German Course from the very beginning all the way up to B1!!
This course contains all the material from Beginner German (A1) to an Intermediate-Conversational level (B1):
25 hours of video material, including
- all the grammar points explained
- words and phrases
- pronunciation & intonation
- examples
- exercises with solutions and additional explanations
PLUS 3 booklets of addtional exercises (approx. 240 pages with solutions)
Presented by a professional German Teacher and German native with almost two decades of teaching experience.
Pre-recorded lessons that you can take whenever it suits you wherever it suits you - start the course right now with the free lessons and see for yourself!
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A1 course - Beginner
The A1 course is fully in English to make sure you understand everything you need to know. The lessons are very detailed and supported with tons of practice examples.
A2 course: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
The A2 course is fully in German with integrated English subtitles, which will give you the opportunity to train your German listening while still making sure you won't miss any of the information.
B1 Course: Intermediate
In the B1 course we will continue fully in German with English subtitles, and I will provide you with level-appropriate grammar, vocabulary and more detailed exercises with a lot of additional information and explanations to help you reach that B1 level.
Course Curriculum
Course 1, Level A1: Introduction & First Steps
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A1: Naming & Describing Things
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- Der Regenschirm (the umbrella) - new sentences (5:01)
- Explanation: masculin noun, subject, adjective (e.g. colour), This is..., It is... (6:03)
- Der Hund (the dog) - same structures, new words (4:49)
- Der Apfel (the apple) - same structures, new words (4:49)
- Der Stuhl (the chair), der Ball (the ball) - practice (1:14)
- Der Stuhl, der Ball - practice solution (2:45)
- Die Flasche (the bottle) - new sentences (4:47)
- Explanation: feminine noun, subject, adjective, This is..., It is... (2:53)
- Die Katze (the cat) - same structures, new words (4:47)
- Die Zitrone (the lemon) - same structures, new words (4:47)
- Die Lampe (the lamp), die Blume (the flower) - practice (1:20)
- Die Lampe, die Blume - practice solution (2:43)
- sauer (sour), dunkel (dark) - additional information (1:18)
- Das Haus (the house) - new sentences (4:46)
- Explanation: neuter noun, subject, adjective, This is..., It is... (2:41)
- Das Buch (the book) - same structures, new words (4:47)
- Das Auto (the car) - same structures, new words (4:49)
- Das Pferd (the horse), das Glas (the glass) - practice (1:11)
- Das Pferd, das Glas - practice solution (2:43)
- Die Regenschirme (the umbrellas) - new material: plural nouns (6:52)
- Explanation: plural noun, subject, adjective, These are..., They are... (7:50)
- Die Hunde (the dogs) - same structures, new words (3:50)
- Die Blumen (the flowers) - practice (1:21)
- Die Blumen - practice solution (5:23)
- Section Quiz (multiple choice) (7:17)
- Section Quiz: explanation (10:54)
A1: What We Do: Sleep, Play, Speak, Read
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- Schlafen (to sleep) - new sentences (2:21)
- Spielen (to play) - new sentences (2:18)
- Explanation: verbs & conjugation, pronouns (8:28)
- Sprechen (to speak) - same structures, new words (2:07)
- Lesen (to read) - same structures, new words (2:11)
- Sie, du, ihr (you) - how to address people (5:41)
- Verben im Dialog (verbs in dialogue) - new sentences (2:39)
- Overview & explanation: all pronouns, all verbs, additional vocabulary (8:12)
- Quiz (multiple choice) (3:10)
- Quiz: explanation (6:14)
- Test: Verben (fill in the blanks) (8:04)
A1: Expansion: Adjectives & Verbs
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- Der + Adjektiv - new structure (2:27)
- Die + Adjektiv - new structure (2:23)
- Explanation: adjective declension with der/die/das (4:55)
- Das + Adjektiv - same structure (2:27)
- Die (Plural) + Adjektiv - same structure (2:29)
- Test: Adjektive (complete sentences with declined adjectives) (3:43)
- Hören (to hear, listen) - new verb & vocabulary (2:20)
- Leben (to live) - new verb & vocabulary (1:58)
- Arbeiten (to work) - new verb structure & vocabulary (2:34)
- Explanation: arbeiten (1:20)
- Verben im Dialog: hören, leben, arbeiten (2:58)
- Test: Verben (fill in the blanks) (8:22)
- Section Quiz (multiple choice) (3:21)
- Section Quiz (explanation) (1:20)
A1: Places In The Dative, Possessions & This is not a ...
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- Explanation: dative & places (sentences from previous lectures) (5:42)
- Dativ & Ort (dative & place) - example sentences runthrough (2:45)
- Test: Dativ (complete sentences with dative) (5:25)
- man, gern/gerne, seit (you/one, with pleasure, since/for) (2:43)
- Mein Regenschirm, deine Flasche (my umbrella, your bottle) - new material (3:28)
- Das ist kein Hund! (That's not a dog!) - new material (2:08)
- Explanation: mein, dein, sein, ihr & kein (5:00)
- Quiz: mein, dein, sein, ihr, kein (multiple choice) (3:46)
- Die Fälle: Nominativ, Dativ, Akkusativ - What are cases? (4:47)
A1: Objects In The Accusative & New Verbs
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- Haben (to have) - new verb & vocabulary (3:05)
- Explanation: haben (9:13)
- Akkusativ (accusative case) - new structure (explanation) (4:10)
- Sein vs. haben - examples runthrough (3:23)
- Haben + maskulines Objekt (to have + masculine object) (2:18)
- Explanation: haben + masculine object, accusative pronouns (3:09)
- Test: haben (complete the sentences) (3:05)
- Möchten (would like) - new verb, new structure (2:52)
- Explanation: möchten (3:47)
- Brauchen (to need) - new verb & vocabulary (2:44)
- Können (can) - new verb & vocabulary (2:47)
- Dialog: haben, möchten, brauchen, können (5:23)
- Explanation: haben, möchten, brauchen, können (2:49)
- Test: möchten, brauchen, können (complete the sentences) (8:41)
- Test (explanation) (5:45)
- Ich bin Janine. (text) - known structures & words in context, new vocabulary (12:37)
- Ich bin Janine. (additional information) (5:17)
A1: Expansion: More Important Verbs & Vocabulary
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- Gehören (belong to) - new verb with a dative object (5:06)
- Explanation: gehören, dative object as direct object, dative pronouns (8:38)
- Quiz: Gehören, Dativpronomen (this or that) (3:37)
- Mögen (to like) - new verb (3:10)
- Explanation: mögen, gern machen (4:01)
- Kennen (to know) - new verb (3:18)
- Explanation: kennen (2:55)
- Finden (to find) - new verb (2:46)
- Explanation: finden (1:34)
- Test: mögen, kennen, finden (fill in the blanks) (8:41)
- Quiz: Sätze verstehen (understanding sentences, multiple choice) (3:21)
- Quiz (explanation) (6:37)
- Mit (with) - examples (4:05)
- Explanation: mit, fixed-case prepositions (1:42)
- Practice: mit (formulate sentences) (3:58)
- Kaputt (broken), müssen (must, have to) - new vocabulary, new verb, new structures (6:07)
- Explanation: müssen, separable verbs (6:07)
- Müssen - known structure (examples) (2:16)
A1: Daily Routine & Going To The City
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- Die tägliche Routine (daily routine) - new material (4:08)
- Explanation: information of time, separable verbs, reflexive actions, new words (8:46)
- Explanation: nehmen, jemand, niemand, etwas, nichts, question words (4:51)
- Pronomen (pronouns) - overview (4:19)
- Pronomen (pronouns) - examples (3:38)
- Explanation: object pronoun, reflexive pronoun (reinforcement) (7:56)
- Test: Die tägliche Routine (formulate sentences) - drill (15:51)
- Die Stadt (the city) - new material (4:02)
- Es gibt ..., teuer, hoch (There is .../There are ..., expensive, high) - additional information (3:39)
- Explanation: being in a place, going to a place (3:14)
- Im Park, in den Park (in the park, to the park) - examples (3:54)
- Explanation: im Park, in den Park (10:40)
- Test: places (this or that) (4:10)
- Haushaltsgeräte (household devices) - new material (5:47)
- Explanation: wenn (when/if), subclauses (5:06)
- Wenn ..., dann ... (When ..., then ...) - same structure, new words (2:33)
- Test: müssen wenn (formulate sentences) - higher difficulty (7:21)
- Explanation: müssen wenn, wollen (to want), word order, gehen/fahren zu (go/drive to) (17:23)
A1: Expansion - Verbs, Phrases & Recipients
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- Dürfen, weil ... (be allowed to, because ...) - new words, known structures (2:44)
- Explanation: permission, subclauses, separable verbs (3:25)
- Weil (because) - examples (2:23)
- Schenken, geben (to give), zeigen (to show), bringen (to bring) - new verbs, new structure (2:19)
- Explanation: indirect objects, recipients of objects, sentence order, pronouns (2:29)
- Test: Wem? Warum? (answer questions, complete sentences) (6:27)
- Test: Wem? Warum? (explanation) (3:48)
A1: Speaking About The Past
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- Ich war ... (I was/have been ...) - new structure, new words (3:25)
- Explanation: preterite of 'sein', time statements, days of the week, months, dates (15:15)
- Ich hatte ... (I had ...) - new structure, new words (2:09)
- Explanation: preterite of 'haben', time statements, comparatives & superlatives (8:25)
- Test: sein, haben (fill in the blanks) (7:25)
- Ich habe ... gemacht. (I did .../I've done ...) - new structure (3:23)
- Explanation: perfect of regular verbs (4:52)
- Ich habe gefunden. (I('ve) found ...) - new structure (2:11)
- Explanation: perfect of irregular verbs (4:07)
- Test: gemacht, gefunden (8:34)
- Ich bin gefahren. (I drove.) - new structure (2:03)
- Explanation: verbs of movement in the perfect (3:31)
- Werden (to get, become), wachsen (to grow), sterben (to die) - new verbs (2:48)
- Explanation: werden, wachsen, sterben, conjugation & past (3:44)
- Quiz: Sein oder haben? (this or that) (4:51)
- Aufgewacht (woken up) - new structure (1:54)
- Explanation: separable verbs in the perfect (2:28)
- Bezahlt (paid) - new structure (2:14)
- Explanation: verbs with a prefix in the perfect (5:45)
- Trainiert (trained) - new structure (1:30)
- Explanation: -ieren-verbs in the perfect (2:08)
- Test: Was ist gestern passiert? (11:55)
- Luisas Party: konnte, musste, sollte (could, had to, was supposed to) - new structures & vocabulary (3:20)
- Explanation: modal verbs in the preterite (6:34)
- Dialog: konnte, musste, sollte (3:18)
- Test: Ich konnte ... (fill in the blanks) (7:03)
A1: Telling People To Do Something
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Tests & Übungen für A1 - pdf booklet with exercises/tests
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Course 2, Level A2 - Elementary
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A2 - Lectures & Exercises
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- Modalverben in der Vergangenheit (modal verbs in the past) (5:16)
- Modalverben: Übung (3:48)
- Konjunktionen - Wiederholung (conjunctions - review) (3:58)
- Aussagen verbinden mit Konjunktionaladverbien (connect statements with conjunctive adverbs) (5:28)
- Konjunktionaladverbien: Übung (5:01)
- Aussagen verbinden mit Nebensätzen (connect statement with subclauses) (4:00)
- Nebensätze mit 'weil': Übung (4:24)
- Wenn & als (when/if & when) (6:22)
- Obwohl & damit (although & so that) (4:20)
- Obwohl & damit: Übung (3:40)
- Ich denke, dass (I think, that) (1:30)
- Ich denke, dass: Übung (4:24)
A2 - Vocabulary, Text
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- Persönliche Informationen (personal information) (7:00)
- Familie (family) (8:04)
- Der Wohnort (place of residence) (8:31)
- Haus & Wohnung (house & flat) (7:35)
- Sprachen lernen (learning/studying languages) (5:40)
- Schule, Ausbildung, Studium (school, vocational training, university studies) (7:32)
- Beruf & Arbeit (profession & work) (5:32)
- Tägliche Routine - A2 Beispiel (daily routine - A2 example) (2:32)
A2 - Lectures & Exercises Part II
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- Werden - Zustandsänderung (get/become/turn - change of state) (6:10)
- Werden: Übung (5:44)
- Werden - Zukunft (will-future) (3:23)
- Werden (Zukunft): Übung (3:40)
- Indirekte Fragen (indirect questions) (1:43)
- Indirekte Fragen: Übung (4:24)
- Höflichkeit - Konjunktv II (politeness - subjunctive mood) (6:08)
- Höflichkeit: Übung (5:51)
- Wünsche (wishes) (3:10)
- Vergangenheit - sprechen (past - speaking) (8:19)
- Präteritum regelmäßig: Übung (4:10)
- Präteritum unregelmäßig: Übung (4:55)
- Vergangenheit: schreiben (past: writing) (4:32)
- Zusätzliche Informationen (additional information) (7:39)
- Relativsätze: Übung (5:00)
A2 - Vocabulary, Text Part II
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A2 - Lectures & Exercises Part III
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- Dieses, eines, meines (this one, one, mine) (6:12)
- Pronomen: Übung (5:04)
- Ich mich, ich mir - Reflexivpronomen (reflexive pronouns) (8:08)
- Reflexivpronomen: Übung (4:08)
- Denken an, sich freuen über (think of, look forward to) (7:59)
- Verben mit Präpositionen: Übung (4:28)
- Besondere Adjektive (special adjectives) (4:38)
- Adjektive: Übung (4:08)
- Annas Jacke - Genitiv (Anna's jacket - genitive case) (7:18)
- Genitiv: Übung (4:08)
- Satzstellung (word order in a sentence) (12:12)
- Satzstellung: Übung (4:08)
- Das Sandwich wird gegessen. (The sandwich is being eaten.) (3:45)
- Passiv: Übung (4:14)
- Um etwas zu tun (in order to do something) (4:07)
- Infinitiv mit zu: Übung (4:00)
A2 - Vocabulary, Text Part III
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Tests & Übungen für A2 - pdf-booklet with exercises/tests
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Course 3, Level B1 - Lectures & Exercises
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- Einführung (1:55)
- Dativ - Anmerkungen (dative - additions) (10:24)
- Dativ Übungen (12:44)
- 'es' im Kontext (6:19)
- n-Deklination der Nomen (n-declension of nouns) (7:10)
- n-Deklination Übungen (4:40)
- Was für ... (What kind of ...) (7:53)
- Was für ... Übungen (4:45)
- Genitiv ohne Artikel (genitive case without an article) (2:44)
- Genitiv Übungen (3:28)
- dessen & deren (whose) (2:09)
- dessen & deren Übungen (3:28)
- Präpositionen mit Genitiv (prepositions with a genitive case) (3:55)
- Genitivpräpositionen Übungen (5:46)
- Relativsätze mit Präpositionen (relative clauses with prepositions) (7:37)
- Relativsätze mit Präpositionen Übungen (4:37)
- Spezielle Relativpronomen (special relative pronouns) (5:59)
- Spezielle Relativpronomen Übungen (3:31)
- wo-Fragen & Zeigewörter (questions & answers with wo- & da-) (6:50)
- wo-Fragen Übungen (3:28)
- Zeigewörter Übungen (3:28)
- Zukunft mit werden, Erweiterung (will-future, expansion) (4:51)
- Zukunft mit werden Übungen (6:46)
- Plusquamperfekt - Vergangenheit vor der Vergangenheit (7:37)
- Plusquamperfekt Übungen (11:16)
- Partikeln denn, ja, doch, eben, mal (9:45)
- Partikeln Übungen (4:21)
- Vollendete Zukunft, Futur II (completed future actions) (4:33)
- Vollendete Zukunft Übungen (3:41)
- sehen, ansehen, zusehen (6:20)
- sehen Übungen (3:31)
- sodass & indem (7:35)
- sodass & indem Übungen (4:45)
- nämlich & zwar (3:46)
- nämlich & zwar Übungen (4:13)
- irreale Situationen (Konjunktiv II) (12:57)
- Konjunktiv II Übungen (6:47)
- Verpasste Gelegenheit (Konjunktiv II) (2:41)
- Verpasste Gelegenheit Übungen (4:13)
- Wohin? Dahin! (12:40)
- Wohin? Dahin! Übungen (7:00)
- Konjunktiv II mit Modalverben (4:57)
- Konjunktiv II mit Modalverben Übungen (3:25)
- Aussagen logisch verbinden (Nebensätze & Konjunktionaladverbien) (9:18)
- Nebensätze Übungen (8:47)
- Adjektive als Nomen (Nominalisierung) (6:14)
- Nominalisierung Übungen (3:23)
- um herum & entlang (Präpositionen) (3:19)
- Präpositionen Übungen (3:12)
- etwas zu tun (Infinitiv mit zu) (6:22)
- Infinitiv mit zu Übungen (3:46)
- Passiv mit Modalverben (2:17)
- Passiv Übungen (3:30)
- Passiv in der Vergangenheit (Präteritum & Perfekt) (2:55)
- Passiv II Übungen (3:25)
- Nomen, Wortstruktur besser verstehen (5:02)
- Nomen Übungen (4:26)
- etwas tun lassen (6:25)
- lassen Übungen (3:23)
- Position von nicht (8:10)
- Position von nicht Übungen (3:55)
Tests & Übungen für B1 - pdf booklet with tests/exercises
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