Dialog mit kennen und wissen für Anfänger

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A2 German listening practice · Standard German · Curated for beginners

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What is the difference between “kennen” and “wissen”?

kennen vs. wissen
German two-ways-to-know split
kennen = to be familiar with; wissen = to know a fact

German splits English “know” in two, and this dialog is a workout for both. Kennen is knowing people, places, and things through experience: Kennst du Marie? — Die kenne ich. Wissen is knowing facts: Das wusste ich schon. The quick test: if “be familiar with” fits, use kennen; if a question word or a dass-clause follows, it’s wissen.

The dialog volleys them beautifully: Kennst du ihren Mann? — Nee, den kenne ich nicht, but Wusstest du, dass sie nach Berlin gezogen sind? — Nee, das wusste ich nicht. Their offspring kennenlernen means “to get to know”: Wir haben uns noch nicht kennengelernt. Master the split and one of English’s blindest spots in German disappears.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 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

87%
Top 1,000
91.7%
Top 2,000
96%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

92.8%
Top 1,000
97.7%
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 A2 level.

sandkorn
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
grain of sand
sandkörner
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
grains of sand
grillparty
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
grilling party
sandkörnern
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
sand grains, sand particles
straßenbahnhaltestelle
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
tram stop

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

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