Getting A $2 Haircut In The Philippines
A2 English listening practice · African American Vernacular English · Curated for beginners
About this clip
A 58s video in English at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 205 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 English listening practice listening practice?
87.1%
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
82.4%
Top 1,000
87.1%
Top 2,000
94.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken English frequency
90.7%
Top 1,000
95%
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.
snip
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cut with scissors
haircut
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
cut hairstyle
saddle
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
seat on a horse
eyebrow
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hair above the eye
moment of truth
1×
time to discover the outcome
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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