German

Guten Tag!

German has around 100 million speakers worldwide. Outside of Germany itself, it is an official language in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. In fact it has more native speakers within the EU than any other language.

Germany and Austria have produced some of the world's greatest philosophers, scientists, writers and composers: from Hegel to Haydn, Bach to Brecht, Goethe to Gauss, Mozart to Marx. All of these notable creative spirits produced work which is best read in its original form.

And there are lots of reasons to visit Germany, from Götterdämmerung at Bayreuth to Zwei Bier bitte! at Oktoberfest.

Levels offered: German

Beginners (level 1)

You have little or no prior knowledge of German.

Post-beginners (level 2)

You can manage in everyday situations using the present tense.

Intermediate (level 3)

You can read and write basic German sentences.

Advanced (level 4)

You can understand the main points of everyday spoken and written German and are confident in the past and future tenses.

Proficient (level 5)

You can speak and write German with ease and want to specialise in more advanced linguistic skills.

Not sure which level you want? Use the ELP self-assessment grid to identify your level of competence.

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Greeting: "Wie geht es dir?" (How are you - casual)

Counting: eins, zwei, drei, fier, fünf

Useful phrase: "" ()