Chapters
Kapitel · A1 Beginner1
Pronunciation & the Sound System
The alphabet, umlauts ä/ö/ü, ß vs ss, ich-Laut vs ach-Laut, w/v/z, final devoicing, word stress, sch/sp/st
2
Hallo! Greetings, sein, der/die/das
Sie vs du, numbers 0–20, sein in the present, first exposure to gender, cognate anchors
3
People & Introductions
Regular -en conjugation, haben, wer/was/wie/woher, nationalities, W-question V2 order
4
Nominative Case, Articles, Plurals
Nominativ formalised, ein/eine/kein, the five plural patterns as a system, dieser/jeder
5
Family & Possessives; Accusative intro
mein/dein/sein/ihr, family vocabulary, first Akkusativ via haben, the der→den shift drilled
6
Numbers, Time, Daily Routine
Numbers 21–100+, clock time, days and months, separable verbs and the split-verb pattern
7
Food & Ordering; Akkusativ consolidated
Restaurant language, mögen and möchten, accusative prepositions für/durch/ohne/gegen/um
8
Home & Furniture; Dative intro
Rooms and furniture, Wechselpräpositionen for location, mir/dir, gefallen and gehören
9
Shopping & Clothing; Dative prepositions
mit, nach, bei, seit, von, zu, aus; clothing, colours, sizes; anziehen/ausziehen
10
Modal Verbs I: können, müssen, wollen
Modal conjugation, the modal + infinitive-at-end frame, abilities, obligations, wants
11
Modal Verbs II: dürfen, sollen, mögen
All six modals complete, permission and prohibition, modal + separable verb combinations
12
Health & Body; Reflexives, Imperative
Body parts, doctor visits, sich fühlen/sich freuen, imperative in du/ihr/Sie forms
13
Travel & Directions; weil clauses
Transport, asking directions, wo vs wohin, and a controlled first dose of verb-final weil
14
Past Tense: Perfekt with haben/sein
Conversational Perfekt, ge-…-t vs ge-…-en, separable participles, choosing sein or haben
15
Full Course Review
Mixed spaced-repetition drilling across all three cases, genders, plurals, modals and Perfekt
16
Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Exam Prep
Hören, Lesen, Schreiben and Sprechen mock papers, scoring explainer and a telc A1 comparison note