Beginner

01. Greetings & Introductions

Say hello, goodbye, and introduce yourself with confidence - the most-used phrases in the exam.

02. Alphabet - Das Alphabet

All 30 German letters, how each one sounds, and the pronunciation rules that make German one of the most consistent languages to read aloud.

03. German Pronunciation

The complete sound system of German - vowels, consonants, special letter combos, and the rules that let you read any German word aloud correctly.

04. Numbers - Die Zahlen

From zero to ten thousand - count, build any number, say your age, phone number, address, and read the clock.

05. Time - Die Uhrzeit

Tell the time officially and conversationally, name every day and month, talk about seasons, and use time expressions in everyday German.

06. Noun & Personal Pronouns

Master the German personal pronouns, understand formal vs informal you, and build your complete self-introduction with names, age, country, city, job, hobbies and more.

07. Self Introduction

Learn how to introduce yourself in German - name, age, country, job, and hobbies.

08. Articles - der, die, das

Every German noun has a gender. Learn the system that trips up most beginners.

09. German Noun Gender

Understand masculine (der), feminine (die), and neuter (das) nouns - with patterns and examples.

10. Essential Verbs

sein (to be), haben (to have), and the pattern behind every regular verb.

11. Helping Verbs

Master haben (to have) and sein (to be) - the two essential auxiliary verbs in German.

12. Verb Conjugation

How German verbs work - regular patterns, irregular changes, and practical examples.

13. Regular Verb Conjugation

Master the conjugation patterns of German regular (weak) verbs in the present tense.

14. Irregular Verb Conjugation

Master the 'strong' verbs - German irregular verbs that change their stem vowel when conjugated.

15. Modal Verbs

dürfen, können, müssen, sollen, wollen, mögen/möchten - the six essential German modal verbs.

16. Separable Verbs

Verbs with detachable prefixes that split apart in a sentence - a key German grammar feature.

17. Futur I (Future Tense)

Talk about the future in German using 'werden' plus the infinitive of the main verb.

18. Nominativ

The first German case - identifies the subject of the sentence. Learn how articles change.

19. Akkusativ

The accusative case - marks the direct object of the sentence. Only masculine articles change!

20. Accusative Prepositions

The six prepositions that always take the accusative case: bis, durch, für, ohne, gegen, um.

21. Possessive Articles

Learn mein, dein, sein, ihr and more - how to express ownership in German.

22. Questions & Modal Verbs

Ask anything with W-questions, and express ability, desire and necessity with modal verbs.

23. WH Questions

Open questions using wer, was, wo, woher, wohin, wann, warum, wie, welche and more.

24. Yes/No Questions

How to form closed questions in German - just move the verb to first position.

25. Conjunctions

Connecting words: und, oder, aber, sondern, denn, weil, dass, ob, obwohl, deshalb.

26. Negation - nein, nicht, kein

The three ways to say 'no' in German: nein to answer, nicht to negate verbs/adjectives, kein to negate nouns.

Vocabulary

Everyday words across 36 themes - colors, food, travel, work, nature and more.

Exam

Goethe exam preparation across 4 skills - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.