Welcome to my free online German course for absolute beginners! This structured A1 course takes you from your first words in German all the way through to mastering pronouns, verbs, cases, and word order.
Each lesson builds on the previous one, with audio examples, grammar explanations, and practical exercises. Work through them in order for the best results.
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Lesson 1: Introducing Yourself
Let’s listen to a short introductory dialogue. This simple dialogue will be the basis of our first lesson.
Guten Tag! Ich heiße Frau Schmidt. Wie heißen…
Lesson 2: Talking About Occupations
Welcome back to our German lessons! In lesson 1, we learned how to introduce ourselves. Now, let’s expand our conversation.
Dialogue 2: Discussing Occupations Let’s dive…
Lesson 3: Talking About Hobbies
Welcome back to our German lessons! In lesson 2, we discussed occupations. Let’s now move on to talking about hobbies and introducing new pronouns.
Exploring Hobbies…
Lesson 4: Introducing 'sie' and 'es'
Welcome back to our German lessons! In our previous lessons, we discussed occupations and hobbies. Let’s continue by introducing new pronouns ‘sie’ and ’es’.
Exploring Personal…
Lesson 5: Introducing 'wir', 'ihr'
Welcome back to our German lessons! In our previous sessions, we explored personal pronouns related to well-being. Let’s delve further by introducing new pronouns ‘wir’,…
Lesson 6: Exploring Reflexive Pronouns in German
Welcome back to our German lessons! In our previous sessions, we’ve expanded our understanding of personal pronouns. Today, we’ll delve into reflexive pronouns and their…
Lesson 7: Exploring Basic Verbs in German
Welcome to our German lesson on basic verbs! In this session, we’ll be introducing and exploring fundamental verbs in the German language.
Introducing Basic Verbs Verbs…
Lesson 8: German Verbs - Past Tense and Modal Verbs
Welcome back to our German course! In this lesson, we’ll dive deeper into verb tenses, exploring the past tense and modal verbs.
Past Tense in German…
Lesson 9: German Word Order and Conjunctions
Willkommen zurück! In this lesson, we’ll explore the essential aspects of German word order and conjunctions.
Word Order in German Sentences German sentences follow a specific…
Lesson 10: Understanding Hauptsätze and Nebensätze in German
Welcome to the lesson focusing on understanding Hauptsätze (main clauses) and Nebensätze (subordinate clauses) in German!
We have seen Hauptsätze in the previous lesson 9, even…