German Texts for Beginners
Here are some easy and engaging texts to practice and develop your German reading and comprehension skills.
Written by experienced German language intitlestructors, these texts are specifically written to aid German students from the elementary and beginner A1 and A2 levels, as well as meeting the needs of the more advanced B1 and B2 level student. more
Texts for beginners include simple sentences with basic vocabulary. More advanced texts feature complex sentences with relative and subordinate clauses and wider use of tenses. Our innovative teaching system clearly indicates the vocabulary level in each reading, making it very easy for any German student to choose appropriate texts for their needs.
Upon completing each reading you can test your comprehension by answering the accompanying questions. Every text is available as a printable PDF. They are ideal for German language students working on their own. They are also perfect for German teachers to use in class or as take-home exercises.
 title | words | A1 | A2 | B1 | ? | tested | |
A1 | |||||||
| Meine Familie | 116 |  92% |
 7% |
 1% |
 0% |
- | |
| Maria und ihre Familie | 157 | 90% |
6% |
3% |
1% |
- | |
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| Der Müritzsee | 102 | 86% |
3% |
7% |
4% |
- | |
| Einkaufen im Supermarkt | 249 | 84% |
13% |
3% |
0% |
- | |
| Ich bin Tom | 115 | 84% |
6% |
9% |
1% |
- | |
| Susanne schreibt einen Brief | 109 | 83% |
14% |
3% |
0% |
- | |
| Unser Haus | 252 | 82% |
15% |
3% |
0% |
- | |
| Freundinnen | 110 | 81% |
13% |
6% |
0% |
- | |
| Brief an Marion | 115 | 80% |
13% |
5% |
2% |
- | |
| In der Schule | 169 | 80% |
13% |
5% |
2% |
- | |
| Struppi | 125 | 80% |
12% |
7% |
1% |
- | |
| Einkaufen gehen | 112 | 80% |
10% |
8% |
2% |
- | |
| Frühstück | 119 | 79% |
17% |
4% |
0% |
- | |
| Was will Tom? | 93 | 79% |
15% |
6% |
0% |
- | |
| Der Skiurlaub | 122 | 79% |
13% |
9% |
-1% |
- | |
| Die Jahreszeiten | 159 | 78% |
12% |
9% |
1% |
- | |
| Der Weg zum Supermarkt | 104 | 75% |
14% |
10% |
1% |
- | |
| Ferien | 109 | 74% |
15% |
8% |
3% |
- | |
| Meine Geburtstagsfeier | 158 | 73% |
18% |
8% |
1% |
- | |
| Mein Tag | 110 | 73% |
17% |
8% |
2% |
- | |
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| Martin, Leonie und Christian | 153 | 83% |
4% |
10% |
3% |
- | |
| Wir sind umgezogen | 127 | 77% |
9% |
14% |
0% |
- | |
| Umtausch | 116 | 73% |
14% |
12% |
1% |
- | |
| Beim Arzt | 115 | 73% |
10% |
14% |
3% |
- | |
| Morgen kommt der Nikolaus | 87 | 71% |
18% |
6% |
5% |
- | |
| Österreich | 140 | 71% |
17% |
11% |
1% |
- | |
| Omas Geburtstag | 254 | 70% |
12% |
13% |
5% |
- | |
| Meine Stadt | 138 | 69% |
18% |
9% |
4% |
- | |
| Im Einkaufszentrum | 124 | 69% |
17% |
10% |
4% |
- | |
| Der Umzug | 107 | 69% |
13% |
15% |
3% |
- | |
| Sommerferien in Deutschland | 101 | 67% |
17% |
16% |
0% |
- | |
| Kleidung kaufen | 202 | 66% |
22% |
10% |
2% |
- | |
| Der neue Nachbar | 177 | 66% |
16% |
12% |
6% |
- | |
| Gesunde Lebensweise | 115 | 66% |
14% |
16% |
4% |
- | |
| Meine erste Wohnung | 179 | 64% |
17% |
15% |
4% |
- | |
| Ferien in Bayern | 106 | 60% |
20% |
15% |
5% |
- | |
| Hausputz | 102 | 56% |
24% |
17% |
3% |
- | |
Show all B1 textsB2 | |||||||
| Gemeinsame Reiseplanung | 103 | 64% |
8% |
21% |
7% |
- | |
| Nach Paris fahren | 132 | 63% |
11% |
18% |
8% |
- | |
| Lebensmittel im Müll | 102 | 63% |
8% |
19% |
10% |
- | |
| Im Ausland arbeiten | 112 | 61% |
9% |
20% |
10% |
- | |
| Das Fußballspiel | 200 | 58% |
15% |
22% |
5% |
- | |
| Im Tierpark | 200 | 56% |
8% |
25% |
11% |
- | |
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| Ostfriesische Inseln: Vielfalt an der Nordsee | 146 | 38% |
20% |
19% |
23% |
- | |
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