German I Tutorial: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary and Grammar 
For lessons that include sound files, try the Foreign Service Institute German Basic Course that I am in the process of converting to HTML.
German I 3. Alphabet 5. Articles and Demonstratives 7. To Be, to Have and to Become 8. Useful Words 10. Numbers 11. Days of the Week 13. Seasons 14. Directions 16. Time 17. Weather 18. Family German II 22. Accusative Case 23. Dative Case 24. Genitive Case 25. To Do or Make 26. Work and School 27. Prepositions 28. Contractions 29. Countries and Nationalities 33. Modal Verbs 35. Reflexive Verbs 36. Irregularities in Regular Verbs German III 41. Irregular Past Participles 42. Sein Verbs and Past Participles 43. Food and Meals 46. Commands 47. Subordinating Conjunctions 48. Holiday Phrases 49. Helfen, lassen and the senses 50. Places 51. Transportation 52. Simple Past / Imperfect Tense 53. Irregular Stems in Simple Past 56. Clothing 57. Future Tense 58. Asking Questions 60. Adjectives |
German IV 61. Comparative and Superlative 62. Sports 63. Nature 64. Object Pronouns 68. Animals 74. Colloquial Expressions and Idioms 75. Word Formation 76. Adjectival Nouns 77. Ordinal Numbers 78. Passive Voice German V 81. Showing Purpose 82. Shopping 88. Another 90. Subjunctive II (Conditional) 91. Other Uses of the Subjunctive 92. Subjunctive I (Indirect Discourse) 93. Parts of a Car 95. In the Ocean 96. Als ob/ Als wenn 97. In Space 98. Future Perfect 100. Spelling Reform |
More German Pages Other Useful Links Deutsch Interaktiv - Deutsche Welle Internet Handbook of German Grammar Dict.cc English-German Dictionary WordReference English-German Dictionary Podcasts Pukka German: Real German Lingo! If you're interested in buying books to supplement your Italian studies, book recommendations are below. And Ectaco sells many electronic handheld dictionaries and translators. Rocket German Rocket German is a course for beginners that includes 31 interactive audio lessons, 31 grammar lessons, vocabulary and verb software games, as well as a members only forum. There is also a 60 day guarantee in addition to a free sample course that you can download. The full course is available as a download or as a 20 CD pack. Schau ins Land Schau ins Land is an audio magazine for intermediate to advanced German learners. It is a subscription program that includes the magazine, an hour-long CD or cassette, plus an optional study supplement. It is designed to improve your vocabulary, grammar and listening comprehension, as well as your cultural understanding of the German-speaking world. Each magazine includes about ten articles on topics ranging from business and economics to tourism and geography to art and music. The program is also available in French - Champs-Elysées, Italian - Acquerello Italiano and Spanish - Puerta del Sol. |
Book Recommendations. Language textbooks are rather expensive and generally only include the formal, written language. You will need more exposure to the real spoken language if you want to be become fluent. In addition to the Rocket German & Schau ins Land programs, as well as a good dictionary, grammar review, and book of verb conjugations, I recommend the following books and materials for learning German:
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