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69 lessons across 3 CEFR levels (A1, A2, B1) and 15 units, 1052 words and phrases in total. This page lists everything in study order. If you would rather start with a level's overview and can-do checklist, see Levels. If you have not yet, start with the alphabet.

A1 Beginner

Unit 1: First words

Greet people, introduce yourself, and count.

  1. 01Greetings and politenessHello, goodbye, please, thank you, and asking how someone is.
  2. 02Meeting peopleNames, where you're from, and saying you only speak a little German.
  3. 03NumbersCounting from zero to a thousand, ages, and prices.

Unit 2: Building blocks

Der, die, das, the present tense, sein and haben, and plurals.

  1. 04Der, die, dasEvery noun has a gender. Meet the three words for 'the' and the two for 'a'.
  2. 05The present tenseVerb endings for every person, the verb-second rule, and verbs that change their vowel.
  3. 06To be and to haveThe two most important verbs in German, and both are irregular.
  4. 07PluralsGerman has several ways to make a plural, but the article is always die.

Unit 3: Every day

Days and times, family, asking questions, and food.

  1. 08Days, months, and the timeThe days of the week, months, today and tomorrow, and the basic clock.
  2. 09People and familyFamily members, my and your, and talking about the people close to you.
  3. 10Question wordsWho, what, where, when, why, how — the W-words — and yes/no questions.
  4. 11Food and drinkEveryday food and drink, ordering simply, and saying what you like.

Unit 4: Building sentences

Word order, the accusative, saying no, modal verbs, and verbs that split in two.

  1. 12Word order: the verb comes secondWhy German says 'Today go I to the cinema' — the verb-second rule and the sentence bracket.
  2. 13The accusative caseWhen a noun is the object of a verb, masculine der becomes den.
  3. 14Saying no: nicht and keinTwo words for 'not', and which one to use.
  4. 15Can, must, want: modal verbskönnen, müssen, wollen, dürfen, sollen, and the infinitive at the end.
  5. 16Separable verbsVerbs like aufstehen and anrufen that split in two.

Unit 5: Out and about

Describe what you see, find your way, give instructions, pay for things, and handle the unexpected.

  1. 17Colours and describing thingsColours, size, and basic adjectives after sein.
  2. 18Getting aroundAsking the way, directions, and public transport.
  3. 19Commands: Komm! Kommen Sie! Kommt!The imperative for du, ihr and Sie — telling people what to do, politely or not.
  4. 20Shopping and moneyPrices, paying, sizes, and the words you need at the till.
  5. 21At the caféOrdering coffee and cake, asking for the bill, and splitting it.
  6. 22Survival phrasesWhat to say when you're lost, stuck, or need help.

A2 Elementary

Unit 1: Daily life

Routines, the home, the weather, clothes, telling the time properly, and dates.

  1. 23Daily routineGetting up, going to work, and the rhythm of a normal day.
  2. 24House and homeRooms, furniture, and describing where you live.
  3. 25Weather and seasonsTalking about the weather — every German conversation's favourite opener.
  4. 26Clothing and appearanceClothes, what people look like, and what you're wearing.
  5. 27Telling the time properlyHalf past, quarter to, the 24-hour clock, and how long things take.
  6. 28Dates and ordinals: am dritten MaiFirst, second, third — and how to say and ask about dates, birthdays and years.

Unit 2: The cases

The dative, prepositions by case, pronouns in every case, two-way prepositions, possessives, and adjective endings.

  1. 29The dative caseThe indirect object — 'to' or 'for' someone — and the prepositions that always take it.
  2. 30Prepositions: accusative or dative?Which prepositions always take the accusative, which always take the dative, and the short forms zum, zur, beim.
  3. 31Ich, mich, mir: pronouns in every caseThe full set of personal pronouns — subject, accusative and dative — and the verbs that take the dative.
  4. 32Two-way prepositionsin, auf, an, and friends: dative for where, accusative for where to.
  5. 33Possessives in every casemy, your, his, her, our, their — with the right endings.
  6. 34Adjective endingsWhy it's der rote Wagen but ein roter Wagen.

Unit 3: Work, learning, and free time

Jobs, school, hobbies, and getting online.

  1. 35Jobs and workSaying what you do, where you work, and talking about your job.
  2. 36School and educationSchool subjects, studying, and the German education system.
  3. 37Hobbies and free timeWhat you like doing, how often, and inviting someone along.
  4. 38Technology and the internetPhones, computers, apps, and the English words German has borrowed.

Unit 4: Health, feelings, and people

The body, a doctor's visit, moods and character, the people in your life, and making plans.

  1. 39Health and the bodyParts of the body, aches and pains, and saying how you feel.
  2. 40At the doctor'sMaking an appointment, describing symptoms, and understanding instructions.
  3. 41Feelings and personalityMoods, emotions, and describing what people are like.
  4. 42Friends and relationshipsFriendship, dating, partners, and the people in your life.
  5. 43Making plansSuggesting, accepting, declining, and agreeing on a time and place.

Unit 5: Grammar milestones

Talking about the past, reflexive verbs, and comparing things.

  1. 44The past: the perfect tenseIch habe gemacht — how Germans talk about the past in conversation.
  2. 45The perfect with seinVerbs of movement and change: ich bin gefahren, er ist geblieben.
  3. 46The simple past in storiesThe written past tense — enough to read stories, news, and fairy tales.
  4. 47Reflexive verbssich waschen, sich freuen, sich erinnern — verbs that point back at the subject.
  5. 48Comparing thingsbigger, the biggest, as big as — and the irregular ones.

Unit 6: Practical situations

A full restaurant visit and a trip with a hotel stay.

  1. 49At the restaurantBooking a table, ordering a full meal, complaining politely, and paying.
  2. 50Travel and hotelsBooking a room, checking in and out, and sorting out problems on a trip.

B1 Intermediate

Unit 1: The wider world

Opinions, nature, holidays, a short history of Germany, and the German of Austria and Switzerland.

  1. 51Giving opinionsSaying what you think, agreeing, disagreeing, and backing it up.
  2. 52Nature and the environmentLandscapes, recycling, climate, and the German love of the outdoors.
  3. 53Culture and holidaysChristmas markets, Karneval, Oktoberfest, and the dates in the German year.
  4. 54A short historyFrom the Holy Roman Empire to reunification: the words for German history.
  5. 55Austria and SwitzerlandThe German of Vienna and Zurich: greetings, words, and how it differs.

Unit 2: Complex sentences

Subordinate clauses, relative clauses, da- and wo- words, zu + infinitive, and the future.

  1. 56Subordinate clausesweil, dass, wenn, ob, als — and the verb that goes to the end.
  2. 57Relative clausesThe man who..., the book that... — with der, die, das as relative pronouns.
  3. 58darauf, worüber: da- and wo- wordsHow German says 'for it', 'about it' and 'what … about?' with verbs that take a preposition.
  4. 59zu + infinitiveIch habe keine Lust zu arbeiten — and um ... zu for 'in order to'.
  5. 60The future tensewerden + infinitive for plans, predictions, and promises.

Unit 3: Advanced grammar

The past perfect, the subjunctive, the passive, the genitive, and reported speech.

  1. 61Had done: the past perfectThe Plusquamperfekt — hatte or war plus a participle — for something that happened before another past event.
  2. 62Would, could: Konjunktiv IIWishes, hypotheticals, and very polite requests.
  3. 63The passiveDas Haus wird gebaut — when what happens matters more than who does it.
  4. 64The genitivedes Mannes, der Frau — possession and the prepositions wegen and trotz.
  5. 65Reported speechEr sagt, er sei krank — reporting what others said, as in the news.

Unit 4: Practice and stories

A job interview, formal German, idioms, and telling a full story.

  1. 66A job interviewPresenting yourself, talking about experience, and asking good questions.
  2. 67Formal GermanEmails, letters, official phone calls, and the language of offices.
  3. 68Idioms and sayingsSausages, pigs, and tomatoes — the colourful expressions Germans use every day.
  4. 69Telling a storyNarrating a full story: setting the scene, building tension, and the punchline.