German for Beginners
Build beginner German skills with greetings, introductions, numbers, articles, verbs, questions, food, modal verbs, weather, colors, daily routines, and telling time.
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61 lessons · 61 assessments
01German Lesson 1: Learn German for Beginners - German GreetingsVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn the main German greetings and choose the greeting that fits the time of day.
02German Lesson 2: How to say "My name is ..." in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Introduce yourself and ask another person for their name in German.
03German Lesson 3: How to say "I come from..." in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Ask where someone is from and answer with a country or place.
04German Lesson 4: How to say "How are you?" in German and common mistakesVideo lesson · Quiz
Ask how someone is and avoid common English-to-German mistakes.
05German Lesson 5: How to say "I live in ..." in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Ask where someone lives and answer with a city or country.
06German Lesson 6: How to say yes, no, thank you, and you are welcome in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Use basic polite words: yes, no, thank you, and you are welcome.
07German Lesson 7: German numbers from 0 to 20Video lesson · Quiz
Learn and recognize German numbers from 0 to 20.
08German Lesson 8: German numbers from 20 to 100Video lesson · Quiz
Learn German numbers from 20 to 100 and notice the reversed ones-and-tens pattern.
09German Lesson 9: The German definite articles der, die, dasVideo lesson · Quiz
Understand German definite articles der, die, and das with nouns.
10German Lesson 10: Hints on how to guess German articlesVideo lesson · Quiz
Use helpful hints to guess some German noun articles while remembering there are exceptions.
11German Lesson 11: How much is it? Wie viel kostet...?Video lesson · Quiz
Ask how much something costs in German.
12German Lesson 12: Personal data in German - fill out forms in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Read and provide personal data for German forms.
13German Lesson 13: Useful German verbs - seinVideo lesson · Quiz
Conjugate and use the German verb sein.
14German Lesson 14: German professions - Deutsche BerufeVideo lesson · Quiz
Talk about professions and ask what someone does for work.
15German Lesson 15: The German indefinite articles ein and eineVideo lesson · Quiz
Use the German indefinite articles ein and eine.
16German Lesson 16: German possessive pronouns - mein, dein, sein, ihr, unserVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn German possessive words such as mein, dein, sein, ihr, and unser.
17German Lesson 17: Useful German verbs - habenVideo lesson · Quiz
Conjugate and use the German verb haben.
18German Lesson 18: How to talk about your family in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Talk about family members in German.
19German Lesson 19: Conjugation of regular German verbs and personal pronounsVideo lesson · Quiz
Conjugate regular German verbs with personal pronouns.
20German Lesson 20: How to introduce others in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Introduce other people in German.
21German Lesson 21: Ten common German action verbsVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn common German action verbs.
22German Lesson 22: Asking questions in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Ask basic questions in German.
23German Lesson 23: Six important German question wordsVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn important German question words.
24German Lesson 24: Asking for help in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Ask for help using useful German phrases.
25German Lesson 25: Learn the verb sprechenVideo lesson · Quiz
Conjugate and use the German verb sprechen.
26German Lesson 26: Learn the top ten languages in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn language names in German.
27German Lesson 27: German vocabulary of food - Das EssenVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn German food vocabulary.
28German Lesson 28: Ordering in a restaurant - Bestellen im RestaurantVideo lesson · Quiz
Order food or drinks in a restaurant in German.
29German Lesson 29: Typical German food and drinksVideo lesson · Quiz
Recognize typical German foods and drinks.
30German Lesson 30: How to say "I am hungry" and "Yummy!" in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Say that you are hungry, thirsty, or that something tastes good.
31German Lesson 31: Days of the week in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn the days of the week in German.
32German Lesson 32: Months in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn the months in German.
33German Lesson 33: Introduction to German modal verbsVideo lesson · Quiz
Understand what German modal verbs do.
34German Lesson 34: The German modal verb wollenVideo lesson · Quiz
Use the modal verb wollen to say what someone wants to do.
35German Lesson 35: The German modal verb könnenVideo lesson · Quiz
Use the modal verb können to talk about ability.
36German Lesson 36: The German modal verb müssenVideo lesson · Quiz
Use the modal verb müssen to express must or have to.
37German Lesson 37: The German modal verb dürfenVideo lesson · Quiz
Use the modal verb dürfen to talk about permission.
38German Lesson 38: The German modal verb mögenVideo lesson · Quiz
Use mögen to talk about liking people, things, or activities.
39German Lesson 39: Top ten German adjectivesVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn common German adjectives.
40German Lesson 40: The weather - Das WetterVideo lesson · Quiz
Talk about the weather in German.
41German Lesson 41: German colorsVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn basic German color words.
42German Lesson 42: Means of transport in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn means of transport in German.
43German Lesson 43: Relationship status in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Talk about relationship status in German.
44German Lesson 44: German sentence structure explained, part 1Video lesson · Quiz
Understand basic German sentence structure, part 1.
45German Lesson 45: German sentence structure explained, part 2Video lesson · Quiz
Understand German sentence structure, part 2.
46German Lesson 46: German separable verbs - Trennbare VerbenVideo lesson · Quiz
Understand German separable verbs.
47German Lesson 47: Body parts in German - Die KörperteileVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn body parts in German.
48German Lesson 48: German vocabulary of clothesVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn German clothing vocabulary.
49German Lesson 49: How to form the German pluralVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn how German plurals are formed.
50German Lesson 50: Freizeit - German free time vocabularyVideo lesson · Quiz
Talk about free time activities in German.
51German Lesson 51: Tagesablauf - daily routine in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Describe a daily routine in German.
52German Lesson 52: Morning routine in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Talk about morning routine activities in German.
53German Lesson 53: Ten German animal namesVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn common German animal names.
54German Lesson 54: Basic conversation in GermanVideo lesson · Quiz
Practice a basic German conversation.
55German Lesson 55: Ten basic German words every beginner must knowVideo lesson · Quiz
Learn essential German words every beginner should know.
56German Lesson 56: Quickly repeat German numbers from 0 to 10Video lesson · Quiz
Rapidly review German numbers from 0 to 10.
57German Lesson 57: Quickly repeat German numbers from 11 to 20Video lesson · Quiz
Rapidly review German numbers from 11 to 20.
58German Lesson 58: Quickly repeat German numbers from 20 to 100Video lesson · Quiz
Rapidly review German numbers from 20 to 100.
59German Lesson 59: How to tell the time in German - Die Uhrzeit, part 1Video lesson · Quiz
Learn basic ways to tell time in German.
60German Lesson 60: How to tell the time in German, part 2Video lesson · Quiz
Extend time telling with half, quarter, before, and after expressions.
61German Lesson 61: Time exercises in German - ÜbungenVideo lesson · Quiz
Practice telling time through exercises.
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