Learn German A2 with Daily News | Simple Deutsch Listening Practice

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: A Chinese food delivery rider wins a major literary prize for poems and essays he first wrote on small slips of paper between deliveries. Also: Norway opens a new memorial in Oslo for the 77 victims of the 2011 attack, with survivors and relatives present at the unveiling. Today’s German focus: Ich habe gewonnen = I have won. Vocabulary: der Preis (prize), die Sammlung (collection), der Zettel (small note or slip of paper). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-20

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: Russia is seeing more people use cash as mobile internet shutdowns disrupt card payments and add pressure to a slowing wartime economy. Also: Trump threatens new tariffs on Canada after wildfire smoke drifts into US cities, while Canada says both countries must act on climate change. Today’s German focus: fällt aus = fails or stops working. Vocabulary: das Bargeld (cash), das Netz (network), die Prognose (forecast). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-19

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: The EU plans to slow some emissions cuts, giving businesses more time and possibly extending allowances to 2038. Also: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake off southern Mexico sparked a tsunami warning, but no major damage or deaths were reported. Today’s German focus: es gab = there was / there were. Vocabulary: das Erdbeben (earthquake), die Warnung (warning), die Küste (coast). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-18

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: A White House teleprompter operator is accused of using speech knowledge to make nearly $100,000 on prediction-market bets. Also: Uganda discharges its last Ebola patient and starts a 42-day countdown with no active confirmed cases. Today’s German focus: sich entlassen lassen = to be officially discharged. Vocabulary: die Entlassung (discharge), der Ausbruch (outbreak), verschärfen (to tighten or make stricter). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-17

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: A Pew survey across 36 countries finds more people now favor China over the US, with trust in Xi Jinping and Donald Trump both low. Also: Scientists confirm a new monkey species in DR Congo, identified by its orange lips, black face, and forest habitat. Today’s German focus: wurde beschrieben = was described. Vocabulary: das Gesicht (face), der Wald (forest), die Art (species). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-16

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: US lawmakers vote to end the twice-yearly clock change and make daylight saving time permanent, with the Senate next. Also: A woman holds her husband's legs as he is nearly pulled out of a Ryanair plane, and passengers rush to help. Today’s German focus: festhalten — to hold on tightly / not let go = to hold on tightly / not let go. Vocabulary: das Fenster (the window), der Motor (the engine), die Schulter (the shoulder). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-15

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: Cristo Fernández, known from Ted Lasso, makes his first professional football appearance for El Paso Locomotive in the United States. Also: Hungary's parliament votes to remove President Tamás Sulyok, and the government now faces its next political steps. Today’s German focus: entfernen — to remove = to remove. Vocabulary: das Amt (official position), die Mehrheit (majority), die Verfassung (constitution). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-14

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice. In this episode: A powerful typhoon hits China, forcing nearly two million people to leave their homes and disrupting schools, work, travel, and outdoor activities. Also: BBC Vatican correspondent David Willey dies at 93 after a long career reporting from Rome and covering five popes. Today’s German focus: evakuieren = to evacuate. Vocabulary: Land treffen (to make landfall), der Sturm (storm), die Warnung (warning). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-13