Duration of the online course: 11 hours and 7 minutes
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Start speaking German with confidence by building a strong A1 foundation step by step. This free online course is designed for absolute beginners who want practical, everyday language they can use right away. You will learn how to greet people appropriately, introduce yourself and others, and handle common small-talk moments such as asking how someone is doing or getting to know someone for the first time.
To help you feel comfortable with real-life situations, the course also strengthens your core language skills. You will practice German numbers from 0 upward, master the German alphabet, and develop the ability to say information clearly and accurately. Along the way, you will train your ear and your memory with targeted exercises, so new words and patterns stick instead of being forgotten after the lesson ends.
Grammar is introduced in a beginner-friendly way, focusing on what matters most for making correct sentences. You will understand how German sentence structure works, where the verb belongs, and how to use personal pronouns naturally in conversation. You will also work with two of the most important verbs in German, haben and sein, and learn how verb conjugation works for regular and irregular verbs so you can talk about yourself, others, and everyday actions with fewer mistakes.
To round out your A1 toolkit, you will get comfortable with articles in the nominative case and learn how they affect the nouns you use daily. You will also expand vocabulary through adjectives and opposites, a powerful way to remember words in pairs and express yourself more precisely. By the end, you will have a solid base for further German study and more confidence to interact in common personal and travel contexts.
Video class: A1 - Lesson 1 | Begrüßungen | Greetings | German for beginners | Learn German
10m
Exercise: _What is the most commonly used form of greeting in Germany?
Video class: A1 - Lesson 2 | Common Phrases | German for beginners | Learn German
10m
Exercise: What is a formal way to ask someone to repeat something in German?
Video class: A1 - Lesson 3 | Numbers 0-20 | Zahlen | German for beginners | Learn German
10m
Exercise: What is the German word for the number 'ten'?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 4 | Numbers 21-100 | Zahlen | German for beginners | Learn German
11m
Exercise: _What is the correct way to say the number 23 in German?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 5 | Alphabets | das Alphabet | German for beginners | Learn German
10m
Exercise: How many characters are in the German alphabet including additional ones?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 6 | sich vorstellen | introducing yourself in German | Learn German
10m
Exercise: What is the German formal way to introduce your name?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 7 | jemanden kennenlernen | Getting to know someone | Learn German
10m
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 8 | Wie geht's? | How are you? | Learn German
06m
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 9 | Satzstruktur | Sentence Structure Part 1 | Learn German
10m
Exercise: What is the basic rule regarding verb placement in German sentences?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 10 | Satzstruktur | Sentence Structure Part 2 | Learn German
06m
Exercise: _What is the verb conjugation for "du" in German?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 11 | Personalpronomen | Personal pronouns ich du wir | Learn German
10m
Exercise: What is the 1st person plural pronoun in German?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 12 | haben und sein | Verb conjugation | Learn German
10m
Exercise: Conjugating the verb 'sein' in German
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 13 | Was ist ein Verb? | Verb structure in German | Learn German
10m
Exercise: _What is a verb in German?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 14 | Regelmäßige Verben | Regular Verbs in German | Learn German
15m
Exercise: What is the correct conjugation of the German verb 'tanzen' in the first person singular (ich) in present tense?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 15 | Unregelmäßige Verben | Irregular Verbs in German | Learn German
13m
Exercise: What changes occur in irregular German verb conjugation?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 16 | Numbers above 100 in German | Zahlen Teil 3 | Learn German
11m
Exercise: _What is the correct way to read the number 500 in German?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 17 | Adjectives and Opposites | Adjektive und Gegenteile | Learn German
10m
Exercise: How should you learn adjectives for better recall?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 18 | Introducing someone in German | jemanden vorstellen | Learn German
08m
Exercise: Which pronouns are used in the third person singular in German?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 19 | Articles in German | Bestimmte Artikel im Nominativ | Learn German
08m
Exercise: _What are the three types of articles in German used with the nominative case?
Video class: REVISED: A1 - Lesson 20 | Indefinite Articles in German | Unbestimmte Artikel | Learn German
06m
Exercise: What is the indefinite article in German for a masculine singular noun in the nominative case?
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