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Level A1

A1 Course

One story, one alphabet, one grammar path: everything you need to go from zero German to confident A1 basics, all in one place.

30 Story Chapters
– / 26 Letters Mastered
6 Grammar Topics

Just 2 hours a day for 30 days is all it takes to work through the whole A1 path.

Full Immersion

The A1 Immersion Course

Put everything from the A1 course together in one continuous, all-German experience — no translations, no scaffolding, just reading and listening the way a native speaker would encounter it.

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Word Reference

The 1000 Most Common Words

Every essential A1 word, sorted into 14 categories so you always know exactly where to look.

ichI habento have der MontagMonday
Browse the 1000-Word List
Grammar Reference

A1 Grammar Terms

Learn the first 6 grammar terms necessary for A1.

Nominative Accusative Irregular Present Coordinating Conj. Subordinating Conj. Negation
See the Full Grammar Reference
Continuing Story

Follow One Story, Chapter by Chapter

A single story about Otto and his cat runs through the whole A1 course, all 30 chapters.

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Chapter 1

Es ist ein guter Tag.

See the A1 Stories

More story arcs are planned; Otto's story is the first of several.

Grammar Path

A Structured Grammar Path

A step-by-step skill path through every A1 grammar topic, just like the Level A0 path: 7 nodes, 30 questions each.

N A I C S N
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Vocabulary Courses

Learn Vocabulary Letter by Letter

Work through the German alphabet: 26 letter courses, each pairing a vocabulary stream with a reading passage and a quiz.

Which word means “bakery”?

der Bahnhof die Bäckerei
See the Letters A–Z Hub
Writing Practice

Build Your Own Sentences

Take words from a word bank and arrange them into a real German sentence: a journal-style writing exercise, one entry at a time.

weil heute lesen macht
Open the Sentence Journal
Idioms

Common German Idioms

Twelve everyday expressions that never quite translate word-for-word: tap a card to reveal what it actually means.

Schwein habenget lucky Alles in Butterall is well Einen Kater habenhangover
Explore the Idioms
Verb Drill

Verb Conjugation Drill

A focused drill on A1 present-tense verb conjugation, regular and irregular alike.

Ich ___ müde. (sein)

bist bin
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Vocabulary by Feel

Adjective Opposites

Every A1 adjective with a clear positive or negative feel, paired against its opposite: desirable qualities on one side, undesirable ones on the other.

gesundhealthy kranksick sichersafe
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Study Skills

Learning Tips

Short, practical ideas on how to actually learn a language: mindset shifts and study habits that make everything else click faster.

Open the Tip Book
Culture Lesson

Germany's 16 Bundesländer (States)

An interactive map of every German federal state: hover any state for its German and English names plus a quick fact.

BayernBavaria BerlinBerlin SachsenSaxony
Explore the Map
Quick Guess

Sentence Grammar: Quick Guess

Guess the correct grammar function while reading sentences.

Nominative Accusative
Play the Quick Guess
Quick Guess

Sentence Grammar: Quick Guess

Guess the correct grammar function while reading sentences.

Coordinating Subordinating
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30 Questions Live

The A1 → A2 Placement Test

Before moving on to A2, take a 30-question test covering grammar and vocab from the A1 course. Score 90% or better to pass and unlock the A2 course.

30 Questions
90% To Pass
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