German language courses

Overview of our German courses

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Newcomer (A1)

7 courses

Newcomer (A1) - Course 1

Newcomer (A1) - Course 2

Newcomer (A1) - Course 3

Newcomer (A1) - Course 4

Newcomer (A1) - Course 5

Newcomer (A1) - Course 6

Newcomer (A1) - Course 7

14 lessons

to greet people formally
about formal vs. informal greetings

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 4

German Pronunciation: "i"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the vowel "i" in German

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 5

Hallo, wie geht's dir? Quiz

Hello, how are you?

Here you'll review:

how to ask someone how they are
formal and informal greetings

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 6

Das Alphabet

The alphabet

Here you'll learn:

the German alphabet

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 7

Wer bist du? Part 1

Who are you?

Here you'll learn:

how to ask someone who they are
how to introduce yourself
how to phrase questions

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 8

Wer bist du? Part 2

Who are you?

Here you'll learn:

personal pronouns
the verb "sein" (to be)

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 9

German Pronunciation: "e"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce the vowel "e" in German

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 10

Wer bist du? Quiz

Who are you?

Here you'll review:

personal pronouns
how to ask who and where someone is
how to introduce someone
the verb "sein" (to be)

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 11

Woher kommst du? Part 1

Where are you from?

Here you'll learn:

to ask where someone's from
how to say where you're from
about German verb conjugation

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 12

Woher kommst du? Part 2

Where are you from?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about languages
to say where you live
about verbs with vowel change

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 13

German Pronunciation: "ä", "ö" and "ü"

Here you'll learn:

how to pronounce "ä", "ö" and "ü"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 1, Lesson 14

Final quiz

Here you'll review:

some basic questions to get to know someone
how to introduce and talk about yourself
how to engage in small talk at a party

how to give your address
how to ask someone where they live
the numbers from 1-10

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 4

German Pronunciation: "ch"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce the different "ch" sounds

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 5

Wie ist die Wohnung? Part 1

How's the flat?

Here you'll learn:

to describe something
how to say 'it' in German

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 6

Wie ist die Wohnung? Part 2

How's the flat?

Here you'll learn:

to negate or intensify adjectives
to phrase yes/no questions

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 7

Wie ist die Wohnung? Quiz

How's the flat?

Here you'll review:

some useful adjectives
how to speak about your flat or house
how to describe your neighbourhood

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 8

Was möchten Sie? Part 1

What would you like?

Here you'll learn:

to order in a bakery
how to say 'a' in German
to talk about prices

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 9

Was möchten Sie? Part 2

What would you like?

Here you'll learn:

to order in a café
to pay the bill and leave a tip

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 2, Lesson 10

Was möchten Sie? Quiz

What would you like?

Here you'll review:

how to order at a bakery or restaurant

some plural forms of feminine nouns
the difference between "wo" and "wohin"
the numbers 11-14
how to buy a train ticket

how to talk about an upcoming party
the accusative case

times of the day
days of the week
how to use the verb "machen" to describe what you're doing
how to make plans with friends

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 4

German Pronunciation: "k", "z" and "c"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "k", "z" and "c"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 5

Kannst du kochen? Part 1

Can you cook?

Here you'll learn:

to make plans with a friend
the modal verb "können"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 6

Kannst du kochen? Part 2

Can you cook?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about the time

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 7

Kannst du kochen? Quiz

Can you cook?

Here you'll review:

how to say whether you can or can't do something
how to say what time it is
how to make plans to meet at a certain time

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 8

So ist mein Tag. Part 1

This is how my day is.

Here you'll learn:

how to express that you do something regularly
the modal verb "müssen"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 9

So ist mein Tag. Part 2

This is how my day is.

Here you'll learn:

to describe your daily routine
separable verbs

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 4, Lesson 10

So ist mein Tag. Quiz

This is how my day is.

Here you'll review:

how to speak about your daily routine
how to say what you have to do
some separable verbs

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12 lessons

Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 1

Wo lebt deine Familie? Part 1

Where does your family live?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about your family
the possessive adjectives "mein", "dein", "ihr", "sein"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 2

Wo lebt deine Familie? Part 2

Where does your family live?

Here you'll learn:

to talk about more family members and their relationship to you
possessive adjectives in the accusative case

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 3

German Pronunciation: "s", "ss" and "ß"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "s", "ss" and "ß"

how to talk about your uncle, aunt and cousins
the possessive adjectives "unser", "euer", "ihr" in the accusative case

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 7

German Pronunciation: "sch", "sp" and "st"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "sch", "sp" and "st"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 8

Wir besuchen unsere Großeltern. Quiz

We're visiting our grandparents.

Here you'll review:

how to talk about your grandparents and grandchildren
how to talk about your uncle, aunt and cousins
possessive adjectives "unser", "euer" and "ihr"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 9

Wie alt bist du? Part 1

How old are you?

Here you'll learn:

some numbers from 20 to 100
how to say how old you are
how to congratulate someone

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 10

Wie alt bist du? Part 2

How old are you?

Here you'll learn:

how to ask someone to repeat themselves
how to say that you don't understand
the numbers from 20 to 100
how to say exactly how old you are

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 11

German Pronunciation: "au", äu" and "eu"

Here you'll learn:

to pronounce "au", äu" and "eu"

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Newcomer (A1) - Course 5, Lesson 12

Wie alt bist du? Quiz

How old are you?

Check your progress and apply what you've learned in this short quiz!

vocabulary from the previous lessons
the phrase "es gibt"
definite articles in the dative case
how to say where something or someone is using the prepositions "in", "an" and "neben"