Learning German with Stories
Follow engaging narratives while mastering grammar and vocabulary. Select your phase to begin.
Beginner Basics
Bridge the gap between basic understanding and confident communication by following the journey of Lukas, a newcomer to Berlin.
Registers: Distinguish between formal (Sie) and informal (du/ihr) interactions.
Sentence Structure: Understand the golden rule of verb position.
The Case System: Navigate masculine nouns in the Accusative and prepositions triggering the Dative.
Narrating Your Life
Move beyond present-tense descriptions into the dynamic world of past experiences and future plans.
The Perfect Tense: Speak about the past using regular and irregular verbs.
Movement vs. State: Master using haben vs. sein as helper verbs.
The Sentence Bracket: Solidify word order where secondary verbs are kicked to the end.
Functional Mastery
Evolve into an intermediate communicator focused on precision, nuance, and sophisticated grammar logic.
Two-Way Prepositions: Master spatial logic for Dative (static) vs. Accusative (movement).
Adjective Endings: Transition into weak and strong declension systems.
Subordinate Clauses: Explain reasons and complex opinions using "verb-kicker" word order.
The Independent User
Connect ideas logically, navigate workplace challenges, and enter the realm of sophisticated German.
The Passive Voice: Shift focus to the action itself for describing technical processes.
Relative Clauses: Provide detailed descriptions of people and things.
Advanced Connectors: Master inverters and kickers to build smooth, complex sentences.
Communicative Mastery
Refine your professional rhetoric and learn to navigate the "Official Style" used in corporate and academic settings.
Power of Nominalization: Transform verbal sentences into precise noun phrases.
Grammar of Rhetoric: Equip yourself with a debate toolkit to balance arguments.
Nuance & Hearsay: Report news and rumors with journalistic distance using Konjunktiv I.