Awkward handshake with a supposedly blind guy

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A2 English listening practice · Southern American English · Curated for beginners

About this clip

A 16s video in English at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 250 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.

Vocabulary frequency

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

92.7%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday English.

General English frequency

87.3%
Top 1,000
92.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

94.5%
Top 1,000
98.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-English 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.

bye
Top 5,000Common in speech
farewell
blind
Top 5,000Common in speech
unable to see

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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