Guides to learning German

In-depth guides that explain the parts of German that learners find hardest, plus a study roadmap. Each guide links to the matching grammar topics, vocabulary sets and practice in the course.

• How to Learn German: A Step-by-Step Roadmap from A1 to C1
  A practical roadmap for learning German from A1 to C1: what to study at each level, how much time to plan and the habits that work.
• German Articles: der, die, das Explained with Rules and Tips
  How German articles work: the three genders, the nominative forms, plurals and how to remember the right der, die or das for every noun.
• German Cases Explained: Nominative, Accusative, Dative and Genitive
  A clear guide to the four German cases, with article tables, when to use each case and the prepositions and verbs that take them.
• German Verbs and Word Order: Tenses, Modals and Sentence Structure
  How German verbs and sentences work: verb second, the perfect and simple past, modal verbs, separable verbs and subordinate clause word order.
• German Pronunciation Guide for English Speakers
  Learn German pronunciation: the sounds that differ from English, such as ch, ö, ü, sch and r, plus stress, vowel length and common traps.
• CEFR Levels A1 to C1 Explained: What They Mean and How Long They Take
  What the CEFR levels A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1 mean for German, what you can do at each one, and how to judge how long each level takes.