Im Langer Johann: Leben im Hochhaus
B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 12:25 video in German at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 146 words per minute, rated 2.6/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From Bayerischer Rundfunk↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 German listening practice listening practice?
90.9%
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
85%
Top 1,000
90.9%
Top 2,000
95.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
93.6%
Top 1,000
97.9%
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 B1 level.
tennisplatz
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
tennis court
dachterrassen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
rooftop terraces
abgeschottet
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
isolated
angefreundet
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
befriended
vertikale Kleinstadt
1×
a community-like feeling in a high-rise
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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