Basic German in 10 Days 2026
Learn basic German in 10 days. This plan covers all 30 beginner lessons (CEFR A1) at 3 lessons a day, about 75 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.
Kort svar
Den här gratiskursen har cirka 750 minuters lektioner, 10 temaquiz utan tidsgräns (300 frågor totalt) och ett tidsbegränsat slutprov med 40 slumpvis valda frågor. Få 80 % eller mer på slutprovet för att ladda ner ett kursintyg (privat, inte ackrediterat). Kontrollerad mot officiella källor den 13 oktober 2026.
Det här lär du dig
- 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
Få minst 80 % för att ladda ner ditt certifikat.
Din studieplan
Läs varje lektion, gör temaquizet (utan tidsgräns, med förklaringar) och sedan det tidsbegränsade slutprovet. Varje gång dras en ny blandning av frågor. Dina framsteg sparas i den här webbläsaren.
- Läs lektionerna30 lektioner, cirka 750 min
- Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye and About me20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 1: Sounds and letters · Unit 2: Hello and goodbye · Unit 3: About me
- Dag 2: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 4: Numbers 0–100 · Unit 5: Days and dates · Unit 6: Telling the time
- Dag 3: Family, Describing people and Home20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 7: Family · Unit 8: Describing people · Unit 9: Home
- Dag 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 10: Food and drink · Unit 11: Shopping and prices · Unit 12: At a café
- Dag 5: In town, Getting around and Weather and seasons20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 13: In town · Unit 14: Getting around · Unit 15: Weather and seasons
- Dag 6: My day, Work and jobs and Free time20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 16: My day · Unit 17: Work and jobs · Unit 18: Free time
- Dag 7: Health, Clothes and colours and Phone and appointments20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 19: Health · Unit 20: Clothes and colours · Unit 21: Phone and appointments
- Dag 8: Asking questions, Yesterday and Plans20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 22: Asking questions · Unit 23: Yesterday · Unit 24: Plans
- Dag 9: Can you help me?, Services and Renting a home20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 25: Can you help me? · Unit 26: Services · Unit 27: Renting a home
- Dag 10: Emergencies, Small talk and Review20 frågor
Lektioner: Unit 28: Emergencies · Unit 29: Small talk · Unit 30: Review
- Slutprov40 frågor, 45 min · Minst 80 %
Dag 1: Sounds and letters, Hello and goodbye and About me
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Fråga 1 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. V
In German, V is called “fau”. F is “eff” and W is “veh”.
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Fråga 2 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. Like English “v”
German w always sounds like English “v”: Wasser sounds like “vasser”.
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Fråga 3 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. How do you spell that?
“Schreiben” means “to write”, so the question asks how you write (spell) a word.
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Fråga 4 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. drei
The letters ei sound like “eye”. The letters ie sound like “ee”, as in vier, sie and Liebe.
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Fråga 5 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Strasse
ß can be written as ss. It is not a B.
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Fråga 6 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: 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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Fråga 7 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. neu
The letters eu (and äu) sound like “oy”: neu (new), Häuser (houses).
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Fråga 8 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Lena
The speaker says “Mein Name ist Lena” and spells L, E, N, A.
Transkription
Mein Name ist Lena. Ich buchstabiere: L, E, N, A.
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Fråga 9 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. schön
You hear ö in schön (nice). Say it like “e” with round lips. Schon has a plain o.
Transkription
Das ist schön.
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Fråga 10 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: 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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Fråga 11 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Good evening
Abend means “evening”. Gute Nacht is only for night or bedtime.
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Fråga 12 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Auf Wiedersehen!
Auf Wiedersehen is the formal way to say goodbye, right for a shop.
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Fråga 13 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Wie heißen Sie?
Sie (with a capital S) is the formal “you”. The others use the informal du form.
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Fråga 14 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. Gut, danke. Und Ihnen?
She uses the formal Ihnen, so you answer with the formal “Und Ihnen?”.
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Fråga 15 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. heißt
With du, the verb heißen becomes heißt (the stem already ends in ß, so you only add t).
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Fråga 16 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Your little brother
Use du with family, friends and children. Use Sie with adults in official or work roles.
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Fråga 17 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Nice to meet you
You say Freut mich when you meet someone for the first time.
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Fråga 18 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. In the morning
Both people say “Guten Morgen”, which means “good morning”.
Transkription
Anna: Guten Morgen, Herr Becker!
Herr Becker: Guten Morgen, Frau Weber! Wie geht es Ihnen? -
Fråga 19 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: 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).
Transkription
Anna: Hallo, ich heiße Anna. Wie heißt du?
Tom: Ich heiße Tom. Freut mich! -
Fråga 20 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. Tomorrow
“Bis morgen” means “see you tomorrow”. “Bis später” would mean later today.
Transkription
Tschüss, bis morgen!
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Fråga 21 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. bin
With ich, the verb sein is bin: ich bin.
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Fråga 22 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. sind
With wir, sein is sind. Seid goes with ihr.
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Fråga 23 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: B. Bist
With du, sein is bist. In a yes/no question the verb comes first.
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Fråga 24 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Where are you from?
Woher means “from where”. Kommen aus = to come from.
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Fråga 25 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Kanadierin
For a woman, add -in: Kanadierin. Kanada is the country, and you use no article before a nationality.
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Fråga 26 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. Deutsch
Deutsch is the language. Deutschland is the country and Deutscher is a German man.
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Fråga 27 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. Ich komme aus der Türkei.
Türkei has the article die, and after aus it becomes der: aus der Türkei.
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Fråga 28 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: C. In München
Paolo comes from Italy, but he lives (wohnt) in Munich.
Transkription
Ich heiße Paolo. Ich komme aus Italien, aber ich wohne in München.
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Fråga 29 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: D. English and French
Leo says “Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch.”
Transkription
Mia: Woher kommst du?
Leo: Ich komme aus Kanada. Ich spreche Englisch und Französisch. -
Fråga 30 av 30
Visa svar
Svar: A. A little
“Ein bisschen Deutsch” means “a little German”.
Tangentbord: 1–4 för att svara, Enter för nästa fråga.
Bra att veta före provet
- 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.
Vanliga frågor
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.
Är intyget ackrediterat eller officiellt erkänt?
Nej. Det är ett privat kursintyg, bara för dina kunskaper. Det är inte erkänt, ackrediterat eller godkänt av någon myndighet, tillståndsmyndighet, tillsynsmyndighet eller utbildningsinstitution, och det ersätter inte någon licens, certifiering eller utbildning som krävs enligt lag.