Basic German in 15 Days 2026

Learn basic German in 15 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 2 lessons a day, about 50 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.

  • Corso
  • Germania
  • 300 domande
  • Verificato: 13 ottobre 2026
  • Revisione linguistica: 13 ottobre 2026

In breve

Questo corso gratuito ha circa 750 minuti di lezioni, 15 quiz tematici senza limite di tempo (300 domande in tutto) e una valutazione finale a tempo di 40 domande estratte a caso. Ottieni l’80% o più nella valutazione finale per scaricare un attestato di completamento (privato, non accreditato). Verificato sulle fonti ufficiali in data 13 ottobre 2026.

Inizia dalle lezioniBasic German: 30 Lessons: circa 750 minuti di lettura. Ogni domanda del test è trattata nelle lezioni.

Cosa imparerai

  • 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

Ottieni almeno l’80% per scaricare il tuo attestato.

Il tuo piano di studio

Leggi ogni lezione, fai il quiz tematico (senza limite di tempo, con spiegazioni) e poi la valutazione finale a tempo. Ogni volta viene estratto un nuovo mix di domande. I tuoi progressi sono salvati in questo browser.

  1. Leggi le lezioni30 lezioni, circa 750 min
  2. Giorno 1: Sounds and letters and Hello and goodbye20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye

  3. Giorno 2: About me and Numbers 0–10020 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 3: About me · Unit 4: Numbers 0–100

  4. Giorno 3: Days and dates and Telling the time20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time

  5. Giorno 4: Family and Describing people20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people

  6. Giorno 5: Home and Food and drink20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 9: Home · Unit 10: Food and drink

  7. Giorno 6: Shopping and prices and At a café20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café

  8. Giorno 7: In town and Getting around20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around

  9. Giorno 8: Weather and seasons and My day20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 15: Weather and seasons · Unit 16: My day

  10. Giorno 9: Work and jobs and Free time20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time

  11. Giorno 10: Health and Clothes and colours20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours

  12. Giorno 11: Phone and appointments and Asking questions20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 21: Phone and appointments · Unit 22: Asking questions

  13. Giorno 12: Yesterday and Plans20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans

  14. Giorno 13: Can you help me? and Services20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 25: Can you help me? · Unit 26: Services

  15. Giorno 14: Renting a home and Emergencies20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 27: Renting a home · Unit 28: Emergencies

  16. Giorno 15: Small talk and Review20 domande

    Lezioni: Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review

  17. Esame finale40 domande, 45 min · Almeno l’80%

Giorno 1: Sounds and letters and Hello and goodbye

  1. Domanda 1 di 20

    Which letter is called “fau” in German?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. V

    In German, V is called “fau”. F is “eff” and W is “veh”.

  2. Domanda 2 di 20

    In the word “Wasser”, how do you say the w?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Like English “v”

    German w always sounds like English “v”: Wasser sounds like “vasser”.

  3. Domanda 3 di 20

    What does “Wie schreibt man das?” mean?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. How do you spell that?

    “Schreiben” means “to write”, so the question asks how you write (spell) a word.

  4. Domanda 4 di 20

    Which word has the “eye” sound?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. drei

    The letters ei sound like “eye”. The letters ie sound like “ee”, as in vier, sie and Liebe.

  5. Domanda 5 di 20

    How do you write “Straße” if you have no ß key?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. Strasse

    ß can be written as ss. It is not a B.

  6. Domanda 6 di 20

    Which word always starts with a capital letter?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Schule

    Schule (school) is a noun, and all German nouns start with a capital letter. Gut, ist and und are not nouns.

  7. Domanda 7 di 20

    Which spelling makes the “oy” sound, as in “boy”?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. neu

    The letters eu (and äu) sound like “oy”: neu (new), Häuser (houses).

  8. Domanda 8 di 20

    Listen. Which name do you hear?
    Ascolta, poi rispondi. La trascrizione compare dopo la risposta.
    Niente audio? Leggi il testo

    Mein Name ist Lena. Ich buchstabiere: L, E, N, A.

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. Lena

    The speaker says “Mein Name ist Lena” and spells L, E, N, A.

    Trascrizione

    Mein Name ist Lena. Ich buchstabiere: L, E, N, A.

  9. Domanda 9 di 20

    Listen. Which word do you hear?
    Ascolta, poi rispondi. La trascrizione compare dopo la risposta.
    Niente audio? Leggi il testo

    Das ist schön.

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. schön

    You hear ö in schön (nice). Say it like “e” with round lips. Schon has a plain o.

    Trascrizione

    Das ist schön.

  10. Domanda 10 di 20

    Read the form. Why is the e-mail address written “juergen.weiss”?

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    Name: Jürgen Weiß
    E-Mail: juergen.weiss@post.de

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. ü becomes ue and ß becomes ss

    In e-mail addresses, umlauts and ß are often replaced: ü = ue, ß = ss.

  11. Domanda 11 di 20

    What does “Guten Abend” mean?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. Good evening

    Abend means “evening”. Gute Nacht is only for night or bedtime.

  12. Domanda 12 di 20

    You leave a shop. What do you say to the cashier?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. Auf Wiedersehen!

    Auf Wiedersehen is the formal way to say goodbye, right for a shop.

  13. Domanda 13 di 20

    Which question is formal?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. Wie heißen Sie?

    Sie (with a capital S) is the formal “you”. The others use the informal du form.

  14. Domanda 14 di 20

    A woman asks you: “Wie geht es Ihnen?” What is the best reply?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Gut, danke. Und Ihnen?

    She uses the formal Ihnen, so you answer with the formal “Und Ihnen?”.

  15. Domanda 15 di 20

    Fill the gap: “Wie ___ du?”
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. heißt

    With du, the verb heißen becomes heißt (the stem already ends in ß, so you only add t).

  16. Domanda 16 di 20

    Who do you normally say “du” to?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. Your little brother

    Use du with family, friends and children. Use Sie with adults in official or work roles.

  17. Domanda 17 di 20

    What does “Freut mich” mean?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. Nice to meet you

    You say Freut mich when you meet someone for the first time.

  18. Domanda 18 di 20

    Listen. What time of day is it?
    Ascolta, poi rispondi. La trascrizione compare dopo la risposta.
    Niente audio? Leggi il testo

    Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
    Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen?

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: B. In the morning

    Both people say “Guten Morgen”, which means “good morning”.

    Trascrizione

    Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
    Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen?

  19. Domanda 19 di 20

    Listen. Which sentence is true?
    Ascolta, poi rispondi. La trascrizione compare dopo la risposta.
    Niente audio? Leggi il testo

    Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
    Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich!

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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).

    Trascrizione

    Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
    Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich!

  20. Domanda 20 di 20

    Listen. When will they meet again?
    Ascolta, poi rispondi. La trascrizione compare dopo la risposta.
    Niente audio? Leggi il testo

    Tschüss, bis morgen!

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. Tomorrow

    “Bis morgen” means “see you tomorrow”. “Bis später” would mean later today.

    Trascrizione

    Tschüss, bis morgen!

Cosa sapere prima del test

  • 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.

Domande frequenti

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’attestato è accreditato o riconosciuto ufficialmente?

No. È un attestato di completamento privato, solo per le tue conoscenze. Non è riconosciuto, accreditato né approvato da alcun governo, ente di rilascio delle licenze, autorità di regolamentazione o istituto di istruzione e non sostituisce alcuna licenza, certificazione o formazione richiesta dalla legge.

Fonti

Altri piani di questo corso