Was ist der Tanz in den Mai?

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A2 German listening practice · Standard German · Curated for beginners

About this clip

A 1:02 video in German at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 107 words per minute, rated 2.2/5, easy listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.

Vocabulary frequency

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

96.9%
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

92.8%
Top 1,000
96.9%
Top 2,000
99%
Top 5,000

Spoken German frequency

89.2%
Top 1,000
91.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
📘 More formal vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in general German frequency data than in subtitle-based spoken-language data, so it may feel a bit more formal or written.

Words above this video’s level

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

arbeiterinnen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
demonstrieren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to demonstrate, to protest
feiertag
1×
Top 5,000
public holiday
tanzen in den mai
1×
dance into May (traditional celebration)

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

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