# A1 German Grammar Video Course

Details

_N.B. This video course is halfway built and the remainder is underway. Please read this page thoroughly._

This **A1 German Grammar Video Course** is an online, video course made specifically for you by Frau Warner to help you understand the grammar in A1 courses and books. This video course is here within this website at GermanWithNicole.com. All instructions to access it will be provided to you.

**This course is focused solely on the grammar and sentence structure, and thus it is not a complete A1 course, however** it is also coordinated with the book studio \[21\] A1. It is optional if you want to purchase the books for _studio \[21\] A1_, however if you want to complete this course as a self-study course for A1, you will find the coordinating chapters listed in the lessons.

## 3 Fun Things

This might be an intense course, however it is also fun and really unique.

1. #### LEGOS!

Learn German grammar with LEGO® blocks! (I bought them myself. But if you work at LEGO® and want to know more about how I do this, please [contact me here](/content/contact/index.html).) There is no need to buy any LEGO® blocks, however if you have some, join in!

2. #### German With Cats!

Cats are lovely companions _and_ they can help you understand German grammar. Connor is more than a cat, he's also an assistant tutor. ;-)

3. #### Engaging videos with happy little German words

I've watched _thousands_ of hours of PBS and learned from the best: Julia and Bridget on America's Test Kitchen, Sewing with Nancy, and of course, Mr. Rogers. (I've also watched thousands of terrible corporate training videos and learned what _not_ to do.)

## What's available so far?

> **Bolded** titles indicate lessons which have been created and published.
>
> _Italicized_ titles indicate lessons which I am currently working on or are already partially completed and are waiting to be released.

### Teil 1

**0\. das Alphabet, including "achor consonants," vowel combinations and consonant combinations**

1. **Greetings, Good-byes, and when to use them**
2. **The 9 German Personal Pronouns**
3. **Verbs: The 'infinitive' form and the 'conjugations' (and what those are)**
   - And why the difference between regular and irregular verbs isn't as important as you might think.
4. **Numbers**, **money, and telephone numbers**

### Teil 2

1. **Articles galore! der/die/das/die, ein/eine/ein/-, kein/keine/kein/keine**
2. **The 8 plural forms**  
   - **and what they are, including special examples.**  
   - **and how to use these in your learning (and save yourself loads of time down the road).**

### Teil 3

1. **war (past tense)**
2. **German Sentence Structure and German Sentence Yoga (I'll explain.)**  
   - **Includes the A1 German Sentence Structure Guide.**

### Teil 4

1. **die Orientierung (geographical locations and directions)**  
   - **How to use the 'Herr Miyagi' Method.**
2. **Describe things with adjectives and then negate those adjectives with 'nicht.'**
3. **Learn to use the Akkusativ - cute dog photo included.**
4. **Say what belongs to whom -- Possessive Pronouns in the Nominativ only!**

### Teil 5

1. **Understand time and the prepositions used with time (both formal and informal)**
2. **Separable verbs - get out your pinking sheers!**  
   - **including the negation of separable verbs.**
3.  You're going places with Akkusativ.
4.  hatte (past tense)

### Teil 6

1.  It's always _mit + Dativ_.
2. Where you are is with the Dativ: sein, liegen, hängen, stehen, stecken.
   - _including the negation of prepositional phrases._
3.  Cardinal numbers (Ordinalzahlen) in the Nominativ and the Dativ.

### Teil 7

1. _Modal Verbs (Modalverben): können, müssen, möchten, wollen_

### Teil 8

1. Understanding and giving directions. (Orientierung)
2.  Prepositions with Akkusativ

### Teil 9

1. _The Present Perfect (das Perfekt) - the past tense!_
2.  Appointments and using von...bis.

### Teil 10

1. _Modal Verbs (Modalverben): mögen, sollen_  
   - _including nicht mögen, nicht sollen_
2. Comparative and Superlative
3. Ich hätte gern...an introduction to the Konjunktiv II

### Teil 11

1.  The Adjective Endings: first in the Nominativ, then the Akkusativ, and then the Dativ.
2.  Which shoes do you like? - Demonstrative Pronouns (Demonstrativa)
3.  Talking about the weather (das Wetter 'es')

### Teil 12

1. _Modal Verb (Modalverb): dürfen, nicht dürfen, as well as nicht müssen_
2. _der Imperativ (command form)_
3.  It's for you: Accusative Personal Pronouns.

## FAQs:

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### How do I know this video course is right for me?

This online course is for you if:

- you need some additional help with the A1 grammar and can't attend [tutoring with Frau Warner](/content/german-tutoring/index.html),
- you'd like to review the A1 level,
  - perhaps you want to take [Frau Warner's A2 class](/content/a2-german-evening-class-online/index.html) on Wednesday evenings Central time, and/or
- you prefer a deep-dive into A1 grammar topics presented to you in a well-organized manner.

### How do I know if this video course is NOT for me?

### Which supplies will I need?

### Why is some of the video course available and not other parts?

### Are there live, online classes as part of this video course?

### This isn't one of those boring, talking-head video courses, is it?!

## What's included in my tuition?

Tuition for this video course is currently $375 - a one-time payment for access through the remainder of the construction of this course, plus one year. Upon successful payment of your tuition, you will:

- have full access to the entirety of this course. If it's released already, you have access.

- receive emails as new lessons are published. This course has its own email list, and you can unsubscribe to the emails at any time.

- be able to work on it in your own time, on your own schedule. Repeat as little or as much as you like!

### Availability:

This Masterclass is currently available to Canada and the USA.