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A2 German listening practice · Hören

The calls and conversations of ordinary life: a twenty-minute delay, an appointment booked for the wrong day, broken headphones, the building manager. Word order after weil and the perfect tense are what most of it turns on.

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1Voicemail von LenaSaturday's plan just changed — listen carefully to the new time.~6 min
2Der Wetterbericht Sign inA short German weather forecast at A2: temperatures, the north–south split, and the vocabulary every forecast reuses.~6 min
3Termin beim Arzt Sign inBooking an appointment on the phone.

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Separable verbs in German (aufstehen, einkaufen…)The German perfect tense (haben & sein)Word order after weil, dass and wenn (verb to the end)Two-way prepositions (Wechselpräpositionen)

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~6 min

4Beim Einkaufen: KleidungListen to a German clothes-shopping dialogue — sizes, colours and trying on — for A2 listening practice.~6 min

5Eine Verabredung Sign inTwo friends make plans on the phone in German — days, times and meeting points — for A2 listening.~6 min

6Die Wettervorhersage Sign inTomorrow's forecast — sunshine in the south, rain in the north.~5 min

7Anruf: Arzttermin Sign inThe doctor's office confirms your appointment — note the details.~5 min

8Radio: Verkehrsdurchsage Sign inA traffic report: a jam on the A8, and a way around it.~5 min

9Zwanzig Minuten Verspätung Sign inA2 listening at the station information desk: a late regional train, a connection at risk, and how the clerk sorts it out.~6 min

10Ein Termin, zwei Tage Sign inA2 listening practice: a customer and a hairdresser have different days in mind, and the mix-up has to be solved politely.~6 min

11Die Besichtigung im dritten Stock Sign inA2 listening: viewing a small flat in German — rooms, rent plus service charges, and the missing washing-machine connection.~7 min

12Die Kopfhörer sind kaputt Sign inA2 listening: returning faulty headphones without the receipt — the German words for guarantee, exchange and paying the difference.~6 min

13Anruf bei der Hausverwaltung Sign inA2 listening: a tenant phones the property manager because the heating stays cold, and they look for a time for the repair.~6 min

14Wie war Hamburg? Sign inA2 listening: two friends talk about a rainy weekend trip — a whole conversation in the perfect tense, with haben and sein side by side.~6 min

15Das Fahrrad in der Werkstatt Sign inA2 listening at a bike repair shop: a broken brake cable, a slow puncture, and when exactly the bike can be collected.~6 min

16Im Fundbüro Sign inA2 listening at the lost property office: describing a jacket in German until the right one is found — colours, details and where it was left.~6 min

17Der Kurs fällt heute aus Sign inA2 listening at a language school: a cancelled lesson, an email nobody read, and finding a replacement evening class.~6 min

18Das Regal passt nicht ins Auto Sign inA2 listening: a phone call about a second-hand shelf — measurements, a car that is too small, and arranging the pick-up.~6 min

19Ein Tisch für vier Sign inA2 listening: booking a restaurant table by phone in German when the wished-for time is fully booked.~5 min

20Der Schlüssel ist weg Sign inA2 listening: locked out of the flat, a phone call to a flatmate, and a spare key one floor down — with plenty of du-imperatives.~6 min