your level, as well as active retrieval practice like speaking. This is much more effective for naturally acquiring the language compared to drilling grammar. Doing Crosstalk (popularized by Dreaming Spanish) is also possible. If you have a specific goal like a vacation or work topic, we can focus on that. I'm also happy to provide you with additional materials outside our lessons. If you're interested, please book a first trial lesson on this page! Bis bald! See you! À bientot! Tot ziens!

My teaching material

PDF file
Text Documents
Presentation slides/PPT
Audio files
Image files
Video files
Flashcards
Articles and news
Quizzes
Test templates and examples
Graphs and charts
Homework Assignments

5.0

Rating

110

Students

342

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

5.0

Rating

110

Students

342

Lessons

100%

Attendance rate

100%

Response rate

German Lessons

German

English

Trial Lesson

59 lessons completed

USD 13.00+

German Conversation/Speaking Practice or Crosstalk Total Beginners to Very Advanced (A1-C2)

A1 - C2

Conversation

189 lessons completed

USD 19.00+

Package with 11% off

German Verbal Skills Practice for A1-C2: Speaking, Listening, Pronunciation; Cross Talk option

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

62 lessons completed

USD 19.00+

Package with 11% off

German Written Skills Practice for A1-C2: Reading, Writing, Spelling

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

3 lessons completed

USD 19.00+

Package with 11% off

Write me first! - German proofreading/editing (Korrektorat/Lektorat) - Not a live session. Asynchronous. Write me first!

A1 - C2

Language Essentials

4 lessons completed

USD 80.00

Availability

Based on your timezone (UTC+00:00)

63 Reviews

All

German

English

Kendra Brown

4 German lessons

Teacher’s pick

Pirmin is an exceptionally patient person. I'm re-learning German after having forgotten a lot of it, and it's wonderful to have someone give me all the time I need to search for a word in the recesses of my brain. I really appreciate his support!

Dec 4, 2024

Ilia

11 German lessons

Teacher’s pick

I had another wonderful session with Pirmin. As usual, he was incredibly helpful and patient. He assisted me in finding the correct words and corrected my mistakes, which greatly improved my confidence in speaking German. Additionally, Pirmin helped me build my vocabulary related to ordering in a café, making the lesson both practical and enjoyable

Sep 19, 2024

Cesar Alex

11 German lessons

Teacher’s pick

Pirmi ist ein hervorragender Tutor, er hilft einem, mehr Selbstvertrauen zu entwickeln. Er ist zudem sehr hoffnungsvoll, geduldig und wartet, bis man ganze Sätze gebildet hat, um einem dann seine Vorschläge oder Korrekturen zu geben. Er ist zudem sehr proaktiv und schreibt einem nach der Stunde ein paar Nachrichten, um einem Hausaufgaben oder Tips zu empfehlen. Als neue Tutor hast du dich sehr gut geschlagen!

Sep 1, 2024

Zachery Clingenpeel

4 German lessons

I very much enjoyed my lesson! He’s very knowledgeable and easy to talk to. I was nervous to practice my speaking, but he made it stress free and fun. I will definitely book more with him.

Jan 6, 2025