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Free online courseGerman B1

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.

In this free course, learn about

  • 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

Course Description

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 #germanlesson 14m
  • 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.com 06m
  • 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 Pronunciation 02m
  • 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: trotzdem 03m
  • 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 Jenny 07m
  • Video class: How to pronounce sparkling water in German - B1 02m
  • Video class: How to build proper German sentences! 03m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (141) - Dialoge: Launch - Picknick - Garten - B1/B2 06m
  • Video class: Listen to German Dialogs: Der Skiurlaub - B1 [with Jenny 01m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (147) - Dialoge: Das Tanzturnier - B1 02m
  • 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 Jenny 03m
  • 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/B2 04m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (143) - Dialoge: Tisch abräumen - Tisch decken - koffeinfreier Kaffee - B1/B2 03m
  • 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/B2 04m
  • 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 - B1 06m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (28) - How to Say Have you ever...? - B1 (2021 Version] 05m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (120) - Dialoge: Einen Sprachkurs buchen - B1 04m
  • 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 - B1 04m
  • 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 - B1 04m
  • 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 Deutschland 10m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (20) - Dialoge: Arbeit - Urlaub - Hunde - B1 04m
  • Video class: Das Verb empfehlen - Dativ 03m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (16) - Expressions of Time - Part 1: Vocab 05m
  • 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 - B1 10m
  • Video class: Dialoge: Auf der Arbeit - B1/B2 [mit Jenny 10m
  • 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 Expressions 07m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (75) - zu warm - zu kalt - zu schnell - B1 09m
  • Video class: Jenny kocht Chili SIN Carne mit Euch - Hörverstehen - B1/B2 05m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (137) - How to Say to stand someone up in German - B1 02m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (136) - stören - nerven - aufregen - ärgern - B1 07m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (135) - wenn - falls - sofern - bei - B1 20m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (134) - seit 10m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (133) - Nikos Morgenroutine - Reflexive Verben - B1 03m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (132) - denn - weil - da - B1 08m
  • Video class: lingoni GERMAN (131) - verdienen - ausgeben - sparen B1 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (130) - Trennbare Verben in Nebensätzen - B1 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (129) - Konjunktionen 13m
  • Video class: German Lesson (128) – letzte – zuletzt – zum letzten Mal – B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (126) - warten • erwarten • abwarten • erwartungsgemäß - B1/B2 10m
  • Video class: German Lesson (125) - besonders • besondere • besonderen IMPROVE YOUR FLUENCY - B1/B2 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (124) - Relativpronomen im Genitiv - dessen - deren - B1/B2 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (123) - Relativpronomen im Dativ - B1/B2 06m
  • 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/B2 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (119) - Relativpronomen im Nominativ 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (118) - so Adjektiv dass - B1/B2 05m
  • 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/B2 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (115) - niemand - no one ? anyone - B1/B2 04m
  • 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/B2 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (113) - The word doch - B1/B2 03m
  • Video class: German Lesson (112) - The Verb 'to ask' - fragen ? bitten ? eine Frage stellen - B1 04m
  • 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/B2 10m
  • Video class: German Lesson (108) - OMG! She looks like me! - ähnlich - sich ähneln - Ähnlichkeit - B1/B2 04m
  • 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/C1 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (106) - Commas in German Sentences - Part 1: Main Clauses - B1/B2/C1 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (104) - Je... desto... - B1 07m
  • Video class: German Lesson - Sherins Abenteuer und Kurzgeschichten - Hörverstehen - B1/B2 07m
  • Video class: German Lesson (98) - I'll Get in Touch with You! - sich melden - Reflexive Verbs - B1 03m
  • 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/B2 08m
  • Video class: Learn how to say If I were you... in German - Konjunktiv 2 - Gegenwart vs. Vergangenheit - B1/B2 07m
  • Video class: German Lesson (95) - Expressions of Time - Part 3: Viertelstunde ? Dreiviertelstunde - B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (94) - Verbs Infinitives without zu - lassen - stehen - bleiben - gehen - B1/B2 07m
  • Video class: German Lesson (93) - Infinitive Clauses - Theory Listening Comprehension - B1/B2 14m
  • Video class: German Lesson (92) - Colloquial German - kriegen ? hinkriegen ? mitkriegen ? zukriegen - B1/B2 10m
  • 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 - B1 04m
  • Video class: German Lesson (89) - You're on the right track! - der Weg vs. weg - B1/B2 04m
  • Video class: German Lesson (88) - Separable Prefixes #2: ab - B1/B2 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (87) - Separable Prefixes #1: ab - B1/B2 08m
  • Video class: German Lesson (86) - Wo-Compounds - Part 1: womit - worauf - wofür - B1 07m
  • 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/B2 09m
  • Video class: German Lesson (84) - Da Compounds - Part 4: darauf - 19 Examples - STARRING JULIA SASCHA - B1/B2 09m
  • Video class: German Lesson (83) - Da Compounds - Part 3: dafür - 30 Examples - B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (82) - Da Compounds - Part 2: damit - 25 Examples - B1 05m
  • 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 - B1 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (78) - It's over!!! - vorbeikommen ? vorbeilassen ? vorbeigehen - B1 08m
  • Video class: BONUS SCENE - Being Different - Listening Comprehension - B1 01m
  • Video class: German Lesson (77) - anders ? verschieden ? unterschiedlich - B1/B2 11m
  • Video class: German Lesson (76) - nach ? nachdem ? nachher ? danach - How to Say after in German - B1 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (74) - I've had enough!!! - B1/B2 05m
  • Video class: Die Deutschen Verben merken ? bemerken ? anmerken ? auffallen - B1/B2 [mit Jenny] 16m
  • Video class: German Lesson (71) - The Verb to use - B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (70) - The Adverb even - B1 03m
  • Video class: German Lesson (69) - The Verb to think - B1/B2 09m
  • Video class: German Lesson (68) - The Verb to finish - B1/B2 04m
  • Video class: German Lesson (67) - The Verb to pay - Useful Phrases 09m
  • Video class: German Lesson (66) - The Verb to continue - B1 08m
  • 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 - B1 04m
  • Video class: German Lesson (62) - How to Say I Need to Remember This! - B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (61) - How to Say I'm in a bad mood! - B1 03m
  • Video class: German Lesson (59) - How to Say Can You Give Me a Ride? - Useful Vocab 07m
  • Video class: German Lesson (58) - The Verb schenken - Giving Presents! - B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (57) - The Difference Between beide and beides - B1 08m
  • Video class: 3 Important German Verbs: dauern - brauchen - gehen - Vocab 07m
  • Video class: German Lesson (51) - 2 Important Adverbs - unbedingt vs. nicht unbedingt - B1 05m
  • Video class: German Lesson (50) - How to Say I got my hair cut! - Vocab 06m
  • Video class: German Lesson (47) - 15 Emotions - Expressing Joy, Surprise, Sadness, Shock and Disappointment - B1 05m
  • 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/B2 03m
  • Video class: German Lesson (44) - Verbs with Prepositions - Part 8: an - B1/B2 04m
  • Video class: German Lesson (35) - Apartment Hunting - Phrases 11m
  • 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 - B1 08m
  • 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

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