German for Beginners

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Our Get Up To Speed (G.U.T.S.) course is a fun and innovative course designed to help you solidify the basics, with dialogues, stories, lessons, and quizzes.

Our goal here is to start at zero German and then end with the ability to continue as a regular listener of "News in Slow German for Beginners". We'll start slow and will gradually pick up the pace as we go. In fact, in the first lesson, we promise you… yes, PROMISE you that you will be able to understand an entire paragraph in German through the magic of cognates and learning just two simple verbs. Sounds impossible? See for yourself: https://www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/0/wow/1

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26 episodes
Updated Jan 3, 2025

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Dec 26, 2024 · 18 min
Lesson 5: Once Upon a Time in the German Wild West / Inseparable Prefixes
You've already learned about verbs with separable prefixes, and now we're going to explore verbs with set prefixes. These prefixes are glued on, so they have to stay where they are. They are inseparable prefixes. Because this is a beginner's course, this lesson functions very well as a reference for you as you read various news articles. We'll give you the gist, and you can always pick up more details and more inseparable prefix verbs as you go along. Review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/5/transcript
Dec 23, 2024 · 17 min
Lesson 4: What We Wish For / Modalverben
The modal verbs are in a league of their own because they conjugate in their own unique ways. Modal verbs help us say things like can, should, want to, would like to. They also usually require the use of a second verb, however not always. Make sure to review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/4/transcript
Dec 23, 2024 · 13 min
Lesson 3: Do Articles Change the Way We Think? / Artikel und Hauptwörter
One of the most noteworthy things about learning German is one particular aspect: the many different words we have for the article the. You may find this mind-blowing, frustrating, or even entertaining. Maybe all three! You will likely decide what you think of this by the end of this lesson. Because this is early in the German learning process, remember too, that learning this takes time and loads of repetition. No one learns this the first time they read it. Make sure to review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/3/transcript
Dec 23, 2024 · 10 min
Lesson 2: Wir fahren los / Weird verbs: Werden und trennbare Verben
Just like some regions have unusual plants, some languages have rather unusual verbs. German has a number of unusual verbs. Make sure to review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/2/transcript
Dec 23, 2024 · 9 min
Lesson 1: The First German Course you Can't Fail! / Statements, Verben, Conjugations
This first lesson is full of information, so we made sure to lay it out step-by-step. It may seem like a lot of information, but by the end of this first lesson you will know everything you need to know to understand and create your own basic German sentences. Make sure to review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/1/transcript
Dec 23, 2024 · 17 min
Let's begin with good news!
Our goal here is to start at zero German and then end with the ability to continue as a regular listener of "News in Slow German for Beginners". We'll start slow and will gradually pick up the pace as we go. In fact, after just today's lesson, we promise you… yes, PROMISE you that you will be able to understand an entire paragraph in German through the magic of cognates and learning just two simple verbs. Transcript: www.newsinslowgerman.com/series/guts/0/wow/1

German for Beginners

Lesson 5: Once Upon a Time in the German Wild West / Inseparable Prefixes

Lesson 4: What We Wish For / Modalverben

Lesson 3: Do Articles Change the Way We Think? / Artikel und Hauptwörter

Lesson 2: Wir fahren los / Weird verbs: Werden und trennbare Verben

Lesson 1: The First German Course you Can't Fail! / Statements, Verben, Conjugations

Let's begin with good news!