Beginner to Goethe C2
German Lessons
Bite-sized, self-paced German lessons organized by level. Start at Beginner and work your way up.
Your path
- BeginnerGoethe-Zertifikat A1
- ElementaryGoethe-Zertifikat A2
- IntermediateGoethe-Zertifikat B1
- Upper-intermediateGoethe-Zertifikat B2
- AdvancedGoethe-Zertifikat C1
- MasteryGoethe-Zertifikat C2
- Colloquial German & Culture
Every lesson in order. Start anywhere with the placement test.
- 1,737lessons
- 151units
- 6levels
- 440hours of study
Levels
Level 1 · Goethe-Zertifikat A1
BeginnerSein and haben, der/die/das and noun plurals, the sounds of German, present-tense verbs and modal verbs, questions, word order, the accusative, numbers, time and everyday conversations.
125 lessons · 27 hStart →Level 2 · Goethe-Zertifikat A2
ElementaryThe Perfekt and Präteritum, the dative case, reflexive verbs, two-way prepositions, adjective endings, weil/dass clauses, the future and survival situations from restaurants to the Bürgeramt.
241 lessons · 53 hStart →Level 3 · Goethe-Zertifikat B1
IntermediateKonjunktiv II and wenn-clauses, the Plusquamperfekt, relative and infinitive clauses, the passive, verbs with prepositions, the genitive, spoken German and real situations at the bank, the office and home.
397 lessons · 92 hStart →Level 4 · Goethe-Zertifikat B2
Upper-intermediateKonjunktiv I and indirect speech, past hypotheticals, passive alternatives, extended participles, nominal style, concessive and causal clauses, connectors for arguing a point, and word order for emphasis.
339 lessons · 82 hStart →Level 5 · Goethe-Zertifikat C1
AdvancedAdvanced Konjunktiv, nominal and academic style, literary narration, registers from formal to Umgangssprache, Austrian and Swiss German, formal letters and academic writing.
263 lessons · 76 hStart →Level 6 · Goethe-Zertifikat C2
MasteryLegal, medical and business German, idioms and proverbs, humour and wordplay, rhetoric, debate and negotiation, and writing about history, science, art and ideas.
339 lessons · 100 hStart →Bonus module
Colloquial German & CultureFestivals and food culture, football, film and music, du and Sie etiquette, punctuality, Sunday quiet and the unwritten rules of German social life.
33 lessons · 9 hStart →
More practice
- Short storiesGraded stories for every level, with audio and English on tap.
- Today’s reviewThe questions you missed come back on schedule, then your flashcards.
- My HighlightsEverything you’ve highlighted in lessons and stories, in one place.
- Study toolsGrammar guides, verb conjugation, Goethe-Zertifikat practice and vocabulary.
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