German A2.17 Listening Practice: Choose Location Origin Or Destination
Listen to a A2 German dialogue about choose location origin or destination, with audio, transcript, and grammar notes for language learning.
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A2.17
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21 segments
A short German listening chapter with transcript.
Bring the unit together by choosing the intended route or location frame rather than guessing from an English preposition.
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1. Hanna · Teacher
Hello everyone, I'm Hanna! Welcome back to our German podcast. Today, we're mastering prepositions for locations, origins, and destinations: nach, aus, zu, von, and in. Let's listen to Felix and Clara talk about their busy schedules.
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2. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ich komme gerade vom Arzt und fahre jetzt ins Büro.
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3. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Bist du heute den ganzen Tag im Büro?
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4. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Ja, aber heute Abend fliege ich nach Berlin.
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5. Clara · Native Speaker 2
Toll, meine Familie kommt ursprünglich aus Deutschland!
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6. Felix · Native Speaker 1
Schön, und am Montag gehe ich schon wieder zum Arzt.
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7. Hanna · Teacher
Let's break down what Felix and Clara just said. Felix started with: Ich komme gerade vom Arzt und fahre jetzt ins Büro. He uses vom Arzt for coming from a person or service, and ins Büro to show movement into the office.
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8. Lukas · Student
Hanna, why does Felix say ins Büro instead of im Büro when he's going there?
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9. Hanna · Teacher
Ins is short for in das with the accusative case because he is moving towards a destination. Im is short for in dem with the dative case for a static location.
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10. Hanna · Teacher
Next, Clara asked: Bist du heute den ganzen Tag im Büro? Since Felix is already at the office, she uses im Büro.
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11. Lukas · Student
So if I'm working inside the room or kitchen, I'd also use dative, like in der Küche?
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12. Hanna · Teacher
Exactly, Lukas! In der Küche means you are located in the kitchen, while in die Küche means you are walking into it.
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13. Hanna · Teacher
Then Felix said: Ja, aber heute Abend fliege ich nach Berlin. Use nach for geographical destinations like cities and countries without articles.
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14. Lukas · Student
Do we always use nach for cities?
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15. Hanna · Teacher
Yes, always use nach for cities and most countries, like nach Berlin or nach Deutschland.
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16. Hanna · Teacher
Clara replied: Toll, meine Familie kommt ursprünglich aus Deutschland! To express origin, we use aus plus dative.
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17. Lukas · Student
Can aus also mean coming out of a building?
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18. Hanna · Teacher
Yes! Aus is used for origins like countries as well as coming out of an enclosed space.
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19. Hanna · Teacher
Finally, Felix said: Schön, und am Montag gehe ich schon wieder zum Arzt. We use zu plus dative when going to a person or a professional service.
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20. Lukas · Student
So going to a person is zum, and coming from a person is vom?
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21. Hanna · Teacher
Spot on! Zum Arzt for heading there, and vom Arzt for returning. Fantastic job listening today!
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