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German for Absolute Beginners (A1): 61 Short Lessons
A sequence of short, English-led German lessons that starts with greetings and introductions and moves through articles, key verbs, modal verbs, basic sentence structure, everyday vocabulary and telling the time. It suits complete beginners who want a broad A1-level foundation in small daily chunks.
Lessons by Learn German with Anja on YouTubeCurated by YodaHut. These lessons are hosted on YouTube and produced by their original creators, who are not affiliated with YodaHut. You still earn YodaCoins, keep your streak and track progress here.
What You'll Learn
- Greet people, introduce yourself and others, and say where you come from and where you live
- Use der/die/das and ein/eine, possessive pronouns, and the common plural forms
- Conjugate regular verbs and the key verbs sein, haben and sprechen in the present tense
- Use the modal verbs wollen, können, müssen, dürfen and mögen in simple sentences
- Build basic German statements and questions, including question words and separable verbs
- Count to 100, give prices, name days and months, and tell the time
- Use beginner vocabulary for food, family, professions, clothes, weather, transport, body parts and daily routine
Prerequisites
- No prior experience needed
Course Curriculum
- 1Course Introduction1:36
- 2Lesson 1: German Greetings4:32
- 3Lesson 2: Saying "My Name Is..."3:56
- 4Lesson 3: Saying "I Come From..."4:20
- 5Lesson 4: "How Are You?" and Common Mistakes3:51
- 6Lesson 5: Saying "I Live In..."5:38
- 7Lesson 6: Yes, No, Thank You and You're Welcome3:27
- 8Lesson 7: Numbers 0 to 204:42
- 9Lesson 8: Numbers 20 to 1003:52
- 10Lesson 9: Definite Articles der, die, das4:54
- 11Lesson 10: Tips for Guessing German Articles6:49
- 12Lesson 11: Asking "How Much Is...?"4:54
- 13Lesson 12: Personal Data and Filling Out Forms6:49
- 14Lesson 13: The Verb "To Be" (sein)3:37
- 15Lesson 14: German Professions4:39
- 16Lesson 15: Indefinite Articles ein and eine4:39
- 17Lesson 16: Possessive Pronouns (mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser)10:24
- 18Lesson 17: The Verb "To Have" (haben)2:42
- 19Lesson 18: Talking About Your Family4:26
- 20Lesson 19: Conjugating Regular Verbs and Personal Pronouns4:12
- 21Lesson 20: Introducing Other People3:30
- 22Lesson 21: 10 Common Action Verbs4:36
- 23Lesson 22: Asking Questions2:31
- 24Lesson 23: The 6 Key Question Words4:37
- 25Lesson 24: Asking for Help3:24
- 26Lesson 25: The Verb "To Speak" (sprechen)6:21
- 27Lesson 26: The Top 10 Languages in German3:04
- 28Lesson 27: Food Vocabulary4:43
- 29Lesson 28: Ordering in a Restaurant3:23
- 30Lesson 29: Typical German Food and Drink5:50
- 31Lesson 30: Useful Food Phrases ("I Am Hungry", "Yummy!")3:51
- 32Lesson 31: Days of the Week3:18
- 33Lesson 32: Months of the Year3:05
- 34Lesson 33: Introduction to Modal Verbs4:44
- 35Lesson 34: Modal Verb wollen3:37
- 36Lesson 35: Modal Verb können4:47
- 37Lesson 36: Modal Verb müssen3:40
- 38Lesson 37: Modal Verb dürfen5:53
- 39Lesson 38: Modal Verb mögen6:35
- 40Lesson 39: Top 10 Adjectives3:31
- 41Lesson 40: The Weather5:17
- 42Lesson 41: Colors5:37
- 43Lesson 42: Means of Transport6:12
- 44Lesson 43: Relationship Status6:08
- 45Lesson 44: Sentence Structure, Part 17:12
- 46Lesson 45: Sentence Structure, Part 24:41
- 47Lesson 46: Separable Verbs4:42
- 48Lesson 47: Parts of the Body5:13
- 49Lesson 48: Clothes6:14
- 50Lesson 49: Forming the German Plural15:02
- 51Lesson 50: Free-Time Activities5:05
- 52Lesson 51: Daily Routine3:40
- 53Lesson 52: Morning Routine4:06
- 54Lesson 53: 10 Animal Names5:14
- 55Lesson 54: Basic Conversation Sketch2:51
- 56Lesson 55: 10 Basic Words Every Beginner Should Know5:31
- 57Lesson 56: Numbers 0 to 10 Review4:33
- 58Lesson 57: Numbers 11 to 20 Review4:08
- 59Lesson 58: Numbers 20 to 100 Review4:55
- 60Lesson 59: Telling the Time, Part 15:32
- 61Lesson 60: Telling the Time, Part 24:13
- 62Lesson 61: Telling the Time, Exercises3:10
About the Instructor
Learn German with Anja
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The lessons in this course were produced by Learn German with Anja and are published on YouTube. YodaHut selected and sequenced them into this course; we did not make them, and Learn German with Anja is not affiliated with YodaHut.
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- 62 lessons
- 4h 58m of video
- Earns YodaCoins & streaks
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- Free — hosted on YouTube
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