German Listening Comprehension

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How to Practice Your Listening Skills in German

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When finished listening, answer the questions regarding comprehension of the material. Did you understand everything correctly?

Level A1

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Deutsch lernen I like being able to communicate in different languages.	?	start »

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Grüße aus dem Urlaub I'm telling my friend Thomas about my holidays	?	start »
Ein Besuch bei den ElternPREMIUM A long way to my parents' house	?	start »
GeburtstagPREMIUM Markus is eager to celebrate his birthday.	?	start »
Im SupermarktPREMIUM Christine needs to buy some things from the grocery store.	?	start »

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Level A2

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Bei den Großeltern When I don't see them, I miss them a lot.	?	start »
Eine lange Reise I'm taking the train to visit my grandma.	?	start »

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Im Einkaufszentrum Trying on clothes at the mall	?	start »
Im Wald A weekend in the woods	?	start »
Am FlughafenPREMIUM Sebastián is anxious to get on the plane.	?	start »
Das Haus im grünen TalPREMIUM Life in a country house	?	start »
Das RennenPREMIUM Anything for a good beer	?	start »
Der FernsehabendPREMIUM Our Saturday-night activity	?	start »
Der kaputte AufzugPREMIUM We need the elevator to be fixed soon.	?	start »
Die FahrradtourPREMIUM We were lucky that cyclist helped us.	?	start »
Ein heißer SommerPREMIUM The plants need to be watered a lot.	?	start »
Ein neues HaustierPREMIUM Lena is very happy with her new pet.	?	start »
Ein Tag am StrandPREMIUM A lovely day at the beach with family	?	start »
Franziska macht den FührerscheinPREMIUM Soon she'll have to take the car to work	?	start »
Im KinoPREMIUM The movie we saw was very enjoyable.	?	start »
Immer Ärger mit SabinePREMIUM Bernd gets a great birthday present.	?	start »
Julias SprachkursPREMIUM Bulak and his teacher, Julia, get along very well.	?	start »
Mittagessen mit den KollegenPREMIUM They're getting food with their colleagues today.	?	start »
Neu in KölnPREMIUM Starting a new life in the city of Colonia	?	start »
Schwierigkeiten am FlughafenPREMIUM The family is eager to go on vacation.	?	start »
Ticket verlorenPREMIUM I almost missed the bus	?	start »
Wandern in den BergenPREMIUM A pleasant family outing	?	start »
ZuhausePREMIUM Franz and Christine live in a shared apartment.	?	start »

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Level B1

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Ein Tag im Schwimmbad Let's swim for a while and sunbathe.	?	start »

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Jana geht zum Zahnarzt Jana has a hole in her molar.	?	start »
Angekommen in DetmoldPREMIUM Family activities during vacation	?	start »
Auf dem BauernhofPREMIUM A great day watching animals and milking cows	?	start »
Auf dem VolksfestPREMIUM We really liked the Ferris wheel.	?	start »
Beim ArztPREMIUM Petra has some symptoms of COVID-19.	?	start »
Beim SkifahrenPREMIUM A day of skiing in the mountains	?	start »
Beim SportfestPREMIUM A rough sports competition	?	start »
Bill braucht ein BücherregalPREMIUM Bill doesn't know where to put the books anymore.	?	start »
Das 20. JahrhundertPREMIUM Some of the most important historical events.	?	start »
Das GewitterPREMIUM A walk through the woods in the rain	?	start »
Das SauerkrautPREMIUM These vegetables look lovely.	?	start »
Der kleine IgelPREMIUM Luckily we saw the hedgehog in time	?	start »
Die BurgbesichtigungPREMIUM An enjoyable family walk around the castle	?	start »
Die schwierigste SprachePREMIUM It all depends on your native language.	?	start »
Ein Abend im RestaurantPREMIUM They finally decided on the Italian restaurant.	?	start »
Ein Besuch im ZirkusPREMIUM The circus performance was incredible!	?	start »
Ein Besuch in DetmoldPREMIUM The entire family eagerly awaits their visit to Detmold.	?	start »
Ein Date für Emil und JettePREMIUM The nerves of the first date	?	start »
Ein Freund aus dem TierheimPREMIUM Animal shelters in Germany	?	start »
Ein ZeitungsartikelPREMIUM The heavy rain has made some roads impassable.	?	start »
Eine Reise nach SchwedenPREMIUM A well-deserved vacation to really relax	?	start »
Familie Müller zieht einPREMIUM We have new neighbors in the house next door	?	start »
Im Dinosaurier-MuseumPREMIUM Simón really wants to see the Tyrannosaurus Rex.	?	start »
Japans berühmtester HundPREMIUM The famous statue of the dog Hachiko	?	start »
Maria und JosefPREMIUM They're good schoolmates and good friends.	?	start »
Mein Urlaub in KeniaPREMIUM On my holiday I saw a lot of wild animals	?	start »
Neue Technologien in unserem LebenPREMIUM What do you think our life will be like in the future?	?	start »
Roboter-VögelPREMIUM The pigeon problem in Liverpool	?	start »
Über die ErdePREMIUM It's just a small planet in the universe.	?	start »
Was wird die Zukunft bringen?PREMIUM Questions about the future without answers	?	start »
Wie Wale schlafenPREMIUM The strange way whales sleep	?	start »
Zusammenstoß in der ParkstraßePREMIUM Whose fault was the accident?	?	start »

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Level B2

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Das Brandenburger Tor One of the most important monuments in Berlin.	?	start »

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Ein toller Geburtstag Tobias is happy with his birthday presents.	?	start »
Hund und Besitzerin wieder vereintPREMIUM They were both excited to see each other again.	?	start »
IntelligenzpillenPREMIUM Medication to improve intellectual performance	?	start »
Wie funktioniert ein Wasserkraftwerk?PREMIUM A clean way of creating energy	?	start »

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