German A2.12 Listening Practice: Name A Geographical Route
Listen to a A2 German dialogue about name a geographical route, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A2.12
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A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Use one route pair to keep destination and origin distinct while speaking.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Welcome to today's lesson! I'm Hanna, and today we're learning how to talk about travel routes in German using destinations and origins.
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2. Hanna · Teacher
Listen to this short conversation between Clara and Felix.
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3. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Hallo Felix, wohin reist du diese Woche?
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ich fahre nach Berlin.
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Kommst du eigentlich aus Berlin?
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ich fahre nach Berlin, aber ich komme aus Deutschland.
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7. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Gute Reise nach Deutschland und viel Spaß!
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8. Hanna · Teacher
Let's examine key parts of that conversation. Felix said: 'Ich fahre nach Berlin,' which means 'I am driving to Berlin.' The preposition 'nach' is used for travel destinations with cities and most countries.
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9. Lukas · Student
Do we also use 'nach' when traveling to whole countries, like Germany?
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10. Hanna · Teacher
Yes! For country names without articles, like Deutschland, you also use 'nach', as in 'nach Deutschland'.
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11. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Clara asked: 'Kommst du eigentlich aus Berlin?' meaning 'Do you actually come from Berlin?' Here, 'aus' expresses origin.
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12. Lukas · Student
Does the preposition 'aus' trigger a specific case?
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Yes, 'aus' always governs the dative case. However, city names like Berlin and country names like Deutschland don't take a visible case ending.
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14. Hanna · Teacher
Finally, Felix said our challenge sentence: 'Ich fahre nach Berlin, aber ich komme aus Deutschland.' He contrasts moving towards Berlin with coming from Germany.
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15. Lukas · Student
So 'nach' is always for movement towards a city or country, while 'aus' shows where you originate?
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16. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly, Lukas! 'Nach' marks destination and 'aus' marks origin for these geographical names. Great job today!
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