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Volume one

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Level A1 — present tense, word order, cases

17 chapters · A1 · Grundstufe

4 short orientation lessons come first — the sound and the spelling — and after them the A1 course itself. Read them in order; each one starts where the last one stopped.

Start with Chapter 1Das Alphabet

Contents

Before you startThe sound and the spelling

  1. 01Das Alphabet12 minThe German alphabet — read it, hear it, spell it
  2. 02Die Laute12 minHow German sounds — the sounds English speakers get wrong
  3. 03Zahlen und Uhrzeit15 minNumbers, prices and telling the time in German
  4. 04Begrüßung und Vorstellung15 minGreetings, Sie and du, and how to introduce yourself

The A1 coursePresent tense, word order, cases

  1. 05Das Satzbett12 minThe verb in position 2, and when to use sein or haben
  2. 06Der, die, das14 minThe three articles — and why the article belongs to the word
  3. 07Akkusativ12 minThe case that changes one article — and how to say what you do not want
  4. 08Verben im Präsens12 minThe present tense of regular verbs — one stem, six endings
  5. 09Unregelmäßige Verben14 minThe verbs that do not follow the rule — and the one that only looks as if it does
  6. 10Können12 minThe modal verb first, the other verb at the end
  7. 11Möchten12 minThe polite way to want something — and the case of the thing you want
  8. 12Trennbare Verben12 minThe prefix goes to the end of the sentence
  9. 13Fragen stellen12 minTwo kinds of question, and the answer that comes back
  10. 14Adjektive12 minThe simple A1 form: the adjective behind the noun, without an ending
  11. 15Präpositionen mit Akkusativ12 minFour prepositions that always take the accusative — and how you describe a route
  12. 16Telefonieren und schreiben12 minPhone calls, emails and messages — and the two ways you speak to people you do not know
  13. 17Der Körper und der Arzt15 minThe body, the doctor's questions, and the instructions you get