African American English Conversation, From The Hood! - Can You Understand This???
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Many students that are learning English have told me that they find it difficult at times to understand African American people when they speak. This is probably due to the fact that they have a somewhat different way of speaking, and use many different slang words and expressions. They speak something that has been designated as "Ebonics" or "African American Vernacular English (AAVE)".
In this video I act out a telephone conversation between two guys who are speaking using many common expressions you will hear in the African American community. I then go over each line and explain in detail what is being said and what each expression means. To help I have written out the conversation to make it easier to follow and you can see exactly what is being said. This is a good way to expose yourself to US culture and also practice your listening comprehension.
Have you heard some of these expressions before? Were you able to understand what was being said before you watched the explanation? Let me know in the comments below.
I am a retired Civil Engineer living in a small Texas town, as well as a language learner like you. I have been studying Spanish for about 5-6 years so I know how difficult it is and what is involved to learn a new language. This channel is a labor of love and I do it just to help others on their English language journey. Be sure to LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!
I'm a black American and I've been watching your videos lol it's fascinating to me that so many people learning English want to learn our dialect as well. But I guess if you plan on living in the US, it's probably necessary to at least understand.
the way you homies talk is the sheeeit dawg , Imma tryna replicate and get on the hood life homie .
I'm from Japan. Now, I started to work in the US, but I found out that I couldn't understand Ebonics. I need to understand what my co-workers are saying. I am having trouble since my English education has lacked Ebonics & real English conversations. So, I started to study with your videos to get my ears trained for Ebonics. I need to communicate smoothly with Ebonics speakers. Your video really helps me a lot, thank you so much!
Also, now, I wonder why ESL classes don't teach foreigners Ebonics! If ESL classes offer Ebonics listening classes, I'm sure that many non-native speakers want to take it.
This is the AA language of our elders. The younger generations don’t speak like this anymore, but we understand it lol.
I am a 61-year-old nurse and I was working alongside younger healthcare workers, probably in their 20s who used such crude AAVE that it was embarrassing to me and I had to pause to see what they meant. One healthcare worker said "Six, he woke." to indicate the patient in room 6 was awake. That is just sad.
@@josbar2835 whats sad about it?
@@josbar2835 why do you think it was sad? What do you mean by "crude"? Were his words not understood?
I love this way to learn the real English of the country thanks teacher
I'm form north Africa I'm new in this language i love this sling of our brothes from the other side .thanks tutor.
I'm Japanese living in Japan now, lived in LA in the past,
your English is very easy to hear, you speak slow,
thank you
Sure ! It seems magical when you realize that your skills in other language are increasing. When I understand americans I feel so proud of me. But I know is a huge journey in front of me, because I cant undersant movies without subtitles yet, The actors speak so fast. And I cant understand what singer sing in american music, but I feel happy when at least I understand some words and sentences. For me languages are like differents ways of human being expression. If you stop to think, sometimes I think is a miracle when other people that live in the same country, same language, I can understand them!! Imagine how magical I think when I can understand a foreign languange ! It seems a little crazy! But for me is magic!
Hi Sergio, glad to see you knew these phrases, that’s cool and impressive, you have a very good level of English! Don’t feel bad, I have the EXACT same problem with the Spanish language. I have to use the subtitles when watching movies and it is difficult to understand music and songs. This is a universal issue when learning a foreign language. Just be consistent and “it will come”. Yes, I totally agree, learning and improving in a new language is like magic. I was watching a Spanish TH-cam video of several guys from the Dominican Republic the other week and got excited as I suddenly realized I could understand most of what they where saying and I wasn’t translating in my head, it was like my brain just knew!!! It is amazing stuff! Take care my friend!
Try to understand a stock show judge
Very interesting stuff, keep up the good work, I Love your accent man.
Thanks a lot!
That was fun, thx. I´m a Colombian English teacher and I love to learn about the different English accents!. Greetings from Bogota, Colombia. Let me know if you need some Spanish lessons....I´ll be glad to help.
I really liked your video. expressions I haven`t heard long time ago Thank you
Thanks Ruddy. You’re welcome!
I just discovered you.... I'm an English learner. And I love American accent
This is ineteresting to watch. I speak both standard regular english, proper english used in formal settings etc and aave. I never thought of it much until i met a man from asia. He was from Bangladesh and used to ask me all the time " what are they saying", he finally admittied one day that he felt aave was the hardest to understand lol i was surprised as I've always known both but it was insightful. He now speaks English & understands aave pretty well 🙂
It was great. Now I understand. I'm latin American from Ecuador. At the beginning it was all greek to me. Thanks a lot
My grandfather is a 82 year old African American and he talks like this. He enjoys keeping up with the new street jargon😄
As a musician I’m familiar with this language, cool talking man. Subscribed to your channel
I like this video a lot I find it exciting and helpful, keep it up Homie 😉and I would be glad if you make many videos like this
thank you so much
This Is amazing...like the skit
We want more videos like this please
Thanks for your video. It was really interesting. You broke it down for me! at the end it was easier to understand.
Gracias amigo!
Preciate it, brotha, much love.
Guys! try to visit Atlanta to experience the AAVE.
l literally dig it it's so dope
Cool stuff, many thanks man. I love the ghetto talk.
Far from ghetto talk might not be the king English but it is still English
Some AAVE is found SO impenetrable by many people that this was satirized in the film Pootie Tang, where even the black folks had difficulty with what the title character was saying.
Hy. Bro, that's was awesome
Giving away all the secrets to the man. Explain how it all started. Master didn’t want us to keep our original language with a fear of uprising. We still up dating our lingo throwing them off. 😂
Hey yo, great teaching! Big thanks, bro. I aint no from the hood, not even in ur country, instead… hong kong. Hope i can sound a bit like from the hood. Yal stay cool, bro. Wakakakaka
Thank you Mr President
I thought my man was trying to impersonate Barack Obama😅
Great video, teacher. I love AAVE. I am trying my best to learn more about it. Could you help me with a question I have? I think I might've heard a guy say "Ah lu you" for "I love you". Is it common to drop some consonant sounds in AAVE when saying "I love you"? I assume it is because in SAE people also say "gimme". I've also heard "I lu di shit" for "I love this shit". Anyway, I love your video. Please, make more on AAVE!
I’m a black person. I speak AAVE. I love it as an original language for black Americans. 😊Yes, this is what we say sometimes (luh instead of love) like I might say to my son “ you luh dat lil tablet don’t you?” Meaning “you really love your tablet”. There are other channels that explain the phonetics and rules of the language a bit better such as dropping consonants. Other examples include “flo, do, or mo” meaning floor, door, or more.
@@HappyHeritage, thank you so much. You have no idea what that means to me. ❤
Consonants, particularly at the end of words, are commonly dropped in AAVE and many other English dialects. More importantly to your question, I think, is the fact that the most common vowel in English is ə. Yes, that's not part of the alphabet, but most vowel sounds can be "reduced" to it and often are. I'd recommend watching this video for clarification: th-cam.com/video/qu4zyRqILYM/w-d-xo.html
AAL(African American Language) is not a dialect of standard englished, nor is it "slang worde" or "expressions" its an actual language. With its own grammatical rules and in some ways more sophisticated and nuanced than standard english. Your skit wasnt even aave/aal it was a bunch of colloquialisms and jibberish following standard american english grammatical rules.
You can justify that AAL is an actual language, but, guess what? We all are *taught* standard English in our schools, so if we choose to ignore English and use AAL or AAVE, we are choosing to take risks that we are not understood. Sure, speak Spanish around those who understand it and speak French around those who understand it. If you are in a situation where you are NOT around people who are fluent with AAL/AAVE, stick to standard English.
Your accent means a lot to me
Longe time no see, buddy. I`m back on the saddle . your skit was just great. Congra
Great content super specific and clear ❤
Great video !!!!can you do more videos of African American English please
The skit seems almost too easy but obviously it depends upon your audience. I find conversations more challenging when there are conflicting assumptions underlying the same expressions. Some people are literalists….. and some recognize idioms…”your eyes are bigger than your stomach” and the nuances of “Say it to my face.” My daughter as a child took the first literally for years and yesterday after she shared a cultural interpretation that was somewhat conversational of the second I told my friend who is a black woman that as a white woman I hear it as a direct, strong and powerful calling out of a coward or a bully. I will also include “co-sign” which in my experience has been a business term and for another friend it means total, endless agreeing. I find my best action is to slow down, ask questions, kindly and hope for the best.
The video is really a mind blowing. Thanks man.
“It’s been a while” would be “it’s been a minute.” It means the same thing though.
Every person that know that's not from the United States, wants to learn this kind of English. They imitate this Vernacular a lot. The first thing I ask what how do you want to sound? Like a Professor, or very Cool or Both. You have to look at a lot of TV.
The hood active 😢
😂
Nah’mean?
Ya feel me?
Dig wha’am sayin?
sure, so far Iam struggling the way I can understand black american english when we have conversation, i hit the lowest level to know the words comes out their mouth.
ya man you make ne close to understand a little bit what they mean their greeting.
love this video
It's some good shit bro aight son))
I like that combertation
I'm late to listen to your course.
I could speak very long time.
I like it
Oh wise one
I am from India find this Englisg stylish😊
underrated video😂🎉😂
Real cool! Can any of the audio be used?
What do you mean by hood accent ,is AAVe snd hood id different? Whar is hood
yes.
I want to learn this English can u help me
Just a couple months ago, I was working (as a traveling nurse) at a hospital with a large population of black nursing staff. Even though I am a black male, I was sometimes shocked at the grammar used. For example, one nursing assistant said "Six, he woke." to communicate that "the patient in Room Six is awake". Another nursing assistant commented "36 and 39, they new" to indicate "The patients in room 36 and 39 are new patients (recently admitted)". How are we expected to be taken seriously as professionals if we use grammar that would have been used on plantations 400 years ago? Using AAVE in a professional setting is almost like choosing to speak French in Mexico.
Its quick and effective, your a hater! They spoke it to thise who would understand! Kinda like restaurants use short-term words to call orders! Or in medical settings they call codes. Your ignorance comes of almost racist.
@@meachbeatsproductionsmbp2460
It's not effective if not everybody understands. How is it hateful and racist to point out that something is unprofessional?
@chriss2452 they explained what was meant! A lot of jobs train you! We had to notate shorthand on certain jobs!
@@meachbeatsproductionsmbp2460 Shorthand and using terms and code that are connected to your line of work is entirely different from using ghetto slang instead of English.
@chriss2452 SAD, do you know what that means? If not, think about it?
I don't understand? Most hood language is internal. Often between other African Americans. Why would it bought others. If they don't understand.. Anymore than 2 Hispanics speaking in Spanish or Japanese speaking. It's been used in film to stereotype us for years. Even though we often speak regular English in the larger society.
I miss lots of words when black American speaks especially when they speak too first
Yo whats up Homie 😭😭🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
But u must have to know different hood different language
If this wasn’t so ridiculous, it might be offensive! Pitiful
I'm a person of color, i remember when they tried to put that type of Ebonics or whatever they call it, i was against this type of class. I think God this class wasn't passed.
🤦🏽♂️ you shoulda had a natural speaker of aave give the examples, bruh, cause you ain't it 😖
Y no has hablado o tratado de entender alguien de Navolato Sinaloa México
U buggin me fr
Jew naws et, bruddah
Wezia aluh go do merican skoo's , Foo !
You a whole cornball my guy.
@@rickfisher1987what 😭😭😭
@@_estecate_lol, obviously English isn't their first language
This a bit much, but bear with it... When I watch a video of European blacks, they are well spoken, well understood and great communicators. This is great! But when they congregate, another dialect appears, much is incomprehensible. To me, it seems like a victim mentality, even though slavery was irradicated in 1863. One hundred and sixty-one years later, I hear folks saying the "man" is "keeping us down". I can't agree. My grandmother escaped from Poland right after (or during) the war. Once in America, she never spoke Polish again because she had a new life and wanted to prosper. So I guess the message is that you can't hold on to those things that are keeping yu down. You have to move through them and beyond their reach. Slavery was more than a century ago. If blacks want to be part of the fabric, they have to blend in, easily, respectfully and unaimously. It happens all around the world. Modern people are keeping it alive and more relevant thanit has ever deserved. Much love.
P.S: Harriet saved less than 100 people from slavery. Fact.
you said european black people speak a different dialect? I didn't know this, what countries and what languages?
@drc-ek2zu, there is no such thing as "well spoken". You can speak the standard language and speak the language of your people and this is what Black Americans do and it's called code switching when we do it. We understand that there is a standard of English when at work, but we have our own language when at home. Secondly, you nor your grandmother moving from Poland understand anything that has happened to Black people in America because you aren't Black American. 1. Just because slavery ended in 1865, it still brought with it, share cropping, Jim Crow, lynching, convict leasing, red lining, bombing of Black neighborhoods, destruction of Black neighborhoods, segregation and so much more after 1865 and up until some changes in 1965 with the Civil Rights movement. Do you want to know why there was a Civil Rights movement? It's because America was still treating Black people as non-equal and lesser than White people. You wouldn't know any of that because you don't care to know, you're just spouting a dislike without no knowledgable background on what you're speaking of. 2. Black people using AAVE has nothing to do with "holding on" to anything. It's how we talked for well over 400 years in this country. No one Black is "holding on" to anything that brings us down. We speak up and out about the things that aren't inclusive or provides equity for us as a people. Again, this is something you don't know and it's boiled down to ignorance on your part. 3. We don't want to blend in. We are our own people, with our own history, culture and way of being set apart from anyone else, just as the Polish are.
If modern people are keeping anything alive, then why did your grandmother leave Poland? Could she not make it there? Was there something wrong with Poland that made her move? Was it because she didn't want to be a part of the Polish fabric and blend in? Did she stop speaking her native tongue of Polish in trying to assimilate to a new culture instead of holding on to her own culture and just live her life? I assume she was holding on to things that were bringing her down?
@drc-ek2zu - So you think that European blacks have a victim mentality because they speak in their dialect when amongst each other? Wow. You sound crazy as h@ll. How about they feel more comfortable and laid back when they are around each other and speak in a way that is more in line with their African or Caribbean ancestry? Also, you can't compare the experience of a Polish immigrant to America with the experience of those of African descent. Were not the Polish excepted into the larger white society during the time of segregation? You can't be this dense.
The language we speak is part of our history and culture. We didn't ask for slavery, the English language, European instruments or European religions but we took them and created something with them. Why would we kill our language? Slavs were once slaves too (because that's where "slave" comes from and the Slavic word for slave is "robot"), should they stop speaking their Slavic languages? People switching dialects is called "code switching". It happens in every language. You sound like someone who hasn't been out the country ever.