German A1 is about functional survival vocabulary — greetings, numbers, everyday objects and simple questions. Mastering these building blocks gives you the confidence to hold a basic conversation from day one.
eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn
German nouns carry grammatical gender (der, die, das), and learning the article with the noun from day one prevents years of confusion later.
Learn nouns with their article every time — "das Buch," not just "Buch." It feels slower at first but saves years of correction later.
Ten new words a day, reviewed the next morning, builds a working A1 vocabulary within a few weeks. In our German A1/A2 classes, vocabulary is reinforced through conversation practice so words are retained, not just memorised for a test.
