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Ein Tag in der Stadt

A Day in the City

CEFR A179 words1 min read

In German

Anna lebt einer großen . Jeden geht zum , . fährt der zur , arbeitet. Anna liebt die der , gibt. der Mittagspause geht den isst ihr Sandwich. Abends trifft sich ihren Freunden im . Die ist , Anna mag das bunte .

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English translation

Anna lives in a big city. Every morning she goes to the bakery to buy breakfast. Then she takes the subway to the office, where she works. Anna loves the city life because there is always a lot to see. During lunch break, she often goes to the park and eats her sandwich there. In the evening, she meets her friends at the café, and they drink coffee together. The city is noisy, but Anna likes the colorful life.

The words in this story

The words the story was built to teach — these are the ones taken out in the fill-in version.

die BäckereinounA2key word

bakery

Plural
Bäckereien
das BüronounA2key word

office

Plural
Büros
das CafénounA1key word

café

Plural
Cafés
lebenverbA1key word

to live

Forms
leben · lebte · gelebt (haben)
der ParknounA1key word

park

Plural
Parks

Everything else in the text

16 more words from this story that are in the library. Hover any underlined word above for the same detail in place.

  • danachafterwardsA2
  • dortthereA1
  • das FrühstückbreakfastA1
  • immeralwaysA1
  • der KaffeecoffeeA1
  • kaufento buyA1
  • lautloudA2
  • morgentomorrowA1
  • oftoftenA1
  • sehento seeA1
  • die Stadtpl. StädtecityA1
  • trinkento drinkA1
  • die U-Bahnpl. U-BahnensubwayA2
  • viela lotA1
  • wowhereA1
  • zusammentogetherA1

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