A1MessageEveryday life1 min

Wo bist du?

Two friends want to meet at the cinema — but at which door?

A chat between two friends. Read it like a little puzzle: where is Nina, where is Paul, and where do they meet in the end?

Nina

Hallo Paul! Ich bin jetzt am Kino. Wo bist du?

Paul

Ich bin auch am Kino. Ich sehe dich nicht.

Nina

Ich stehe vor der Tür. Neben mir ist ein Café.

Paul

Hier ist kein Café. Hier sind nur Autos.

Nina

Ich weiß! Das Kino hat zwei Türen. Du bist auf der anderen Seite.

Paul

Gut. Ich komme zu dir. Zwei Minuten.

Nina

Gut. Ich kaufe schon die Karten.

Paul

Danke! Und ich kaufe etwas zu trinken.

Words: 70
Sentences: 19
Words per sentence: 3.7
in the vocabulary: 100 %
measured level: A1
Reading time: 1 min

Grammar in this text

These forms appear in the text in real use. Switch on “Show grammar” above the text to highlight them.

vor der Tür · Neben mir
Where something is: preposition + dative — vor der Tür, Neben mir. Prepositions with the dative →
kein Café
kein negates a noun with ein: ein Café → kein Café. Negation: kein or nicht →

The words from A1 up in this text

Not the hard words in general, but those at your level: all 18 of the 48 words in this text are at A1 or above. You will know everything else by the time you get here.

danke
thank you
A1
das Auto
car
A1
das Café
café
A1
das Kino
cinema
A1
die Karte
card
A1
die Minute
minute
A1
die Tür
door
A1
etwas
something, a little
A1
hallo
hello
A1
jetzt
now
A1
kaufen
to buy
A1
kommen
to come
A1
sehen
to see
A1
stehen
to stand, to be standing
A1
trinken
to drink
A1
weiß
white
A1
wo
where
A1
zwei
two
A1

The word lists for this text

The words in this text appear in 11 lists on this site; the number after each says how many come from that list. Having read the text, you have just needed these very words — and can practise exactly them.

Irregular verbs 3 Numbers, time and dates 3 Greetings and introductions 2 Pronouns, articles and question words 2 The flat and the household 2 Shopping and money 1 Eating out 1 Colours, shapes and sizes 1 Free time and sport 1 The first verbs 1 The town and getting around 1

Comprehension questions

3 questions on the text. With each answer the sentence it comes from appears — a question whose answer you cannot find in the text tests nothing.

1. Was ist neben Nina?

2. Warum sehen sie sich nicht?

3. Was kauft Paul?