Por que é tão difícil matar baratas
B2 Portuguese listening practice · Brazilian Portuguese · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 5:05 video in Portuguese at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 150 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From Seja curioso — TED-Ed↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 Portuguese listening practice listening practice?
79.2%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Portuguese words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Portuguese.
General Portuguese frequency
71.8%
Top 1,000
79.2%
Top 2,000
88.7%
Top 5,000
Spoken Portuguese frequency
86.6%
Top 1,000
94.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Portuguese 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 B2 level.
pesticida
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pesticide
piretroide
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pyrethroid
acertarmos
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to get it right
achatado
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
flat
fique longe de mim barata miserável
1×
keep away from me miserable cockroach
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-PT-BR 2012 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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