Starting in German with your first step
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Open lesson 1 of 158 and learn to say hello without panicking about gender yet; that arrives around the nouns.
When you've got a few lessons in you, take the CEFR-style placement test to see roughly where you stand.
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Little by little, der stops being a mystery.
Lesson one is free, short, and won't quiz you on the genitive.
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Lesson 1 of 158: greetings, first words, and your first taste of German word order.
German placement test
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German vocabulary test
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Playground Vocabulary in German
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Recess Vocabulary in German
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Nature Vocabulary in German
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Music Vocabulary in German
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Senses Vocabulary in German
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Habitats Vocabulary in German
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Thanksgiving Vocabulary in German
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Transportation Vocabulary in German
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New Year’s Vocabulary in German
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Furniture Vocabulary in German
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Sports Vocabulary in German
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German Weather Vocabulary
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German Pronouns — Free Printable Flashcards
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Most Common German Prepositions — Free Printable Flashcards
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German Modal Particles PDF Download and Quiz
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German Prepositions Explained
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Hardest German Words To Pronounce and Spell
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German Tenses Explained for Beginners
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German Modal Verbs — Free Printable Flashcards
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German Possessive Adjectives Explained
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