Pre-intermediate
Untere Mittelstufe~180 h of studyTalk about your job, family, and daily needs, and handle practical situations like train schedules.
Grammar topics
All levels- 01
The Perfekt: Talking About Yesterday
The conversational past tense — how Germans actually tell you what they did on the weekend.
- 02
The Präteritum: The Written Past
The written past tense — and the verbs you need it for even when speaking.
- 03
The Dative: The Case of Giving and Helping
The indirect object, the case after mit and zu, and the reason 'Ich helfe dem Mann' never uses den.
- 04
Comparative and Superlative: gut, besser, am besten
Compare things like a pro — including the handful of irregulars Germans use constantly.
- 05
Subordinate Clauses: weil, dass, wenn
Connect your first complex sentences — and send the verb to the end, where German keeps its plot twists.
Vocabulary decks
Practice cards- 01
Unterwegs — Travel & Directions
8 cards. Navigate the city, buy tickets, understand announcements.
- 02
Im Büro — Work & Office
8 cards. Talk about your job, write simple emails, survive office small talk.
- 03
Gesundheit & Körper — Health & Body
8 cards. Describe symptoms at the doctor's and handle emergencies.
Word bank
Browse wordsConversations
All conversations- 01
Am Bahnhof — Buying a Train Ticket
16 lines, with audio. Buy a ticket at the counter, ask about changes and delays, and find the right platform.
- 02
Im Restaurant — At the Restaurant
17 lines, with audio. Order a full meal, ask about ingredients, and split the bill the German way.
- 03
Wohnungsbesichtigung — Viewing an Apartment
16 lines, with audio. Ask the landlord about rent, rooms, and rules — your first apartment viewing.
- 04
Termin machen — Making an Appointment by Phone
15 lines, with audio. Call the doctor's office: schedule, reschedule, and understand what to bring.
- 05
Im Fundbüro — At the Lost Property Office
16 lines, with audio. Describe a lost bag in the Perfekt, answer questions, and get it back.
- 06
Beim Nachbarn — Small Talk with the Neighbor
16 lines, with audio. Complain politely about noise, ask a small favor, and end with an invitation.
- 07
Im Fitnessstudio — Signing Up at the Gym
15 lines, with audio. Compare memberships, understand the contract, and book a trial session.
- 08
Auf dem Wochenmarkt — At the Weekly Market
15 lines, with audio. Buy fruit and vegetables, ask where things come from, and learn to haggle kindly.
Exercises
All exercises- 01
Das Perfekt — Perfekt: haben or sein + the participle
Grammar · 8 questions. Your whole past in one construction — pick the right helper and build the Partizip II, movement verbs included.
- 02
Nebensätze: Verb ans Ende — weil & dass: the verb goes last
Grammar · 6 questions. Connect real sentences with weil and dass — and send the verb to the end every single time.
- 03
Unterwegs: Wortschatz — Travel & directions
Vocabulary · 8 questions. The travel deck in action: tickets, platforms, transfers, and not getting lost on the way.
- 04
Lesen: eine Wohnungsanzeige — Reading: the apartment ad
Reading · 6 questions. Decode a real classified ad — small type, big information. Then answer the questions a renter would ask.
- 05
Hören: am Bahnhof — Listening: at the Bahn information desk
Listening · 6 questions. A traveler, a delayed train, and a rebooking — catch the details with your ears before you read a word.
- 06
Schreiben: Nachrichten im Alltag — Writing: everyday messages
Writing · 3 questions. Cancel politely, accept an invitation, report a problem — the three messages German daily life actually demands.