Basic German in 7 Days (Fast Track) 2026
Learn basic German in 7 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 4–5 lessons a day, about 107 minutes daily. Each day you read the lessons, listen to the phrases and take that day's quiz. The final assessment draws 40 questions at random from the whole course; score 80% or more to download your certificate.
En bref
Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 749 minutes de leçons, 7 quiz thématiques sans limite de temps (300 questions au total) et une évaluation finale chronométrée de 40 questions tirées au hasard. Obtenez 80 % ou plus à l’évaluation finale pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 13 octobre 2026.
Ce que vous allez apprendre
- Greet people, introduce yourself and choose between du and Sie
- Say and understand numbers, prices, dates and clock times
- Talk about your family, your home, your work and your free time in short sentences
- Order in a café, shop for food and clothes, and pay at the checkout
- Ask for directions, buy a ticket and understand simple train information
- Make an appointment and handle a short phone call
- Say what you did yesterday and what you plan to do
- Ask for help in an emergency
Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.
Votre plan d’étude
Lisez chaque leçon, faites son quiz thématique (sans limite de temps, avec explications), puis l’évaluation finale chronométrée. Un nouveau mélange de questions est tiré à chaque fois. Votre progression est enregistrée dans ce navigateur.
- Lire les leçons30 leçons, environ 749 min
- Jour 1 : Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me · Unit 4: Numbers 0–100
- Jour 2 : Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time · Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people
- Jour 3 : Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 9: Home · Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Jour 4 : In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons · Unit 16: My day
- Jour 5 : Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time · Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours
- Jour 6 : Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 21: Phone and appointments · Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans · Unit 25: Can you help me?
- Jour 7 : Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more20 questions
Leçons: Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home · Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Examen final40 questions, 45 min · Obtenez 80 % ou plus
Jour 1 : Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more
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Question 1 sur 40
Voir la réponse
Réponse: B. V
In German, V is called “fau”. F is “eff” and W is “veh”.
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Question 2 sur 40
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Réponse: C. Like English “v”
German w always sounds like English “v”: Wasser sounds like “vasser”.
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Question 3 sur 40
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Réponse: D. How do you spell that?
“Schreiben” means “to write”, so the question asks how you write (spell) a word.
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Question 4 sur 40
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Réponse: C. drei
The letters ei sound like “eye”. The letters ie sound like “ee”, as in vier, sie and Liebe.
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Question 5 sur 40
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Réponse: D. Strasse
ß can be written as ss. It is not a B.
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Question 6 sur 40
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Réponse: C. Schule
Schule (school) is a noun, and all German nouns start with a capital letter. Gut, ist and und are not nouns.
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Question 7 sur 40
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Réponse: B. neu
The letters eu (and äu) sound like “oy”: neu (new), Häuser (houses).
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Question 8 sur 40
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Réponse: A. Lena
The speaker says “Mein Name ist Lena” and spells L, E, N, A.
Transcription
Mein Name ist Lena. Ich buchstabiere: L, E, N, A.
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Question 9 sur 40
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Réponse: A. schön
You hear ö in schön (nice). Say it like “e” with round lips. Schon has a plain o.
Transcription
Das ist schön.
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Question 10 sur 40
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Réponse: D. ü becomes ue and ß becomes ss
In e-mail addresses, umlauts and ß are often replaced: ü = ue, ß = ss.
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Question 11 sur 40
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Réponse: B. Good evening
Abend means “evening”. Gute Nacht is only for night or bedtime.
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Question 12 sur 40
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Réponse: B. Auf Wiedersehen!
Auf Wiedersehen is the formal way to say goodbye, right for a shop.
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Question 13 sur 40
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Réponse: A. Wie heißen Sie?
Sie (with a capital S) is the formal “you”. The others use the informal du form.
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Question 14 sur 40
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Réponse: C. Gut, danke. Und Ihnen?
She uses the formal Ihnen, so you answer with the formal “Und Ihnen?”.
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Question 15 sur 40
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Réponse: D. heißt
With du, the verb heißen becomes heißt (the stem already ends in ß, so you only add t).
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Question 16 sur 40
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Réponse: B. Your little brother
Use du with family, friends and children. Use Sie with adults in official or work roles.
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Question 17 sur 40
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Réponse: D. Nice to meet you
You say Freut mich when you meet someone for the first time.
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Question 18 sur 40
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Réponse: B. In the morning
Both people say “Guten Morgen”, which means “good morning”.
Transcription
Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen? -
Question 19 sur 40
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Réponse: C. They use du (informal).
They ask “Wie heißt du?”, so they use the informal du. They are meeting for the first time (Freut mich).
Transcription
Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich! -
Question 20 sur 40
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Réponse: A. Tomorrow
“Bis morgen” means “see you tomorrow”. “Bis später” would mean later today.
Transcription
Tschüss, bis morgen!
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Question 21 sur 40
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Réponse: A. bin
With ich, the verb sein is bin: ich bin.
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Question 22 sur 40
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Réponse: C. sind
With wir, sein is sind. Seid goes with ihr.
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Question 23 sur 40
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Réponse: B. Bist
With du, sein is bist. In a yes/no question the verb comes first.
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Question 24 sur 40
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Réponse: D. Where are you from?
Woher means “from where”. Kommen aus = to come from.
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Question 25 sur 40
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Réponse: D. Kanadierin
For a woman, add -in: Kanadierin. Kanada is the country, and you use no article before a nationality.
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Question 26 sur 40
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Réponse: C. Deutsch
Deutsch is the language. Deutschland is the country and Deutscher is a German man.
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Question 27 sur 40
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Réponse: D. Ich komme aus der Türkei.
Türkei has the article die, and after aus it becomes der: aus der Türkei.
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Question 28 sur 40
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Réponse: C. In München
Paolo comes from Italy, but he lives (wohnt) in Munich.
Transcription
Ich heiße Paolo. Ich komme aus Italien, aber ich wohne in München.
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Question 29 sur 40
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Réponse: D. English and French
Leo says “Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch.”
Transcription
Mia: Woher kommst du?
Leo: Ich komme aus Kanada. Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch. -
Question 30 sur 40
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Réponse: A. A little
“Ein bisschen Deutsch” means “a little German”.
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Question 31 sur 40
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Réponse: C. 7
Sieben is 7. Siebzehn is 17.
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Question 32 sur 40
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Réponse: A. zwölf
11 and 12 are special words: elf and zwölf.
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Question 33 sur 40
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Réponse: C. sechzehn
Sechs loses its final s in sechzehn (16) and sechzig (60).
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Question 34 sur 40
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Réponse: B. 21
German says the ones first: ein-und-zwanzig = one and twenty = 21.
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Question 35 sur 40
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Réponse: A. dreißig
30 is dreißig, spelled with ß. Dreizehn is 13.
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Question 36 sur 40
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Réponse: A. siebenundfünfzig
Ones first, then und, then tens: sieben-und-fünfzig. Fünfundsiebzig is 75.
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Question 37 sur 40
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Réponse: D. sind
With formal Sie, the verb sein is sind.
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Question 38 sur 40
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Réponse: D. 34
Vierunddreißig = four and thirty = 34.
Transcription
Ich bin vierunddreißig Jahre alt.
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Question 39 sur 40
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Réponse: D. 017 89 26
Null, eins, sieben – acht, neun – zwei, sechs gives 017 89 26.
Transcription
Meine Telefonnummer ist null, eins, sieben, acht, neun, zwei, sechs.
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Question 40 sur 40
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Réponse: D. 0159 23 44 18
Vierundvierzig is 44 and achtzehn is 18. Zwei, drei is 23.
Clavier : 1–4 pour répondre, Entrée pour la question suivante.
À savoir avant l’examen
- The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) calls levels A1 and A2 “basic user” levels.
- At CEFR level A1, a learner can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce themselves and others, and ask and answer simple questions about personal details, such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They can interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is ready to help.
- The Goethe-Institut describes A1 as the first “basic user” level: you can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases, introduce yourself and others, and interact in a simple way.
- The Goethe-Zertifikat A1: Start Deutsch 1 is a German exam for adults that confirms basic skills at CEFR level A1. It has four parts: listening, reading, writing and speaking. The Goethe-Institut estimates 80 to 200 lessons of 45 minutes to reach this level, depending on what you already know.
- 112 is the emergency number everywhere in the European Union, including Germany. It is free and works from fixed and mobile phones.
- Berlin’s official website gives 110 as the police emergency number. Call it only if you or someone else is in danger. For an ambulance after an accident with injuries, call 112.
Questions fréquentes
Which plan should I choose: 7, 10, 15 or 30 days?
All four plans have the same 30 units and the same questions. Only the daily load changes: about 4–5 units a day in 7 days, 3 a day in 10 days, 2 a day in 15 days, and 1 a day in 30 days. Choose the plan that fits the time you have each day.
What level will I reach?
The course covers the basics of level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): everyday phrases, simple questions and answers, and short conversations when people speak slowly and clearly.
Is this an official German certificate?
No. This is an independent practice course. It is not an official language exam and is not connected to the Goethe-Institut or any other testing body. If you need proof of your German, take an official exam such as the Goethe-Zertifikat A1.
How do the listening questions work?
Press the play button and your device reads the German text aloud with a computer voice. You can play it again. After you answer, you can read the text.
Do I need to know any German before I start?
No. The course starts with the alphabet and simple greetings. All instructions and explanations are in English.
What should I do after this course?
Keep practising every day: review the units, read and listen to simple German, and speak with other people. Then move on to level A2, or take an official A1 exam if you need a certificate.
L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?
Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.