Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

5,210
videos scored
45
channels
3,265 h
of material
987
made for learners

Find something to watch

The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

66/10014:51AUTOTrump Thinks We're as Dumb as He Is, Gaslights Us on Oil Prices & Hegseth’s a Sensitive SnowflakeB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live66/10029:52AUTOThe Deadly Race to Supersonic FlightB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion66/10027:19Our Most Challenging Jobs and More┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English66/10014:39Something Strange Is Happening to RaccoonsC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow66/10015:1325 Life-Changing Phrases: Say THIS When You DON’T Understand!B1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastRachel's English66/10026:48Senegal Food Tour: 24 Hours of Unforgettable Cuisine | Epic Food Journeys with Mark Wiens | Nat GeoB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastNational Geographic66/10023:39Let's Learn English! Topic: Fitness Snacks and Drinks! 🧃⚡🍫 (Lesson Only)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian66/10014:51AUTOWill Forte on Taking His Daughters to Mardi Gras & He Performs a Surprise Song with D’Arcy Carden!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live66/10014:01I use these words every day: English Vocabulary LessonA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa66/10028:3330 Ways to Say: Yes, No, I Don’t KnowB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa66/10015:17AUTOThe Daily Show Plays Hot Ones Wing PongB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast66/10022:31What's Under Your Feet in New York City?C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering66/10023:05South Africa's Slow, Inevitable March Towards CollapseB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions66/10029:20Desiccant dehumidifiers are fascinating... but not for everyoneC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/10028:57An English Pronunciation Lesson! Topic: Words That Almost Sound The Same - Minimal Pairs 🥤👮🐑🚢B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian66/10016:46AUTOThe Problem with Wind EnergyC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastReal Engineering66/10021:03Why Heat Pumps are Immensely Important Right NowB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections66/10021:17Let's Learn English! Topic: Opposites! 🏬🏛️🙂🙁 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian66/10018:52Why Ireland is DividedB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris66/10011:58You're More Stressed Than Ever - Let's Change ThatB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell66/10017:35AUTOThe Link Between Milankovitch Cycles & Climate ChangeB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastStarTalk66/10012:42AUTO7 Ways to Clamp Without Clamps (Simple & Cheap!)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman66/10023:31AUTOHow Qatar is Trying to Become the Switzerland of the Middle EastC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastWendover Productions66/10014:29Where Are Humans ACTUALLY From?C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastSciShow

Which English channel to start with

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

Watching is the other halfYouTube gives you one subtitle line, in one language. Linglass puts English and your own language on screen together, and turns any word you tap into a flashcard.Add to Chrome — free