Complete A1 German Course

From zero to mastering A1 German: master the German fundamentals now and pass the A1 exam!

What you'll learn

All you need to know to pass the A1 exam

All A1 grammar with detailed explanations

Learn skills to express yourself in basic real life dialogs

Learn how to read and write basic German.

Communicate more effectively thanks to real life example sentences

Succeed in everyday situations (meeting people, talking about hobbies, shopping, restaurant visits, phone calls etc.)

Requirements

You don't need any previous knowledge to start this course - we will start from from scratch and gradually build up your knowledge!

Description

Welcome to the Complete A1 German Course, your one-stop solution to mastering the German A1 level with ease created by a native speaker and professional with over ten years of experience as a university lecturer and content creator.Do you want to develop from zero knowledge to a confident speaker in German? Then this course is absolutely designed for you and I will guide you all the way to mastering the A1 level!What's included?You will learn everything you need to pass an A1 exam. You will learn to understand basic spoken and written German and speak and write it yourself! This course contains 24 lessons with over 240 video lectures, exercises at the end of each section, real life examples, tips and tricks, traps to avoid and pronunciation tips. We will dive deep into ALL aspects essential to mastering the basics of German: vocab, grammar concepts, listening comprehension, pronunciation, reading and writing - all of which is taught through real-life scenarios. You will see your confidence sky-rocket so that you can finally reach your goals. How does this course work?Each lesson starts with a text - mostly a dialog. You will listen to it first, read by professional speakers. Then, I will guide you through the text, explaining all new concepts in an easy-to-understand way. This will provide you with a clear understanding of what is being said. This will then be followed by several more video lectures where we will analyze all new grammar and vocab topics much deeper with lots of real-life examples. You will then have a much clearer understanding of how to actually use the new concepts. At the end of each lesson, it will be time to test your knowledge: you will get lots of interactive exercises in various formats to see your progress and activate the new phrases and forms even more.Who is this course for?Our course was created specifically for A1 learners, with the needs of absolute beginners in mind. It is also suitable for re-starters and those who have failed with other methods in the past.Do you have a busy schedule? You can learn 100% at your own pace, as fast or as slowly as you like.Do you need to pass the A1 exam? After finishing this course, you will be able to do so with ease! If you are serious about learning German and are looking for an intuitive, efficient and natural learning method, join me now, and let’s unlock your potential together!Start now!So, if you’re ready to learn German and change your life, join me now, I will see you inside the course!

Overview

Section 1: A new neighbor (Eine neue Nachbarin)

Lecture 1 Welcome & thank you!

Lecture 2 How to use this course

Lecture 3 Online Resources

Lecture 4 Section overview

Lecture 5 Dialog: A new neighbor (Eine neue Nachbarin)

Lecture 6 Dialog analysis

Lecture 7 Verb: kommen (to come)

Lecture 8 Verb: heißen (my name is)

Lecture 9 Questions with questions words

Lecture 10 Pronunciation of ei, ß and st

Lecture 11 Exercises

Lecture 12 Recap

Section 2: One week later (Eine Woche später)

Lecture 13 Section overview

Lecture 14 Dialog: One week later (Eine Woche später)

Lecture 15 Dialog analysis

Lecture 16 Nouns + articles

Lecture 17 Questions without a question word

Lecture 18 Personal pronouns (ich, du etc.)

Lecture 19 Verb: gehen (to go)

Lecture 20 Verb: sein (to be)

Lecture 21 Pronunciation of ch

Lecture 22 Exercises

Lecture 23 Recap

Section 3: Nice to meet you! (Freut mich Sie kennenzulernen!)

Lecture 24 Section overview

Lecture 25 Dialog: Nice to meet you! (Freut mich Sie kennenzulernen!)

Lecture 26 Dialog analysis

Lecture 27 Formal & informal expressions

Lecture 28 The formal you in German (Sie)

Lecture 29 Men and women

Lecture 30 Verb: studieren (to study)

Lecture 31 Pronunciation of eu and äu

Lecture 32 Exercises

Lecture 33 Recap

Section 4: The neighbors (Die Nachbarn)

Lecture 34 Section overview

Lecture 35 Text: The neighbors (Die Nachbarn)

Lecture 36 Text analysis

Lecture 37 Professions

Lecture 38 Verb: wohnen (to live)

Lecture 39 Verb: spielen (to play)

Lecture 40 Verb: arbeiten (to work)

Lecture 41 The adverb gern

Lecture 42 The position of auch (also)

Lecture 43 The position of nicht (not)

Lecture 44 Pronunciation of ä, ö and ü

Lecture 45 Exercises

Lecture 46 Recap

Section 5: Stefanie's apartment (Stefanies Wohnung)

Lecture 47 Section overview

Lecture 48 Text: Stefanie's apartment (Stefanies Wohnung)

Lecture 49 Text analysis

Lecture 50 Thanks for a review!

Lecture 51 Indefinite articles

Lecture 52 Genitive s with names

Lecture 53 Rooms

Lecture 54 Furniture

Lecture 55 Verb: haben (to have)

Lecture 56 Conjunctions und & aber (and & but)

Lecture 57 Exercises

Lecture 58 Recap

Section 6: Exercise deep dive 1

Lecture 59 Translations

Lecture 60 Spot the mistakes

Lecture 61 Complete the sentences

Lecture 62 Adapt the sentences

Lecture 63 Write sentences

Lecture 64 Oral comprehension and dictation

Section 7: Theo has a visitor (Theo hat Besuch)

Lecture 65 Section overview

Lecture 66 Theo has a visitor (Theo hat Besuch)

Lecture 67 Dialog analysis

Lecture 68 Days of the week

Lecture 69 Negative article: kein

Lecture 70 Question words what, who & where

Lecture 71 Regular and irregular verbs

Lecture 72 Verb: schlafen (to sleep)

Lecture 73 Verb: fahren (to go/drive/ride)

Lecture 74 Verb: lesen (to read)

Lecture 75 er/sie/es instead of nouns

Lecture 76 Exercises

Lecture 77 Recap

Section 8: Theo’s and Stefan’s plans (Theos und Stefans Pläne)

Lecture 78 Section overview

Lecture 79 Dialog: Theo’s and Stefan’s plans (Theos und Stefans Pläne)

Lecture 80 Dialog analysis

Lecture 81 Numbers 1-20

Lecture 82 Parts of the day (Morgen, Mittag, Abend)

Lecture 83 The time in German (part 1)

Lecture 84 Articles in the accusative case (den, die, das; einen, eine, ein)

Lecture 85 Modal verb: können (can)

Lecture 86 Conjunctions oder & denn (or & because)

Lecture 87 The pronoun "you" in German

Lecture 88 Exercises

Lecture 89 Recap

Section 9: Stefanie's day (Stefanies Tag)

Lecture 90 Section overview

Lecture 91 Text: Stefanie's day (Stefanies Tag)

Lecture 92 Text analysis

Lecture 93 Verb: essen (to eat)

Lecture 94 Modal verb: müssen (must)

Lecture 95 Verb: aufstehen (to get up)

Lecture 96 Verb: einkaufen (to shop)

Lecture 97 Verb: anrufen (to call)

Lecture 98 Verb: ausgehen (to go out)

Lecture 99 Numbers 21-100

Lecture 100 The time in German (part 2)

Lecture 101 Adverbs of frequency (oft, meistens, etc.)

Lecture 102 Exercises

Lecture 103 Recap

Section 10: The apartment of the Müller family (Die Wohnung von Familie Müller)

Lecture 104 Section overview

Lecture 105 Text: The apartment of the Müller family (Die Wohnung von Familie Müller)

Lecture 106 Text analysis

Lecture 107 Adjectives

Lecture 108 Adjectives in front of nouns

Lecture 109 Personal pronouns in the accusative case (mich, dich …)

Lecture 110 There is/are (“es gibt”)

Lecture 111 Reoccurring events (abends, mittwochs)

Lecture 112 Verb: fernsehen (to watch TV)

Lecture 113 Exercises

Lecture 114 Recap

Section 11: No desire and no time (Keine Lust und keine Zeit)

Lecture 115 Section overview

Lecture 116 Dialog: No desire and no time (Keine Lust und keine Zeit)

Lecture 117 Dialog analysis

Lecture 118 Thank you for your review!

Lecture 119 Plural forms of nouns

Lecture 120 much/little (“viel/wenig”)

Lecture 121 Modal verb: möchten (would like to)

Lecture 122 kein vs. nicht

Lecture 123 The time in German (part 3)

Lecture 124 The alphabet

Lecture 125 Exercises

Lecture 126 Recap

Section 12: Exercise deep dive 2

Lecture 127 Numbers

Lecture 128 Formal and informal time

Lecture 129 Adapt the sentences

Lecture 130 Spelling in German

Lecture 131 Complete the text

Lecture 132 Oral comprehension and dictation

Section 13: At the restaurant (Im Restaurant)

Lecture 133 Section overview

Lecture 134 Dialog: At the restaurant (Im Restaurant)

Lecture 135 Dialog analysis

Lecture 136 Zero article (Nullartikel)

Lecture 137 Adjectives in the accusative case

Lecture 138 Food and drinks

Lecture 139 Verb: nehmen (to take)

Lecture 140 Modal verb: mögen (to like)

Lecture 141 Restaurant vocab (part 1)

Lecture 142 Pronunciation of z

Lecture 143 Exercises

Lecture 144 Recap

Section 14: At the restaurant - part 2 (Im Restaurant - Teil 2)

Lecture 145 Section overview

Lecture 146 Dialog: At the restaurant - part 2 (Im Restaurant - Teil 2)

Lecture 147 Dialog analysis

Lecture 148 Possessive articles (mein/dein/…)

Lecture 149 Verb: finden (to find)

Lecture 150 Infinitive constructions with “zu”

Lecture 151 Verb: aussehen (to look like)

Lecture 152 Modal verb: wollen (want)

Lecture 153 Emphatic negations (gar/überhaupt nicht)

Lecture 154 Exercises

Lecture 155 Recap

Section 15: Stefanie is going shopping (Stefanie geht shoppen)

Lecture 156 Section overview

Lecture 157 Dialog: Stefanie goes shopping (Stefanie geht shoppen)

Lecture 158 Dialog analysis

Lecture 159 Which …? This …! (Welcher …? Diesen…!)

Lecture 160 Colors (Farben)

Lecture 161 Clothes in German

Lecture 162 Accusative prepositions

Lecture 163 Modal verb: dürfen (may)

Lecture 164 Tips for the gender of nouns

Lecture 165 Pronunciation of e

Lecture 166 Exercises

Lecture 167 Recap

Section 16: Theo invites Stefanie (Theo lädt Stefanie ein)

Lecture 168 Section overview

Lecture 169 Dialog: Theo invites Stefanie (Theo lädt Stefanie ein)

Lecture 170 Dialog analysis

Lecture 171 Articles in the dative case

Lecture 172 Dative prepositions (mit, bei, aus, zu, von)

Lecture 173 Verb: einladen (to invite, to pay for someone)

Lecture 174 Be at home vs. go home (zu Hause / nach Hause)

Lecture 175 Exercises

Lecture 176 Recap

Section 17: The date (Das Date)

Lecture 177 Section overview

Lecture 178 Dialog: The date (Das Date)

Lecture 179 Dialog analysis

Lecture 180 Personal pronouns in the dative case (mir, dir …)

Lecture 181 Verbs with the dative case

Lecture 182 Adjectives in the dative case

Lecture 183 Parts of the day: part 2

Lecture 184 Pronunciation of ei & ie

Lecture 185 Exercises

Lecture 186 Recap

Section 18: Exercise deep dive 3

Lecture 187 Colors

Lecture 188 Modal verbs

Lecture 189 Translate the sentences

Lecture 190 Adapt the sentences

Lecture 191 Adjectives in the dative case

Lecture 192 Oral comprehension and dictation: intro

Lecture 193 Oral comprehension and dictation: dialog

Lecture 194 Oral comprehension and dictation: dialog with text

Lecture 195 Oral comprehension and dictation: dialog analysis

Section 19: Travel plans (Reisepläne)

Lecture 196 Section overview

Lecture 197 Text: Travel plans (Reisepläne)

Lecture 198 Text analysis

Lecture 199 Countries, nationalities and languages

Lecture 200 Months and seasons

Lecture 201 Verb: sprechen

Lecture 202 Local prepositions (Wo? & Wohin?)

Lecture 203 Means of transport

Lecture 204 Exercises

Lecture 205 Recap

Section 20: In Switzerland (In der Schweiz)

Lecture 206 Section overview

Lecture 207 Dialog: In Switzerland (In der Schweiz)

Lecture 208 Dialog analysis

Lecture 209 Hotel situations

Lecture 210 Talking about the weather

Lecture 211 Temporal prepositions

Lecture 212 Verbs with accusative and dative objects

Lecture 213 Pronunciation: …ig

Lecture 214 Exercises

Lecture 215 Recap

Section 21: Mr. Müller goes to the doctor (Herr Müller geht zum Arzt)

Lecture 216 Section overview

Lecture 217 Dialog: Mr. Müller goes to the doctor (Herr Müller geht zum Arzt)

Lecture 218 Dialog analysis

Lecture 219 Body parts (Körperteile)

Lecture 220 Talking about health problems

Lecture 221 Imperative verb forms

Lecture 222 Reflexive verbs

Lecture 223 Verb: werden (to become)

Lecture 224 Exercises

Lecture 225 Recap

Section 22: Theo and Stefanie are a couple! (Theo und Stefanie sind ein Paar!)

Lecture 226 Section overview

Lecture 227 Text: Theo and Stefanie are a couple! (Theo und Stefanie sind ein Paar!)

Lecture 228 Text analysis

Lecture 229 Präteritum tense of haben & sein

Lecture 230 Perfect tense of verbs

Lecture 231 Comparative and superlative

Lecture 232 Have fun & be fun (Spaß haben & Spaß machen)

Lecture 233 Pronunciation of the letter v

Lecture 234 Exercises

Lecture 235 Recap

Section 23: The capital city Berlin (Die Hauptstadt Berlin)

Lecture 236 Section overview

Lecture 237 Text: The capital city Berlin (Die Hauptstadt Berlin)

Lecture 238 Text analysis

Lecture 239 Word order recap

Lecture 240 Accusative case recap

Lecture 241 Dative case recap

Lecture 242 Prepositions recap

Lecture 243 Pronunciation: final devoicing (Auslautverhärtung)

Section 24: Exercise deep dive 4

Lecture 244 Comparative and superlative

Lecture 245 Spot the mistakes

Lecture 246 Translate the sentences

Lecture 247 Präteritum tense and perfect tense

Lecture 248 Adapt the sentences

Lecture 249 Complete the sentences

Lecture 250 Thank you and congratulations!

You are an absolute beginner who is eager to quickly progress in German and reach the A1 level.,You are a re-starter and you want to catch up and finally build a solid foundation.,You’ve been using apps or other courses that lack structure.,You feel frustrated with theoretical grammar taught in isolation.