German Listening Comprehension

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Level A1

Deutsch lernen
I like being able to communicate in different languages.
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Grüße aus dem Urlaub
I'm telling my friend Thomas about my holidays
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Ein Besuch bei den ElternPREMIUM
A long way to my parents' house
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GeburtstagPREMIUM
Markus is eager to celebrate his birthday.
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Im SupermarktPREMIUM
Christine needs to buy some things from the grocery store.
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Level A2

Bei den Großeltern
When I don't see them, I miss them a lot.
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Eine lange Reise
I'm taking the train to visit my grandma.
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Im Einkaufszentrum
Trying on clothes at the mall
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Im Wald
A weekend in the woods
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Am FlughafenPREMIUM
Sebastián is anxious to get on the plane.
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Das Haus im grünen TalPREMIUM
Life in a country house
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Das RennenPREMIUM
Anything for a good beer
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Der FernsehabendPREMIUM
Our Saturday-night activity
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Der kaputte AufzugPREMIUM
We need the elevator to be fixed soon.
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Die FahrradtourPREMIUM
We were lucky that cyclist helped us.
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Ein heißer SommerPREMIUM
The plants need to be watered a lot.
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Ein neues HaustierPREMIUM
Lena is very happy with her new pet.
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Ein Tag am StrandPREMIUM
A lovely day at the beach with family
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Franziska macht den FührerscheinPREMIUM
Soon she'll have to take the car to work
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Im KinoPREMIUM
The movie we saw was very enjoyable.
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Immer Ärger mit SabinePREMIUM
Bernd gets a great birthday present.
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Julias SprachkursPREMIUM
Bulak and his teacher, Julia, get along very well.
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Mittagessen mit den KollegenPREMIUM
They're getting food with their colleagues today.
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Neu in KölnPREMIUM
Starting a new life in the city of Colonia
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Schwierigkeiten am FlughafenPREMIUM
The family is eager to go on vacation.
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Ticket verlorenPREMIUM
I almost missed the bus
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Wandern in den BergenPREMIUM
A pleasant family outing
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ZuhausePREMIUM
Franz and Christine live in a shared apartment.
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Level B1

Ein Tag im Schwimmbad
Let's swim for a while and sunbathe.
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Jana geht zum Zahnarzt
Jana has a hole in her molar.
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Angekommen in DetmoldPREMIUM
Family activities during vacation
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Auf dem BauernhofPREMIUM
A great day watching animals and milking cows
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Auf dem VolksfestPREMIUM
We really liked the Ferris wheel.
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Beim ArztPREMIUM
Petra has some symptoms of COVID-19.
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Beim SkifahrenPREMIUM
A day of skiing in the mountains
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Beim SportfestPREMIUM
A rough sports competition
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Bill braucht ein BücherregalPREMIUM
Bill doesn't know where to put the books anymore.
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Das 20. JahrhundertPREMIUM
Some of the most important historical events.
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Das GewitterPREMIUM
A walk through the woods in the rain
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Das SauerkrautPREMIUM
These vegetables look lovely.
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Der kleine IgelPREMIUM
Luckily we saw the hedgehog in time
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Die BurgbesichtigungPREMIUM
An enjoyable family walk around the castle
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Die schwierigste SprachePREMIUM
It all depends on your native language.
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Ein Abend im RestaurantPREMIUM
They finally decided on the Italian restaurant.
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Ein Besuch im ZirkusPREMIUM
The circus performance was incredible!
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Ein Besuch in DetmoldPREMIUM
The entire family eagerly awaits their visit to Detmold.
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Ein Date für Emil und JettePREMIUM
The nerves of the first date
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Ein Freund aus dem TierheimPREMIUM
Animal shelters in Germany
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Ein ZeitungsartikelPREMIUM
The heavy rain has made some roads impassable.
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Eine Reise nach SchwedenPREMIUM
A well-deserved vacation to really relax
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Familie Müller zieht einPREMIUM
We have new neighbors in the house next door
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Im Dinosaurier-MuseumPREMIUM
Simón really wants to see the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Japans berühmtester HundPREMIUM
The famous statue of the dog Hachiko
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Maria und JosefPREMIUM
They're good schoolmates and good friends.
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Mein Urlaub in KeniaPREMIUM
On my holiday I saw a lot of wild animals
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Neue Technologien in unserem LebenPREMIUM
What do you think our life will be like in the future?
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Roboter-VögelPREMIUM
The pigeon problem in Liverpool
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Über die ErdePREMIUM
It's just a small planet in the universe.
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Was wird die Zukunft bringen?PREMIUM
Questions about the future without answers
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Wie Wale schlafenPREMIUM
The strange way whales sleep
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Zusammenstoß in der ParkstraßePREMIUM
Whose fault was the accident?
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Level B2

Das Brandenburger Tor
One of the most important monuments in Berlin.
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Ein toller Geburtstag
Tobias is happy with his birthday presents.
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Hund und Besitzerin wieder vereintPREMIUM
They were both excited to see each other again.
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IntelligenzpillenPREMIUM
Medication to improve intellectual performance
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Wie funktioniert ein Wasserkraftwerk?PREMIUM
A clean way of creating energy
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