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Learn German at A1.2 Level: Real-Life Topics, Grammar & Confidence

  • Writer: Sarah
    Sarah
  • 7 days ago
  • 3 min read

Have you already completed A1.1 or know the German basics like introducing yourself, talking about your family, and simple sentence structure? Then it’s time to move on to A1.2 – the second half of the A1 level. This is where your German becomes more useful, more flexible, and more fun!


Our German students practising German everyday phrases during a conversation about food and eating habits.
Our German students practising German everyday phrases during a conversation about food and eating habits.

At GermanMind, the A1.2 course is designed to deepen your grammar knowledge and expand your ability to communicate in everyday German – naturally and confidently.


What You’ll Learn in A1.2

The A1.2 German course builds directly on what you learned in A1.1 - but now it’s all about daily routines, past tense, directions, housing, the city, and more real-life situations.


Eating & Inviting at Home

"Ich möchte was essen, Onkel Harry."

  • Talk about eating habits and food preferences

  • Practise real conversations at the dinner table

  • Learn how to express what you’d like (möchte)

  • Vocabulary: food & meals

  • Grammar: mögen, möchte, noun formation (Nomen + Nomen)


✅ Useful Expression: – Ich möchte gern Pizza essen. – Magst du Käse?


Public Transport & Directions

"Ich steige jetzt in die U-Bahn ein."

  • Learn how to use public transport

  • Give and understand basic directions

  • End a phone call politely

  • Vocabulary: transport & travel

  • Grammar: separable verbs (einsteigen, mitnehmen)


✅ Useful Expression:– Ich fahre mit der U-Bahn.– Steigst du hier aus?


Talking About Your Day (Perfect Tense)

"Was hast du heute gemacht?"

  • Talk about your day and past experiences

  • Use the Perfekt tense with haben

  • Write emails, read schedules

  • Vocabulary: daily activities, time phrases

  • Grammar: Perfekt + haben, time prepositions: von … bis, ab


✅ Useful Expression: – Ich habe Mittagessen gekocht und E-Mails geschrieben. – Was hast du gestern gemacht?


Events & Past Experiences

"Was ist denn hier passiert?"

  • Talk about past events

  • Learn Perfekt tense with sein

  • Understand months & seasons

  • Vocabulary: holidays, travel, weather

  • Grammar: Perfekt + sein, im with months


✅ Useful Expression: – Ich bin nach Berlin gefahren. – Es war toll!



Finding Places & Asking for Help

"Wir suchen das Hotel Maritim."

  • Give and understand directions

  • Ask for and offer help

  • Use local prepositions with dative

  • Vocabulary: places in a city

  • Grammar: an, in, bei + dative


✅ Useful Expression: – Wo ist das Hotel? – Es ist beim Bahnhof.


Lesson 14: Housing & Describing Homes

"Wie findest du Ottos Haus?"

  • Describe a flat or house

  • Understand housing adverts

  • Write and respond to emails

  • Vocabulary: housing, furniture

  • Grammar: possessive articles (sein, ihr), genitive with names


✅ Useful Expression: – Seine Wohnung ist groß und hell. – Die Küche von Maria ist modern.


Life in the City

"In Giesing wohnt das Leben!"

  • Talk about what a neighbourhood offers

  • Ask about local facilities

  • Grammar: verbs with dative, personal pronouns in dative

  • Vocabulary: shops, institutions, places in town


✅ Useful Expression: – Ich helfe dir gern. – In Giesing gibt es viele Cafés.



Making Appointments

"Wir haben hier ein Problem."

  • Offer help and apologise

  • Schedule and reschedule appointments

  • Grammar: temporal prepositions (vor, nach, in, für)

  • Vocabulary: time phrases, dates, appointments


✅ Useful Expression: – Ich kann den Termin leider nicht annehmen. – Können wir einen neuen Termin vereinbaren?


German learner making and rescheduling appointments using time expressions and polite language.
German learner making and rescheduling appointments using time expressions and polite language.
























Grammar You’ll Master in A1.2

Topic

Examples

Separable verbs

Ich steige ein, du machst mit

Perfekt tense with haben and sein

Ich habe gearbeitet, Ich bin gegangen

Temporal prepositions

von … bis, ab, im, nach, vor

Local prepositions + dative

in der Stadt, beim Hotel

Possessive adjectives

sein Haus, ihre Wohnung

Dative pronouns & verbs

helfen, danken, gefallen

Genitive with names

Marias Wohnung ist neu.


What You Can Do After A1.2

After completing A1.2, you’ll be able to:

  • Talk confidently about your daily life and past experiences

  • Use German to navigate public spaces and situations

  • Understand basic written and spoken texts

  • Use both Präsens and Perfekt

  • Interact with others more naturally and fluently


Learn A1.2 German with Confidence at GermanMind

At GermanMind, we make sure German grammar is clear, vocabulary is useful, and class time is interactive and enjoyable. Our A1.2 course is taught by native-speaking German teachers!


Ready for A1.2?

Book your A1.2 German course now – online or in Dublin 2

Take your German to the next level with confidence, clarity, and support here at GermanMind


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Meet Natalia!

Senior German Teacher at GermanMind

At GermanMind, we believe that great teaching makes all the difference. That’s why we’re proud to introduce you to one of our most experienced and passionate team members: Natalia, Senior German Teacher.

With 20 years of teaching experience, an academic background in linguistics, and a deep love for language learning, Natalia brings warmth, structure, and expertise to every lesson she teaches.





 
 
 

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