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# German A1: vocabulary and grammar

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What the A1 level holds: themed word sets with native audio and grammar topics with exercises.

Beginner: greetings, numbers, food, family, and everyday basics.

## Vocabulary

- [Everyday Verbs](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/everyday-verbs-german-a1.md) · A1 · Goethe A1 · Verbs — In “Everyday Verbs”, practise German A1 words and expressions including anfangen, besuchen, bezahlen, bleiben. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- [Everyday Verbs IV](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/everyday-verbs-4-german-a1.md) · A1 · Goethe A1 · Verbs — In “Everyday Verbs IV”, practise German A1 words and expressions including anbieten, anklicken, ankreuzen, anmelden. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- [Greetings & Basics](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/essential-greetings-basic-phrases-german-a1.md) · A1 · Goethe A1 — In “Greetings & Basics”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Wie geht es Ihnen, Ich verstehe, Ich verstehe nicht, Wie bitte. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- [Education & Leisure](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/education-leisure-german-a1.md) · A1 — In “Education & Leisure”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Film, Foto, Fußball, Kino. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- [Letters & Mail](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/letters-mail-german-a1.md) · A1 — In “Letters & Mail”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Absender, Anzeige, Brief, Briefmarke. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.
- [Family & Friends](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/german-core-family-members-vocabulary-a1.md) · A1 — In “Family & Friends”, practise German A1 words and expressions including Mutter, Vater, Bruder, Schwester. The example sentences show how to use this vocabulary in everyday situations.

[All A1 sets (40)](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/a1.md)

## Grammar

- [Present Tense](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-regular-verbs.md) · A1 · 6 exercises — Learn how regular German verbs work in the present tense. This topic covers personal endings, the formal Sie form, and the position of the conjugated verb in statements and questions.
- [Present Tense: Extra -e-](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-special-verb-endings.md) · A1 · 2 exercises — Learn why verbs such as arbeiten, reden, öffnen and zeichnen need an extra -e- in some present-tense forms.
- [Present Tense: S-sounds and Verbs in -eln](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-s-sounds-and-eln-verbs.md) · A1 · 2 exercises — Learn the du form after s-sounds and the ich form of common verbs ending in -eln.
- [Present Tense: Stem-Changing Verbs](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-stem-changing-verbs.md) · A1 · 4 exercises — Learn common German verbs that change their stem vowel in the present tense. This A1 topic focuses on du and er/sie/es forms such as du liest, er fährt, sie läuft, plus the special verb wissen.
- [Present Tense: haben, sein and werden](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-haben-sein-werden.md) · A1 · 7 exercises — Learn the present-tense forms of haben, sein and werden and use them in simple statements and questions.
- [Modal Verbs in the Present Tense](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/present-tense-modal-verbs.md) · A1 · 4 exercises — Learn the forms and meanings of können, müssen, sollen, dürfen, mögen, wollen and möchten. Practise the German sentence bracket in statements and questions.
- [Separable Verbs in the Present Tense](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/german-separable-verbs-present-tense.md) · A1 · 2 exercises — Learn how common separable verbs form a verbal bracket in main clauses.
- [Imperative: Commands and Requests](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1/imperative-commands-and-requests.md) · A1 · 4 exercises — Learn how to form German commands and requests for du, ihr, and Sie. Practise regular, separable, and important irregular verbs as well as word order.

[All A1 grammar topics (21)](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a1.md)

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