🇩🇪 First German Class – Greetings & Basic Expressions

For A1 German learners, mastering **basic German adverbs** is essential for creating more descriptive and natural sentences. Adverbs are words that add important details about verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. A key benefit for beginners is that **German adverbs do not change their endings (they are not declined)**, unlike adjectives, making them simpler to learn! This guide, part of our comprehensive German language classes curriculum, will introduce you to some of the most frequently used adverbs.

We'll explore crucial categories like German adverbs of time, place, and manner, complete with example sentences to help you see them in action and effectively use them. This is vital practice whether you choose to learn German online, focus on improving your German speaking skills, or attend our German classes in Chennai.

🇩🇪 First German Class – Greetings & Basic Expressions

3️⃣ Asking “How are you?”

  • Wie geht’s? → How’s it going? (informal)
  • Wie geht es dir? → How are you? (informal)
  • Wie geht es Ihnen? → How are you? (formal)

Answers

  • Gut → Good
  • Sehr gut → Very good
  • Es geht → So‑so
  • Nicht gut → Not good

4️⃣ Introducing Yourself

  • Ich heiße … → My name is …
  • Ich bin … → I am …
  • Wie heißt du? → What is your name? (informal)
  • Wie heißen Sie? → What is your name? (formal)

Example:

Ich heiße Ravi.

Ich bin Anna.

5️⃣ Polite Words (Magic Words ✨)

  • Bitte → Please / You’re welcome
  • Danke → Thank you
  • Vielen Dank → Many thanks
  • Entschuldigung → Excuse me / Sorry

6️⃣ Yes / No / Basic Responses

  • Ja → Yes
  • Nein → No
  • Vielleicht → Maybe
  • Natürlich → Of course

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Conclusion: Adding Flavor to Your German

Adverbs are essential tools for adding detail, nuance, and fluency to your German. By mastering these common A1 adverbs, you'll be able to express yourself more precisely and understand spoken and written German much better.

Continue practicing these adverbs in different contexts. As you advance in your German language studies, you'll encounter many more, but this list provides a fantastic starting point. Our interactive German lessons are designed to help you incorporate new grammar and vocabulary naturally.

For more A1 level German, explore topics like essential A1 vocabulary lists, the verbs 'haben' and 'sein', or negation in German.

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