Learn German easily and discover Berlin

Learn to hold a simple German conversation through a Berlin bus stop dialogue, covering greetings, asking about yourself, origins, occupations, and basic grammar.

Practice a simple self-introducing conversation in German through a first dialogue, covering basic grammar and questions about where you come from.

Learn essential German greetings and casual expressions for starting and ending conversations, and preview core grammar topics to help you converse smoothly in Berlin.

Learn how to greet and bid farewell in German across informal and formal contexts, with examples like Guten Morgen, Guten Tag, Guten Abend, and how to ask how someone is.

Learn when to use formal 'Sie' and informal 'du' in German, with dialogue examples, rules for polite versus personal speech, and common situations like work, shop, and meeting new people.

Master German verb conjugation with personal pronouns, learn verb stems and endings, and form sentences in singular and plural, including formal sie, plus rules for endings with d or t.

Master German word order by the verb position and the subject; explore statements with the verb second, yes-no questions with the verb first, and W-questions.

Master the German alphabet and pronunciation basics, practice sounds with an echo exercise, learn umlauts and eszett, and master consonant and vowel combinations like ch and v sounds.

Explore German letter recognition through a spelling-based joke, where German-spelled words unlock the humor and test your alphabet understanding.

Practice the German alphabet through call-and-response with rhythm to memorize sounds and improve pronunciation, and echo the sequence at your own tempo.

Practice German through a post-concert Berlin dialogue. Learn informal du usage, discuss family, hobbies, and introduce the verb to be sein for everyday conversations.

Follow a post-concert Berlin dialogue that teaches informal du usage, everyday German phrases, and practical topics like sending a photo to family and discussing where relatives live.

Learn basic German through personal notes on speaking German, hobbies, and visits to Berlin, and explore the verb to be zein.

Discover a subjective tour of extraordinary Berlin live music venues, from intimate clubs near the zoo to diverse performances across jazz, blues, and singer-songwriter sets.

Learn how the irregular German verb sein is conjugated in singular and plural, with examples and repetition to aid memorization, and a look ahead to possessive pronouns.

Explore singular possessive pronouns in English, including my, your, his, her, and its, with forms like mine and yours for plural or feminine nouns, and practice in dialogue.

Learn to conjugate the German strong verbs sprechen, sehen, and fahren, focusing on irregular stem changes in the present tense and common pronoun forms.

Learn to express likes and dislikes in German using gern after verbs and nicht gern for negatives, with examples like I like learning languages.

Learn to count from 1 to 20 in German and practice pronunciation with an echo. Prepare to count from twenty to two thousand two hundred twenty-two in the next lesson.

Learn how to count in German from twenty to two thousand two hundred twenty-two. Explore one and twenty pattern, hundert for hundreds, and how years are spoken nineteen hundred eighty.

Master how to make appointments in German through a practical dialogue about planning a Berlin tour with Anna and David, including telephone conversations and choosing days of the week.

Practice arranging a berlin city tour in German as David and Anna schedule an appointment, discuss times, and plan visits to Tiergarten, the East Side Gallery, and a museum.

Learn to make appointments in German, plan visits in Berlin using bus line 100 from Alexanderplatz to the zoological garden, and practice scheduling on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Learn to talk about days of the week and times of day in German using essential prepositions, express opening times, and set appointments using either 12- or 24-hour clock.

Learn how to negate German verbs with nicht by placing it directly after the verb, with daily routine examples and practice phrases.

Learn how to use the German modal verbs können, wollen, müssen, including their irregular singular forms, infinitive placement after other verbs, and negation differences from English.

Practice German grammar and vocabulary while exploring Berlin on bus route 100, seeing the DDR Museum, Berlin Cathedral, Brandenburger Tor, and a university, with focus on definite and indefinite articles.

Explore Berlin on a bus tour along route 100 with grammar points, and discover the DDR Museum, Berlin Cathedral, and other landmarks while practicing German conversation.

Explore Berlin on a bus tour, spotting the Brandenburger Tor and a university, and practice definite and indefinite articles amid mentions of opera, books, music, and films.

Explore definite articles and gendered German nouns, with masculine, neuter, and feminine forms. Use color cues—blue, brown, red—to memorize, as the plural article remains the same.

Learn how German indefinite articles depend on noun gender and that there is no plural form, with general statements, specific books, and a note on negation with keine.

Learn the German verb haben (to have) with its common forms and examples, including questions like 'how many children do you have' and notes on article changes.

Learn German negation with two forms: kein for negating nouns and nicht for other elements, with endings mirroring indefinite articles.

this lesson explains the accusative case in German, showing how objects receive action and how masculine singular articles change, while feminine, neuter, and plural remain the same.

Practice German for dining in a Berlin restaurant, from asking for the menu and wine list to ordering drinks, soups, rump steak with herb butter, and paying the bill.

Practice ordering in a German restaurant, ask for the menu and wine list, and choose meals with or without meat in a Berlin dining setting.

Practice ordering meals in German with items like tomato soup, rump steak, vegetable soup, and dessert, and learn phrases to ask for help and pay the bill in Berlin.

Explore Berlin's diverse dining scene with seven must-eat-and-drink spots, from a dark-restaurant experience with blind waiters to medieval fortress dining and currywurst heritage.

Discover seven must-see cafes and bars in berlin, from a cozy living-room cafe with books to a lakefront beer garden and organic cheesecake spots.

Learn to read a German menu with confidence by recognizing typical dishes and drinks and using color cues to identify masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns.

Master the irregular German verbs nehmen and essen. Learn their present tense conjugations in all persons and understand vowel length changes after consonant clusters, then apply them in restaurant contexts.

Master the polite German verb möchten, its forms, and its two uses as a modal verb or standalone, with practical examples like coffee and tickets.

Learn the German past tense with haben and sein, mastering ich war and ich hatte forms, including du warst, wir waren, ihr wart, and practical example sentences.

Master practical German for dining out by practicing menu requests, vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose-free options, ordering, requesting utensils, and paying options in a restaurant setting.

Celebrate finishing the course and build a solid basis in German as you follow the story of David and Anna, with future lessons, motivating material, and a Berlin band's song.