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Easy German news
Easy German news for beginners: A1 rewrites with audio. Not a native Tagesschau dump — the same topic, short German, then a harder level when you want it.
Download Newslang, choose German, open an article, tap A1.
Why “just read Die Zeit” fails
German news for beginners dies on case endings, compounds, and subordinate clauses. Easy German news in Newslang keeps the topic and throws out the B2 syntax. You get present tense, short lines, and words worth learning.
People searching news in slow German often want slowly spoken audio. In the app you play the A1 track and read along. That is slower and simpler than a native bulletin at 0.75× speed.
How to read easy German news in Newslang
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Download the app
App Store or Google Play.
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Select German
Set German as the language you are learning.
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Open an article
Tap a German story in the reading feed.
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Choose A1
A1 is the easiest German. A2–B2 sit on the same article.
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Read and listen
Tap words. Play audio. That is easy German news you can actually finish.
A1 German looks like this
After you tap A1, the article looks closer to this than to a newspaper lead.
Don't Be Late: Germany's Midnight Birthday Ritual
In Deutschland ist eine Geburtstagsparty oft besonders. Die Feier beginnt nicht am Geburtstag. Sie beginnt am Abend vor dem Geburtstag. Alle warten zusammen auf Mitternacht. Das ist um 00:00 Uhr. Dieser Brauch heißt 'Re…
Grumbling as a Greeting: Germany's Culture of Complaining
In Deutschland beschweren sich die Leute oft. Das nennt man „meckern“. Die Leute meckern über das Wetter. Es ist zu kalt oder zu heiß. Sie meckern auch über den Zug. Der Zug ist nicht pünktlich. Meckern ist in Deutschla…
The Holy Act of 'Lüften': Germany's War on Stale Air
In Deutschland ist Lüften sehr wichtig. Man macht oft die Fenster auf. Das ist gut für die Luft im Haus. Man macht die Fenster für 5 Minuten ganz auf. Das heißt Stoßlüften. So kommt frische Luft rein. Lüften ist wichtig…
English titles here for scanning. German body in the app.
A1 easy German news, then A2
One story. Four levels. Start at A1.
- A1 · Easiest
- Short sentences. High-frequency words. Best first choice.
- A2 · Still simple
- A bit more detail, still readable for high beginners.
- B1 · Intermediate
- Closer to a real article, with support when you tap.
- B2 · Upper intermediate
- Longer, denser text — after A1 feels easy.
Common questions
What is easy German news?
German stories rewritten at A1 for learners, with audio and translations, in the Newslang app. It is not a children’s cartoon and not a native newscast.
Is this Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten from DW?
No. Deutsche Welle’s slowly spoken news is a separate free programme, usually harder than A1. Newslang is an app with A1–B2 on the same article. We also have a German page for that search: Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten.
How do I start?
Download Newslang, select German, open an article, tap A1.
Start easy German news at A1
Download, choose German, open an article, tap A1.