German A2 Checklist: Are You Ready to Pass?

At A2, German starts becoming useful for more than basic survival.

You should be able to handle simple, routine situations, understand frequently used German and have short conversations about familiar topics.

You don't need perfect German.

You need German that works.

👤 Talking About Myself

☐ I can introduce myself confidently.

☐ I can describe my family and friends.

☐ I can talk about where I live.

☐ I can describe my work or studies.

☐ I can talk about my hobbies and interests.

☐ I can describe my daily routine.

☐ I can talk about things I like and dislike.

☐ I can describe my plans.

☐ I can talk about something that happened in the past.

☐ I can give a simple reason for my opinion.

💬 Conversation

☐ I can start and end a simple conversation.

☐ I can ask follow-up questions.

☐ I can answer more than just ja or nein.

☐ I can ask someone to repeat something.

☐ I can ask someone to speak more slowly.

☐ I can explain that I don't understand.

☐ I can make a suggestion.

☐ I can accept or reject a suggestion.

☐ I can agree and disagree simply.

☐ I can express what I want, need and prefer.

🏠 Everyday Life

☐ I can talk about my apartment.

☐ I can describe a problem at home.

☐ I can arrange an appointment.

☐ I can change or cancel an appointment.

☐ I can ask for information.

☐ I can understand basic instructions.

☐ I can explain a simple problem.

☐ I can ask someone for help.

☐ I can understand common everyday notices.

🛒 Shopping & Services

☐ I can ask about prices.

☐ I can ask for a particular product.

☐ I can describe what I'm looking for.

☐ I can ask about size, quantity or availability.

☐ I can understand basic information from staff.

☐ I can return or exchange something using simple German.

☐ I can make a simple complaint.

☐ I can understand basic bills and receipts.

🍽️ Food & Restaurants

☐ I can order food and drinks.

☐ I can ask what's in a dish.

☐ I can explain simple dietary preferences.

☐ I can ask for the bill.

☐ I can make a reservation.

☐ I can describe food I like or dislike.

☐ I can make a simple complaint if something is wrong.

🚆 Travel & Transportation

☐ I can buy a ticket.

☐ I can ask about connections.

☐ I can understand basic timetable information.

☐ I can ask for and understand simple directions.

☐ I can understand common station announcements.

☐ I can understand words related to delays and cancellations.

☐ I can explain a simple travel problem.

☐ I can ask what I should do next.

💼 Work & Studies

☐ I can describe my job.

☐ I can explain simple tasks I do at work.

☐ I can talk about my education.

☐ I can understand simple workplace instructions.

☐ I can ask a colleague a basic question.

☐ I can write a simple work-related message.

☐ I can understand basic schedules.

☐ I can talk about my professional plans.

🩺 Health

☐ I can make a doctor's appointment.

☐ I can say where something hurts.

☐ I can describe simple symptoms.

☐ I can understand basic questions from a doctor.

☐ I can understand simple instructions about medication.

☐ I can ask for something at a pharmacy.

☐ I can explain when a problem started.

📖 Reading

☐ I can understand short everyday texts.

☐ I can understand simple personal emails.

☐ I can understand basic work messages.

☐ I can understand advertisements.

☐ I can understand menus and schedules.

☐ I can understand simple instructions.

☐ I can find specific information in a longer text.

☐ I can understand the general meaning even when I don't know every word.

🎧 Listening

☐ I understand common everyday conversations when people speak clearly.

☐ I can understand important information about familiar topics.

☐ I can recognize dates, times, prices and locations.

☐ I can understand simple announcements.

☐ I can follow a short conversation between other people.

☐ I can understand the main point of a short audio message.

☐ I can continue listening even when I miss some words.

✍️ Writing

☐ I can write a short personal email.

☐ I can write a simple formal message.

☐ I can describe what happened.

☐ I can explain why I'm writing.

☐ I can ask for information.

☐ I can make or change an appointment.

☐ I can invite someone.

☐ I can accept or decline an invitation and give a reason.

☐ I can describe plans.

☐ I can connect sentences instead of writing only isolated statements.

🗣️ Speaking

☐ I can speak about familiar topics for several sentences.

☐ I can describe a person.

☐ I can describe a place.

☐ I can describe an experience.

☐ I can talk about past events.

☐ I can talk about future plans.

☐ I can explain my preferences.

☐ I can give simple reasons.

☐ I can ask another person questions.

☐ I can keep a basic conversation going.

☐ I can communicate even when my grammar isn't perfect.

🧠 A2 Grammar

☐ Präsens

☐ Perfekt

☐ Common Präteritum forms, especially war and hatte

☐ Modal verbs

☐ Separable verbs

☐ Reflexive verbs

☐ Accusative

☐ Dative

☐ Common accusative and dative prepositions

☐ Wechselpräpositionen

☐ Personal pronouns

☐ Possessive articles

☐ Comparative: größer, besser, günstiger

☐ Superlative: am größten, am besten

☐ Adjective endings at a basic level

☐ weil

☐ dass

☐ wenn

☐ deshalb / deswegen

☐ Basic subordinate-clause word order

☐ Basic würde / könnte / sollte

☐ Basic relative clauses

📚 A2 Vocabulary

☐ Family and relationships

☐ Housing

☐ Work

☐ Education

☐ Shopping

☐ Money

☐ Food

☐ Health

☐ Transportation

☐ Travel

☐ Weather

☐ Clothing

☐ Technology

☐ Media

☐ Leisure and hobbies

☐ Appointments

☐ Everyday bureaucracy

☐ Problems and complaints

☐ Plans and invitations

☐ Opinions and preferences

📝 Exam Readiness

☐ I know the format of my specific A2 exam.

☐ I have completed an official A2 practice test.

☐ I practise without a translator.

☐ I can complete reading tasks under a time limit.

☐ I can complete listening tasks without stopping the audio.

☐ I can write a short text under exam conditions.

☐ I have practised speaking with another person.

☐ I don't stop completely when I forget a word.

☐ I can explain something using simpler German.

☐ I continue after making a mistake.

⭐ Final A2 Check

Can you...

☐ arrange an appointment?

☐ explain a simple problem?

☐ have a short everyday conversation?

☐ describe what happened yesterday?

☐ explain what you're planning to do?

☐ write a simple email?

☐ understand the important information in a message?

☐ ask follow-up questions?

☐ give a simple opinion and a reason?

☐ solve a routine everyday situation without immediately switching to English?

If yes, you're moving beyond survival German.

You're starting to use German to manage your life.

Turn Your Missing Skills Into a Plan With Konnektoren

Look at everything you couldn't check.

That's more useful than simply saying:

“My German is A2.”

Your unchecked boxes show you exactly what to practise next.

Konnektoren helps you practise German vocabulary and grammar interactively so that more everyday situations move from:

☐ I need help with this

to:

☑ I can handle this myself.

That's what moving from A2 toward B1 should feel like.