Willkommen!
If you’re reading this, you’re probably interested in learning or improving your German! The German language is classified as a level II language by the Foreign Language Institute, suggesting that competency can be reached within 750 class hours. This assumes, however, that your hours are efficient and well-structured. If you plan to undertake a self-study method, you’ll need some sort of guide to ensure you’re learning all the necessary aspects, both correctly and efficiently.
Congratulations, you don’t need to go searching for such a guide, because you’re already here! Within this guide you will learn everything you need to reach a proficient level of German, and all that’s required of you is passion, persistence, and regular practice and reviewing.
I will begin by guiding you through the alphabet and pronunciation, indicating equivalent sounds in English, providing examples, and describing techniques to correctly pronounce unique sounds with no direct English-language equivalent.
After the basics of pronunciation, we will dive into the grammar. The most important aspect of German grammar will be addressed first: declensions, which are essentially different endings applied to words according to grammatical cases (a word’s function in a phrase).
While this may sound confusing, everything will be clearly explained and further clarified through example sentences.
After a full understanding of declensions, we will jump to nouns, discussing genders, articles, and pronouns. Then we’ll move on to adjectives, including a discussion of how and where they are used. After that, we will touch upon German clauses, adverbs, and prepositions.
And lastly, we’ll confront verbs, including a discussion of types of verbs, conjugations, tenses, and the active and passive voice.
For additional tips, courses, and other resources to perfect your German, make sure to take a look at the bottom of this page. And now it’s time to begin! I wish you “viel Erfolg” (lots of success) on your German language journey!
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Alphabet
Grammar
- Basic German Grammar Structure for Beginners
- German Declensions: Rules, Regulations, and Chart
- German Nouns: Gender, Masculine, Feminine, and Plural Forms
- German Adjectives: Position, Usage, Endings, and Possessive
- German Articles: Definite, Indefinite, Negative, and Zero
- German Pronouns: Personal, Possessive, Reflexive, Table, and More
- German Clauses: Independent, Dependent, and Types
- German Adverbs: Explanation, List, and Usage
- German Prepositions: Accusative, Dative, Genitive, and More
Verb
- The Overview of German Verb and Verb Tense
- German Modal Verbs: Können, Müssen, Wollen, Sollen, Dürfen, and Mögen
- The Most Three Common Auxiliary Verbs in German
- German Reflexive Verbs: List and How to Use Them
- German Separable and Inseparable Verbs
- German Verb Endings and Stems
- German Conjugation Verb: List, Chart, and How to Use It
- German Passive Voice: Processual, Statal, and Usage
- German Subjunctive and Conjugating Subjunctive
Useful Tips
- The Complete Guide to Learning German Fast for Beginners
- German Politeness: How to Say Thank You, Please, and Sorry