Die Geschichte vom heiligen Nikolaus

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A2 German listening practice · German · Curated for beginners

About this clip

A 1:40 video in German at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 124 words per minute, rated 2.0/5, easy listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 German listening practice listening practice?

92.2%
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

89.6%
Top 1,000
92.2%
Top 2,000
95.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

93.9%
Top 1,000
95.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.

herrgott
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
(exclamation) good lord / heavens
kinderschar
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
group of children
bescheren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to provide, bestow (archaic)
liedchen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
little song or ditty
manteltagen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(unclear compound)

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

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