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Words

74

Sentences

21

Words per sentence

3.5

in the vocabulary

100 %

measured level

A1

Reading time

1 min

Grammar in this text

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• Ist der Platz hier frei · Hast du einen Stift

  A yes/no question starts with the verb: Ist der Platz hier frei?, Hast du einen Stift? Questions →

• Kann ich dich dann etwas fragen

  With a modal verb, the second verb goes to the end in the infinitive: Kann ich dich dann etwas fragen? The six modal verbs →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 23 of the 55 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

• bitte

  please; you are welcome

  A1

• brauchen

  to need

  A1

• danke

  thank you

  A1

• das Buch

  book

  A1

• das Haus

  house

  A1

• der Platz

  square; space; seat

  A1

• die Arbeit

  work

  A1

• etwas

  something, a little

  A1

• fragen

  to ask

  A1

• gehen

  to go, to walk

  A1

• gern

  gladly, with pleasure

  A1

• hallo

  hello

  A1

• jetzt

  now

  A1

• kaputt

  broken

  A1

• können

  to be able to

  A1

• lernen

  to learn, to study

  A1

• lesen

  to read

  A1

• morgen

  tomorrow

  A1

• ruhig

  calm, quiet

  A1

• sechs

  six

  A1

• wann

  when

  A1

• warum

  why

  A1

• zwei

  two

  A1

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Comprehension questions

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