What you'll learn

conjugate German regular verbs
conjugate the modal verbs
make simple sentences with a subject, a verb and an object
spell your name
present yourself and others
ask questions with and without question pronouns
know the German numbers
tell the time in German
understand and fill in simple forms

Course content

30 sections • 68 lectures • 5h 17m total length

Herzlich willkommen - Welcome!3:01
Herzlich willkommen! Welcome to the course!
Deutschlandkarte - Map of Germany0:06
Das Alphabet - The alphabet9:50
In this video, I will teach you the letters of the German alphabet.

Erste Wörter - First words10:55
In this video, you will learn your first dialogue and I will show you how many German words you can actually already understand.
Musik - Music (Die fantastischen Vier - MfG)0:09
“MfG” is short for “Mit freundlichen Grüßen” (“With friendly greetings”), which is a very common formula used at the end of an email or letter. The abbreviation can be used in informal written communication. Apart from “MfG”, this song contains many other abbreviations and is great to review the German alphabet. Download the pdf and read along. They sing, really, really fast, and even for Germans, it is hard to sing along, but why don’t you just give it a try!?

Das Geschlecht - The gender4:33
In this video, I will give you some tips on how to best remember the three German genders, masculine, feminine and neuter.
Berliner Radiosender - Berlin radio stations0:10
Listening to German radio stations is a great way to get familiarized with the sounds of the language, even if you do not understand everything. Here is a list of some Berlin radio stations that you can listen to online.
Terminologie - Terminology0:10
For those of you who are not so sure about the meaning of basic grammar terms, this pdf might come in handy. Please, don’t learn these pages by heart, just skim them now and then use them as a reference when necessary.

Wie geht es dir? - How are you?3:48
In this video, I will teach you some alternatives to the answer "Gut!".
Musik - Music (Echtzeit - Es geht mir gut)0:10
What you need to focus on in this song is the chorus. Listen to "Es geht mir gut" a couple of times and you will never forget that rather complicated sentence construction any more :) Listen to it on Youtube or Deezer.
Deklinationen (Der Nominativ) - Declensions (The nominative) 13:36
Now, you will learn about the most important one out of 4 German cases - the nominative case! You will see the what the nominative does to the articles.

Der Nominativ (Übung) - The nominative (exercise)8:48
A first exercise on the nominative will help you memorise the forms of the definite and indefinite articles as well as the adjectives.
Der Nominativ (Übung) - The nominative (exercise)6:17
Learn how to say: "This is..." with masculine, feminine and neuter nouns (including adjectives).
Der Nominativ (Übung) - The nominative (exercise)0:07
This file is your homework in which you can review everything we have seen so far about the nominative case. Download the file and check your answers against the answer sheet.

Der Nominativ (Übung) - The nominative (exercise)6:44
Do you remember the nominative forms that we learned in our last lesson? This is a review :)
Regelmäßige Verben (Übung) - Regular verbs (exercise)3:14
Vocabulary test: Do you remember the regular verbs we have seen so far?
Die Verben "sein" und "haben" - The verbs "to be" and "to have"4:12
In this video, you will learn how to conjugate the verbs "to have" and "to be" in German.
Die Geburtstagsparty1:13

Requirements

No previous knowledge of the German language required.

Description

This course will give you a stable foundation for your endeavour of learning German.

In video lessons, I will guide you through lectures which are clearly structured, building up on each other and versatile, including not only grammar explanations, but also a lot of video-guided exercises, vocabulary, additional information.

After having completed this first part, you will know how to conjugate German regular verbs, the modal verbs, you will be able to make simple sentences containing a subject (the nominative case), a verb and an object (the accusative case). You will know how to spell your name and how to present yourself as well as others. You will be able to ask questions with and without question pronouns. You will know the German numbers and be able to tell the time. You will understand simple forms and be able to fill them in with information about yourself.

Should questions come up while learning with my course, please feel free to ask me, I will be happy to answer them.

After completing parts 1 - 5 of the course, you should be able to complete the A1 exam. The levels A2 and B1 are available on my website.

Who this course is for:

Take this course if you would like to learn German step by step, if you want to learn it correctly, right from the beginning.
Take this course if you are looking for versatile guided self-learning, a course that contains not only grammar, but also many, many exercises, vocabulary as well as information on Germany and its people.
Do not take it if you are looking for a course that does not contain any grammar.
Do not take the course if you just want to learn some sentences by heart without understanding the logic behind them.

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