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German A2 Anki Deck

A free Anki deck built from our Goethe-aligned A2 curriculum vocabulary — gender-colored nouns, pronunciation audio, and example sentences on every card.

601 words, 592 with audio, updated 30 August 2026

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Abkürzung”, which translates to “abbreviation”. A grinning red fox sprints flat-out through a small arch at the foot of a colossal rock, ears pinned back, tongue flying; the road spirals hugely up and over the rock above, completely empty.
die Abkürzung

/ˈapˌkʏʁt͡sʊŋ/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Absage”, which translates to “cancellation, decline”. A crestfallen birthday cake with sad, drooping candles watches as a giant, gloved hand slides a big red X across his invitation, leaving him weeping buckets of frosting onto the floor.
die Absage

/ˈapˌz̥aːɡə/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “absagen”, which translates to “to cancel, decline”. A gnome in a top hat pops a floating party-invitation balloon with a pin, then waves goodbye with a sad little shrug.
absagen

/ˈapˌzaːɡn̩/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “anfangen”, which translates to “to begin, to start”. A clockwork tortoise winds its own key, gears clicking into motion for the very first time.
anfangen

/ˈanˌfaŋən/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “anrufen”, which translates to “to call (phone)”. A telephone shaped like a seashell, where speaking into it releases a glowing bubble that travels through the air to reach a distant friend.
anrufen

/ˈanˌʁuːfn̩/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Ansage”, which translates to “announcement, outgoing message”. A wooden megaphone perched on a cloud, speaking bubbles of golden light that drift down to tell people secret, happy messages.
die Ansage

/ˈanzaːɡə/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die App”, which translates to “app”. A tiny, frantic wizard inside a smartphone screen is desperately juggling glowing, colorful floating icons, sweat dripping down his nose as he tries to keep the app from crashing.
die App

/ɛp/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “aufhören”, which translates to “to stop, to cease”. A hamster on a wheel hits an invisible wall and stops dead, paws out, with a wide-eyed surprised expression.
aufhören

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən/

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The front shows the German word — nouns are colored by gender (der = blue, die = pink, das = green) — with pronunciation audio where available. The back shows the English translation, IPA pronunciation when we have it, and a real example sentence in German and English.

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