Black friends splitting the restaurant bill

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C1 English listening practice · African American Vernacular English · Curated for advanced learners

About this clip

A 1:11 video in English at C1 level, suitable for advanced learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 183 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
  • ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this C1 English listening practice listening practice?

87.6%
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

84.5%
Top 1,000
87.6%
Top 2,000
89.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken English frequency

90.1%
Top 1,000
97.8%
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 C1 level.

mhmm
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
yes, I see
restrooms
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
toilet facilities
catfish
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
type of fish
motherfucker
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
(slang) offensive term for person
stressful than a motherfucker
1×
very stressful or difficult situation

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

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