Newbie (A1)
Your very first German, from zero: tiny everyday exchanges with a few new words a day, from greetings, numbers and food to shopping, family, time and getting around.
- 39 lessons
- About 4 lines each
By the end of Newbie you will
- Understand greetings, introductions, numbers, prices, dates and times when people speak clearly.
- Follow short exchanges about family, ordering food, shopping, directions, transport and the daily routine.
- Tell the friendly du from the polite Sie, and know the set phrases of greetings, cafés and shops.
All Newbie lessons
- Day 1 The New Student at the Door
- Day 2 The Wrong Man for the Taxi
- Day 3 Not a Student but a Teacher
- Day 4 The Smiling Boy on the Tram
- Day 5 Two Americans at a Bus Stop
- Day 6 The Photo on Her Desk
- Day 7 Milk Right in Front of Him
- Day 8 Is That Cake for Everyone?
- Day 9 Tram Eight, Not Tram Seven
- Day 10 Dad in Her First Classroom
- Day 11 A Small Kitchen, a New Bathroom
- Day 12 The Teacher Looks So Young
- Day 13 What Are Printen?
- Day 14 Friday, Not Saturday
- Day 15 Bielefeld Really Exists
- Day 16 An Old Camera for Twenty Euros
- Day 17 Who's Last in the Queue?
- Day 18 Who Has the Car Key?
- Day 19 Moin at Nine in the Evening
- Day 20 Chocolate on His Brother's Money
- Day 21 A Melange in Vienna
- Day 22 Yawning but Not Tired
- Day 23 Fish Night at the Youth Hostel
- Day 24 Grandad Saves a Number
- Day 25 The Uncle in the Cowboy Hat
- Day 26 The Book Isn't In Yet
- Day 27 Spanish at the Volkshochschule
- Day 28 The Loud Flatmate in Jena
- Day 29 Two Franzbrötchen, One Plain Roll
- Day 30 Her New Robot
- Day 31 Ticket Number 58
- Day 32 Twelve Days to the Holidays
- Day 33 Paying with His Own Money
- Day 34 A Parcel for Flat 14
- Day 35 Currywurst Made by Carmakers
- Day 36 Red or Blue, Not Both
- Day 37 Warm Cola at the Büdchen
- Day 38 Two Rooms and a Lake View
- Day 39 No Office, Just a Bus
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