AAVE Explained: A Dialect That Transcends Internet Culture

Unlock the richness of AAVE (African-American Vernacular English) in this Babbel Explains episode.

Discover what AAVE is, its speakers, and its cultural impact, beyond being labeled as 'internet slang.' Learn about its history, grammar, and get examples of AAVE words.

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[BabbelUSA]

What is something new you learned about AAVE from this video? 💭

[tonilou]

As a non-english-native I heard about aave SO late. When you just pick up English phrases from people in the internet, you don't get any of the cultural nuance

[onlyDoti]

when she said nadine be shopping i was like, “Nadine DO be shopping”

[mizzmini]

I’m a black American female and I remember they use to tell us that we don’t speak a language. They use to mock us and clown us. We even had to code switch our words as best we could and accent. Now everyone wants to be us. It’s a joke

[calmakisushi]

thanks a lot for this. honestly, as an asian woman, i wasnt fully aware of the words roaming around the internet and the context behind those. it’s true that social media has influenced the culture in many different ways and i just want to sincerely apologize to all the people i have been offended if i ever told some inappropriate words in the past. what we can and must do now is to EDUCATE people and to spread awareness, especially on the internet. and as we’re in the modern times now, canceling people is not a solution, rather teach them to respect and appreciate other’s cultures. i have seen so many ebonics on social media platforms, and thinking some are internet slangs, but clearly are not. maybe some are just adapting it with appreciation but mostly are possibly being ignorant. again, we all have to be responsible and mindful. thank you for being informative once again and i shall spread this message on the internet. ☺️

[christinadodson]

As a kid who went to a nearly all-black school and lived in an almost all-black neighborhood this is the type of language my siblings and I would use. Everybody used it. I remember one of the schoolteachers, a black lady, who was frustrated at how we kids spoke and she was going to teach us how to speak the "King's English" (in St. Louis, LOL!). But as we grew up and eventually moved out of the area, we lost touch with AAVE and what AAVE is now has no relation to what it was then even though I remembered the examples and how they were used.

[MariaEduarda-nrfe]

thanks for this, i'm a brazilian english teacher and this was a very educational video that helped a lot to create better classes! I'll be showing it to my students <3

[ponirex]

As a non-black person and non-native english speaker, my entire immerssion for learning english has been unconsiously aave based, so I've always known that the phrases and pronuntiations I've been using come from black culture. I really hope im not insulting anyone by using it.

[kaonashiyakuza]

I'm from north Africa but I started learning and being interested in "english" by watching afro American shows and sitcoms cuz they felt more relatable, and how i talk rn is based from that.
This was rather informative

[omjup]

When I lived in Texas, whenever someone was about to do something, they would say something like, “I’m fixin’ to go….” Then I moved to NYC and it’d be something like, “I’m bout to go….”. I moved to Florida and I hear, “I’m finna go….”.

[elimushroom]

THANK YOU <3 ily for this video. im still learning about how to be respectful as much as possible

[swatis]

I had NO CLUE this was a dialect and any of the origins of it. Thank you so much for the video. I wish this was included in school instead of learning about it by pure happenstance. I literally just opened an email and had my world expanded 10x. Thank you Babbel team!

[jathebest]

As a Korean who is passionate about learning the English language, I learned more about AAVE from this video~! Thanks👍

[IAMDPP]

During slavery, a slave was severely beating or even killed if he or she was trying to learn or gain an education. AAVE was a tool of survival during slavery. Think about it, if the slave was perceived ignorant, he or she isn’t a perceived threat to the general population at that time. AAVE is a mixture of African native languages, Aboriginal indigenous languages, & poor US Southern English.

A lot people, did not realize, we code switch base on environment in which we find ourselves. My child will continue to embrace both SAE and AAVE.

[PremiumKibble]

This is very insightful and delivered with such a warm and inclusive energy. Breaking down syntax differences between SAE and AAVE really puts me in the right frame of mind to let go of the deeply flawed and narrow definition of "proper" English that I inherited at home and in school. Time well spent.

[PaytonsOwnProductions]

A necessary video that should be seen by many. Good job!

[justinwantou]

Most "slang" terms like "shade" and "tea" are specifically terms created out of the LGBTQ+ culture of African Americans. Slang isn't a dialect, as much as it's a linguistic expression to communicate. They both contribute to AAVE language.

[Golden_glow]

This video was HIGHLY informative! I loved it. I honestly get annoyed when people who are not black do this for views, get fame and are called creative and cool meanwhile blacks use it and are called uneducated and non creative and ghetto. It honestly annoys me like black people cant have a language for us without everyone nipping at it for a come up. Especially the tiktokers 🙄.

[ohmaigatjojo]

Thank you for this video! Sierra’s skin looks absolutely stunning!

[mscrowfoot]

OMG! This is some amazing information and a beautiful presentation that easily leads to a new paradigm. I am one of those that has "corrected, " though usually only silently to myself, the metathetical constructions such as aks for ask. Now I won't feel the need to cringe when I hear this anymore. THANK YOU!!!