German food vocabulary: articles, plurals and examples
Learn useful German food words with articles and plurals. Practise apples, bread, soup and everyday shopping sentences with short explained exercises.
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German greetings and goodbyes: Hallo, Guten Tag and Tschüss
Choose a German greeting for the time of day, introduce yourself with Hallo, and say goodbye with Tschüss. Compare informal and polite examples.
Read and practiseAsking for directions in German: a short phrase guide
Ask where the station is and understand straight ahead, left, right and across the bridge. Practise a short German directions exchange with answers.
Read and practiseShopping in German: prices, sizes and paying by card
Practise German shopping phrases for prices, quantities, sizes, bags and payment. Use complete requests and check three short exercises with explanations.
Read and practiseBooking a doctor appointment in German: useful phrases
Learn German phrases for requesting an appointment, stating a symptom briefly, confirming a time and asking for repetition. Language practice only.
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Write a short German email at A1: model and practice
Use an original German invitation reply to practise greetings, thanks, times and a simple question. Adapt the model instead of memorizing a whole email.
Read and practiseWrite a formal German email at B1: reschedule a meeting
Study an original formal German email, identify its purpose and polite request, then practise address forms, a reason clause and a clear closing.
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A1 German story: Nora and the missing key
Read an original short German story about a missing key. Follow Nora and Samir, review useful words and check three comprehension answers.
Read and practiseA2 German story: Lea waits on the wrong platform
Read an original A2-oriented German story about a missed train. Practise times, travel vocabulary and finding the cause of a problem in a narrative.
Read and practiseB1 German story: a letter without an address
Read an original German story about an undelivered letter. Follow clues, distinguish stated facts from assumptions and explain Nora's decision.
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German umlauts: practise ä, ö and ü in useful words
Notice German ä, ö and ü in word pairs and noun plurals. Compare schon and schön, practise useful spellings and use the optional device-voice examples.
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German listening practice: a short message and a routine
Practise listening for purpose, time and a requested action with an original German message. Use its transcript, comprehension questions and optional device voice.
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German B1 exam practice: official resources and next steps
Find official Goethe and telc B1 preparation resources, practise useful discussion phrases and build a skill-based routine without confusing exam providers.
Read and practiseA four-week German A1 study plan with daily practice
Build a flexible four-week German beginner routine around greetings, numbers, sentence patterns and review. Use practical tasks without a fluency deadline.
Read and practise6 Common German Mistakes: Corrections & Practice
Compare six German mistakes with their corrections: age, hunger, word order, der/den, weil and ein/einen. Practise with three exercises and explained answers.
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German n-declension: der Student, den Studenten
Learn weak noun endings in four cases, compare Student with Lehrer, and practise Herrn versus Herren.
Read and practiseGerman adjectives as nouns: ein Bekannter, etwas Neues
Choose capitals and adjective endings for people and things: ein Bekannter, einem Verletzten and etwas Neues.
Read and practiseGerman participles as adjectives: wartend and repariert
Build participle adjectives, choose active or completed meaning, and turn a long modifier into a relative clause.
Read and practiseGerman relative clauses with prepositions: mit der, für den
Combine prepositions and relative pronouns correctly, including dative plural denen and location versus destination.
Read and practiseGerman Konjunktiv I for reported speech
Report present and past statements using sei and habe, adjust pronouns and avoid treating every report as doubt.
Read and practiseGerman passive with modal verbs: muss geprüft werden
Express requirements, permission and prohibition in the passive, with present, past and subordinate-clause word order.
Read and practiseGerman state passive: ist geschlossen or wird geschlossen?
Describe finished results with sein, compare them with actions using werden and distinguish active perfect forms.
Read and practiseGerman passive alternatives: man, sich lassen and -bar
Choose man, sich lassen, established -bar adjectives or sein + zu while preserving possibility and obligation.
Read and practiseGerman double infinitive: hat arbeiten müssen
Form past modal constructions with haben and two infinitives, including the special word order in weil-clauses.
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