Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Still Game
Is Still Game difficult to watch in English? Explore its vocabulary difficulty, estimated English level, and unfamiliar words before watching.
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Still Game in English?
Still Game: 28.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 39.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 9,540.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 52.1% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 39.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 33.8% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
19.6% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
85.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 7.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 5.4% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Subtitle coverage: 62 of 63 episodes; the profile describes only available subtitles.
Recurring words and phrases to preview
- bastard (C1): 543 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An insulting term for a person; historically, a child born to unmarried parents.
Subtitle example:
Have you any idea at all, eh, what that bastard burns?
- oot (rare): 422 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
That's 'cause you've never got your fat hands oot it!
- yer (rare): 413 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
And yer down with the bananas and spiders. Deid. Some holiday, that!
- bloody (B2): 278 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Covered in blood; also an informal intensifier in British English.
Subtitle example:
I'm getting bloody sick here. It's like living in the bastarding Bronx.
- aboot (rare): 246 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
How was the golf? Shite, thank you. Tam, whit aboot you?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Peep Show: 40.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.5 percentage points more than Still Game).
- Only Fools and Horses: 40.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.9 percentage points more than Still Game).
- Six Feet Under: 41.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.6 percentage points more than Still Game).
These percentages describe vocabulary, not the proportion of dialogue you will understand. CEFR labels are estimates, not official film ratings. Accent, speed, songs, context, and your own vocabulary also affect comprehension. Repeated occurrences may include repeated dialogue or lyrics.
How we estimate vocabulary difficulty · Evidence generated: