A2 German News | Swiss Voters Show Strong Support for Fireworks Limits

Learn German through today’s real news. Clear, steady German at A2, with a full transcript and English translation.

Sunday special: two stories from the German-speaking world from the past week.

In this episode: A Swiss poll this week showed strong support for an initiative to restrict the sale and use of loud fireworks before the November 29 vote. Also: Austria's Rax cable car celebrated its 100th anniversary this week, carrying visitors from Hirschwang to the Rax plateau in eight minutes.

Today’s German focus: waren = were. Vocabulary: der Berg (mountain), das Tal (valley), der Nebel (fog).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-10-25

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