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Start speaking German in minutes! Pick a scene. Snap together a phrase, a few glue words and a noun — then say it out loud. Los geht’s!

Levels A0 → B1Start from zero. A0 has 4 sections, A1 has 10.→
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Im Café

At the café

0/10 phrases

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Im Restaurant

At the restaurant

0/10 phrases

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Am Bahnhof

At the train station

0/10 phrases

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Ich stelle mich vor

Introducing yourself

0/10 phrases

Structural sheets

The words German runs on — with pronunciation and meaning, ready to flip and hear.

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50 common verbs

The engines of German

50 words

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100 common nouns

With their articles

100 words

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50 glue words

The little words that join

50 words

German grammar rules

The rules

Basic

Complex

How to build a sentence

1. Greeting

guten Tag

(goo-ten tahk)

= hello

2. I-phrase

ich möchte

(ikh murkh-tuh)

= I would like

3. Article + noun

einen Kaffee

(y-nen kah-fay)

= a coffee (object)

4. Glue / time

mit der Milch

(mit dehr milkh)

= with the milk

5. Wrap-up

bitte

(bit-uh)

= please

Common mistakes from English

✗ ich nehme der Zug

✓ ich nehme den Zug

(ikh nay-muh dayn tsook)

= I take the train

Masculine articles change for a direct object.

Rule: Subject versus direct object →

✗ Tisch der

✓ der Tisch

(dehr tish)

= the table

Put the article before its noun.

Rule: Article before noun →

✗ Heute ich nehme den Zug.

✓ Heute nehme ich den Zug.

(hoy-tuh nay-muh ikh dayn tsook)

= Today I take the train.

A leading time phrase fills the first position; the verb stays second.

Rule: The verb is second →

✗ ich wohne aus Berlin

✓ ich wohne in Berlin

(ikh voh-nuh in behr-leen)

= I live in Berlin

In marks where you live; aus marks origin.

Rule: in / aus / nach with cities →

✗ mit die Milch

✓ mit der Milch

(mit dehr milkh)

= with the milk

Mit takes the dative.

Rule: Mit takes the dative →

✗ weil ich habe Hunger

✓ weil ich Hunger habe

(vyl ikh hoong-er hah-buh)

= because I am hungry

Weil sends the conjugated verb to the end.

Rule: Weil sends the verb to the end →
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