- 1 Mein Tag Ich muss morgens um sechs Uhr aufstehen. Zuerst dusche ich, dann trinke ich einen Kaffee. Ich esse ein… 65 words · 1 min 100%
- 2 Ein Anruf Members 65 words · 1 min 100%
- 3 Im Restaurant Members 57 words · 1 min 100%
- 4 Meine Arbeit Members 65 words · 1 min 98%
- 5 Der Zug nach Berlin Members 64 words · 1 min 98%
- 6 Meine Wohnung Members 62 words · 1 min 98%
- 7 Fußball am Samstag Members 62 words · 1 min 98%
- 8 Neu in der Stadt Members 62 words · 1 min 98%
- 9 Das Fahrrad ist kaputt Members 61 words · 1 min 98%
- 10 Der Park Members 61 words · 1 min 98%
- 11 Deutsch lernen Members 60 words · 1 min 98%
- 12 Ein Abend im Kino Members 60 words · 1 min 98%
- 13 Der Geburtstag Members 58 words · 1 min 98%
- 14 Kochen am Abend Members 58 words · 1 min 98%
- 15 Unser Trainer Members 58 words · 1 min 98%
- 16 Mein Hund Members 56 words · 1 min 98%
- 17 Ein Mann vor der Tür Members 54 words · 1 min 98%
- 18 Gute Nacht Members 53 words · 1 min 98%
- 19 Das Spiel am Sonntag Members 62 words · 1 min 97%
- 20 Im Supermarkt Members 60 words · 1 min 97%
- 21 Kaffee und Kuchen Members 60 words · 1 min 97%
- 22 Ein Foto für Mama Members 60 words · 1 min 97%
- 23 Musik am Abend Members 60 words · 1 min 97%
- 24 Das Frühstück Members 59 words · 1 min 97%
- 25 Besuch am Wochenende Members 59 words · 1 min 97%
- 26 Das Thema für morgen Members 59 words · 1 min 97%
- 27 Musik zu Hause Members 58 words · 1 min 97%
- 28 Am Flughafen Members 58 words · 1 min 97%
- 29 Ein Tag im Wald Members 58 words · 1 min 97%
- 30 Im Schwimmbad Members 57 words · 1 min 96%
- 31 Der Samstag zu Hause Members 56 words · 1 min 96%
- 32 Die Fragen der Tochter Members 55 words · 1 min 96%
- 33 Ein Brief aus dem Ausland Members 65 words · 1 min 95%
- 34 Meine Familie Members 62 words · 1 min 95%
- 35 Eine Woche auf einer Insel Members 62 words · 1 min 95%
- 36 Die neue Arbeit Members 61 words · 1 min 95%
- 37 Die Tür Members 61 words · 1 min 95%
- 38 Eine E-Mail aus Berlin Members 59 words · 1 min 95%
- 39 Geld für ein Auto Members 57 words · 1 min 95%
- 40 Ein Tag in Berlin Members 61 words · 1 min 93%
- 41 Der erste Tag im Januar Members 61 words · 1 min 93%
- 42 Beim Arzt Members 60 words · 1 min 93%
- 43 Das Wetter heute Members 59 words · 1 min 93%
- 44 Zwei Freundinnen Members 61 words · 1 min 93%
- 45 Der Montag Members 64 words · 1 min 91%
- 46 Die Woche vor dem Spiel Members 58 words · 1 min 86%
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What should I read at German A1?
Texts where you already know most of the words. Otherwise you are decoding, not reading. The 46 texts here are written for A1 out of the A1 word list, so the easiest holds 100% of its running words at your level and the typical one 97%.
How long are the A1 texts?
About 60 words each, or 1 minutes at a careful learner's pace. Short on purpose: a text you finish and reread twice does more than a long one you abandon.
Are the texts free?
The first A1 text is free, with no account. The other 45 are for members, $7 a month on Patreon, or lifetime access bought once.
Should I read with the translation showing?
Read the German first with the translation hidden, and only reveal a line when you are genuinely stuck. The toggle at the top of every text does this in one click. The point is to make yourself guess before you check.
Do I need to know every word at A1?
No. Coverage tops out around 90% even at C2 because a quarter of the running words in any real text fall outside a 15,003-word list entirely: names, compounds, technical terms. In every text the words above your level are marked where they occur, and one tap opens the entry.
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