Welcome back.

You're with me now, Erica.

And today we are gonna have a party.

Well, we are gonna look at certain vocabulary for different types of parties.

Yes.

Well, have you ever been invited for a party?

What kind of party was it?

You got to give me details.

So in today's lesson, we have different types of parties.

I'll help you with the meaning off it and what exactly people do at such social gatherings.

So the first type of party that I have for you is a baby shower.

So what is a baby shower?

Well, baby shower is a party given for a woman who is pregnant.

Oh, yes.

Someone who is just gonna have a baby.

Well, all her friends tend to throw a baby shower for her, and they give her presence for the baby.

Isn't that awesome?

So it's a very adorable party.

Usually people have different themes.

Like, if the woman knows, what is she gonna have?

Like if she's gonna have a baby boy, then everything is gonna be like in blue, and people or her friends will give her gifts for the baby.

Okay, so baby shower is a party for a woman who's pregnant, All right, moving on to the next type of party that I have for you is a bachelor party or a hence party.

That's quite an interesting name.

Well, bachelor party is typically for men while it's thrown for a man who is about to get married.

Yes, the last days of fun before marriage.

So that's bachelor party.

So remember, bachelor Party is a party thrown for a man who is getting married, who's about to get married?

However we have hence party.

So when bachelor is for men?

Well, hence party is for the women.

So the woman who was about to get married like she's probably getting married like in a few days, so her friends will throw a hence party for her.

Yes, so bright to be remember, you might have seen certain pictures on your Facebook or on social media like the girl who's getting married.

She's wearing this sash that stays bright to be so yes, so, basically they are having a hence party.

They're having a social gathering for the woman who was getting married.

Okay, so hence party is for women moving on to another type of Party, which is clambake.

That's quite interesting.

Parties as well, especially if you love eating seafood.

Well, Clambake is a social gathering.

However, it happens outdoors and it's usually, Ah, feast off seafood.

Okay, so if you truly, really enjoy eating clams, lobsters, shrimps, then clam Big party is so much fun.

Okay, so it's basically on outdoor parties with seafood, so they sell old tights off seafood.

Okay, moving on to another type of party, which is a cocktail party.

So Compton party can be, um, with your friends, with your family members or even for business networking.

So cocktail parties is more like a formal party where alcoholic drinks are sold.

Okay, so usually when someone has just got married, they will throw a cocktail party or it's their birthday.

So they're gonna have a cocktail parties.

It's a very nice formal event.

It's a formal party where alcoholic beverages are served.

Okay, the next one is costume party.

Well, it is also called as a fancy dress party.

So in some countries it's known as a costume party, and in some countries it's cold as a fancy dress party.

So where people are dressed up in different costumes like, for example, a Halloween party.

Like when people are celebrating the Halloween, which is on October 31st they end up having a costume party where they were different costumes like someone is dressed up like Alice in Wonderland or a man is dressed up in the Pirates cost, too.

So people not dressed up in different costumes quite a fun event.

So that's costume or a fancy dress party for you.

Okay, where people wear or people are dressed in costumes, okay, Flowing onto the next type of party is ah, house party.

Yes, I totally love house parties because you feel so comfortable like you are not drinking out.

You're not parting out somewhere else.

You are a TTE somebody's house, so it's more safe and you can have too much of fun like you groove to music.

You sip on your drinks so a house party is then all your friends or your family members are gathered at somebody's house.

Okay, so that's the house party.

So you are not basically in the rest drawn are at a party place party.

You are partying at someone's house, so that's a house party for you.

moving on to the next one is a jamboree, So Jamboree Party is a very, very lavish party.

So people are dressed up in their best off outfits, and it's a big feast.

It has more of entertainment.

Okay, they end up calling some musicians or some artists.

It's a very grand event now.

There are different reasons to have this kind of a celebration.

Maybe wedding or probably someone is just celebrating their 25th anniversary.

So it's a very lavish event.

So when you are invited for a jamboree, you have to make sure that you're really dressed up well.

And it's a great grand event, all right.

The next type of party that I have for you is a masquerade party.

We'll have you ever attended a masquerade party because it's quite fun.

Masquerade is so where people are again, dressed up in different costumes.

Um, and they wear masks.

Okay, Even in the movies, you might have seen people attend masquerade balls.

So those are these parties wherein people wear masks and then they're dancing and sipping on drinks, and it's a good time that they have.

So people wear costumes and masks and the next type of party that I have for you is a pit Emma party.

Oh yes, that's like another favorite type of party that I truly enjoy.

Well, pajama party is for girls, especially.

Where are all the friends?

Meet up at someone's house for a night Stay.

So what do you do?

You don't really sleep, but you have too much of fun.

You like dancing, singing, gossiping, chatting.

So it's very typically, uh, pajama party is for goes.

Okay, said Goes, who meet for a night's stay.

That's like the best way to spend your weekend catch up with all the girls.

Have a great time, spend the night with them, and that's pajama party for you.

Then we have a sundowner.

Well, usually, when you think of a party, the first thing that comes to your mind is that okay?

It's gonna be a night party.

So, like you be all dressed up and you'll be going in the night.

But guess what?

There are sundowner parties as well, and they're really nice because you are enjoying the sunset.

Well, some downer parties usually begin around 4 p.m. And the ended about a 39.

Okay, so the party goes around 9 p.m. So basically, people are probably dressed up in, like, nice elf spring clothes.

They're like nice, colorful women were nice.

Colorful dresses and men are also not very formally dressed.

Very common sundowner parties are at the poolside.

Okay, so you are like enjoying the music you're sipping on your drinks and you're enjoying the beautiful sunset.

So that's a sundowner party for you.

And then the last type of party that I have for you is an after party.

Yes, after party is a party off course, which is after a big event.

So probably you had gone for a theater performance or there was a big business event that you had to attend.

So after the event, there are companies who organize a after party for all their team members.

Fun, that's like so much fun.

You are already attending an event, and then you're having an after party.

That's like so much fun, right?

It's a crazy day for you.

So after party is when people celebrated a party after a big event.

Okay, so these are the different types of parties.

So now the next time you are invited for a party.

You know what exactly this party is all about, And you can always talk about it.

So I'll be back with a new lesson soon too.

Then you take care and have fun at any of these parties.