A2 German News | Why Traffic Through Hormuz Is Falling

Improve your German with slow news for A2 listening practice.In this episode: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falls sharply after new strikes, with many oil and gas ships avoiding the route. Also: A fire at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, China, kills at least 28 people and leaves the cause unclear.Today’s German focus: werden = to become; to be used for future tense. Vocabulary: Brand (fire; blaze), Rauch (smoke), evakuiert (evacuated).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a2-2026-07-10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.