How do you say the days of the week, the months and the seasons in German, and which article do they take? In this lesson Luzi goes through the seven weekdays, the six times of the day, the twelve months and the four seasons, and gives you one easy gender rule that covers almost all of them.

The 7...

This lesson introduces the most important German family vocabulary, with articles and plurals. You learn your close family, your extended family, and your own family, plus a bonus tip for in-law and step relatives.

Close Family

To say where something is, German uses nine small prepositions and the Dativ. In this lesson Luzi shows you the nine local prepositions with the Dativ, one picture and one example sentence for each, the Dativ articles you need, and a bonus tip about im and am.

When Do You Use the Dativ for Locatio...

The easiest way to learn German adjectives is to learn each one together with its opposite. This lesson gives you the 40 most common adjectives as 20 pairs, and every pair comes with an example sentence and a small fact about Germany.

How to Learn Adjectives: Das Gegenteil von ...

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The Dativ is the third German case, and many beginners dread it. This lesson explains in simple steps what the Dativ is, which articles you need, and when to use it: after certain verbs and in sentences with two objects.

The Dativ Articles

According to Duden, these are the ten most common German verbs. Most of them are basic verbs. Modal verbs are left out here, because they get their own lesson. For each verb you get the meaning, the full present-tense conjugation and an example sentence.

Conjugation Overview

Mein, dein, sein — German has a possessive article for every person, and each one changes its ending depending on the noun's gender. In this lesson, we go through all the German possessive articles, how they decline in the nominative case, and finish with a bonus tip on what happens in other cases...

Kein or nicht? Once you know the rules, you never have to guess again. In this lesson Luzi gives you the short general rule first, then the exact rules for kein (3 rules) and nicht (5 rules), with examples for each, and a bonus tip about the cases where both words are possible.

The General Rule

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These basic German words and phrases cover greetings, politeness, questions and small talk. You may know some of them already, but there is usually one or two you can still add. The bonus tip explains bitte, which has many different meanings.

The Basic Words

Akkusativ is the case that trips up beginners the most — but it's really just the German version of the direct object you already know from English. In this lesson, we explain what accusative actually means, when you need to use it, and walk through the accusative articles with examples of the Akk...