# First steps: Where I'm from

**Language:** German  
**CEFR Level:** A1  

> Listen in as Lena and Jonas talk about where they come from in real, everyday German. By the end of this course their conversation will feel easy to follow, and you'll be ready to join in.

**Setting:** A bus stop on a busy street in Berlin-Neukölln on a weekday morning. Lena, who is from Madrid, waits here every day, and today Jonas starts talking to her. They use du with each other.

## Lessons

### 1. Saying which country you're from

Lena and Jonas get talking at the bus stop and find out they are from different countries.

### 2. Saying which city you're from

Lena and Jonas name the cities they grew up in.

### 3. Saying where you live now

Lena and Jonas discover they both live in Berlin.

### 4. Saying which street you live on

Lena and Jonas work out that they live a couple of streets apart.

### 5. Saying which languages you speak

Lena and Jonas compare the languages they each speak.

### 6. Talking about countries you know

Jonas and Lena talk about the countries they have been to and the ones they want to see.

### 7. Saying where your family lives

Jonas and Lena say where their families are.