German A1.10 Listening Practice: Negate A Present Action
German A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for negate a present action.
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Level
A1.10
Audio
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Transcript
13 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Say that a familiar present action is not happening in a bounded time frame.
Add nicht to two familiar lexical-verb frames without changing the known finite verb form.
New pattern
bounded sentence negation with nicht in familiar lexical-verb clauses
Practice aloud after listening
Ich lerne nicht. Wir wohnen nicht hier.
I am not learning. We do not live here.
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Use nicht in two controlled action clauses to deny the action or the known location.
Read while you listen.
1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome! I'm Hanna, and today we'll learn how to negate present actions in German using 'nicht'. Let's listen to Felix and Clara in a short dialogue.
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2. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Hallo Clara, lernst du?
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3. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Nein, ich lerne nicht.
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Wohnst du hier?
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Nein, wir wohnen nicht hier.
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ah, ich verstehe!
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7. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down the first key sentence. Clara said, 'Nein, ich lerne nicht', which means 'No, I am not studying.' To deny an action, put 'nicht' directly after the action verb.
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8. Lukas · Student
So to turn 'Ich lerne' into a negative, I just put 'nicht' right after the verb?
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9. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly, Lukas! In this simple frame, 'nicht' follows the verb 'lerne'.
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10. Hanna · Teacher
Now for the second key sentence: Clara said, 'Nein, wir wohnen nicht hier', meaning 'No, we do not live here.'
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11. Lukas · Student
Where does 'nicht' go when we include a location word like 'hier'?
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12. Hanna · Teacher
In this specific frame, 'nicht' comes after the verb 'wohnen' and right before the location word 'hier'.
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Great work! Listen to this lesson whenever you need a quick review.
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