Rosenmontag Umzug in Damme: Karneval Tradition

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B2 German listening practice · Standard German · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:55 video in German at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 171 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
  • History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 German listening practice listening practice?

87.9%
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

81.1%
Top 1,000
87.9%
Top 2,000
95.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

88.2%
Top 1,000
94.3%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-German data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.

damme
Rare / outside top 5,000
Damme
ccaf
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) CCAF — carnival event
dörfchen
Rare / outside top 5,000
small village
fastenzeit
Rare / outside top 5,000
Lenten period
närrische Frohsinn
joyful spirit of carnival celebration

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

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