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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.

  • Cursus
  • Duitsland
  • 300 vragen
  • Gecontroleerd op 13 oktober 2026
  • Taalkundig nagekeken op 13 oktober 2026

Kort antwoord

Deze gratis cursus heeft ongeveer 749 minuten lessen, 7 themaquizzen zonder tijdslimiet (300 vragen in totaal) en een getimede eindtoets van 40 willekeurig gekozen vragen. Haal 80% of meer op de eindtoets om een bewijs van deelname te downloaden (privé, niet geaccrediteerd). Gecontroleerd aan de hand van officiële bronnen op 13 oktober 2026.

Begin met de lessenBasic German: 30 Lessons: ongeveer 749 minuten leestijd. Elke testvraag wordt in de lessen behandeld.

Wat je leert

  • 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

Haal 80% of meer om je certificaat te downloaden.

Je studieplan

Lees elke les, maak de themaquiz (zonder tijdslimiet, met uitleg) en daarna de getimede eindtoets. Elke keer wordt een nieuwe mix van vragen gekozen. Je voortgang wordt in deze browser opgeslagen.

  1. Lees de lessen30 lessen, ongeveer 749 min
  2. Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me · Unit 4: Numbers 0–100

  3. Dag 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time · Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people

  4. Dag 3: Home, Food and drink, Shopping and prices and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 9: Home · Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café

  5. Dag 4: In town, Getting around, Weather and seasons and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons · Unit 16: My day

  6. Dag 5: Work and jobs, Free time, Health and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time · Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours

  7. Dag 6: Phone and appointments, Asking questions, Yesterday and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 21: Phone and appointments · Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans · Unit 25: Can you help me?

  8. Dag 7: Services, Renting a home, Emergencies and more20 vragen

    Lessen: Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home · Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review

  9. Eindexamen40 vragen, 45 min · Haal 80% of meer

Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye, About me and more

  1. Vraag 1 van 40

    Which letter is called “fau” in German?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. V

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

  2. Vraag 2 van 40

    In the word “Wasser”, how do you say the w?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Like English “v”

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

  3. Vraag 3 van 40

    What does “Wie schreibt man das?” mean?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. How do you spell that?

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

  4. Vraag 4 van 40

    Which word has the “eye” sound?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. drei

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

  5. Vraag 5 van 40

    How do you write “Straße” if you have no ß key?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Strasse

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

  6. Vraag 6 van 40

    Which word always starts with a capital letter?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Schule

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

  7. Vraag 7 van 40

    Which spelling makes the “oy” sound, as in “boy”?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. neu

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

  8. Vraag 8 van 40

    Listen. Which name do you hear?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

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

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Lena

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

    Transcript

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

  9. Vraag 9 van 40

    Listen. Which word do you hear?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

    Das ist schön.

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. schön

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

    Transcript

    Das ist schön.

  10. Vraag 10 van 40

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

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

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. ü becomes ue and ß becomes ss

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

  11. Vraag 11 van 40

    What does “Guten Abend” mean?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Good evening

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

  12. Vraag 12 van 40

    You leave a shop. What do you say to the cashier?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Auf Wiedersehen!

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

  13. Vraag 13 van 40

    Which question is formal?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Wie heißen Sie?

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

  14. Vraag 14 van 40

    A woman asks you: “Wie geht es Ihnen?” What is the best reply?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Gut, danke. Und Ihnen?

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

  15. Vraag 15 van 40

    Fill the gap: “Wie ___ du?”
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. heißt

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

  16. Vraag 16 van 40

    Who do you normally say “du” to?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Your little brother

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

  17. Vraag 17 van 40

    What does “Freut mich” mean?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Nice to meet you

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

  18. Vraag 18 van 40

    Listen. What time of day is it?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

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

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. In the morning

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

    Transcript

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

  19. Vraag 19 van 40

    Listen. Which sentence is true?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

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

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: 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).

    Transcript

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

  20. Vraag 20 van 40

    Listen. When will they meet again?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

    Tschüss, bis morgen!

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. Tomorrow

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

    Transcript

    Tschüss, bis morgen!

  21. Vraag 21 van 40

    Fill the gap: “Ich ___ Lisa.”
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. bin

    With ich, the verb sein is bin: ich bin.

  22. Vraag 22 van 40

    Fill the gap: “Wir ___ in Berlin.”
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. sind

    With wir, sein is sind. Seid goes with ihr.

  23. Vraag 23 van 40

    Fill the gap: “___ du Kanadier?”
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Bist

    With du, sein is bist. In a yes/no question the verb comes first.

  24. Vraag 24 van 40

    What does “Woher kommen Sie?” mean?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Where are you from?

    Woher means “from where”. Kommen aus = to come from.

  25. Vraag 25 van 40

    A woman from Canada says: “Ich bin ___.”
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Kanadierin

    For a woman, add -in: Kanadierin. Kanada is the country, and you use no article before a nationality.

  26. Vraag 26 van 40

    Which word is the language of Germany?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. Deutsch

    Deutsch is the language. Deutschland is the country and Deutscher is a German man.

  27. Vraag 27 van 40

    Choose the correct sentence.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Ich komme aus der Türkei.

    Türkei has the article die, and after aus it becomes der: aus der Türkei.

  28. Vraag 28 van 40

    Listen. Where does Paolo live?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

    Ich heiße Paolo. Ich komme aus Italien, aber ich wohne in München.

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. In München

    Paolo comes from Italy, but he lives (wohnt) in Munich.

    Transcript

    Ich heiße Paolo. Ich komme aus Italien, aber ich wohne in München.

  29. Vraag 29 van 40

    Listen. Which languages does Leo speak?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

    Mia: Woher kommst du?
    Leo: Ich komme aus Kanada. Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch.

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. English and French

    Leo says “Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch.”

    Transcript

    Mia: Woher kommst du?
    Leo: Ich komme aus Kanada. Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch.

  30. Vraag 30 van 40

    Read the text. How much German does Aylin speak?

    Hallo! Ich bin Aylin. Ich komme aus der Türkei und wohne jetzt in Hamburg. Ich spreche Türkisch, Englisch und ein bisschen Deutsch.

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. A little

    “Ein bisschen Deutsch” means “a little German”.

  31. Vraag 31 van 40

    What number is “sieben”?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. 7

    Sieben is 7. Siebzehn is 17.

  32. Vraag 32 van 40

    How do you write 12?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. zwölf

    11 and 12 are special words: elf and zwölf.

  33. Vraag 33 van 40

    How do you write 16?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. sechzehn

    Sechs loses its final s in sechzehn (16) and sechzig (60).

  34. Vraag 34 van 40

    What number is “einundzwanzig”?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 21

    German says the ones first: ein-und-zwanzig = one and twenty = 21.

  35. Vraag 35 van 40

    How do you write 30?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. dreißig

    30 is dreißig, spelled with ß. Dreizehn is 13.

  36. Vraag 36 van 40

    How do you write 57?
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. siebenundfünfzig

    Ones first, then und, then tens: sieben-und-fünfzig. Fünfundsiebzig is 75.

  37. Vraag 37 van 40

    Fill the gap: “Wie alt ___ Sie?”
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. sind

    With formal Sie, the verb sein is sind.

  38. Vraag 38 van 40

    Listen. How old is the person?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

    Ich bin vierunddreißig Jahre alt.

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 34

    Vierunddreißig = four and thirty = 34.

    Transcript

    Ich bin vierunddreißig Jahre alt.

  39. Vraag 39 van 40

    Listen. Which phone number do you hear?
    Luister en antwoord daarna. Het transcript verschijnt na je antwoord.
    Geen geluid? Lees de tekst

    Meine Telefonnummer ist null, eins, sieben, acht, neun, zwei, sechs.

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 017 89 26

    Null, eins, sieben – acht, neun – zwei, sechs gives 017 89 26.

    Transcript

    Meine Telefonnummer ist null, eins, sieben, acht, neun, zwei, sechs.

  40. Vraag 40 van 40

    Read the message. What is Eva’s new number?

    Hallo Tim, meine neue Nummer ist null, eins, fünf, neun, zwei, drei, vierundvierzig, achtzehn. Liebe Grüße, Eva

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 0159 23 44 18

    Vierundvierzig is 44 and achtzehn is 18. Zwei, drei is 23.

Wat je moet weten voor het 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.

Veelgestelde vragen

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.

Is het certificaat geaccrediteerd of officieel erkend?

Nee. Het is een privé bewijs van deelname, alleen voor je kennis. Het is niet erkend, geaccrediteerd of goedgekeurd door een overheid, vergunningsinstantie, toezichthouder of onderwijsinstelling, en het vervangt geen wettelijk verplichte vergunning, certificering of opleiding.

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