Everyday Scenarios

Otti moves in

Otti gets the keys to a new apartment in Berlin. Learn the words for the rooms and the furniture.

A1 14 words

Otti meets the neighbours

A new house, new faces on the stairs. Learn to greet people, say your name and where you come from.

A1 21 words

Otti and the German-speaking countries

Not everyone who speaks German comes from Germany - Otti's new neighbours are from Vienna and Zurich. Learn the countries where German is spoken, their people and how to say where you come from.

A1 18 words

Otti orders a coffee

Otti goes to a café around the corner. Learn how to order, ask for the price and pay.

A1 14 words

Otti meets Frida

In the palace park Otti meets Frida, a quick young fox from Kreuzberg. Learn to talk about yourself - your age, your home, your family - and to wish someone luck.

A1 23 words

Otti introduces friends

Otti brings two friends to a party. Learn the little words for people - he, she, we - and how to introduce someone.

A1 14 words

Otti asks questions

Who? What? Where? Otti is curious about everything. Learn the question words and the small words that hold sentences together.

A1 17 words

Otti counts

How many stairs to the flat? How much is the bread? Learn the numbers from zero to a thousand.

A1 20 words

Otti reads the clock

Is it early or late? Otti has a train to catch. Learn to ask the time and talk about the day.

A1 17 words

Otti plans the week

Work on Monday, friends on Friday, a lazy Sunday. Learn the days of the week and how often things happen.

A1 24 words

Otti writes the date

Lotte the squirrel plans everything: her calendar is full of birthdays and appointments, and Otti helps her write them down. Learn the numbers up to a hundred and how to say a date: am ersten Mai, am zwanzigsten Juni.

A1 26 words

Frau Hilde tells stories

Frau Hilde, the old tortoise from Otti's building, has lived in Berlin for ninety years. Learn to speak politely with Sie, to thank, to apologise and to say what you like.

A1 24 words