Māori family dinner with traditional seafood and kai

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A2 English listening practice · American English · Picked for people who know a little

About this video

A 1:23 video in English, level A2. Good for people who know a little. People talk at about 208 words a minute, rated 3.9/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸Food & Cooking - How to cook food, restaurants, street food, and kitchen words.
  • ▸Travel - Travel videos, help for travel, new places, and living in another country.
  • ▸Culture & Society - How people live, the news, and history.
  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and help for parents.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 English listening practice video?

81.7%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common English words
Most of the words in this video are common English words.

How common in written English

74.3%
Top 1,000
81.7%
Top 2,000
88.7%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken English

88.8%
Top 1,000
95.8%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in English.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

couldn
2×
Not in top 5,000People say this a lot
could not (informal contraction)
ginger
2×
Not in top 5,000
spicy root used in cooking
salmon
2×
Not in top 5,000
a type of fish (edible)
sweetness
2×
Not in top 5,000
quality of being sweet

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-US 2012 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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