Midsommartradition: Blommor under kudden

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B1 Swedish listening practice · Standard Swedish · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 32s video in Swedish at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 240 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
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Vocabulary frequency

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

94.9%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Swedish words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Swedish.

General Swedish frequency

87.3%
Top 1,000
94.9%
Top 2,000
98.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken Swedish frequency

93.2%
Top 1,000
98.6%
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.

bakfoten
Rare / outside top 5,000
jajamän
Rare / outside top 5,000
yes indeed
midsommafton
Rare / outside top 5,000
midsummer eve
sägen
Rare / outside top 5,000
legend
sor
Rare / outside top 5,000
sorrow
face i blomman
vision of a future spouse

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

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