This A1 video course includes a series of short lessons designed for beginners of German, covering around 30 key topics relevant to everyday communication. Each video is approximately 5–15 minutes long and by the end of the course you should be able to:

• Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases

• Introduce yourself and others, and ask and answer simple personal questions (e.g. Wie heißt du?, Woher kommst du?)

• Interact in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly

• Use numbers, prices, dates, days, and times in everyday situations

• Order food and drink in cafés and restaurants, and handle basic shopping tasks

• Ask for and give simple directions using prepositions of place (in, auf, neben)

• Talk about daily routines and activities in the present tense

• Describe your immediate environment (e.g. home, family, weather, hobbies) with basic vocabulary

• Use definite and indefinite articles (der, die, das, ein, eine) and simple sentence structures

• Express likes, dislikes, and simple preferences (Ich mag…, Ich spiele gern…)

The lessons follow 3e's own method of Example, Explanation, and Exercise — developed and refined by 3e over more than two decades. Click on ‘Closed Captioning’ (cc) if you wish to read while the trainer is speaking. Each video concludes with exercises and answers for you to check your understanding.

Once purchased, access is immediate by clicking on the link in the order confirmation. The first video begins automatically when the link is opened, and the course can be completed at the learner’s own pace.

The topics in this course are aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).