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GermanB1 · Solid intermediateMysteryThe night train to Vienna · Part 1

Der Nachtzug nach Wien fährt pünktlich ab.

The night train to Vienna leaves on time.

Am Morgen fehlt die Geige in Abteil sieben.

In the morning, the violin is missing from compartment seven.

fehltis missing · from fehlen, to be missing
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  • A missing violin on the night train to Vienna
    MysteryB1
  • The night the Berlin Wall fell
    HistoryB1
  • Bayern Munich’s season so far
    Game DayB1
  • Why Germany loves its bakeries
    LearnA2
  • A ghost in a Black Forest inn
    HorrorB1
  • A snowy evening at a Christmas market
    Sleep StoryA1

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German grammar scares me. Will this help?

Lessons at A1 and A2 keep the grammar simple, and you meet the same patterns again and again in stories you care about. That’s how the cases start to feel natural.

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