German for Beginners

Learn beginner German for travel, holidays and everyday communication, developing practical speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a supportive and enjoyable learning environment.

Are you interested in learning more about German culture? Do you enjoy visiting Germany or other German-speaking countries and want to communicate with greater confidence? Perhaps you have friends or family living abroad, or simply want to learn a fascinating new language.

This German for Beginners course is perfect for learners with little or no previous knowledge of German. Through practical and engaging lessons, you will develop the language skills needed to communicate in everyday situations and gain confidence using German in real-life contexts.

By the end of the course, you will be able to communicate with sympathetic native speakers, ask for and understand information using basic phrases, and express opinions in a variety of everyday tourist situations. You will also have the opportunity to develop your conversational skills around themes such as food, travel, restaurants and cafés, while improving your listening, reading and writing abilities.

Throughout the course, you will explore a variety of useful topics including:

Greetings, titles and introductions
Numbers
Talking about family and personal possessions
Asking for and giving directions
Making enquiries about places and things
Booking hotel accommodation
Ordering a snack and a drink
Ordering a three-course meal in a restaurant
Making a complaint in a restaurant or hotel
Shopping, quantities and prices
Hobbies and leisure interests
Describing an illness and symptoms
Buying tickets
Describing people and appearance
Describing a property
Expressing opinions and making comparisons
Talking about holiday plans and the weather
And many more practical everyday situations

This course focuses on practical communication, helping you gain the confidence to use German in authentic situations both at home and abroad.

Once you have booked the course. Please help us to understand our cohort better by filling in this brief google form about your previous language experience and motivations.

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Please note this course runs term time only. You can view our term dates here

Please also note that, due to prior commitments, there will be no class on the 25th November or 2nd December and as such the class will finish on the 16th December.

23rd September 2026 : German Beginners

Start Date : Wed 23rd Sep 2026

Time : 18:00 - 20:00

Location : Cirencester College

Duration : 10 weeks

Spaces : 8

Code : 09/26_GER_10W_WY

£185

Please note no class on the 25th November or 2nd December and as such the class will finish on the 16th December.

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About Your Tutor

Have you ever wondered what life would be like without languages? What if we all spoke the same language?

Yana’s love affair with languages, and in particular German, began at the age of 13 and having learned another four languages after that, she says “One of the most rewarding experiences is the magical moment created by the smile of another person who appreciates you making the effort to speak in their language, to share experiences with them and to make them laugh.” She is passionate about helping learners gain the confidence to communicate and enjoy the many opportunities that language learning can bring.

You can source it yourself, should you wish or we sell it on our website. We will be in touch nearer to the start of the course with details of the book.