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Pronouns and Articles 1

It's a known difficulty in German: there are three genders, and this makes all the difference when talking about things. This first audio is a very simple introduction to the basic form of these genders.

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Pronouns and Articles 2

This second Newbie audio is a basic introduction to using "du" ("you") and "Sie" ("you (formal)") as well as other very simple sentences to work on your beginner's skills.

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Basic Conjugation 1

In this lesson you'll pick up how to connect two statements using the coordinating conjunction "und" ("and"), and talk about what languages people speak. You'll also get a look at the personal pronouns "er" ("he"), and "sie" ("she").

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Basic Conjugation 2

In this lesson you'll learn more about basic conjugation of "wir" ("we") verbs, "sie" ("they") verbs, and "ihr" ("you all") verbs. You'll even encounter the noun to refer to a group of women students.

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Cases and Adjectives 1

Asking questions is very important in your first steps to learning a new language, and, in general, being able to distinguish what's "yours" and mine" is also especially useful, for example when trying to figure out whose salad it is. Learn some basic possessive and interrogative pronouns In this video, as well as a few other important words you'll be using all the time!

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Cases and Adjectives 2

In this lesson, you'll learn some basic adjectives, some more high-frequency vocabulary, and how to let someone know that it's raining!

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Greetings and Introductions 1

If you need to ask someone their name, or if someone asks you your name, this lesson is the lesson for you! Featuring conjugations "heißt" and "heiße" (to be called), and the phrase "wie heißt..." ("what's X's name" / "what's X called").

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Greetings and Introductions 2

While in English when you speak to someone, you use "you" – regardless of whether it's your small cousin or your brother's boss, German is different though, and it's an important difference: there is a formal and an informal (i.e. casual) version of "you". In this lesson, you'll learn the crucial formal form of asking someone's name, for talking to bosses, authorities, and most people you haven't really met.

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Greetings and Introductions 3

In this final instalment of our lessons on basic greetings, learn how to ask how someone it, and tell whether you're doing well, or not so well!

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Asking Questions 1

In this video you'll have a very simple introduction to a variety of question words in German, as well as the more difficult use of basic subordinate clauses.

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Asking Questions 2

If you want to know how to ask someone where they're from, and answer the question yourself, this is a great lesson to start with.

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Asking Questions 3

This is the next installment in our "Q&A" section of the newbie lesson, you'll learn more variations on asking where someone's from.

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Asking Questions 4

In this next installment of our Newbie "Q & A" audio lesson, learn the all important question: "How much does that cost," as well as some simple examples.

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Asking Questions 5

This last installment of our Newbie "Q&A" lesson deals with the strange ways to tell time, including the infamous "halb" ("thirty minutes before") time expression.

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Counting and the Accusative Case 1

In this lesson, you'll encounter the first uses of the accusative case in German, which is normally the 'direct object' of a verb. From here you'll have access to much more complex ways of using your language skills!

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Counting and the Accusative Case 2

An easy way to learn the accusative case, while learning numbers is to ask someone what they have (the verb "haben" ("to have") takes the accusative case), and how many of them that they have. This audio gives you a good lesson to start with.

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Separable Prefix Verbs and the Dative Case 1

One of the strange mysteries of the German language is their use of 'separable prefix verbs,' a special class of verbs that take the prefix and send it to the back of the clause. This can cause all sorts of confusion for a learner, and wondering how a speaker keeps it all in their head while remembering to put that prefix at the end can be baffling at first – but we promise, it's really not that complicated once you get the hang of it, and soon you'll be doing it in your sleep. This short introduction to the basic way of using them will get you on track. Listen and enjoy!

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Separable Prefix Verbs and the Dative Case 2

Along with separable prefix verbs, the German dative case can be a major stumbling block to someone learning the German language. To make this simpler, we've given you a very quick and easy introduction to some of the more common and sensible appearances of this paradoxical case, and you'll see, it's not as complicated as it might seem at first!

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Basic Prepositions 1

When learning cases in German, it's also important to know what prepositions govern which case. In this video you'll learn some of the most common accusative prepositions, to get you started identifying the differences, and immediately put them to use as you make progress in your German!

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Basic Prepositions 2

When learning cases in German, it's also important to know what prepositions govern which case. In this video you will learn some of the most common dative prepositions and will be able to seamlessly integrate them into your German. Listen closely and have fun!

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Present Perfect 1

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Present Perfect 2

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Present Perfect 3

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Present Perfect 4

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Present Perfect 5

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Conjunctions 1

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Conjunctions 2

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Conjunctions 3

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Adjective Endings

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Question Words 1

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Question Words 2

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Question Words 3

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Love, Hate and Like

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The Genitive Case 1

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The Genitive Case 2

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The Genitive Case 3

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The Genitive Case 4

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The Genitive Case 5

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The Genitive Case 6

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Modal Verbs 1

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Modal Verbs 2

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Modal Verbs 3

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Modal Verbs 4

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The Imperative: Informal 1

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The Imperative 2

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The Imperative 3

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The Imperative 4

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