German for Beginners

German for Beginners

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Let's begin with good news!

Our goal here is to start at zero German and then end with the ability to continue as a regular listener of "News in Slow German for Beginners". We'll start slow and will gradually pick up the pace as we go. In fact, after just today's lesson, we promise you… yes, PROMISE you ...

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Lesson 1: The First German Course you Can't Fail! / Statements, Verben, Conjugations

This first lesson is full of information, so we made sure to lay it out step-by-step. It may seem like a lot of information, but by the end of this first lesson you will know everything you need to know to understand and create your own basic German sentences. Make sure to review ...  Afficher plus

Lesson 2: Wir fahren los / Weird verbs: Werden und trennbare Verben

Just like some regions have unusual plants, some languages have rather unusual verbs.

German has a number of unusual verbs.

<span class="s1">Make sure to review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes:

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Lesson 3: Do Articles Change the Way We Think? / Artikel und Hauptwörter

One of the most noteworthy things about learning German is one particular aspect: the many different words we have for the article the.

You may find this mind-blowing, frustrating, or even entertaining. Maybe all three! You will likely decide what you think of ...

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Lesson 5: Once Upon a Time in the German Wild West / Inseparable Prefixes

You've already learned about verbs with separable prefixes, and now we're going to explore verbs with set prefixes. These prefixes are glued on, so they have to stay where they are. They are inseparable prefixes.

Because this is a beginner's course, this lesson function ...

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