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Berlin German

5-minute lessons, straight to the point. Each one is a real Berlin situation said three ways: the formal one for the Amt, the everyday one and the street one — Berlinerisch, slang and Kiezdeutsch, with the rule for when to use each.

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Unit 1

Chegar

Cumprimentar, se apresentar, dizer de onde vem e pedir pra repetir.

  1. 1Na, allet jut? — Cumprimentar4 minStart
  2. 2Ick bin die Ana — Se apresentar4 min
  3. 3Wo kommste her? — De onde você é4 min
  4. 4Wie bitte? — Não entendi4 min

Unit 2

No Kiez

Späti, padaria, preço e U-Bahn: o bairro inteiro.

  1. 5Am Späti — Pedir na vendinha4 min
  2. 6Zwee Schrippen, bitte! — Na padaria4 min
  3. 7Wat kostet dit? — Preço e pagamento5 min
  4. 8Fährt die zum Alex? — Na U-Bahn5 min

Unit 3

Vida em Berlim

O Amt, a Berliner Schnauze, a gíria da rua e o fim de semana.

  1. 9Termin beim Amt — No Bürgeramt5 min
  2. 10Berliner Schnauze — O jeito seco de Berlim4 min
  3. 11Voll krass, Digga! — Gíria e Kiezdeutsch5 min
  4. 12Biste Samstag dabei? — Combinar o fim de semana5 min

What each lesson looks like

  1. 1. One phrase

    The phrase of the day, with audio. That's what you take with you.

  2. 2. Three ways

    Formal, everyday and Berlin street — and who each one works with.

  3. 3. Quick practice

    Seven short exercises. Got one wrong? It comes back at the end.

  4. 4. Your turn

    Record the phrase and see right away what came through.

Want to go deeper?

This track is the way in. The full German A1 goes deeper with literature, longer situations and speaking reviewed by a teacher.

See the full German A1