A2 · Everyday listening
A2 Spanish listening practice
At A2 you can follow short, clear Spanish about everyday life: shopping, your neighborhood, family, work. Speakers still need to be fairly slow and clear, but you no longer need every word to get the point.
Try an A2 clip
A man tells what happened when his suitcase didn’t arrive. Read the questions, listen, then answer.
Transcript and translation
El lunes pasado viajé de Bogotá a la ciudad de Salta. Mi vuelo llegó a las cuatro de la tarde.
Last Monday I traveled from Bogotá to the city of Salta. My flight arrived at four in the afternoon.
En el aeropuerto, fui a la cinta número tres a buscar mi maleta roja grande. Esperé durante cuarenta minutos, pero la maleta no apareció.
At the airport, I went to carousel number three to get my big red suitcase. I waited for forty minutes, but the suitcase didn’t show up.
Estaba muy preocupado porque adentro tenía mi ropa y unos documentos importantes de mi trabajo. Entonces caminé hacia la oficina de equipajes.
I was very worried because my clothes and some important documents for work were inside. So I walked over to the baggage office.
Allí hablé con una empleada muy amable llamada Beatriz. Ella me pidió mi pasaporte y el número del boleto.
There I spoke with a very friendly employee named Beatriz. She asked me for my passport and my ticket number.
Beatriz revisó su computadora y me dijo que mi maleta estaba todavía en el aeropuerto de Bogotá. Me prometió que llegaría al día siguiente por la mañana.
Beatriz checked her computer and told me my suitcase was still at the airport in Bogotá. She promised me it would arrive the next morning.
Salí del aeropuerto triste y tomé un taxi hacia mi hotel.
I left the airport feeling sad and took a taxi to my hotel.
Al día siguiente, a las nueve de la mañana, Beatriz me llamó por teléfono. Mi maleta ya estaba en Salta. Fui a buscarla y todo estaba en orden.
The next day, at nine in the morning, Beatriz called me. My suitcase was already in Salta. I went to pick it up and everything was in order.
What an A2 listener can follow
- Short messages and announcements, like a voicemail or a station notice.
- Everyday exchanges about shopping, directions, family and work.
- The main point of a short, clear recording on a familiar topic.
- Simple stories told in order: first this happened, then that.
What’s still hard at A2
- Conversation at natural speed, especially between several people.
- News and radio, except for the headline topic.
- Unfamiliar accents and informal speech.
How to practice listening at A2
- Listen for the gist first, then play it again for the details.
- Shadow short sentences: play one, pause, and say it aloud the same way.
- Try slow news in Spanish and podcasts for learners on everyday topics.
- Keep a list of the phrases that tripped you up, and listen for them next time.
Is A2 your level?
One clip can’t tell you. The listening check plays a few short clips, each harder or easier depending on how you did on the last, and places you between A1 and C2. It’s free, takes five to ten minutes, and you don’t need an account.