My Friends

Natalie describes her closest friends. Can you understand the text?

IchI habehave auchalso vielemany Freundefriends, mitwith denenwhom ichI gernegladly Zeittime verbringespend. Einerone meinerof my bestenbest Freundefriends heißtis called James. Erhe istis sehrvery lustigfunny undand immeralways bereitready, neuenew Dingethings auszuprobierento try out. Wirwe gehengo oftoften insinto the Kinomovie theater oderor spielenplay Videospielevideo games zusammentogether.

Meinmy Freundfriend Tom istis auchalso eina gutergood Freundfriend vonof mirme. Erhe istis sehrvery sportlichathletic undand wirwe spielenplay oftoften Fußballsoccer zusammentogether. Erhe istis auchalso sehrvery klugsmart undand hilfthelps mirme manchmalsometimes beiwith meinenmy Hausaufgabenhomework.

IchI habehave auchalso einea bestebest Freundinfriend namensnamed Emily. Wirwe kennenknow unseach other schonalready seitsince derthe Grundschuleelementary school undand machendo immeralways nochstill viela lot zusammentogether. Wirwe mögenlike dieselbenthe same Dingethings wielike Filmemovies undand Bücherbooks, undand wirwe redentalk oftoften überabout unsereour Lieblingsstarsfavorite celebrities.

IchI habehave auchalso nochstill andereother Freundefriends, aberbut dasthat sindare meinemy bestenbest Freundefriends. Wirwe habenhave immeralways viela lot of Spaßfun zusammentogether undand ichI maglike siethem alleall sehrvery.

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This is a simple German story with audio at A1 level. The story is about Natalie's friends and what she likes to do with them in her free time. Hover over the underlined words to translate unfamiliar German vocabulary words.

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Wie heißt einer der besten Freunde?

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haben

to have

heißen

to be called

gehen

to go

spielen

to play

helfen

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