Neujahrsvorsätze, Schnee und ein entspannter Wintervlog

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B1 German listening practice · German · Curated for intermediate learners

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What does “Überwindung” mean in German?

Überwindung
German word for inner resistance
the push it takes to make yourself do something you would rather skip

She forces herself out on a cold morning and says it kostet ein bisschen Überwindung — it takes a bit of pushing herself. Überwindung is that small inner resistance you have to get past before doing something you would rather skip. Germans pair it with kostet: etwas kostet Überwindung means something costs you that push to start. She goes anyway, because it is worth it.

“...auch wenn es ein bisschen Überwindung kostet, morgens bei der Kälte rauszugehen.” — “...even if it takes a bit of pushing yourself to go out in the cold in the morning.” Es kostet mich Überwindung, kaltes Wasser anzuschalten. — It takes some pushing myself to turn on cold water. Den ersten Anruf zu machen, kostet oft ein bisschen Überwindung. — Making the first call often takes a little pushing yourself. Sie geht trotzdem joggen — mit etwas Überwindung. — She goes jogging anyway — with a bit of effort to make herself. Usage notes: The everyday phrase is “etwas kostet (mich) Überwindung” — something takes inner effort to start. The matching verb is “sich überwinden” (“ich überwinde mich” = I make myself do it). It fits ordinary small struggles: going out in the cold, starting a workout, sending a message — not huge ones.

Vocabulary frequency

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

91.7%
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

86.8%
Top 1,000
91.7%
Top 2,000
95.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

92.7%
Top 1,000
97.3%
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 B1 level.

vorsätze
Rare / outside top 5,000
resolutions; intentions
geschneit
Rare / outside top 5,000
snowed; snowed upon
jahresvorsätze
Rare / outside top 5,000
New Year's resolutions
kaffees
Rare / outside top 5,000
coffees
knüpfe
Rare / outside top 5,000
tie, knot (I)

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

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