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German A2 Anki Deck

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601 words · 592 with audio · updated 30 August 2026

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A good fit if you are preparing for the Goethe A2 exam. This is not the official Goethe-Institut Wortliste, which is copyrighted and not shared here. The deck is built from our own Goethe-aligned A2 curriculum.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vertragen”, which translates to “tolerate / get along”. A grumpy walrus and a chirpy penguin squeezed into one tiny armchair, both stiffly staring ahead, flippers just touching, forced smiles.

tolerate / get along

vertragen, vertrug, hat vertragen

ich vertrage
du verträgst
er/sie/es verträgt
wir vertragen
ihr vertragt
sie/Sie vertragen

Ich vertrage keine Milch.

I can't tolerate milk.

Die beiden vertragen sich wieder.

The two get along again.

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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 , -en

/ˈapˌkʏʁt͡sʊŋ/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Absage”, which translates to “cancellation, decline”. At a candlelit restaurant a young man kneels with a ring; his date shakes her head, apologetic, and he is embarrassed; the waiter freezes, awkward.
die Absage , -n

/ˈapˌz̥aːɡə/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “absagen”, which translates to “to cancel, decline”. Professor Kauz — lanky old man, wild grey Einstein hair, half-moon spectacles, mustard waistcoat — holds up one firm palm, eyes shut, refusing a glittering party invitation a crestfallen Pip holds out.
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 mit + Dat

/ˈanˌfaŋən/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “anrufen”, which translates to “to call (phone)”. The Taken phone-call moment: a grim grey-haired man in a dark jacket holds a mobile phone to his ear, jaw set, eyes narrowed, speaking low and deadly calm.
anrufen

/ˈanˌʁuːfn̩/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Ansage”, which translates to “announcement, outgoing message”. A huge station loudspeaker on a lamppost blares an announcement; Dana — blonde bob, red cardigan, lanyard on the platform below freezes, coffee halfway to her mouth, eyes wide, head turned toward it.
die Ansage , -n

/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 , -s

/ɛp/

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Illustration of the A2 German word “aufhören”, which translates to “to stop, to cease”. A traffic policeman in white gloves holds up one flat palm, stern; a startled cyclist brakes so hard his bike tips up onto its front wheel.
aufhören mit + Dat

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhøːʁən/

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