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A1 is the starting point: you learn the German alphabet including Ä, Ö, Ü and ß, introduce yourself, count, and meet the three articles der, die and das — the thing that confuses nearly every beginner. By the end of A1 you can talk about yourself, family, food and time in simple sentences.
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12 tuần
Vocabulary
500 từ
Certificate
Goethe A1
Grammar at this level
24- Present tense — regular verbsVerbs & tenses
- sein & habenVerbs & tenses
- Stem-changing verbsVerbs & tenses
- Separable verbsVerbs & tenses
- Modal verbsVerbs & tenses
- ImperativeVerbs & tenses
- Perfect tense — basicsVerbs & tenses
- Präteritum: war, hatteVerbs & tenses
- Gender & pluralNouns & cases
- Articles & keinNouns & cases
- Nominative caseNouns & cases
- Accusative case 1Nouns & cases
Vocabulary sets
7Graded readers
20- Oda und die SchlangeOda and the Snake
- Die drei dummen TeufelThe Three Foolish Devils
- Das Bürle im HimmelThe Little Soul in Heaven
- Die LebenszeitThe Duration of Life
- Jorinde und JoringelJorinde and Joringel
- Hans im GlückeHans in Luck
- Star und BadewännleinStar and the Little Bathtub
- Die drei FeldschererThe Three Field Surgeons
- Der Hund und der SperlingThe Dog and the Sparrow
- Daumerlings WanderschaftDaumerling's Journey
- Der Bauer und der TeufelThe Farmer and the Devil
- Das Kätzchen und die StricknadelnThe Kitten and the Knitting Needles
Dialogues
10Frequently asked questions
How long does German A1 take?
Around 12 weeks at one to two hours a day, which is about 500 words plus the basic sentence patterns. Going slower is fine — studying every day beats cramming at the weekend.
How many words do I need for A1?
About 500 is enough for the Goethe A1 exam. At 20 words a day with spaced repetition you reach that in roughly 25 days.
Which grammar should a beginner learn first?
Three things, in order: der/die/das learned together with each noun, present-tense conjugation (especially sein and haben), then basic accusative — where only the masculine changes, der to den and ein to einen.