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Learn German with Lola rennt.
Lola rennt is a German action film from 1998, and Langvie rates it B1. 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 Lola rennt says most often. Each one comes up between 2 and 7 times, so a card for each pays off several times in one evening.
| Word | Level | Meaning | Said |
|---|---|---|---|
| halt | B2 | just | 7 |
| rein | B1 | in, inside | 6 |
| überhaupt | B1 | at all | 6 |
| einfallen | B1 | to occur to someone | 4 |
| sowieso | B1 | anyway | 4 |
| verdammt | B2 | damned | 4 |
| der Aszendent | C2 | ascendant | 3 |
| darüber | B1 | about it | 3 |
| ernst | B1 | serious | 3 |
| das Herz | B1 | heart | 3 |
| irgendwann | B1 | sometime | 3 |
| die Klappe | B2 | trap | 3 |
| der Knall | C1 | bang | 3 |
| längst | B1 | long since | 3 |
| nachdenken über +Akk | B1 | to think about | 3 |
| der Schütze | B2 | Sagittarius | 3 |
| abhauen | B2 | to clear off | 2 |
| der Anfänger | B1 | beginner | 2 |
| ausgerechnet | B2 | of all things | 2 |
| beschissen | C1 | shitty | 2 |
The full list in the app has all 372 words, each with its plural or past forms, a recording, and the line from the film where it is said.
How hard Lola rennt 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 Lola rennt the words from A1 to B1 make up 82%.
| Level | Words | Share of what is said |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | 121 | 44% |
| A2 | 78 | 19% |
| B1 | 82 | 19% |
| B2 | 39 | 8% |
| C1 | 41 | 7% |
| C2 | 11 | 2% |
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, 37% sit above A2 and 18% 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 Lola rennt 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.
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- Forrest Gump, 1994
- Friends, season 1, 1994
- Honig im Kopf, 2014
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975
- Ratatouille, 2007
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Questions
Is Lola rennt good for learning German?
Yes, from about A2 up, if you learn its word list first. Words from A1 to B1 cover 82% of the words it says that a learner has to learn, and 37% 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.