Complete German A2 Course | 11 Hours | Every Concept Simply Explained | With Vocabulary and Phrases

Main purpose and overall structure of the course

• The video presents a complete German A2 course (about 11 hours).
• It aims to explain all A2-level grammar concepts in a simple way while also teaching:
  • Vocabulary and phrase sets for everyday life
  • Practical topics relevant to Germany (e.g., restaurants, apartments, jobs/CVs, etc.)
• The course is organized into 12 chapters, and each chapter has two parts:
  1. Grammar part
  2. Practical German part (vocabulary/phrases + often scenarios like forms, dialogues, requests, etc.)

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Course outline (12 chapters)

Chapter 1 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

• Recap German cases: Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ
• Personal pronouns in Dativ (e.g., me/you/him/it/her/them equivalents)
• Possessive articles in Dativ (my/your/his/her/our/their forms in dativ)

Practical targets

• Vocabulary/phrases for:
  • Languages and learning
  • Congratulating and expressing condolences (including cultural notes about birthday timing)
  • Goodbye types (general goodbyes vs time-related goodbyes)

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Chapter 2 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Accusative prepositions (A2 list of 7) — meaning + examples:

• durch / d (through)
• für / f (for)
• gegen / gagen (against / around)
• ohne / on (without)
• um / om (at/around—commonly exact time)
• entlang / lang (along; notes about placement before nouns)
• bis / bis (until)

Dative prepositions (A2 list of 10) — meaning + examples:

• bei / by (close to/at)
• nach / n (to/towards/after; time use)
• zu / sue (to; inside a city / to a person; includes short forms)
• mit / mit (with)
• seit / zite (since / since when)
• von / fon (from/of; multiple uses)
• aus / ab (from a specific time onward)
• gegenüber / gagan uber (opposite/across from; noted to come after the noun)
• Plus additional prepositions covered by the video’s list (as stated in the course)

Practical targets

• Family vocabulary and relationship terms
• How to introduce family
• Marital status terms (single/married/divorced/widowed)
• Family conversation scenario
• Relative vocabulary (uncle/aunt/nephew/niece/cousins; in-law terms)
• Family festival vocabulary (birthday party, engagement, wedding, anniversaries, Christmas, Easter, New Year, funerals)

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Chapter 3 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Vexel (two-way/change) prepositions — used with Akkusativ or Dativ depending on movement:

• in / on / un / über / unter / hinter / vor / neben / zwischen / zwischen…
  • The video walks through the full set.

Decision focus: movement vs no movement

• Movement cues via verbs and question words
• No-movement/location cues via location verbs vs movement verbs and wo (where) vs wohin (where to) logic

Practical targets

• Travel vocabulary (trip/journey, holidays, passport, guided tours, accommodation)
• Transport/ticket vocabulary (day/week/month passes, platform/track, boarding pass)
• Booking a train ticket dialogue:
  • destination
  • one-way vs return
  • date/day choice
  • seat reservation (window vs aisle)
  • departure time/platform
  • direct vs connecting train
  • price and approximate travel time

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Chapter 4 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Connectors / conjunctions — verb placement rules at A2 level:

• while / denn-like reason (“weil”-type meaning)
  • connector makes the verb go to the end (Nebensatz connector)
• then
  • verb stays 2nd position (Hops connector / coordinating style)
• thus
  • “that/so that”-style meaning; also shifts the verb to the end like while

Method taught

• Identify connector behavior by sentence structure:
  • Some connectors force the verb to the end
  • then keeps normal verb position

How to find examples

• For vocabulary/verb forms: dictionary-style sites (e.g., lingui.com, verbform.com)
• For grammar patterns:
  • Google queries like “examples with while in German”
  • ChatGPT prompts to generate A2 examples and tables (outputs may need context/accuracy checking)

Practical targets

• Hobbies & sports vocabulary
• First aid vocabulary and phrases (accident, injury, emergency number, EMS/ambulance, first-aid kit, gloves, bandages, painkillers)
• Short safety emphasis: use the learned vocabulary in real situations

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Chapter 5 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Connectors

• ob (“whether/if”) for:
  • indirect questions
  • uncertainty (“I don’t know whether…”)
• W-words as connectors (using what/when/which… inside indirect questions)

Rules emphasized

• When using connectors, check whether the sentence is:
  • a question (question mark) or
  • a statement/uncertainty (full stop)
• ob not used in conditional sentences
  • video highlights that “if …” structure should use other connectors

Practical targets

• Letters & SMS vocabulary + correct German letter addressing (sender top-left, recipient bottom-right; stamps/top-right)
• Media vocabulary (radio, TV, newspapers, programs, films/series)
• Computer & internet vocabulary (computer/laptop/battery, copy/paste/delete/rename/save, browser, download/upload, username/password/login/logout)
• Complaints/returns dialogue:
  • receipt requirement
  • repair not possible → exchange or refund
  • note on Germany’s return window concept (14 days unused, with mention that some sources/contracts may differ)

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Chapter 6 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Connectors

• else = “when” (for past one-time events) and also used like “as” (role) / comparison (“than”)
• when
  • time (repeated past events)
  • present/future time expressions (habit/repeated/regular contexts)
  • conditionals (“if”)
• false
  • “in case” / backup scenarios (less likely situations)

Exam tip

• Prefer when over false for A2 (simpler)
• Use false when you are very sure

Practical targets

• Restaurant ordering:
  • cuisine/food categories, cutlery, menu, starters/main/sides/dessert, bill
  • full ordering dialogue: seating → menu → order (food/drink) → taste-check → dessert → bill (together vs separate) → receipt
• Strong focus on functional phrases for daily survival situations

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Chapter 7 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

• um…zu (in order to)
• damit (so that)

Key structural differences

• um…zu:
  • second clause usually has verb in infinitive form
  • typically no subject change needed (same implied subject)
• damit:
  • second clause uses a conjugated verb
  • explicit subject is required (subject may differ)

Verb placement

• Connectors on the Nebensatz connector side push verbs into appropriate sentence-final patterns.

Additional constraints noted

• Avoid perfect tense with these purpose connectors (framed as not used for goals/purposes)
• Some modal verb combinations recommended
  • prefer damit with können/dürfen
  • caution about complexity with modals like müssen

Practical targets

• Apartment search vocabulary:
  • advertisement terms, floor/area terms, rent breakdown (cold rent vs warm rent), utilities, deposit, build year, rental contract terms
• Explanation of a real apartment ad (portal walkthrough)
  • clarifies “not furnished,” included features, room layout
  • translates key abbreviations and terms
• Moving-related vocabulary and a “moving to Frankfurt” conversation

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Chapter 8 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Adjective forms and comparisons

• Comparative creation:
  • typically add -er
  • includes spelling changes and irregular patterns (vowel changes, umlaut patterns, and irregular sets)
• Superlative creation:
  • -st option (with rules based on endings)
  • also mentions an alternative article+ending approach
• Irregular adjectives (conceptual list):
  • good/better/best; viel/mehr/most; gern/lieber/… plus exceptions for comparative/superlative formation
• Adjective endings in Dativ:
  • with definite articles: simplified rules (often -en patterns emphasized)
  • with indefinite articles: also generally -en endings
  • without article: rarer; different endings depending on gender/number

Time adverbs

• Past: damals, früher, gestern, letztes Jahr/week, etc.
• Present: jetzt/gerade/momentan, …
• Rule: past time adverbs pair with past verb forms

Practical targets

• Planning a city visit:
  • attractions/sites vocabulary (museum, castle, church, monument)
  • tourism office, guided tour, city plan
  • activities (visit attractions, museum visit, walk, shopping, souvenirs)
  • example conversation planning a trip to Berlin
• Writing a biography:
  • usually past tense
  • recommended structure:
    • introduction (full name, birth date)
    • personal life
    • major work
    • death
    • impact/legacy

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Chapter 9 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Verb werden + passive and change of state

• werden for change of state (“becoming”)
• werden for future (“will”)

Passive uses

• object becomes nominative
• form:
  • object + werden (conjugated) + Partizip II
• optional agent phrase with von + dative (“by …” logic; less common in speech)
• Passive examples in everyday contexts
• Passive with modals and with Nebensatz connectors also shown

Practical targets

• Workplace/job vocabulary and employment-adjacent terms:
  • profession, job, workplace, employer/employee, job center, application, CV, job interview
• Understanding a German job advertisement:
  • filters on job portal (Indeed.de example)
  • meaning of fields like “home office/full-time/language requirements/benefits”
• CV structure:
  • personal info at top
  • work experience section (most recent first)
  • education section
  • projects and additional skills (languages, programming, software, driving license)

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Chapter 10 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Genitive case

• Main use: possession/belonging
• Also used with specific prepositions (video focuses on A2-appropriate possession)

Genitive articles

• definite + indefinite in masculine/feminine/neutral/plural

Endings

• masculine/neuter:
  • often add -es / -s patterns
  • video teaches a syllable-based rule and notes exceptions
• feminine/plural:
  • generally no ending changes like masculine

Genitive in questions

• answers to “whose?” using genitive structures

Identification tips

• recognize genitive article patterns (“this/inus equivalents” in the video)
• if two nouns appear consecutively → second noun likely genitive

Practical targets

• Car vocabulary:
  • car & driver terms, vehicle parts
  • maintenance vocabulary (petrol pump/refuel, engine oil/oil change)
  • workshop/inspection/accident/breakdown
  • phrases for describing car problems and locating the petrol pump

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Chapter 11 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Relative pronouns and relative clauses

• Relative clauses add details about a noun (“the man who…”)
• Relative pronouns depend on:
  • gender
  • case (nominative/accusative/dative; genitive conceptually covered too)
• Key rule:
  • verb moves to sentence-final position inside the relative clause (Nebensatz-like behavior)
• How to choose case:
  • identify subject/object inside the relative clause

Practical targets

• Films/TV series vocabulary:
  • film, series, episode, actor/actress, director, viewer, scenes, trailer, plot, start/end, genres
• Describe a film template (example: Titanic)
• Product and inventions vocabulary:
  • inventor, patent, production/manufacture, develop/discover, factory/industry/material/machine/tools
• Example product-description structures:
  • inventor + passive
  • how it works + connectors
  • time adverbs for change over time
  • perfect tense and genitive usage in product effects/impact statements

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Chapter 12 — Grammar

Core grammar topics

Reflexive verbs and reflexive pronouns

• Reflexive pronoun is used when subject = object (clarity)
• Reflexive pronouns exist in nominative-like person forms but function as object forms:
  • accusative reflexives vs dative reflexives
• Special reflexive verbs always require reflexive pronoun (video mentions dictionary format like “sich …” patterns)

Placement rules

• Reflexive pronoun generally comes after the subject and as close to it as possible
• Exceptions:
  • with nouns/names, reflexive can come before the name in certain cases
  • video advises safer standard placement after the subject

How to determine accusative vs dative

• dative reflexive often when there is:
  • another object (body parts, clothes, or indirect-object function)
• accusative reflexive when no additional indirect-object partner exists

Practical targets

• Emotions and feelings vocabulary:
  • feeling, mood, joy, anger, sadness, fear, luck, contentment, disappointment, surprise, boredom, worry, love, annoyance, nervousness, relaxed, proud
• Common phrase patterns:
  • be happy (reflexive verb + prepositions)
  • be annoyed about…
  • be satisfied with…
  • fear of…
  • nervous about…

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Speakers / sources

Speaker

• The course instructor (unnamed in the subtitles), who presents the lessons throughout.

Sources referenced (not speakers)

• lingui.com (online verb/dictionary usage, especially for accusative/dative verb requirements)
• verbform.com (adjective forms and patterns)
• Google and ChatGPT (methods to generate grammar examples)
• Indeed.de (job ad content example)
• Example apartment portal: emoscout24.de (used to explain apartment ads)
• Mentions of an A1 course link in the description (referenced as an earlier resource)