Course path · A2

German A2: Everyday Fluency

Talk about the past, make plans and give reasons, and handle the parts of life a phrasebook skips — a flat, a doctor, a market, a classroom, a German working day, the Weihnachtsmarkt, and the word-order rules that hold all of it together.

Target language: German
Explained in: English
CEFR level: A2
Structure: 24 modules · 94 lessons

Course journey

Every module has a place in the story.

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Module 01
Talking About the Past
3 lessons
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1. The Perfekt: What HappenedFree preview
  About 12 minSay what you did in the Perfekt, with the participle at the end and the right helper.
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2. Last WeekendFree preview
  About 12 minAnswer “Wie war dein Wochenende?” with more than one sentence.
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3. Giving Reasons: weil & dassLocked
  About 12 minGive reasons with weil and dass, sending the verb to the end without hesitating.
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Module 02
Plans and Travel
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1. Making PlansLocked
  About 12 minTalk about plans using the present tense, and build sentences around modal verbs.
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2. Travel & TransportLocked
  About 12 minBuy a ticket, ask about the platform, and choose correctly between nach, zu and in.
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3. Invitations & ArrangementsLocked
  About 12 minInvite someone, accept, and decline directly without sounding rude.
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Module 03
Opinions and Everyday Life
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1. Opinions & ComparisonsLocked
  About 12 minGive an opinion and compare things, using als for difference and wie for sameness.
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2. Health & the BodyLocked
  About 12 minSay what hurts using the dative, and make an appointment.
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3. Work & StudyLocked
  About 12 minTalk about your work or studies, keeping studieren and lernen apart.
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Module 04
Joining Ideas
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1. The Person Who, The Thing ThatLocked
  About 16 minJoin two sentences with der, die and das - and send the verb to the end.
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2. Because, Although, SoLocked
  About 16 minUse obwohl, deshalb and trotzdem - each with its own word order.
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3. Telling a Longer StoryLocked
  About 16 minSequence events with zuerst, dann and schließlich, and use bevor and nachdem.
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4. Reporting What Was SaidLocked
  About 16 minReport statements with dass and questions with ob.
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Module 05
Precision and Emphasis
4 lessons
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1. Giving It To ThemLocked
  About 16 minUse an accusative and a dative pronoun together, and notice the order flips.
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2. Somebody, Nobody, AnythingLocked
  About 15 minUse indefinites, and choose between nicht and kein.
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3. Saying It Without Saying WhoLocked
  About 16 minUse man and the werden passive.
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4. Making One Thing Stand OutLocked
  About 15 minUse the first position to put the emphasis where you want it.
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Module 06
When Things Go Wrong
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1. At the DoctorLocked
  About 15 minBook an appointment, describe a symptom, and understand the advice you are given.
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2. Something Went WrongLocked
  About 15 minComplain, return something, and ask for it to be put right without being rude.
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3. Lost and FoundLocked
  About 14 minReport something lost and describe it well enough to get it back.
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4. On the PhoneLocked
  About 14 minHandle a call without the face-to-face clues, and ask for repetition when you need it.
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Module 07
At the Table
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1. Ordering a MealLocked
  About 15 minGet through a full restaurant meal, from the menu to the coffee.
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2. What You Can't EatLocked
  About 15 minSay what you cannot eat clearly enough that a kitchen acts on it.
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3. At the MarketLocked
  About 15 minBuy food by weight and by piece, and understand the price you are told.
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4. Who PaysLocked
  About 14 minInvite someone, offer to pay, and settle the bill the way it is done.
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Module 08
Somewhere to Live
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1. Finding a FlatLocked
  About 16 minRead a rental advert and ask the questions that matter before you sign.
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2. Describing Where You LiveLocked
  About 15 minGive a paragraph about your home rather than a list of rooms.
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3. When Something BreaksLocked
  About 15 minReport a fault to a landlord and get it fixed.
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4. NeighboursLocked
  About 15 minRaise a problem with a neighbour, and understand the rules everyone else already knows.
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Module 09
Getting Around
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1. Tickets and PassesLocked
  About 15 minBuy the right ticket rather than the first one offered.
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2. Understanding the AnswerLocked
  About 15 minAsk the way, and survive an answer that comes faster than you expected.
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3. When It Goes WrongLocked
  About 16 minHandle a delay, a cancellation and a missed connection.
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4. Hiring a CarLocked
  About 15 minHire a car, fill it up, and park it without a fine.
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Module 10
People and Relationships
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1. What Someone Is LikeLocked
  About 15 minDescribe a character, and put the adjective ending on when it needs one.
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2. How You FeelLocked
  About 15 minSay how you feel and why, with the dative German puts the feeling in.
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3. Getting On With PeopleLocked
  About 15 minSay how well you get on with someone, and why.
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4. Apologising ProperlyLocked
  About 15 minApologise for something real, which needs more than the word for sorry.
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Module 11
Shops and Shopping
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1. Clothes and SizesLocked
  About 15 minAsk for another size, and say how something fits.
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2. Trying It OnLocked
  About 15 minUse the fitting room, and compare two things you are choosing between.
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3. Paying, and Bringing It BackLocked
  About 16 minPay, keep the receipt, and return something that did not work out.
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4. Finding the ShopLocked
  About 15 minFind the right kind of shop, and get there before it closes.
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Module 12
Free Time and Sport
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1. What You Do For FunLocked
  About 15 minPick the right verb for each activity, which German does not leave to you.
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2. How OftenLocked
  About 15 minSay how often you do something, and put it in the right place in the sentence.
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3. Being Good At ItLocked
  About 15 minSay what you are good at and how long you have been doing it.
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4. Joining InLocked
  About 15 minSign up for a class or a club, and ask about the timetable.
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Module 13
Food and Cooking
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1. In the KitchenLocked
  About 15 minSay what you are doing to the food, using the verbs a recipe uses.
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2. Describing a DishLocked
  About 16 minSay what is in something and what it tastes like, and get schmecken right.
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3. Following a RecipeLocked
  About 15 minHandle quantities, and the missing word German does not use.
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4. Eating at Someone's HouseLocked
  About 15 minBe a good guest: accept, refuse, and say the right thing about the food.
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Module 14
Weather and the Seasons
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1. What the Weather Is DoingLocked
  About 15 minChoose the right verb for each kind of weather, rather than learning phrases whole.
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2. The ForecastLocked
  About 15 minUnderstand a weather forecast and say what is going to happen.
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3. Seasons and ClimateLocked
  About 15 minSay what the weather is normally like, and compare one place with another.
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4. Planning Around ItLocked
  About 15 minChange a plan because of the weather, using wenn plus the present.
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Module 15
Staying Somewhere
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1. Booking AheadLocked
  About 15 minAsk whether there is a room free, for the right dates.
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2. Checking InLocked
  About 15 minArrive, hand over what they ask for, and understand the house rules.
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3. When the Room Is WrongLocked
  About 16 minReport what is not working, choosing between kein and nicht.
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4. Checking OutLocked
  About 15 minSettle up, query the bill, and leave your bag somewhere.
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Module 16
Studying and Learning
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1. What You StudyLocked
  About 15 minSay what you are studying and how far through it you are.
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2. In ClassLocked
  About 15 minFollow a timetable, and ask for help without stopping the lesson.
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3. Exams and MarksLocked
  About 16 minTalk about passing, failing, and read a German mark the right way round.
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4. Learning and ForgettingLocked
  About 15 minTalk about how you study, and say you've forgotten something.
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Module 17
Celebrations and Traditions
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1. Birthdays and Good WishesLocked
  About 15 minWish someone well on their birthday, and say how old you are turning.
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2. The Big HolidaysLocked
  About 15 minName the holidays of the year and say what you do on each one.
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3. Invitations and PresentsLocked
  About 15 minAccept an invitation, ask what to bring, and hand over a present.
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4. Weddings, Births and Bad NewsLocked
  About 15 minCongratulate someone properly, and say the right thing when the news is bad.
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Module 18
Work and the Working Day
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1. What You DoLocked
  About 15 minSay what your job is and who you work for, without the article English insists on.
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2. The Working DayLocked
  About 15 minGive your hours, describe your commute, and say how the day is shaped.
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3. Asking a ColleagueLocked
  About 15 minAsk for something at work politely, and answer when somebody asks you.
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4. Time Off and Being LateLocked
  About 15 minCall in sick, ask for a day off, and apologise for running late.
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Module 19
Small Talk
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1. Showing You Are ListeningLocked
  About 15 minReact to what somebody says, so the conversation carries on without you saying much.
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2. Asking the Next QuestionLocked
  About 15 minTurn a statement into a conversation with the question that comes after it.
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3. What People Talk AboutLocked
  About 15 minChoose a safe topic, and know which questions are normal and which are not.
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4. Getting Out of a ConversationLocked
  About 15 minClose a conversation politely, without walking away mid-sentence.
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Module 20
Phones, Wifi and Everyday Tech
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1. Your Phone, and What Goes WrongLocked
  About 15 minName the parts of a device and say what has stopped working.
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2. Asking for the WifiLocked
  About 15 minGet the password, hear it correctly, and say when the connection has gone.
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3. What You Do on Your PhoneLocked
  About 15 minUse the everyday verbs of a device, and get the separable prefix to the end.
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4. Booking and Buying on an AppLocked
  About 15 minOrder a taxi or a meal on a phone, and sort it out when the order goes wrong.
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Module 21
Finding What You Need
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1. Reading a TimetableLocked
  About 16 minFind one departure in a table of thirty without reading the other twenty-nine.
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2. Reading a ConfirmationLocked
  About 16 minGet the reference, the dates and the cancellation rule out of a booking email.
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3. Reading a LabelLocked
  About 16 minGet the dose, the ingredients and the warning off a packet.
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4. Reading a Longer MessageLocked
  About 16 minFollow a message with news in it, and find the part that needs an answer.
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Module 22
Catching What Matters
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1. Hearing an AnnouncementLocked
  About 17 minGet the platform, the delay or the gate out of a station announcement you only hear once.
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2. Taking a MessageLocked
  About 17 minListen to a voicemail once and come away with who, what and the number.
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3. Hearing DirectionsLocked
  About 17 minFollow directions given at speed, and catch the one turning that matters.
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4. Catching Numbers and TimesLocked
  About 16 minGet a price, a time or a platform right the first time you hear it.
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Module 23
Putting a Message Together
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1. The Shape of a NoteLocked
  About 17 minWrite a short note that has all four parts, in the order a reader expects.
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2. Saying Thank You in WritingLocked
  About 16 minWrite the thank-you note the A2 descriptor asks for, and say what you are thanking them for.
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3. Leaving a Message for SomeoneLocked
  About 16 minLeave a note that tells somebody what happened and what to do about it.
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4. Joining Your SentencesLocked
  About 17 minTurn a list of short sentences into something that reads as one piece of writing.
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Module 24
Saying It Without Looking
5 lessons
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1. Recall Without the EnglishLocked
  About 18 minProduce an A2 word from a German definition alone, with no English anywhere on the screen to translate from.
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2. Hearing It at SpeedLocked
  About 18 minCatch a whole A2 phrase said at ordinary speed, where the endings reduce, the final consonants harden and the words still refuse to run together.
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3. Who You Are Writing ToLocked
  About 18 minMove a complaint, a refusal and a request between du and Sie and between spoken and written German, without leaving half the sentence in the register you started in.
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4. Saying It ColdLocked
  About 20 minTell somebody what happened, what you think and what you plan, with the support taken away one step at a time until there is nothing on screen at all.
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5. Jonas, 7: A Letter HomeLocked
  About 18 minRead a letter written a year after the story closed and say what changed, in your own words and without the text in front of you.
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