German
German
“Around the World in 80 Days” (in German: “Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen”, orig. “Around the World in Eighty Day”) by Jules Verne – is a complete, engaging story adapted specifically for the A2 (elementary) level. You don't need to know every word. You understand 95% of the text immediately, and every new word is explained in the margin. You simply read – and learn naturally.
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Alltäglich, because at A2 German becomes the language of your real routine, from the pharmacy to the school gate. When you read these pages, let the verb drop to the end after "weil" without forcing it into the English position. Notice that every noun starts with a capital letter mid-sentence, which English never does, and let that visual cue help you foolow the sentences. Stop defaulting to "du" with the elderly neighbors just because English gives you only one "you"; stick with "Sie" as the stories do until you are sure.
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my English studehts are sbsolutely flyung through this German reader!
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The game is afoot! Can you deduce the culprit before Sherlock Holmes reveals all? Master A2 German vocabulary and grammar, absorbing it naturally as you join Holmes on his thrilling cases. A built-in margin dictionary keeps you immersed, never breaking your deductive flow.
Side glossary · In-book and online exercises
Tumble down the rabbit hole into a world where logic is optional and a grinning cat holds all the secrets. Absorb hundreds of real-world German words and phrases effortlessly, building A2 vocabulary that truly sticks. A margin dictionary ensures you never break your reading flow.
Side glossary · In-book and online exercises
German is an official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Belgium (in part), and is spoken by communities across Europe and worldwide.
German has roughly 80–100 million native speakers and well over 100 million people who use it regularly as a second or foreign language, chiefly in Europe.
German is known for its three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter), four cases (nominative, accusative, dative, genitive), and verb-second (V2) word order in main clauses. Compound nouns are frequent; separable verbs and modal verbs are core topics for learners at intermediate levels.