A1(Lower): Nuts & Bolts of German
This section deals with how the German language works.
You will get to know the building instructions for putting words together.
1. Accusative
1.1 Direct Object
1.1.1 What's all this about? (I)
1.1.2 What's all this about? (II)
1.1.3 What's all this about? (III)
1.1.4 What's all this about? (IV)
1.1.5 What's all this about? (V)
1.1.6 What's all this about? (VI)
1.1.7 Where is it? (I)
1.1.8 Where is it? (II) [Audio]
1.1.9 Where is it? (III)
1.1.10 No purchases
1.1.11 Let's kiss
1.1.12 Technophobia [Audio]
1.1.13 What do they need?
1.1.14 State your opinion
1.1.15 Forgetfulness
1.2 "es gibt"
1.2.1In Dublin's Fair City ...
1.2.2 Anything close by?
2. Compound nouns
2.2 Don't be afraid of the long noun
2.3 Is there a doctor on the plane?
3. Conjunctions
3.1 "denn" - There is a reason (I)
3.2 "denn" - There is a reason (II)
4. Definite & indefinite articles
4.1 "ein" or "eine"? [Audio]
4.4 On the one hand, on the other hand [Audio]
5. Expressions of measurement
5.1 Can you figure it out? [Audio]
6. Gender of nouns
6.8 Some detective work (VIII)
7. Imperative
7.3 A teacher requests [Audio]
8. Modal verbs
8.1 "möchten" -> Who would like to learn some German?
8.2 "möchten" - Lots of plans (I)
8.3 "möchten" - Lots of plans (II)
8.4 "möchten" - No, but they would like to ...
8.5 Everybody can!
8.6 There is no way around it!
8.7 Forbidden!
8.8 Don't light up!
8.9 You should!
8.10 Thirsty in the Palatinate Forest
8.11 A bit of philosophy or plain common sense [Audio]
8.12 Winter of starvation 1946/1947 (I)
8.13 Winter of starvation 1946/1947 (II)
8.15 It's not allowed!
8.17 Find a suitable one! (II)
8.18 wollen, können, sollen, müssen, dürfen & "möchten": All mixed up
8.18.1 All mixed up (I)
8.18.2 All mixed up (II)
8.18.3 All mixed up (III)
8.18.4 All mixed up (IV)
8.18.5 All mixed up (V)
8.18.6 All mixed up (VI)
8.18.7 All mixed up (VII)
8.18.8 All mixed up (VIII)
8.18.9 All mixed up (IX)
8.18.10 All mixed up (X)
8.19 Lots of forms
8.20 "mögen" & "gern(e)"
8.21 Yes, I do!
9. Negation
9.1 No idea! [Audio]
9.2 And if I don't know the answer?
9.3 Nothing is true! [Audio]
9.4 Let's pretend to be Magritte (I)
9.5 Let's pretend to be Magritte (II)
9.6 Let's pretend to be Magritte (III)
10. Nouns
10.3 male or female [Audio]
10.4 Somewhere in a zoo
11. Personal pronouns
11.1 All about me
11.2 S/he
11.3 "sie" to the power of two
11.4 ich + du
11.5 You, you & you
11.6 sie versus Sie
11.7 Recently, during a German examination ....
11.8 Formal & informal
11.9 "du", "Sie" oder "ihr"? (I)
11.10 "du", "Sie" oder "ihr"? (II)
11.11 "Er", "Sie" or "Es"? [Audio]
11.12 Tough luck (I) [Audio]
11.13 Tough luck (II) [Audio]
12. Plurals
12.1 Test yourself (I)
12.2 Test yourself (II)
12.3 Test yourself (III)
12.4 Test yourself (IV)
12.5 Test yourself (V)
13. Possessive articles
13.1 All about names [Audio]
13.2 Two possessive dogs
14. Prepositions
14.1 Groundwork (I)
14.2 Groundwork (II)
14.3 Groundwork (III)
14.4 Groundwork (IV)
14.5 Places to go to
14.6 More places to go to
14.7 "am", "im" or "um"? (I) [Audio]
15. Present tense
15.1 Me, me, me
15.2 Two Germans working for the EU [Audio]
15.4 Not much in common (II) [Audio]
15.5 All that love
15.6 The extra letter
15.7 Roman & Rita in Stuttgart [Audio]
15.8 One will do
15.9 Match & More (I)
15.10 Match & More (II)
15.11 Match & More (III)
15.12 To paraphrase "Waiting for Godot" [Audio]*
15.13 Some serious studying & working
15.14 And where is the infinitive?
15.15 What is everybody doing?
15.16 Everybody is on the phone
15.17 "to be" - A little bit all over the place
15.18 Everybody is chatting
15.19 To be or not to be
15.20 A busy weekend! [Audio]
15.21 mein Freund & meine Freunde [Audio]
15.22 meine Freundinnen & meine Freundin
16. Questions
16.1 Will I find this in Germany?
16.2 Molly Malone & Karl Valentin
16.3 Yes or no? (I)
16.4 Yes or no? (II)
16.5 Lisa is playing hopscotch
16.7 Vampires' drinking habits
16.10 Paulinchen alone at home
16.11 Yes, I do .... (I)
16.12 Yes, I do ..... (II)
16.13 Confirm or correct (I)
16.14 Grandpa needs a hearing-aid
16.15 In German, please!
16.16 A curious grandmother
16.17 Question words: All about Hauke
16.18 Question words: About Lara & Harry
16.19 Question words: In Heidelberg
16.20 Question words: In a Student Affairs Office
16.21 Beware the dog!
16.22 And what about you?
16.23 And what about you two?
16.24. Muddled questions
16.24.1 Muddled questions (I)
16.24.2 Muddled questions (II)
16.24.3 Muddled questions (III)
16.24.4 Muddled questions (IV)
16.24.5 Muddled questions (V)
16.24.6 Muddled questions (VI)
16.24.7 Muddled questions (VII)
16.24.8 Muddled questions (VIII)
16.24.9 Muddled questions (IX)
16.24.10 Muddled questions (X)
16.24.11 Muddled questions (XI)
16.24.12 Muddled questions (XII)
16.24.13 Muddled questions (XIII)
16.24.14 Muddled questions (XIV)
17. Subject of a sentence
17.1 First in English
17.1 Where is it?
18. Verbs with a stem-change
18.1 A lot of differences [Audio]
19. Word order
19.1 Changing it around
19.2 More ways of changing it around
19.3 Any tickets?
19.4 A different beginning [Audio]