Street bars with heavy AAVE slang

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C2 English listening practice · African American Vernacular English · Curated for advanced learners

About this clip

A 15s video in English at C2 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 239 words per minute, rated 5.0/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
  • ▸Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this C2 English listening practice listening practice?

82.5%
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

77.8%
Top 1,000
82.5%
Top 2,000
95.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

88.1%
Top 1,000
94.9%
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.

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

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