German A2 — Elementary: city, travel, routines, health

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The whole German A2 level as one readable page: 3 units, 9 lessons, 63 words, 289 questions with every answer shown, a worksheet and a 10-item level test. Nothing here is behind JavaScript, and nothing needs an account.

What you can do when A2 is finished

• Find your way around a German city
• Talk about past trips with Perfekt
• Describe routines, health, and future plans

A2, unit by unit

Getting around

Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?)

Two questions rule German places! WO? (where?) → IN DER Stadt (dative, staying). WOHIN? (where to?) → IN DIE Stadt (accusative, going). Ich bin IN DER Schule vs Ich gehe IN DIE Schule.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 1 [multiple choice] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Choose the contextual meaning of die Straße (ams).

   1. street
   2. square
   3. station
   Show the answer

   street

2. fill the gapPractice 2 [fill in the blank] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “square”.

   Show the answer

   der Platz

3. translatePractice 3 [translation] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Read der Bahnhof (dehr BAHN-hohf) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   station

4. translate into the languagePractice 4 [reverse translation] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Produce “bank” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   die Bank

5. matchingPractice 5 [matching] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Match das Krankenhaus to its contextual meaning.

   1. shop
   2. hospital
   3. left
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   hospital

6. put it in orderPractice 6 [reorder] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: He is in the park.

   Show the answer

   Er ist im Park.

7. build the sentencePractice 7 [sentence building] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: I am in the city. (staying)

   Show the answer

   Ich bin in der Stadt.

8. choose the wordPractice 8 [word selection] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Select the correct target form for “right”.

   1. die Straße
   2. der Platz
   3. rechts
   Show the answer

   rechts

9. find the mistakePractice 9 [error correction] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “He is in the park.”.

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   Er ist im Park.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10 [dialogue completion] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Complete Lena’s turn in the taught register: It is over there, on the right.

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    Er ist dort, rechts.

11. readingPractice 11 [reading comprehension] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Read Ist es weit? (ist ess vyet?). What exact detail is communicated?

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    Is it far?

12. paragraphPractice 12 [paragraph comprehension] — Around the city (Wo? vs Wohin?): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Nein, es ist nah. Fünf Minuten.

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    No, it is near. Five minutes.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkICH BIN IN DER STADT means…

   1. I go into the city
   2. I am in the city
   3. my city is big
   4. I like cities
   Show the answer

   I am in the city

   Bin + in der = staying.

2. quick checkRECHTS is…

   1. left
   2. right
   3. straight
   4. back
   Show the answer

   right

   Rechts = right.

3. quick checkGoing somewhere uses…

   1. dative (in der)
   2. accusative (in die)
   3. nominative
   4. no article
   Show the answer

   accusative (in die)

   Movement = accusative.

4. quick checkWO IST DER BAHNHOF? means…

   1. Who is at the station?
   2. Where is the station?
   3. How is the station?
   4. What is a station?
   Show the answer

   Where is the station?

   Wo + ist = where is.

5. quick checkFÜNF MINUTEN is…

   1. five minutes
   2. ten minutes
   3. five hours
   4. five days
   Show the answer

   five minutes

   Fünf = 5.

Worksheet: City worksheet

Review list. die Straße · der Platz · der Bahnhof · die Bank

Travel and Perfekt

Past trips use PERFEKT: HABEN + past verb. ICH HABE BESUCHT = I visited. TU… wait — ICH HABE, DU HAST, ER HAT + GE-verb: besucht, gemacht, gekauft. GE- opens most past verbs!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose, listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking. Every exercise works on German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register.

1. the main ideaPractice 2 [main idea] — Travel and Perfekt: What is the central communicative purpose of “Travel and Perfekt”?

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   Past trips use PERFEKT: HABEN + past verb.

2. spot the detailPractice 3 [detail identification] — Travel and Perfekt: Read Hat es dir gefallen? (haht ess deer guh-FAH-len?). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

3. what is meantPractice 4 [inference] — Travel and Perfekt: Infer the intended meaning or social force of Ich habe Spanien besucht. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   I visited Spain.

4. listeningPractice 5 [listening comprehension] — Travel and Perfekt: Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Did you travel this summer?

5. dictationPractice 6 [dictation] — Travel and Perfekt: Play the labeled synthetic German audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Ja, ich habe Mexiko besucht. Ich war am Strand.

6. listen and choosePractice 7 [listen and choose] — Travel and Perfekt: Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

   1. Did you like it?
   2. It was great!
   3. mountain

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

7. listen, then orderPractice 8 [listen and reorder] — Travel and Perfekt: Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: Did you buy tickets?

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Hast du Fahrkarten gekauft?

8. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Travel and Perfekt: Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Bist…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Bist du diesen Sommer gereist?

9. repeat itPractice 10 [repeat after audio] — Travel and Perfekt: Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

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   Ja, ich habe Mexiko besucht. Ich war am Strand.

10. pronunciationPractice 11 [pronunciation] — Travel and Perfekt: Practise das Hotel (dahss hoh-TELL) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

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    das Hotel

11. shadow the audioPractice 12 [shadowing] — Travel and Perfekt: Shadow the synthetic German model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Es war super!

12. guided speakingPractice 13 [guided speaking] — Travel and Perfekt: Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Travel and Perfekt”; compare with the model.

    Show the answer

    Ich habe Spanien besucht.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkICH HABE BESUCHT means…

   1. I visit
   2. I visited
   3. you visited
   4. he visits
   Show the answer

   I visited

   Habe + GE-verb = past.

2. quick checkDER KOFFER is…

   1. ticket
   2. suitcase
   3. hotel
   4. beach
   Show the answer

   suitcase

   Koffer = suitcase.

3. quick checkHAT ES DIR GEFALLEN? means…

   1. Did you like it?
   2. Do you like it?
   3. Will you like it?
   4. You like it!
   Show the answer

   Did you like it?

   Past: did it please you.

4. quick checkWhich is 'you bought'?

   1. ich habe gekauft
   2. du hast gekauft
   3. er hat gekauft
   4. kaufen
   Show the answer

   du hast gekauft

   Du hast + GE-verb.

5. quick checkGESTERN means…

   1. tomorrow
   2. today
   3. yesterday
   4. now
   Show the answer

   yesterday

   Gestern = yesterday.

Worksheet: Travel worksheet

Review list. die Reise · das Flugzeug · das Hotel · der Koffer

By train: tickets, platforms, delays

Station German is compact: EINE FAHRKARTE NACH BERLIN, BITTE. With changing trains: MÜSSEN SIE UMSTEIGEN? Delays are announced with the number first: «Der Zug nach Bonn fährt heute von Gleis sieben».

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. German. Every exercise works on verb-second word order, four cases with article agreement, separable prefixes, Perfekt vs Präteritum, modal particles, and Konjunktiv register — measured by clause architecture and by choosing du or Sie before the first verb..

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Choose the meaning of die Fahrkarte (dee FAHR-kar-tuh) in this lesson.

   1. ticket (for a trip)
   2. platform, track
   3. to change trains
   4. delay
   Show the answer

   ticket (for a trip)

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Type the German expression meaning “platform, track”.

   Show the answer

   das Gleis

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Interpret the German in context: Ich brauche eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin. (ikh BROW-khuh EYE-nuh FAHR-kar-tuh nakh ber-LEEN.).

   Show the answer

   I need a ticket to Berlin.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Write in German: Do I have to change in Cologne?.

   Show the answer

   Muss ich in Köln umsteigen?

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Match umsteigen to its lesson meaning.

   1. to change trains
   2. ticket (for a trip)
   3. platform, track
   Show the answer

   to change trains

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent German: The train is twenty minutes late..

   Show the answer

   Der Zug hat zwanzig Minuten Verspätung.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (Fahrkarte nach + city · von Gleis + number · Anschluss nach + city): I need a ticket to Berlin..

   Show the answer

   Ich brauche eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Select the German form for “delay”.

   1. die Verspätung
   2. der Anschluss
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   die Verspätung

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Ich brauche ein Ticket zu Berlin.

   Show the answer

   Ich brauche eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: A ticket to Bonn, please.

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    Einfach oder hin und zurück?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Read “Hin und zurück. Muss ich umsteigen?” (hin unt tsoo-REWK. moos ikh OOM-shty-gen?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Return. Do I have to change?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] By train: tickets, platforms, delays — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: No, direct. Platform five, departure in ten minutes.

    Show the answer

    Nein, direkt. Gleis fünf, Abfahrt in zehn Minuten.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits die Fahrkarte?

   1. ticket (for a trip)
   2. platform, track
   3. to change trains
   4. delay
   Show the answer

   ticket (for a trip)

   die Fahrkarte (dee FAHR-kar-tuh) means ticket (for a trip) in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits das Gleis?

   1. platform, track
   2. ticket (for a trip)
   3. to change trains
   4. delay
   Show the answer

   platform, track

   das Gleis (das glice) means platform, track in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits umsteigen?

   1. to change trains
   2. ticket (for a trip)
   3. platform, track
   4. delay
   Show the answer

   to change trains

   umsteigen (OOM-shty-gen) means to change trains in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits die Verspätung?

   1. delay
   2. ticket (for a trip)
   3. platform, track
   4. to change trains
   Show the answer

   delay

   die Verspätung (dee fair-SHPHAY-toong) means delay in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits der Anschluss?

   1. connection
   2. ticket (for a trip)
   3. platform, track
   4. to change trains
   Show the answer

   connection

   der Anschluss (dair AHN-shloos) means connection in this lesson.

Worksheet: Train worksheet

Review list. die Fahrkarte · das Gleis · umsteigen · die Verspätung

Life and plans

Daily routines (separable verbs!)

German verbs SPLIT! AUFSTEHEN (to get up) → ICH STEHE AUF. The prefix jumps to the end: ANrufen → ICH RUFE AN. Morning verbs split daily: aufstehen, duschen (no split!), frühstücken, anfangen.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary, multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder. Every exercise works on German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register.

1. answer in your own wordsPractice 3 [free response] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Daily routines (separable verbs!)”; compare with the model.

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   Er fängt spät an.

2. role playPractice 4 [roleplay] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Role-play Lena: Yes, with my family.

   Show the answer

   Ja, mit meiner Familie.

3. write a sentencePractice 5 [sentence writing] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Write one accurate Latin script sentence using die Schule.

   Show the answer

   Duschst du morgens?

4. short writingPractice 6 [short writing] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Write 2–3 connected German sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

   Show the answer

   Er fängt spät an. Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf.

5. say it another wayPractice 7 [paraphrase] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf.

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   Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf.

6. summarisePractice 8 [summary] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Summarize the dialogue in one precise German sentence.

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   Ja, mit meiner Familie.

7. multiple choicePractice 9 [multiple choice] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Choose the contextual meaning of der Morgen (dehr MOHR-gen).

   1. morning
   2. afternoon
   3. evening
   Show the answer

   morning

8. fill the gapPractice 10 [fill in the blank] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “afternoon”.

   Show the answer

   der Nachmittag

9. translatePractice 11 [translation] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Read der Abend (dehr AH-bent) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   evening

10. translate into the languagePractice 12 [reverse translation] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Produce “work / job” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

    Show the answer

    die Arbeit

11. matchingPractice 13 [matching] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Match die Schule to its contextual meaning.

    1. shower
    2. school
    3. breakfast
    Show the answer

    school

12. put it in orderPractice 14 [reorder] — Daily routines (separable verbs!): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: Do you shower in the mornings?

    Show the answer

    Duschst du morgens?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkICH STEHE AUF means…

   1. I stand up (rise)
   2. I get up (mornings)
   3. I sit down
   4. I run
   Show the answer

   I get up (mornings)

   Aufstehen = to get up.

2. quick checkDAS ABENDESSEN is…

   1. breakfast
   2. lunch
   3. dinner
   4. snack
   Show the answer

   dinner

   Abendessen = dinner.

3. quick checkWANN STEHST DU AUF? asks about…

   1. price
   2. time
   3. place
   4. reason
   Show the answer

   time

   Wann = when.

4. quick checkIn AUFSTEHEN the prefix goes…

   1. nowhere
   2. to the end
   3. to the start
   4. it vanishes
   Show the answer

   to the end

   Ich stehe AUF — jumps!.

5. quick checkWhich verb splits?

   1. lernen
   2. aufstehen
   3. sprechen
   4. wohnen
   Show the answer

   aufstehen

   Aufstehen = auf + stehen. .

Worksheet: Routines worksheet

Review list. der Morgen · der Nachmittag · der Abend · die Arbeit

Health and future (werden)

At the doctor: MEIN KOPF TUT WEH = my head hurts. Future with WERDEN: ICH WERDE REISEN = I will travel. ICH WERDE, DU WIRST, ER WIRD + verb-at-end. The plan verb jumps last!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension, main idea, detail identification, inference, listening comprehension, dictation, listen and choose. Every exercise works on German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register.

1. build the sentencePractice 4 [sentence building] — Health and future (werden): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: I will travel.

   Show the answer

   Ich werde reisen.

2. choose the wordPractice 5 [word selection] — Health and future (werden): Select the correct target form for “pharmacy”.

   1. der Schmerz
   2. das Fieber
   3. die Apotheke
   Show the answer

   die Apotheke

3. find the mistakePractice 6 [error correction] — Health and future (werden): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the pharmacy model for “It is going to rain.”.

   Show the answer

   Es wird regnen.

4. finish the dialoguePractice 7 [dialogue completion] — Health and future (werden): Complete Max’s turn in the taught register: No, but I will rest.

   Show the answer

   Nein, aber ich werde mich ausruhen.

5. readingPractice 8 [reading comprehension] — Health and future (werden): Read Gut. Du wirst gesund. (goot. doo veerst guh-ZOONT.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   Good. You will get well.

6. paragraphPractice 9 [paragraph comprehension] — Health and future (werden): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Herr Doktor, mein Kopf tut weh.

   Show the answer

   Doctor, my head hurts.

7. the main ideaPractice 10 [main idea] — Health and future (werden): What is the central communicative purpose of “Health and future (werden)”?

   Show the answer

   At the doctor: MEIN KOPF TUT WEH = my head hurts.

8. spot the detailPractice 11 [detail identification] — Health and future (werden): Read Nein, aber ich werde mich ausruhen. (neyen, AH-ber eekh VEHR-duh meekh OWS-roo-en.). What exact detail is communicated?

   Show the answer

   No, but I will rest.

9. what is meantPractice 12 [inference] — Health and future (werden): Infer the intended meaning or social force of Es wird regnen. without overclaiming.

   Show the answer

   It is going to rain.

10. listeningPractice 13 [listening comprehension] — Health and future (werden): Play the synthetic audio and give its precise contextual meaning.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Doctor, my head hurts.

11. dictationPractice 14 [dictation] — Health and future (werden): Play the labeled synthetic German audio and type the complete line in Latin script.

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    Hast du Fieber?

12. listen and choosePractice 15 [listen and choose] — Health and future (werden): Play the synthetic audio and select its contextual meaning.

    1. No, but I will rest.
    2. Good. You will get well.
    3. fever

    audio drill — play it in the course player

    Show the answer

    No, but I will rest.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkICH WERDE REISEN means…

   1. I travel now
   2. I travelled
   3. I will travel
   4. I want travel
   Show the answer

   I will travel

   Werde + verb = future.

2. quick checkMEIN KOPF TUT WEH means…

   1. my head hurts
   2. my hand hurts
   3. my eye hurts
   4. my leg hurts
   Show the answer

   my head hurts

   Kopf = head.

3. quick checkDIE APOTHEKE is…

   1. hospital
   2. pharmacy
   3. clinic
   4. shop
   Show the answer

   pharmacy

   Apotheke = pharmacy.

4. quick checkDU WIRST GESUND means…

   1. you were healthy
   2. you will get well
   3. you feel bad
   4. you look fine
   Show the answer

   you will get well

   Wirst + gesund.

5. quick checkIn the future, the main verb goes…

   1. first
   2. to the end
   3. nowhere
   4. twice
   Show the answer

   to the end

   Ich werde … REISEN.

Worksheet: Health worksheet

Review list. der Kopf · die Hand · das Auge · der Arzt

At the doctor: symptoms and advice

Illness is said with haben and weh tun: ICH HABE HALSSCHMERZEN · MEIN KOPF TUT WEH. The doctor answers with sollen: SIE SOLLEN VIEL TRINKEN — advice, not an order.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. German. Every exercise works on verb-second word order, four cases with article agreement, separable prefixes, Perfekt vs Präteritum, modal particles, and Konjunktiv register — measured by clause architecture and by choosing du or Sie before the first verb..

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Choose the meaning of der Termin (dair ter-MEEN) in this lesson.

   1. appointment
   2. pain (plural)
   3. to hurt
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   appointment

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Type the German expression meaning “pain (plural)”.

   Show the answer

   die Schmerzen

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Interpret the German in context: Ich habe Halsschmerzen. (ikh HAH-buh HALS-shmair-tsen.).

   Show the answer

   I have a sore throat.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Write in German: My back hurts..

   Show the answer

   Mein Rücken tut weh.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Match weh tun to its lesson meaning.

   1. to hurt
   2. appointment
   3. pain (plural)
   Show the answer

   to hurt

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent German: You should stay in bed..

   Show the answer

   Sie sollen im Bett bleiben.

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (ich habe …schmerzen · es tut weh · Sie sollen …): I have a sore throat..

   Show the answer

   Ich habe Halsschmerzen.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Select the German form for “prescription”.

   1. das Rezept
   2. sollen
   Show the answer

   das Rezept

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Ich habe Schmerz.

   Show the answer

   Ich habe Schmerzen.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Good day, I have an appointment.

    Show the answer

    Was fehlt Ihnen?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Read “Ich habe Halsschmerzen und mein Kopf tut weh.” (ikh HAH-buh HALS-shmair-tsen unt mine kof toot vay.). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    I have a sore throat and my head hurts.

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] At the doctor: symptoms and advice — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: You should drink a lot and stay home for three days.

    Show the answer

    Sie sollen viel trinken und drei Tage zu Hause bleiben.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits der Termin?

   1. appointment
   2. pain (plural)
   3. to hurt
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   appointment

   der Termin (dair ter-MEEN) means appointment in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits die Schmerzen?

   1. pain (plural)
   2. appointment
   3. to hurt
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   pain (plural)

   die Schmerzen (dee SHMAIR-tsen) means pain (plural) in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits weh tun?

   1. to hurt
   2. appointment
   3. pain (plural)
   4. prescription
   Show the answer

   to hurt

   weh tun (vay toon) means to hurt in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits das Rezept?

   1. prescription
   2. appointment
   3. pain (plural)
   4. to hurt
   Show the answer

   prescription

   das Rezept (das ray-TSEPT) means prescription in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits sollen?

   1. should, to be advised to
   2. appointment
   3. pain (plural)
   4. to hurt
   Show the answer

   should, to be advised to

   sollen (ZOL-len) means should, to be advised to in this lesson.

Worksheet: Doctor worksheet

Review list. der Termin · die Schmerzen · weh tun · das Rezept

Shopping and weather

Clothes and shopping (dieser)

Shop in German! DAS HEMD, DIE SCHUHE. Point with DIESER (this, masculine), DIESE (feminine), DIESES (neuter): DIESES HEMD (this shirt), DIESER LADEN (this shop).

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. listen and reorder, listen and fill, repeat after audio, pronunciation, shadowing, guided speaking, free response, roleplay, sentence writing, short writing, paraphrase, summary. Every exercise works on German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register.

1. listen, then orderPractice 5 [listen and reorder] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: This shop is expensive.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Dieser Laden ist teuer.

2. listen and fillPractice listen and fill — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Play the synthetic audio and complete the line beginning “Zwanzig…”.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Zwanzig Euro. Es ist billig.

3. repeat itPractice 7 [repeat after audio] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Repeat the synthetic model with accurate phrase grouping; no microphone score is claimed.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Und dieses Kleid?

4. pronunciationPractice 8 [pronunciation] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Practise teuer (TOY-er) with the language-specific sound pattern. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   teuer

5. shadow the audioPractice 9 [shadowing] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Shadow the synthetic German model, preserving target rhythm and sound contrasts. Self-check only.

   audio drill — play it in the course player

   Show the answer

   Wie viel kostet dieses Hemd?

6. guided speakingPractice 10 [guided speaking] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Clothes and shopping (dieser)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Dieses Hemd ist billig.

7. answer in your own wordsPractice 11 [free response] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Produce a spoken response demonstrating “Clothes and shopping (dieser)”; compare with the model.

   Show the answer

   Dieser Laden ist teuer.

8. role playPractice 12 [roleplay] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Role-play Lena: Fifty euros.

   Show the answer

   Fünfzig Euro.

9. write a sentencePractice 13 [sentence writing] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Write one accurate Latin script sentence using das Geschäft.

   Show the answer

   Dieses Hemd ist billig.

10. short writingPractice 14 [short writing] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Write 2–3 connected German sentences applying this lesson’s grammar and register.

    Show the answer

    Dieser Laden ist teuer. Diese Schuhe sind schön.

11. say it another wayPractice 15 [paraphrase] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Paraphrase without changing meaning, morphology, or politeness: Diese Schuhe sind schön.

    Show the answer

    Diese Schuhe sind schön.

12. summarisePractice 16 [summary] — Clothes and shopping (dieser): Summarize the dialogue in one precise German sentence.

    Show the answer

    Fünfzig Euro.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkDIESES HEMD means…

   1. that shirt
   2. this shirt
   3. those shirts
   4. my shirt
   Show the answer

   this shirt

   Dieses = this (neuter).

2. quick checkDIE HOSE is…

   1. shoes
   2. trousers
   3. shirt
   4. dress
   Show the answer

   trousers

   Hose = trousers.

3. quick checkWIE VIEL KOSTET…? asks about…

   1. size
   2. price
   3. colour
   4. place
   Show the answer

   price

   Kostet = costs.

4. quick checkDIESER is used with…

   1. feminine nouns
   2. masculine nouns
   3. plurals
   4. verbs
   Show the answer

   masculine nouns

   Dieser Hut — masculine.

5. quick checkBILLIG means…

   1. expensive
   2. cheap
   3. big
   4. new
   Show the answer

   cheap

   Billig = cheap.

Worksheet: Shopping worksheet

Review list. das Hemd · die Hose · die Schuhe · das Kleid

Weather stories (war)

Weather stories use WAR (was): ES WAR SONNIG (it was sunny). ES GAB WIND (there was wind). ICH WAR, DU WARST, ER WAR — the simple past of SEIN, storytellers' favourite!

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. multiple choice, fill in the blank, translation, reverse translation, matching, reorder, sentence building, word selection, error correction, dialogue completion, reading comprehension, paragraph comprehension. Every exercise works on German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register.

1. multiple choicePractice 6 [multiple choice] — Weather stories (war): Choose the contextual meaning of der Winter (dehr VIN-ter).

   1. winter
   2. cloud
   3. wind
   Show the answer

   winter

2. fill the gapPractice 7 [fill in the blank] — Weather stories (war): Type the complete Latin script expression meaning “cloud”.

   Show the answer

   die Wolke

3. translatePractice 8 [translation] — Weather stories (war): Read der Wind (dehr vint) and give its lesson meaning.

   Show the answer

   wind

4. translate into the languagePractice 9 [reverse translation] — Weather stories (war): Produce “sun” in Latin script, not romanisation alone.

   Show the answer

   die Sonne

5. matchingPractice 10 [matching] — Weather stories (war): Match der Regen to its contextual meaning.

   1. cold
   2. rain
   3. heat
   Show the answer

   rain

6. put it in orderPractice 11 [reorder] — Weather stories (war): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: There was much wind.

   Show the answer

   Es war sonnig. Es gab viel Sonne.

7. build the sentencePractice 12 [sentence building] — Weather stories (war): Rebuild this model with correct German case, gender, verb position, compounds, and formal versus informal register: Yesterday it was cold.

   Show the answer

   Gestern war es kalt.

8. choose the wordPractice 13 [word selection] — Weather stories (war): Select the correct target form for “summer”.

   1. der Winter
   2. die Wolke
   3. der Sommer
   Show the answer

   der Sommer

9. find the mistakePractice 14 [error correction] — Weather stories (war): Replace a script, morphology, particle, or register error with the lesson model for “There was much wind.”.

   Show the answer

   Es war sonnig. Es gab viel Sonne.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 15 [dialogue completion] — Weather stories (war): Complete Lena’s turn in the taught register: And today?

    Show the answer

    Und heute?

11. readingPractice 16 [reading comprehension] — Weather stories (war): Read Es regnet! (ess REHK-net!). What exact detail is communicated?

    Show the answer

    It rains!

12. paragraphPractice 17 [paragraph comprehension] — Weather stories (war): Read the complete dialogue and explain this turn’s function: Wie war das Wetter gestern?

    Show the answer

    How was the weather yesterday?

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkES WAR SONNIG means…

   1. it is sunny
   2. it was sunny
   3. it will rain
   4. it snowed
   Show the answer

   it was sunny

   War = was.

2. quick checkDER REGEN is…

   1. sun
   2. rain
   3. wind
   4. cloud
   Show the answer

   rain

   Regen = rain.

3. quick checkES GAB VIEL WIND means…

   1. it is windy
   2. there was much wind
   3. wind comes
   4. no wind
   Show the answer

   there was much wind

   Gab = there was.

4. quick checkWeather in the past uses…

   1. Perfekt
   2. war/gab
   3. future
   4. present
   Show the answer

   war/gab

   War = was; gab = there was.

5. quick checkWIE WAR DAS WETTER? asks…

   1. what time was it?
   2. how was the weather?
   3. where was he?
   4. who came?
   Show the answer

   how was the weather?

   Wetter = weather.

Worksheet: Weather worksheet

Review list. die Sonne · der Regen · die Kälte · die Hitze

Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger

Shopping problems need two tools: the comparative (GRÖSSER, BILLIGER, GÜNSTIGER) and UMTAUSCHEN. The shop answers with a condition: WENN SIE DEN KASSENZETTEL HABEN, TAUSCHEN WIR UM.

Dialogue. Read it aloud twice — once for each speaker.

Practice (12). Answer first, then open the answer.

What this German practice tests. German. Every exercise works on verb-second word order, four cases with article agreement, separable prefixes, Perfekt vs Präteritum, modal particles, and Konjunktiv register — measured by clause architecture and by choosing du or Sie before the first verb..

1. multiple choicePractice 1: [multiple choice] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Choose the meaning of umtauschen (OOM-tow-shen) in this lesson.

   1. to exchange
   2. receipt
   3. cheaper
   4. size
   Show the answer

   to exchange

2. fill the gapPractice 2: [fill in the blank] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Type the German expression meaning “receipt”.

   Show the answer

   der Kassenzettel

3. translatePractice 3: [translation] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Interpret the German in context: Diese Hose ist zu groß. (DEE-zuh HOH-zuh ist tsoo grohs.).

   Show the answer

   These trousers are too big.

4. translate into the languagePractice 4: [reverse translation] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Write in German: The shirt is cheaper than the jacket..

   Show the answer

   Das Hemd ist günstiger als die Jacke.

5. matchingPractice 5: [matching] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Match günstiger to its lesson meaning.

   1. cheaper
   2. to exchange
   3. receipt
   Show the answer

   cheaper

6. put it in orderPractice 6: [reorder] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Reconstruct the lesson model in coherent German: Can we exchange this?.

   Show the answer

   Können wir das umtauschen?

7. build the sentencePractice 7: [sentence building] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Build the sentence with the lesson pattern (X ist größer/günstiger als Y · können wir … umtauschen?): These trousers are too big..

   Show the answer

   Diese Hose ist zu groß.

8. choose the wordPractice 8: [word selection] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Select the German form for “size”.

   1. die Größe
   2. passen
   Show the answer

   die Größe

9. find the mistakePractice 9: [error correction] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Correct the model the lesson warns about: Das ist größer wie das andere.

   Show the answer

   Das ist größer als das andere.

10. finish the dialoguePractice 10: [dialogue completion] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Complete the exchange with the studied response to: Excuse me, these trousers are too small.

    Show the answer

    Haben Sie den Kassenzettel?

11. readingPractice 11: [reading comprehension] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Read “Ja. Gibt es eine Nummer größer?” (yah. geept es EYE-nuh NUM-mer GRUR-ser?). What does it mean?

    Show the answer

    Yes. Is there a bigger size?

12. paragraphPractice 12: [paragraph comprehension] Exchanging and comparing: zu groß, günstiger — Read the lesson dialogue as a whole and give its key move: Yes, and this one is cheaper too.

    Show the answer

    Ja, und diese ist auch günstiger.

Quick check (5).

1. quick checkWhich meaning best fits umtauschen?

   1. to exchange
   2. receipt
   3. cheaper
   4. size
   Show the answer

   to exchange

   umtauschen (OOM-tow-shen) means to exchange in this lesson.

2. quick checkWhich meaning best fits der Kassenzettel?

   1. receipt
   2. to exchange
   3. cheaper
   4. size
   Show the answer

   receipt

   der Kassenzettel (dair KAS-sen-tset-tel) means receipt in this lesson.

3. quick checkWhich meaning best fits günstiger?

   1. cheaper
   2. to exchange
   3. receipt
   4. size
   Show the answer

   cheaper

   günstiger (GEWN-sti-ger) means cheaper in this lesson.

4. quick checkWhich meaning best fits die Größe?

   1. size
   2. to exchange
   3. receipt
   4. cheaper
   Show the answer

   size

   die Größe (dee GRUR-suh) means size in this lesson.

5. quick checkWhich meaning best fits passen?

   1. to fit
   2. to exchange
   3. receipt
   4. cheaper
   Show the answer

   to fit

   passen (PAS-sen) means to fit in this lesson.

Worksheet: Shopping worksheet

Review list. umtauschen · der Kassenzettel · günstiger · die Größe

Recall drills — 126 more questions from the A2 words

These 126 drills are generated from the German A2 vocabulary list — the words of “Getting around” through “Shopping and weather”, in both directions: recognition (word → meaning) and production (meaning → word). They re-ask what the course data already contains; no answer here was written by a machine, and a generated drill is practice, never a lesson.

The A2 test — 10 items

The 10-item test closes German A2. Answers are shown; in the course player the same test decides whether German B1 unlocks.

1. translate into the languageSay: Where is the station?

   Show the answer

   Wo ist der Bahnhof?

2. fill the gapIch bin in ___ Stadt (staying)

   Show the answer

   der

3. choose'I get up at seven'

   1. Ich aufstehe um sieben Uhr
   2. Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf
   3. Ich stehe auf um sieben Uhr
   4. Auf ich stehe sieben Uhr
   Show the answer

   Ich stehe um sieben Uhr auf

4. translate into the languageSay: I will learn

   Show the answer

   Ich werde lernen

5. translate into EnglishMein Kopf tut weh.

   Show the answer

   My head hurts.

6. fill the gapEs ist ___ (near)

   Show the answer

   nah

7. put it in orderOrder: gefallen / dir / es / hat

   Show the answer

   hat es dir gefallen

8. say it out loudSay aloud: Wo ist die Bank?

   Show the answer

   Wo ist die Bank?

9. fill the gapEs ___ sonnig. (was)

   Show the answer

   war

10. choose'This shirt is cheap'

    1. Dieser Hemd ist billig
    2. Dieses Hemd ist billig
    3. Diese Hemd ist billig
    4. Dieses Hemd billig ist
    Show the answer

    Dieses Hemd ist billig

German A2 beyond the drills — culture, reading, listening, idioms

These sections are written for German A2 specifically. The reading text is EkGuru's own; the culture note cites where its facts come from; the idioms and the mistakes list are the ones this level actually trips over.

Culture note

German eating has two speeds. The Abendbrot — bread, cheese, cold cuts, eaten at six — is not a snack but the evening meal, and it is eaten cold on purpose. The other speed is the Imbiss: currywurst, döner and fries eaten standing, in paper, at eleven at night after a concert. A2 covers ordering because the phrases are short, real and forgiving; the cultural note is that «Abendbrot» as an invitation is a home meal, never a restaurant.

Source (named, not linked): en.wikipedia.org, the article “German cuisine”.

Reading — read this aloud, slowly

What it says: At six o'clock there is Abendbrot. On the table stand bread, cheese, sausage and tea. My mother asks: 'Would you like another sandwich?' I say: 'No thanks, I'm full.' Later we go to the snack stand on the corner: a currywurst with fries, four euros fifty. The seller says: 'Enjoy your meal!'

Listening — one voice, one text

Use the speaker button to hear this text with a browser voice tagged de-DE; playback starts only after a click. If no matching voice is installed, read it aloud yourself — the rhythm is the point.

What it says: Max: What would you like to drink? Lena: A coffee, please. Max: And to eat? Lena: A sandwich with cheese. — The bill, please!

10 idioms and fixed phrases

The 3 mistakes this level makes

• Ich habe Kaffee möchten. → Ich möchte einen Kaffee. möchten is the verb; put it second and the drink in the accusative.
• Ich bin Hunger. → Ich habe Hunger. Hunger is had, not been; sein here means «I am hunger» to a German ear.
• Zahlen bitte, ich will bezahlen die Rechnung. → Zahlen, bitte! / Ich möchte die Rechnung bezahlen. The restaurant phrase is fixed and short; the full sentence keeps the infinitive last.

Your task

Order at the Imbiss Write an eight-line Imbiss dialogue in German: greet, order food, order a drink, ask the price, pay, say goodbye. Use «ich möchte» once, «bitte» twice and no English. Then read it with a partner and change the order to two people — «zusammen oder getrennt?» — which forces the plural verb forms and is where most learners slip from du to ihr.

After A2: the A2+ checkpoint

A2+ is not a certificate — it is the half-step between German A2 and the next level, and it is on this site’s ladder because language schools use it. You are at A2+ when you can keep a conversation going, tell a short story. Get there by working the recall drills above and the review deck until nothing on this page surprises you, then open the B1 pages.

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