Elementary

~1,000 words · ~200 hours

You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance such as shopping, local geography, and employment. You can communicate in simple, routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar topics.

What you can do

✓Handle short social exchanges like greetings and small talk
✓Describe your background, education, and immediate environment
✓Shop for everyday items and handle simple transactions
✓Understand short narratives about everyday events
✓Write short notes, messages, and personal letters
✓Make and respond to invitations, suggestions, and apologies

Grammar Topics

Dative case and dative prepositionsModal verbs (können, müssen, wollen, sollen, dürfen, mögen)Separable and inseparable prefix verbsPerfect tense (Perfekt) with haben and seinComparative and superlative adjectivesSubordinate clauses with weil, dass, wenn