Duration of the online course: 18 hours and 2 minutes
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Speak German with more confidence: B1 course with practical phrases, dialogs, and grammar practice. Study online for free and boost your fluency fast.
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Use es gibt + singular/plural to say “there is/there are” correctly in German
Master verbs with prepositions and the required case (an/auf/zu/mit/von etc.)
Confidently handle German prepositions via quiz-style practice and explanations
Use key B1 phrases: remind me, pretend, owe money, ask a favor, on the verge of tears
Give compliments and express emotions/moods: bored, worried, stressed, don’t care, serious?
Make and cancel appointments; handle everyday requests (bathroom, late, errands, rides)
Differentiate tricky verb pairs: holen vs bekommen; mitbringen vs mitnehmen; anrufen vs telefonieren
Use advanced verbs: vergessen, empfehlen (Dat.), lassen, bleiben, schaffen/klappen, kriegen-family
Apply separable/inseparable verbs and prefixes (be-, ver-, ab-) incl. word order in subclauses
Build better sentences: conjunctions, subclauses, commas, and common subjunction patterns
Use relative pronouns in nominative/dative/genitive (dessen/deren) correctly
Use connectors and particles precisely: trotzdem, seit, denn/weil/da, doch, deswegen/deshalb
Use wo-/da-compounds (womit, wofür, darauf, damit, dafür) in questions and references
Improve listening & pronunciation through B1/B2 dialogues and targeted pronunciation practice
About the free online course
Move beyond textbook German and start expressing yourself naturally in real-life situations. This B1-level course is designed to help you sound more fluent, react faster in conversation, and feel at ease with the structures that make intermediate German truly click. You will practice the kind of language people actually use: asking for favors, making appointments, giving compliments, describing feelings, handling everyday tasks, and navigating common social situations without overthinking every sentence.
Along the way, you will strengthen the grammar that supports confident speaking and writing. The lessons focus on sentence building, word order, subclauses, conjunctions, and the punctuation patterns that make German easier to read and produce. You will also get focused support with tricky areas that often hold learners back at B1, such as verbs with prepositions, dative verbs, separable and inseparable prefixes, reflexive usage, and nuanced vocabulary choices where English speakers commonly guess wrong.
To improve comprehension, the course includes plenty of listening practice with dialogues and short stories, helping you tune your ear to natural speed and everyday phrasing. You will also work with look-alike and sound-alike words, homophones, and homonyms to reduce misunderstandings and expand your vocabulary in a memorable way. The result is a more precise, more flexible German that you can use at work, while traveling, or in daily life.
Because the course is free and online, you can study in short sessions, repeat the topics you find challenging, and build steady progress toward stronger B1 competence. If your goal is to communicate more clearly, understand more of what you hear, and finally feel in control of intermediate German, this course gives you the practice and momentum to get there.
Course content
Video class: How to Say There is... and There are... in German (B1) [mit Jenny]05m
Video class: Learn How to Say Please remind me! in German! - B1 [mit Jenny]02m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 7 - B1 [mit Jenny]08m
Video class: MAJOR Quiz on German Prepositions - 50 Questions and Explanations from Jenny #germanlesson14m
Video class: Stop pretending, Jenny! - Learn how to say I'm only pretending in German - B1 [mit Jenny]06m
Video class: How to say He owes me money! in German - B1 [mit Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn how to say Can I ask you for a favor? in German - B1 [mit Jenny]03m
Video class: I was on the verge of tears! Learn how to say to be on the verge of in German! - B1 [mit Jenny]03m
Video class: How to Make Compliments in German - B1 [mit Jenny]03m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 6 - B1 [mit Jenny]04m
Video class: How to say I need to run errands! in German - B1 [with Jenny]03m
Video class: MAJOR Announcement Brand-New FREE Trials at lingoni.com06m
Exercise: What is required to start a free trial on Lingoni's new website?
Video class: Das Verb vergessen mit vielen nützlichen Beispielen - B1 [mit Jenny]03m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 5 - B1 [mit Jenny]03m
Video class: Hast du dich an sein Schnarchen gewöhnt? - How to say I got used to it in German - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: The many different ways to use the verb lassen in German - B1/B2 [with Jenny]08m
Video class: Dativverben für Fortgeschrittene - B1 [mit Jenny]03m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 4 - B1 [with Jenny]06m
Video class: derselbe – dieselbe – dasselbe - das gleiche - When to use which? - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 3 - B1 [with Jenny]08m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 2 - B1 [with Jenny]03m
Video class: Learn even more German Homophones! Rad, Rasen, Ring, Rock - B1 [with Jacqueline]08m
Video class: Learn German with the lingoni App - Levels A1-B2 - Reading, Writing, Listening and Pronunciation02m
Exercise: Which feature of the lingoni app specifically assists with improving speaking skills?
Video class: German Homonyms for Advanced Students - Words that sound and are spelled the same - B1/B2 [with Jen]04m
Video class: Learn German Verbs with Prepositions - Part 1 - B1 [with Jenny]06m
Video class: Useful Homophones in German: Karte, Kater, Kiefer, Kiwi - B1 [with Jacqueline]08m
Video class: Useful Homophones in German: Fessel, Flasche, Fliege, Flügel - B1 [with Jacqueline]08m
Video class: Learn 9 Ways to say HAVE in German - B1 [with Anna]05m
Video class: Learn 15 Ways to say GO in German - B1 [with Anna]06m
Video class: Learn how to use the verbs klappen and schaffen in German - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn how to say I don't care! in German! - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Who is responsible for this? - Learn how to talk about responsibilities in German! - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: trotzdem03m
Video class: Learn How to Say I'm worried in German - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn How to Say Really?! in German - Useful Everyday Phrases - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn how to say This is so confusing! in German - B1/B2 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn how to say Did you know...? in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]08m
Video class: Listen to German Dialogues: Hunde auf der Couch ?! - B1/B2 [with Jenny07m
Video class: How to pronounce sparkling water in German - B102m
Video class: How to build proper German sentences!03m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (141) - Dialoge: Launch - Picknick - Garten - B1/B206m
Video class: Listen to German Dialogs: Der Skiurlaub - B1 [with Jenny01m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (147) - Dialoge: Das Tanzturnier - B102m
Video class: Learn how to say why in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]04m
Video class: Real German Dialogues: Ein Geschenk für Julia - B1/B2 [mit Jenny, Julia und Sascha]04m
Video class: Learn how to Say I need to cancel my appointment in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]05m
Video class: Listen to German Dialogues: Lustiges Trinkgeld - B1/B2 [with Jenny03m
Video class: How to Say I would like to make an appointment in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]07m
Video class: Learn how to say I'm bored in German Listening Comprehension! - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Deutsche Dialoge: Urlaub mit Hunden - Tanzen - Eis - B1/B204m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (143) - Dialoge: Tisch abräumen - Tisch decken - koffeinfreier Kaffee - B1/B203m
Video class: How to Say Are you serious!? in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]05m
Video class: How to Say Where's the bathroom? in German - B1 [with Jenny]03m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (29) - pretty sure that - B1 [2021 Version]04m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (142) - Dialoge: Wandern - B1/B204m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (27) - something came up - B1 [2021 Version]02m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (17) - Expressions of Time - Part 2 - B1 [2021 Version]07m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (140) - Dialoge: Arzttermin - Nachbarin - B106m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (28) - How to Say Have you ever...? - B1 (2021 Version]05m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (120) - Dialoge: Einen Sprachkurs buchen - B104m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (19) - How to Say I Feel like Doing Something - B1 [2021 Version]09m
Video class: How to Say not yet, nothing yet, anything in German - B1 [with Jenny]04m
Video class: Learn the Difference Between mitbringen and mitnehmen - B1 [with Jacqueline]04m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (139) - wozu - B104m
Video class: 17 Inseparable German Verbs with the Prefix be - B1 [with Jenny]08m
Video class: Funny German Expressions Using the Word Pig - B1 [with Jacqueline]02m
Exercise: What does the expression 'kein Schwein' imply in German?
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (60) - Dialoge: Wimperntusche - Brille - B104m
Video class: Time is Money! - Useful phrases about time in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]09m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (13) - How to Say I'm stressed - B1 [2021 Version]01m
Video class: Brian und Emily in Deutschland10m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (20) - Dialoge: Arbeit - Urlaub - Hunde - B104m
Video class: Das Verb empfehlen - Dativ03m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (16) - Expressions of Time - Part 1: Vocab05m
Video class: The Difference Between holen and bekommen - B1 [with Jacqueline]05m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (15) - Reflexive Verbs: anziehen - ausziehen - umziehen - B1 [2021 Version]07m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (100) - Dialoge: Urlaubspläne - Fernseher - Essen bestellen - B110m
Video class: Dialoge: Auf der Arbeit - B1/B2 [mit Jenny10m
Video class: Learn How to Say I'll let you know! - German Useful Phrases - B1 [with Jenny]07m
Exercise: Which of the following statements is true about the use of 'bescheid sagen' in the German language?
Video class: The German Verbs telefonieren vs. anrufen Useful Expressions07m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (75) - zu warm - zu kalt - zu schnell - B109m
Video class: Jenny kocht Chili SIN Carne mit Euch - Hörverstehen - B1/B205m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (137) - How to Say to stand someone up in German - B102m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (136) - stören - nerven - aufregen - ärgern - B107m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (135) - wenn - falls - sofern - bei - B120m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (134) - seit10m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (133) - Nikos Morgenroutine - Reflexive Verben - B103m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (132) - denn - weil - da - B108m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (131) - verdienen - ausgeben - sparen B108m
Video class: German Lesson (130) - Trennbare Verben in Nebensätzen - B106m
Video class: German Lesson (129) - Konjunktionen13m
Video class: German Lesson (128) – letzte – zuletzt – zum letzten Mal – B105m
Video class: German Lesson (126) - warten • erwarten • abwarten • erwartungsgemäß - B1/B210m
Video class: German Lesson (125) - besonders • besondere • besonderen IMPROVE YOUR FLUENCY - B1/B206m
Video class: German Lesson (124) - Relativpronomen im Genitiv - dessen - deren - B1/B208m
Video class: German Lesson (123) - Relativpronomen im Dativ - B1/B206m
Exercise: Which relative pronoun in the dative case should be used to refer to a masculine noun?
Video class: German Lesson (122) - How to Say however - aber • jedoch • allerdings - B1/B206m
Video class: German Lesson (119) - Relativpronomen im Nominativ08m
Video class: German Lesson (118) - so Adjektiv dass - B1/B205m
Video class: How to Say That's why - deswegen • deshalb • darum • daher - B1/B2 [mit Jenny]06m
Video class: German Lesson (116) - man ? einen ? einem - B1/B206m
Video class: German Lesson (115) - niemand - no one ? anyone - B1/B204m
Exercise: What case is 'niemand' in when it is used as a direct object and has an 'en' at the end?
Video class: German Lesson (114) - jemand ? irgendjemand ? irgendwer ? B1/B205m
Video class: German Lesson (113) - The word doch - B1/B203m
Video class: German Lesson (112) - The Verb 'to ask' - fragen ? bitten ? eine Frage stellen - B104m
Video class: Learn 100 Phrases with Subclauses - Subjunktionen und Nebensätze - B1/B2 [mit Jenny]27m
Video class: German Lesson (110) - The Verb 'to agree' - einverstanden ? einig ? zustimmen ? einwilligen - B1/B210m
Video class: German Lesson (108) - OMG! She looks like me! - ähnlich - sich ähneln - Ähnlichkeit - B1/B204m
Exercise: What is the common English translation for the German word 'ähneln' as used in the context of resemblance?
Video class: German Lesson (107) - Commas in German Sentences - Part 2: Subclauses - B1/B2/C108m
Video class: German Lesson (106) - Commas in German Sentences - Part 1: Main Clauses - B1/B2/C108m
Video class: German Lesson (104) - Je... desto... - B107m
Video class: German Lesson - Sherins Abenteuer und Kurzgeschichten - Hörverstehen - B1/B207m
Video class: German Lesson (98) - I'll Get in Touch with You! - sich melden - Reflexive Verbs - B103m
Exercise: In German, which preposition is commonly used with the verb 'sich melden' when expressing getting in touch with someone?
Video class: German Lesson (80) - Dialoge - In Urlaub fahren - Hörverstehen - B1/B208m
Video class: Learn how to say If I were you... in German - Konjunktiv 2 - Gegenwart vs. Vergangenheit - B1/B207m
Video class: German Lesson (95) - Expressions of Time - Part 3: Viertelstunde ? Dreiviertelstunde - B105m
Video class: German Lesson (94) - Verbs Infinitives without zu - lassen - stehen - bleiben - gehen - B1/B207m
Video class: German Lesson (93) - Infinitive Clauses - Theory Listening Comprehension - B1/B214m
Video class: German Lesson (92) - Colloquial German - kriegen ? hinkriegen ? mitkriegen ? zukriegen - B1/B210m
Exercise: What does the verb 'kriegen' imply according to the video?
Video class: Learn 38 Extremely Useful Everyday Phrases in German - The Verb bleiben - B1/B2 [mit Jenny]09m
Video class: German Lesson (90) - Ich brauchte eine Pause! - Hörverstehen - B104m
Video class: German Lesson (89) - You're on the right track! - der Weg vs. weg - B1/B204m
Video class: German Lesson (88) - Separable Prefixes #2: ab - B1/B208m
Video class: German Lesson (87) - Separable Prefixes #1: ab - B1/B208m
Video class: German Lesson (86) - Wo-Compounds - Part 1: womit - worauf - wofür - B107m
Exercise: What do 'Vohin', 'Vomit', and 'Vovon' have in common according to the text?
Video class: German Lesson (85) - Da Compounds - Part 5: Anticipatory Da-Compounds - B1/B209m
Video class: German Lesson (84) - Da Compounds - Part 4: darauf - 19 Examples - STARRING JULIA SASCHA - B1/B209m
Video class: German Lesson (83) - Da Compounds - Part 3: dafür - 30 Examples - B105m
Video class: German Lesson (82) - Da Compounds - Part 2: damit - 25 Examples - B105m
Video class: Learn German Da-Compounds - Part 1: dafür - damit - darauf - B1 [with Jenny]10m
Video class: German Lesson (79) - Remember that! - auswendig können/lernen ? sich merken ? sich einprägen - B106m
Video class: German Lesson (78) - It's over!!! - vorbeikommen ? vorbeilassen ? vorbeigehen - B108m
Video class: BONUS SCENE - Being Different - Listening Comprehension - B101m
Video class: German Lesson (77) - anders ? verschieden ? unterschiedlich - B1/B211m
Video class: German Lesson (76) - nach ? nachdem ? nachher ? danach - How to Say after in German - B106m
Video class: German Lesson (74) - I've had enough!!! - B1/B205m
Video class: Die Deutschen Verben merken ? bemerken ? anmerken ? auffallen - B1/B2 [mit Jenny]16m
Video class: German Lesson (71) - The Verb to use - B105m
Video class: German Lesson (70) - The Adverb even - B103m
Video class: German Lesson (69) - The Verb to think - B1/B209m
Video class: German Lesson (68) - The Verb to finish - B1/B204m
Video class: German Lesson (67) - The Verb to pay - Useful Phrases09m
Video class: German Lesson (66) - The Verb to continue - B108m
Video class: Learn 25 Adverbs of Manner in German - B1 [with Jenny]09m
Video class: German Lesson (64) - How to Say You Look Great - Separable Verbs - B104m
Video class: German Lesson (62) - How to Say I Need to Remember This! - B105m
Video class: German Lesson (61) - How to Say I'm in a bad mood! - B103m
Video class: German Lesson (59) - How to Say Can You Give Me a Ride? - Useful Vocab07m
Video class: German Lesson (58) - The Verb schenken - Giving Presents! - B105m
Video class: German Lesson (57) - The Difference Between beide and beides - B108m
Video class: 3 Important German Verbs: dauern - brauchen - gehen - Vocab07m
Video class: German Lesson (51) - 2 Important Adverbs - unbedingt vs. nicht unbedingt - B105m
Video class: German Lesson (50) - How to Say I got my hair cut! - Vocab06m
Video class: German Lesson (47) - 15 Emotions - Expressing Joy, Surprise, Sadness, Shock and Disappointment - B105m
Exercise: Which of the following phrases can be used to express happiness in German?
Video class: German Lesson (45) - Verbs with Prepositions - Part 9: zu - B1/B203m
Video class: German Lesson (44) - Verbs with Prepositions - Part 8: an - B1/B204m
Video class: German Lesson (35) - Apartment Hunting - Phrases11m
Video class: How to Say I have to lose weight! - Phrases and Listening Comprehension - B1 [with Jenny]09m
Video class: lingoni GERMAN (23) - How to Say I'll be late! - German Expressions - B1 [2020 Version]06m
Video class: 60 Verbs with the Prefix ver - B1 [with Jenny]17m
Video class: German Lesson (18) - How to Say I'm in love, I'm engaged, I'm divorced and more - B108m
Video class: How to Say I am on Vacation in German - B1 [with Jacqueline]13m
Video class: How to Say I am taking a picture - B1 [with Jenny]05m
Video class: German Listening Comprehension: Coffee - B1 [with Jenny]02m