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# German A2: vocabulary and grammar

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What the A2 level holds: themed word sets with native audio and grammar topics with exercises.

Elementary: travel, work, health, daily routines, and short messages.

## Vocabulary

- [A2 Adjectives I](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/a2-adjektive-i.md) · A2 · Adjectives · Goethe A2 — In “A2 Adjectives I”, practise German vocabulary at A2 level, including aufregend, bequem, berühmt. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [A2 Adjectives II](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/a2-adjektive-ii.md) · A2 · Adjectives · Goethe A2 — In “A2 Adjectives II”, practise German vocabulary at A2 level, including neblig, nervös, pünktlich. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [A2 Connectors & Particles](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/a2-konnektoren-und-partikeln.md) · A2 · Goethe A2 · Grammar — In “A2 Connectors & Particles”, practise German vocabulary at A2 level, including außerdem, deshalb, trotzdem. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [A2 Verbs I](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/a2-verben-i.md) · A2 · Goethe A2 · Verbs — In “A2 Verbs I”, practise German vocabulary at A2 level, including ändern, anbieten, aufräumen. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [A2 Verbs II](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/a2-verben-ii.md) · A2 · Goethe A2 · Verbs — In “A2 Verbs II”, practise German vocabulary at A2 level, including diskutieren, empfehlen, erzählen. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.
- [A2 Verbs III](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/set/a2-verben-iii.md) · A2 · Goethe A2 · Verbs — In “A2 Verbs III”, practise German vocabulary at A2 level, including raten, schaffen, streiten. Use these words and expressions to make your own sentences about the topic.

[All A2 sets (28)](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/vocabulary/a2.md)

## Grammar

- [Discourse particles: denn, doch and ja](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/german-discourse-particles-denn-doch-ja.md) · A2 · 2 exercises — Learn how denn, doch, and ja make spoken German friendlier, more emotional, or more emphatic. Practise curious questions, surprise, reminders, and expected agreement.
- [Verbs with Prefixes](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/separable-and-inseparable-prefix-verbs.md) · A2 · 5 exercises — Learn to distinguish separable, inseparable, and meaning-dependent German verb prefixes. Practise the sentence bracket in present-tense statements and questions.
- [The Perfect Tense with haben](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/perfect-tense-with-haben.md) · A2 · 5 exercises — Learn to talk about past events with haben and the past participle. Practise regular and irregular participles and the sentence bracket in statements and questions.
- [The Perfect Tense with sein](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/perfect-tense-with-sein.md) · A2 · 4 exercises — Learn which German verbs form the perfect tense with sein. Practise verbs of movement and change of state, special verbs, and word order in statements and questions.
- [Reflexive Verbs in the Accusative](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/reflexive-verbs-accusative-pronouns.md) · A2 · 4 exercises — Learn the reflexive pronouns mich, dich, sich, uns, and euch. Practise verbs that are always or sometimes reflexive, their word order, and perfect-tense questions.
- [Konjunktiv II: Polite Requests](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/konjunktiv-ii-polite-requests-and-questions.md) · A2 · 4 exercises — Learn to make polite requests and questions with könnte, hätte, wäre, and würde. Practise the forms and German sentence brackets in everyday situations.
- [The Preterite: Overview](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/preterite-tense.md) · A2 · 3 exercises — Get a compact overview of the German preterite and review its most important forms and word order.
- [Preterite: haben, sein and werden](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2/preterite-haben-sein-werden.md) · A2 · 1 exercise — Practise the especially frequent preterite forms of haben, sein and werden.

[All A2 grammar topics (40)](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/grammar/a2.md)

- [Level A1](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/level/a1.md)
- [Level B1](https://cefra.app/en/explore/de/level/b1.md)
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