German for You A1/A2: A German Language Course for Beginners (Udemy.com)
From zero to beginner to elementary, native German tutor, explanations in English, all language exam material covered
Created by: Esther Hartwig
Last updated July 2026
What you will learn
- Understand and use German on a basic to elementary level.
- Make your own sentences and questions and understand the answers in everyday situations.
- Hands-on step by step explanations, so you can see how to do it.
- Grammar/structure, vocabulary and pronunciation.
How it compares
Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 41% of them
- Reviews2,700#104 of 536 by number of reviews
- Length18.6 hourslonger than 87% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2026more recently than 85% of them
Course Description
Welcome to my course!
The focus of this course is being able to understand German and express yourself in German on a beginner (A1) to elementary (A2) level in line with the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). We will cover all the vocabulary, grammar and phrases that you need.
After an introductory section we will work with very simple sentences straight away, and then you will learn the German grammar along these sentences.
The lectures are mostly bite-sized and have visuals to help you remember all the new things you learn.
For each topic there are lectures that solely contain examples. You will also find practice lectures, quizzes, exercises (e.g. translations, sentence building) and downloadable material including vocabulary sheets, grammar overviews and additional exercises, which you can find by clicking on the 'Resources' buttons in the Course Overview on the right side of the video player.
Later into the course, you will find a complete collection of all A1 vocabulary additionally to the vocabulary in the lectures.
At the end of the course, you can check your progress by taking a big final test that covers the whole course content.
This course will greatly support you in taking your first steps in German, and eventually understand and speak the language.
All the best,
Your Course Instructor Esther
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
2,700 Reviews
Esther Hartwig
My name is Esther, I'm a certified language teacher from Germany, an Educational Scientist and former examiner with telc and TOEFL.
I started teaching languages in 2007, working for language schools and with individuals, and as an examiner for public schools and language institutes.
Now I work mainly as a personal teacher for 1-on-1 online lessons and as a course creator.
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Reviews
By Yana Small on 11/30/2024
I love this course! I have completed the first half of it, called my friends in Germany, and gave them three minutes of fun and joy at my expense by speaking very simple, very basic, but still German to them :-) Esther is a great teacher! She makes everything very easy to understand. Her explanations are clear, concise, and to the point. The material is very useful, logical, and easy to remember. And also, she is a nice and kind person :-)
By jean-pierre Renault on 3/10/2024
i really like the way the course is taught, i take my time and comeback often to the same course /class before moving to the next to make sure that i learn the declinaisons very well as i intend to speak very well . i also listen to the accent and intonations on long word and orders of the word in a sentence .I take it slow to make sure i do not miss anything . Esther, to me is a great teacher explaining very well . thanks jean-pierre
By Mr SUNIL DODAWAD on 9/6/2023
Dear Teacher, I am really liking this course and the way you have given the required information where and when it is essential. Nice, and I loved it. Meanwhile, I would like to emphasise the concept and give a bit more grammatical information so the reader can clearly understand and remember the concept properly.
By Bayram Taha Hatipoğlu on 7/14/2023
It taught me the German I couldn't learn in 8 years at school. Of course this is mostly passion biased, the way that I didn't want to learn a single thing in school because it was forced to me and the way I want to learn it now because I feel like I need it, but there's something that's definitely different between them, no matter if you're passionate about learning German or not; this course knows that you don't know anything and even if you don't, you can always get back and practise it again and again, it is all guided, easy to do, whereas at school, they basically don't care which level you're at. I was trying to learn B2 German while I didn't even know A1 at my last year of university. Thanks to this, I feel like I'm understanding a thing or two now...
By Vipul Daripkar on 8/14/2022
This course eased things for me. I started learning German 3 months ago. I was lost at start while trying to learn through German books and watching videos on Youtube. This beginner course provided me with enough practice with grammar and vocabulary that i could now read and write German much better. And can understand much more words than earlier while having a basic slow paced conversation. Thank you very much Ms. Hartwig.
By Pawan Mishra on 1/19/2021
the videos have their own structure for teaching which is bit different from regular way so its bit confusing at places to introduce the verb form kind of bit weird and it gets mixed up in your brain more methodical approach would have been better however quite good for self paced and self learning can really achieve A2 level
By Vanja Vrani on 11/8/2020
This course is awesome and so beautifully done, better then live classes I went to, I am so grateful and I hope you have some more courses on German language.
By koustubh heblikar on 10/25/2020
You are just Awesome ! Just help me be the best !
By Kerline Kavitha Olog on 10/12/2020
This doesn't really teach grammar. Or the usage of the language.
By Kay Willacy on 10/8/2020
im loving it explained so well
By Meyra Bozkurt on 10/5/2020
very informative. loved it.
By Andy Shiu Lai Chan on 10/1/2020
She explains everything clearly and elaborates with many examples that I can understand easily. She provides the vocabularies repeatedly which makes me memorize them easier. One tip that I also bought the A1 Grammar class. It will be good if you study the Grammar class after this course. Then you will have fully understanding on the basic ones. Danke Esther!
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