Reach German A1
8 weeks · 3 milestones
Understand and use familiar everyday German expressions and introduce yourself. Unlike app-based learning, every milestone requires proof of real human communication — not a score on an app.
Milestone map
Milestone map
3 milestones
German A1 requires foundational work that French A1 does not: grammatical gender (der/die/das), the nominative/accusative case distinction, and the separable verb pattern. These must be internalized early because every subsequent German interaction relies on them. This milestone builds the minimum viable grammar and vocabulary for an A1 conversation.
Proof required
Record a 3-minute unscripted introduction in German covering: your name and where you're from, your occupation or studies, 2–3 things you like or do regularly. Use at least 4 different verbs (correctly conjugated for ich/du/er/sie). Write 80 words on how you're approaching the gender learning challenge specifically.
What gets checked
- Four distinct verbs are conjugated correctly — not just 'sein' and 'haben'; the German A1 verbal range includes regular -en verbs conjugated for person
- The monologue is genuinely unscripted — hesitations and restarts are normal and expected at A1
- The gender learning account shows genuine engagement with the challenge, not 'I'm memorizing the articles' — how exactly are you building gender intuition (context, immersion, memory techniques)?