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A1
Beginner
~500 words · 80–100 hours
You can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at satisfying concrete needs. You can introduce yourself and others, ask and answer questions about personal details such as where you live and people you know.
What you can do
- ✓Introduce yourself and give basic personal information
- ✓Order food and drinks in a café or restaurant
- ✓Ask for and give simple directions
- ✓Fill in forms with personal details such as name, address, and nationality
- ✓Understand short, simple messages on postcards and signs
Grammar Topics
Present tense of regular and common irregular verbsNominative and accusative casesBasic word order (SVO and inverted)Personal pronouns and possessive articlesDefinite and indefinite articles (der, die, das, ein, eine)Yes/no and W-questions