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Learn German with Das Leben der Anderen.
Das Leben der Anderen is a German drama film from 2006, and Langvie rates it B2. Learn the words you are missing first, then watch it without pausing.
The words to learn before you watch
These are the 20 words at B1 and above that Das Leben der Anderen says most often. Each one comes up between 5 and 19 times, so a card for each pays off several times in one evening.
| Word | Level | Meaning | Said |
|---|---|---|---|
| der Fall | B1 | case | 19 |
| der Minister | B1 | minister | 10 |
| der Künstler | B1 | artist | 9 |
| die Staatssicherheit | C1 | state security | 9 |
| der Bericht | B1 | report | 8 |
| die Stasi | C1 | Stasi, GDR secret police | 8 |
| das Theaterstück | C1 | play | 8 |
| überwachen | B2 | to monitor, to keep under surveillance | 8 |
| die Partei | B2 | party, side | 7 |
| das Recht | B1 | right, law | 7 |
| der Schlips | C1 | necktie | 7 |
| die Schreibmaschine | C1 | typewriter | 7 |
| überhaupt | B1 | at all, generally | 7 |
| die Karriere | B1 | career | 6 |
| das Publikum | B1 | audience | 6 |
| der Spiegel | B1 | mirror | 6 |
| verstecken | B1 | to hide | 6 |
| der Westen | B1 | west | 6 |
| die Abteilung | B1 | department | 5 |
| der Autor | B1 | author | 5 |
The full list in the app has all 1,078 words, each with its plural or past forms, a recording, and the line from the film where it is said.
How hard Das Leben der Anderen is in German
Langvie counts every word the film uses and how often each one is said. The level is the band that covers 80% of what is said, and for Das Leben der Anderen the words from A1 to B2 make up 81%.
| Level | Words | Share of what is said |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | 235 | 38% |
| A2 | 171 | 17% |
| B1 | 262 | 22% |
| B2 | 80 | 5% |
| C1 | 218 | 13% |
| C2 | 112 | 6% |
The count leaves out function words, greetings, numbers and names, so it covers the words a learner has to learn. Of those, as the film says them, 46% sit above A2 and 24% above B1. Learning the list above first cuts both numbers most, because those are the words said again and again.
How to learn it in Langvie
Open Das Leben der Anderen and press Learn Top-50 words for this movie. The fifty words it says most enter your deck at once. They come back tomorrow, then after 6 days, 13 and 29, and a word you miss returns before the session ends. Once the list stops surprising you, watch.
Other films at B2
- 12 Angry Men, 1957
- Catch Me If You Can, 2002
- Der Pate, 1972
- Der Pate 2, 1974
- GoodFellas, 1990
- Inception, 2010
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The full list is free in the app, with the meaning in English, Spanish, Ukrainian or Russian.
Questions
Is Das Leben der Anderen good for learning German?
Yes, from about B1 up, if you learn its word list first. Words from A1 to B2 cover 81% of the words it says that a learner has to learn, and 46% sit above A2.
Where do the words come from?
From the German subtitles, matched to what is said. Names of characters and places are left out, and every word is stored in its dictionary form, so ging and gegangen both count as gehen. The levels are estimates, taken from the Goethe Institut lists up to B1 and from how common a word is above that.