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1 | Ich bin Paul

Greet someone, speak formally
Personal pronouns: Sie, ich, er

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2 | Können Sie mir helfen?

Ask for help
Personal pronouns: du, sie, es, wir

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3 | Wo ist das Büro?

Numbers 1-12, say thank you
The possessive -s

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4 | Wie geht‘s?

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Ask and answer questions about one's condition
Personal pronouns: ihr, sie (plural), Sie (plural)

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5 | Eine Fahrkarte bitte

Numbers 13-22, buy a ticket for public transport, ask politely
Verb conjugations singular: (ich) komme, wohne, arbeite

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6 | Diebe stehlen bei Großkauf

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Numbers till 1 million, news article
W-questions & verb conjugations singular: (du) kommst, wohnst, arbeitest

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7 | Wann hast du Zeit?

Make an appointment, alphabet 1
Declarative sentence & verb conjugations singular: (er, sie, es) kommt, wohnt, arbeitet

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8 | Ein Familienfoto

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Talk about family, alphabet 2
W-question sentence & conjugations: (wir, ihr, sie, Sie) kommen / kommt, wohnen / wohnt, arbeiten / arbeitet

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9 | Wo arbeitest du?

Talk about professions, spell names, alphabet 3
Yes/no-question sentence & demonstrative pronouns

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10 | Türkei, Türke, Türkisch

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Ask for names and origin, talk about languages
Indefinite article (ein, eine), countries VS people VS languages

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11 | Das Buch

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Give and receive advice and gifts
Articles kein/keine VS ein/eine, nein VS nicht VS kein

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12 | Paul sucht ein Date

Online profiles, understand descriptions of people
Irregular verbs: sein/haben, sentence type summary

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13 | Paul schreibt mit Laura

Get to know people, chat online
Irregular modal verbs: können / müssen / mögen, enumeration in a sentence

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14 | Schnitzel oder Pizza?

Express eating preferences, decide on different options and prices
Irregular verbs: wollen / heißen / möchten, modal particle ‚doch‘

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15 | Ich nehme das Schnitzel

Name and order meals
Irregular verbs: wissen / nehmen / helfen / sollen

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16 | Eine Party! Super Idee!

Explain a situation, give advice, make it up with somebody
Irregular verbs: sprechen / essen / treffen, modal particles ‚denn‘ & ‚ja‘

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17 | Paul telefoniert

Phone call, give out personal information
Modal particle ‚mal‘

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18 | Kommt Laura zur Party?

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Greetings and farewells in a text message
Irregular verbs: geben / lesen / sehen, modal particle ‚aber‘

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19 | Danke für die Einladung

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Informal salutations and complimentary closes in emails
Sentence structure with “tecamolo”, comparison, contrast

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20 | Paul will Möbel kaufen

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Furniture, directions, days of the week
Gender of nouns: words with endings -er and -ling

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21 | Wie bitte?

Describe objects, furniture, ask for repetition
Gender of nouns: words with endings -chen and -lein

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22 | Grün, lang und aus Metall

Colors, materials, and shapes
Gender of nouns: words with endings -t and -e

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23 | Pauls Wohnung

Rooms of an apartment
Gender of nouns: words with endings -ung / -heit / -keit

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24 | Die Party

Describe and evaluate situations and objects, congratulate
Gender of nouns: words with endings -ei / -schaft

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25 | Es ist nicht mehr da!

Times of the day, despair and anger
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings & modal verb dürfen and modal verb summary

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26 | Paul braucht Hilfe

Give advice, discuss weekend plans, ask for help
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings 2

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27 | Wo ist es?

Describe a problem, express compassion
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings 3

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28 | Du musst es finden!

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Order somebody to do something, express disappointment
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings 4, gender summary

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29 | Mein Fahrrad ist kaputt

Make appointments, read the analog clock (tell the time)
Possessive pronouns: mein(e), Ihr(e)

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30 | Ich bin doch kein Stalker!

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Justify actions, reflect on a situation, read the 24-hour clock
Possessive pronouns: dein(e), sein(e), ihr(e)

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31 | Meine Hobbys sind …

Talk about hobbies, make small talk, four seasons
Possessive pronouns: unser(e), euer/eure

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32 | Das Video

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Talk about law and permissions, describe people’s actions
Noun-noun composites: Hausflur / Hausmeister / Wohnungseingang

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33 | Januar, Februar, März, …

Months
Demonstrative pronouns: dieser, dieses, diese

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34 | Der Vorname hat 4 Buchstaben

Give and receive information about somebody
Plural: nouns that get an -en/-n ending

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35 | Die Preise sind gut!

Read and understand online reviews
Plural: nouns that get an -e/-¨e ending