Opa erzählt: Die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt
A2 German listening practice · German · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 5:33 video in German at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 120 words per minute, rated 2.0/5, easy listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
- ▸Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
From Jan Petersohn↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 German listening practice listening practice?
89.9%
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
84.4%
Top 1,000
89.9%
Top 2,000
94.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken German frequency
91.1%
Top 1,000
95.5%
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.
fraß
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
ate/animal food
fraßen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
ate (past tense)
matilda
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(proper noun) Matilda
nimmersatt
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
glutton, never satisfied
apfelsinen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
oranges
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-DE 2011 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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