Die drei faulen Söhne – ein Märchen der Brüder Grimm

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B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 2:00 video in German at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 165 words per minute, rated 3.0/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 German listening practice listening practice?

94.1%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common German words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday German.

General German frequency

91.1%
Top 1,000
94.1%
Top 2,000
97.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

95.3%
Top 1,000
97.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.

aufhängten
Rare / outside top 5,000
hung up (past tense)
einschlafe
Rare / outside top 5,000
falls asleep
verbrenne
Rare / outside top 5,000
I burn
wärmen
Rare / outside top 5,000
to warm, to heat
zerschneiden
Rare / outside top 5,000
cut to pieces, cut up

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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