Federico Faggin racconta la nascita del touchscreen

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

About this clip

A 1:18 video in Italian at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 170 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
  • ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
  • ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.

Vocabulary frequency

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

91.5%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Italian words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Italian.

General Italian frequency

86%
Top 1,000
91.5%
Top 2,000
97%
Top 5,000

Spoken Italian frequency

92.2%
Top 1,000
96.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Italian 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.

touchscreen
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(brand) touchscreen — touch display technology
telefonini
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
mobile phones
cascato
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
continuavo
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
mosse molto sneaky
1×
sneaky moves; deceitful tactics or actions

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · OpenSubtitles 2018 (HermitDave) (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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