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Hi, everybody.
I'm Esther and in this video I'm going to teach you how to ask someone for permission
Okay so before I teach you that,
let's first talk about what permission means.
Okay so...
When you want to ask someone if it's okay to do something, you're asking for permission.
Okay again, you want to do something, you don't know if it's okay, so you ask someone.
For example, maybe you want to borrow something.
Then you should ask someone.
If you just take it that's stealing, right?
So you have to ask.
Is it okay? Alright?
So there are three ways to ask for permission in English.
The first way is to say, "Can I...?" "Can I...?" Okay.
The second way is "Could I...?" "Could I...?"
And the third way is, "May I...?" "May I...?" Okay.
So 'can I', 'could I', and 'may I' are all good
ways to ask for permission.
But the third one, 'may I', is more polite. Okay.
So if you want to ask somebody who has more power,
maybe your parents, may be your teacher,
then you should say 'may I'.
Maybe even to somebody that you don't know very well,
it's better to say may I because again it's more polite.
So let's look at these examples.
Okay so I've written 'can I', 'could I', and 'may I'
on the board.
Remember, after these three, you have to say a verb.
Okay so let's look at the verbs.
'help' 'see' 'have' 'call' 'borrow' 'go' 'speak' and 'go' again.
Okay so I know I went through that a little bit quickly but
we're going to go through it slowly now.
Okay so here's what we'll do.
I'm going to read and try to switch some around. Okay?
So... "Can I help you?"
"Can I help you?"
Let's try that a little bit faster.
"Can I help you?"
"Can I help you?"
Now remember, you can also say 'could I' and 'may I'.
For example, if you're walking through a department store,
and the salesperson comes to you,
they would probably say, "May I help you?" because they want to be polite to the customer.
So again, "May I help you?"
Okay.
"Can I see you again?"
"Can I see you again?"
A little bit faster.
"Can I see you again?"
Maybe you like someone you met them and you like them
and you want to see them again next time,
So you say, "Can I see you again?"
Okay.
"Can I have some water?"
"Can I have some water?"
A little bit faster.
"Can I have some water?"
Okay.
Let's try a couple with 'could'.
"Could I call you later?"
"Could I call you later?"
Again, remember, you can use all three, but we're doing 'could'.
"Could I call you later?"
"Could I borrow some money?"
Okay. You usually borrow money from a friend or somebody that you know,
so that's why it's better to say maybe 'can I' or 'could I'.
"Could I borrow some money?"
Okay.
"Could I go?"
"Could I go?"
You want to leave, so you're asking if it's okay.
"Could I go?"
Okay and remember 'may I' is polite okay
you want to say that to someone who's a little bit more important,
maybe someone you don't know.
Again you would use 'may I'.
So "May I speak to mr. Kim?"
Maybe you called his office, okay, so you say,
"May I speak to mr. Kim?"
And the last one -
"May I go to the bathroom?"
This one is maybe if you're asking a teacher.
Right? You're in class and you have to go, you can ask a teacher
"May I go to the bathroom?"
Again, 'can I' 'could' 'can' and 'could' are both okay.
But maybe it's more polite....
If you want to be polite, you should say,
"May I go to the bathroom?"
And I'm sure the teacher will like that better because you're being polite.
Okay. So...
In this video we learned three ways to ask for permission.
Let's go through them one more time.
can I
could I and may I
Okay well I hope I helped and I'll see you guys next time.
Bye.
Hi, everybody, I'm Esther.
And in this video we're gonna talk about some important English expression.
Let’s first start with 'like and like to'
I like
and I like to'
First, let's look at the board for some examples.
With 'I like', we have to put a person, place or thing, right?
So let's look.
'I like cookies.' Right, food is a thing.
So I could say, 'I like cookies'.
'I like pizza.'
Okay.
The next one.
'I like English'
English is a subject in school,
so that's another thing,
so I can also say, 'I like math',
Right?
The next one is, 'I like you.'
You is a person.
I can say, 'I like him.'
'I like Sally.'
Right?
I can say a person.
And, 'I like dogs.'
That's another thing.
I like dogs or for me, personally, I like cats as well.
Okay, so let's first try these examples a little bit faster.
Now please try to follow with me.
'I like cookies.'
'I like cookies.'
'I like English.'
'I like English.'
'I like you.'
'I like you.'
And, 'I like dogs.'
'I like dogs.'
Okay.
The second example is,
I like to
Now, we put a 'to' here.
That means after, I have to put an activity.
Right? An activity.
For example, 'I like to dance.'
'I like to dance.'
But what I want you listen for is that 'to' becomes just like a 'tuh!'
Now, It's ok to say, 'I like to dance.'
'I like to dance'.
That's okay but most native English speakers,
will kind of get rid of the 'o' and say,
'I like to dance.'
'I like to dance.'
Here is the next one,
'I like to sing.'
'I like to sing.'
'I like to study.'
'I like to shop.'
Okay.
So, these are all personally things that I like to do.
Actually, I love to them.
But 'like to' and 'like' is a little more common.
Okay.
So let's practice these four examples one more time.
A little more quickly.
And please try to follow me.
I like to dance.
I like to dance.
I like to sing.
I like to sing.
I like to study.
I like to study.
I like to shop.
I like to shop.
Okay, let's look at some more examples together.
I like school.
I like dresses.
I like pizza.
I like money.
I like vacations.
I like food.
I like to eat.
I like to exercise.
I like to walk.
I like to drink coffee.
I like to meet friends.
I like to travel.
Okay, so now we're going to move on to the expression,
'I don’t like'
and 'I don’t like to.'
Okay.
So, if you look at the board,
I've changed 'I like' to 'I don’t like'.
Now, it’s the same.
At the end, I have to say a person, a place or thing.
Okay.
So, let’s look at them together.
I don’t like sushi.
Let’s try it a little bit faster.
I don’t like sushi.
I don’t like sushi.
Okay.
The next one is,
I don’t like math.
Right.
We can say 'I hate' but 'I don’t like' is more common.
I don’t like math.
Again a little faster.
I don’t like math.
I don’t like math.
The next one is,
I don’t like him.
I don’t like him.
I don’t like him.
And the last one,
I don’t like snakes.
Right, a lot of women don’t like snakes.
I don’t like snakes.
I don’t like snakes.
Okay.
The second example is,
'I don’t like to'
'I don’t like to'
Remember, at the end of this, we have to put an action,
something that we do, right.
So, we can say,
I don’t like to run.
I don’t like to run.
Remember, again the ‘to’.
You can say, ‘I don’t like to’
or ‘I don’t like to’.
I don’t like to run.
Let's try the next one.
I don’t like to study.
I don’t like to study.
Okay.
After that,
I don’t like to drink.
A little faster.
I don’t like to drink.
I don’t like to drink.
And the last one is,
I don’t like to fight.
Right.
It can get a little bit scary, right.
I don’t like to fight.
I don’t like to fight.
Let's look at some more examples together.
Ok, let’s look at some examples.
I don’t like spiders.
I don’t like spiders.
I don’t like snow.
I don’t like snow.
I don’t like winter.
I don’t like winter.
I don’t like chicken feet.
I don’t like chicken feet.
I don’t like heels.
I don’t like heels.
I don’t like to work.
I don’t like to work.
I don’t like to hike.
I don’t like to hike.
I don’t like to wash dishes.
I don’t like to wash dishes.
I don’t like to clean up.
I don’t like to clean up.
I don’t like to eat alone.
I don’t like to eat alone.
Okay, so in this video we talked about the expressions,
'I like', 'I like to', and 'I don’t like', 'I don’t like to'.
But before we close up, I'm going to
talk about 'I like' and I 'don’t like' one more time
because there are other ways to say the same thing.
Instead of 'I like', I can also say 'I enjoy' or 'I love'.
Remember, 'love' is very strong, right.
For example, 'I love cats'.
I also love dogs.
Right?
So, 'love' is stronger than 'like'.
Okay.
The next part is,
'I don’t like'
I can also say, 'I dislike'.
Again, 'I dislike'.
For example, 'I dislike snakes'.
Right? Or 'I hate snakes'.
Similar to 'love',
'hate' is a very strong way of saying I don’t like something.
For example, 'I hate snakes'.
Right! 'I hate snakes.'
Okay.
So, I hope that helped.
And hope to see you guys next time.
Bye bye.
Hi, everybody.
I’m Esther.
And in this video, we’re going to talk about a slang word that is “What’s up?”
So “What’s up?” can be used in 2 ways.
The first way is a way to greet people to say, 'hi'.
And actually when we say, “What’s up?”, it means “hi”, “how are you?”
or “What are you doing these days?” right.
“What are you up to these days?”
So that’s the first way we use “What’s up?”
The second way is to ask, “What’s wrong?” “Is something wrong?”
“Is something bad happening to you?” right.
So those are the two ways we can use ‘What’s up?’.
So let’s look at these example sentences.
Here is the first one.
“Hey, Susie. What’s up?”
So this person, 'A", is asking Susie,
“Hey Susie how are you?"
or “Hey, Susie. What are you up to these days?”
“What are you doing these days?”
And here are some ways you can answer.
"Nothing much."
That means nothing special is happening in my life.
I’m not doing much or maybe if they said,
"Hey Susie what’s up?"
Susie can say, “I’m going to the movies.”
She would just say what she’s doing. Right.
Another way, remember the second way, is to ask,
“What’s wrong?” “Is everything okay?”
So here is how we would use it.
"You look upset."
"What’s up?"
Again, "You look upset. What’s up?",
"What’s wrong?"
And maybe this person would say,
“I lost my wallet.”
That’s why they’re upset.
“I lost my wallet.”
So you can say why you look upset.
“What’s going on?” Or “What’s wrong?”
Now let’s look at how to pronounce it one more time.
“What’s up?”
It’s almost like what’s and up are blended, like they are connected.
“What’s up?”
And I also want to mention
that some people say, “What up?”
They take out the ‘s’.
“What up?”
Or some people even just say ‘sup’ right?
‘Sup’ that means the same thing
but I want you guys to make sure that you use “What’s up?”
That’s the best way to say it.
Let’s look at a few more example sentences together.
Okay, let’s look at some examples.
Long time no see what’s up?
Long time no see what’s up?
I was surprised to get your call. What’s up?
I was surprised to get your call. What’s up?
What’s up with you these days?
What’s up with you these days?
Are you crying? What’s up?
Are you crying? What’s up?
Okay, so we’ve looked at some example sentences.
Now, let me remind you that “What’s up?” is a great way to say “Hello” or “How are you?”
But remember, only to somebody that you know well.
So maybe a friend ... maybe family if you’re very close,
but never in a business conversation.
And never in a formal conversation where you are meeting with somebody very important.
In those cases you just want to say, “How are you?”
Not “What’s up?”
Okay?
Alright, well I hope this video helped you guys learn more English.
And see you next time.
Hi, everybody. My name is Esther.
And in this video, we're going to talk about how to use the word ‘can’ and ‘can't’.
mmm, so first of all, let's talk about the meaning of these words.
‘can’ means you are able to do something. Maybe because you have the skill or maybe
because your body allows you to do that thing. And ‘can't’ is the opposite, right.
You can't do something. You're not able to do something because you
don't have the skill or your body doesn't allow you to do it.
Okay, let's move on to the pronunciation. How do we pronounce these words correctly?
Now, I know it's not easy, but I know you if you keep practicing, you're gonna get better.
Believe me. So let's look at the first one.
Now, this one actually sounds like a man's name.
can can
You'll notice, it sounds more like an ‘e’ than it does an ‘a’.
Again, practice with me. can
Now, this one is ‘can't’. If you look down here, I've written the word
‘ant’. ‘ant’, with the C in front.
So practice with me: can't
can't Yes, again:
can can’t
can can’t
Okay, well let's see if you guys can put it in a sentence.
I mmm do it. I can do it.
I can do it. I can't do it.
I can't do it. Let's do a couple more practices together.
Okay, so let's start practicing with the word ‘can’ first.
Here are some examples on the board. Let's start with the first one.
I can swim. I can swim.
I can swim. Make sure you guys are following along.
Let's go on to the next one. The next one ‘eat’ right.
And let's try it with ‘she’. She can eat.
She can eat. She can eat.
Okay, after that is ‘read’. And let's use ‘he’.
He can read. He can read.
He can read.
After that is ‘drive’.
And let's use ‘they’ with that one. They can drive.
They can drive. They can drive.
After that, ‘run’, right. ‘we’
We can run. We can run.
We can run.
Okay, let's move on to ‘sing’.
And let's do ‘you’. You can sing.
You can sing. You can sing.
Reminding you that, ‘can’, okay it's pronounced ‘ken’.
Let's go on to the next one, ‘dance’. And let's go back up to ‘I’.
I can dance. I can dance.
I can dance. And the last one ‘speak English’.
Right, let's do that with ‘I’ as well because I know you want to be able to say
this. I can speak English.
I can speak English. I can speak English.
Alright, let's move on to ‘can't’. Okay, so now we're going to practice with
‘can’t’. You can see I've only changed this by putting
a ‘t’ here. Changing ‘can’ to ‘can't’.
So let's practice again. Make sure you guys are following after me.
I can't swim. I can't swim.
I can't swim. Let's move on to ‘eat’.
She can't eat. Maybe she's full right.
She can't eat. She can't eat.
Next one is ‘read’. Let's do ‘he’.
He can't read. He can't read.
He can't read.
After that is ‘drive’.
And let's use ‘they’. They can't drive.
They can't drive. They can't drive.
Next one is ‘run’. Let's use ‘we’.
We can't run. We can't run.
We can't run.
After that.. the next one is ‘sing’.
Oh ‘you’. You can't sing.
You can't sing. You can't sing.
‘dance’ hmm, let's do ‘they’.
They can't dance. They can't dance.
They can't dance. And ‘speak English’.
hmm, let's say ‘You can't speak English’. Well, that's what I'm here to help you with,
but let's practice again. You can't speak English.
You can't speak English, but again, that's something that we're gonna
change as we keep practicing. Okay, and let's try a test now.
Okay, so let's try a practice test together. It's not that hard.
All you have to do is listen carefully. And as I read these sentences, you have to
see if …. listen and see if I'm using one ‘can’
or two ‘can't’. All right, so I'll do this slowly.
Let's try it together. The first one.
Let's do ‘swim’. And let's use ‘I’.
I can swim. I can swim.
Which one do you think I used? Well, if you listen carefully, yes I use number
one ‘can’. Let's go on to the next one, ‘eat’.
And let's try ‘she’. She can eat.
She can eat. Yes, I did number one again, ‘can’.
After that is ‘read’. And let's use ‘he’.
He can't read. He can't read.
That was the second one, ‘can't’. How about ‘drive’.
Let's use ‘he’ again. He can drive.
He can drive.
Yes, that was number one.
He can drive. After that, ‘run’.
Let's use ‘they’. They can't run.
They can't run. Maybe they're too tired right.
And I use number two. They can't run.
Let's move on to the next one, ‘sing’. We can't sing.
We can't sing.
Yes, that was number two, ‘can't’.
Next is ‘dance’. Let's do ‘dance’.
Again, let's do ‘we’ again. We can't dance.
We can't dance. Yes, again, I said, ‘can't’, number two.
And the last one. You can speak English.
You can speak English. Yes, the last one was ‘can’, number one.
You can speak English. How did you guys do?
Well, that's the end of our quiz. I know that it's difficult and it's gonna
take a lot of time but you can do it.
I'll see you guys next time. Bye.
Hi, everybody. I'm Esther.
And in this video, we're going to talk about how to describe the cost or price of something.
Now, this is important to people like me who like shopping, right.
So, for example, I like shopping especially for dresses.
So I might say the cost of this dress is affordable.
Okay. This dress is affordable.
‘affordable’ means that this dress is not too expensive.
I have enough money and I can pay for this dress. I have enough money.
I can buy this dress. So I would say this dress is affordable.
I can also say this dress is inexpensive. We all know what expensive is but we say
inexpensive so that's the opposite of expensive.
‘affordable’ and ‘inexpensive’ have very similar meanings.
Again, I have enough money to buy this. It's not too expensive.
Then, we have ‘cheap’. This dress is cheap.
Now, ‘cheap’ is similar, it means it's not expensive, but it's a little bit more negative.
If you say that something is cheap, people may think that the quality
is not very good. It's not very nice.
Okay. Now, let's look at the opposite.
The opposite of these words is ‘expensive’. This dress is expensive.
It costs a lot of money, and too much money. Maybe, I don't want to buy it.
We can also say ‘overpriced’. This dress is overpriced.
That means the price is too high. So, again, I don't want to buy this dress,
it's too expensive and overpriced. Okay.
Let's look at some more examples together. Let's look at some examples.
The hat was affordable because it was on sale.
The hat was affordable because it was on sale.
Next. I wish this bag was more affordable.
I wish this bag was more affordable.
Next. This computer is surprisingly inexpensive.
This computer is surprisingly inexpensive.
Next.
These shoes look beautiful, but they are too cheap.
These shoes look beautiful, but they are too cheap.
Next. That jacket is too expensive.
That jacket is too expensive.
Last. I cannot buy this overpriced bag.
I cannot buy this overpriced bag.
Okay, so in this video, we learned that when we want to describe the cost of something,
as not too expensive,
we say ‘affordable’.
Okay. Something is
affordable if it's not too expensive. If I can buy it with the money I have.
On the other hand, if something is not affordable,
if the cost is very high,
we say ‘expensive’ or ‘overpriced’.
For me, I think some brands like H&M and Forever 21 are affordable.
Some people don't think this way. They think it's cheap.
Sometimes, yes, some of the items can be cheap.
But for me, I like those brands because they are affordable.
Another store that I like in Korea,
it's called Zara or Jara in Korea as they say.
They have some items that are affordable and some items that are very expensive.
Too expensive for me to buy.
Okay, well, that's what I wanted to share in this video.
Thanks for watching. Bye.
Hello, my name is Esther.
And in this video we're going to talk
about how to use the word ‘borrow’ or ‘lend me’.
Well, when do we use this word?
Well, let me give you an example.
Let's say that you're taking a test
and you look in your bag
and uh-oh you forgot your pencil.
So what do you do?
You have to ask someone next to you, or maybe a friend
to let them use your pencil.
And a mistake that a lot of people make is they say,
“Can you borrow me your pencil?”
But that's actually wrong.
Don't say that.
Don't say,
“Can you borrow me your pencil?”
The actual way to say it
goes like this.
Let's look at an example sentence.
“Can I borrow your pencil?”
That's the correct way to say it.
“Can I borrow your pencil?
Okay.
Another way that you can say is,
“Can you lend me your pencil?”
Let's look at it again.
“Can you lend me your pencil?”
Now, both of these ways are okay.
And they're both correct and right,
but I think this one is a better way to say it.
Again, let's remember it's not,
‘Can you borrow me’, okay, don't say that.
Say this,
“Can I borrow your pencil?”
Let's look at a couple more examples sentences.
Let's look at some more examples.
Is it okay if I borrow your book?
Is it okay if I borrow your book?
May I borrow some money?
May I borrow some money?
Can I borrow your umbrella?
Can I borrow your umbrella?
Can you lend me your eraser?
Can you lend me your eraser?
Would you lend me your book?
Would you lend me your book?
Please lend me a pen.
Please lend me a pen.
Alright, now, in the beginning of the video, I taught you
to say, “Can I borrow… something”
“Can I borrow your pencil?”
But, actually,
there's a more polite way to say this.
And that is by saying,
“May I borrow something from you?”
You should use ‘May I’ when you're talking to someone you don't know very well.
Maybe it's a complete stranger,
or maybe you know that person,
but you guys aren't really close friends.
It's better to use ‘May I’.
So again, “May I borrow something?”
For example,
“May I borrow your pen?”
Or “May I borrow your phone?”
Or maybe like I said in the example in the beginning,
“May I borrow your pencil or eraser?”
Okay. Well that's it for today.
I hope you guys learned something and I'll see you guys next time.
Bye.
Hi, everybody. I'm Esther.
And in this video, we're going to talk about an important expression,
especially for those of you who are in relationships.
For those of you who have a boyfriend or girlfriend.
And that expression is ‘to dump someone’. ‘to dump someone’
Well, what do you think that means? Well, for those of you who are in a relationship,
maybe, you're not happy. Hmm
Maybe you don't love that person anymore, or maybe that person is just really horrible, really bad.
So, what do you do? Well, you break up with them.
Right, you say, “I don't want to be with you anymore.”
And that's where the expression comes in ‘to dump someone’.
So, when you tell your boyfriend or girlfriend, “I don't want to be with you anymore,” you
are dumping them. Okay, so let's look at these examples first.
He dumped me. Hmm, he dumped me.
This is a sad situation, right? Maybe my boyfriend didn't love me anymore,
or maybe I did something that made him angry. So he dumped me.
He doesn't want to be with me any longer.
Hmm, ‘I dumped him’.
The next sentence, ‘I dumped him’. This one is not so bad.
Maybe my boyfriend was really bad, or he lied too much.
So I kicked him. I got rid of him.
I dumped him. Okay.
So, let's look at some more example sentences together.
‘She dumped him because he lied to her.’
‘She dumped him because he lied to her.’
‘He dumped me I'm so sad.’
‘He dumped me I'm so sad.’
Okay, so in this video we learned the expression ‘to dump someone’.
Remember, you can dump a bad boyfriend or girlfriend, but they can also dump you.
Now, I want to tell you about one of my ex-boyfriends.
He never had time for me. He was always busy.
And he couldn't talk or hang out. So, I had to dump him and it felt great.
Okay, well see you guys next time. Bye.
Hi everybody.
I'm Esther and in this video we are going to talk about an important idiom 'hit on'.
Now, hit on doesn't mean to hit.
Right?
Hit means you punch someone or you use your hand to hurt someone.
So, that's not what it means.
'hit on' means well when a guy maybe likes a girl
he sees someone and he thinks that girl is cute.
He wants to know her better.
He wants to know her more.
So, he might go to her and ask for her phone number.
Try to talk to her.
That's hitting on.
That's hit on.
Right?
He's hitting on her.
Okay?
So ah... yes a girl can hit on a guy as well.
Um… usually but it's usually the guy that hits on the girl.
So, let's look at these examples.
He hit on her.
He hit on her.
Again this means, he went to the girl and try to talk to her and know her better.
So, maybe they can be a couple later or have a relationship.
Again, he hit on her.
The next sentence says she got hit on.
She got hit on.
This is not the same as this sentence.
Right?
She didn't hit on someone.
She got hit on which means that somebody hit on her.
So, don't get that confused.
That's a good some more example sentences together.
Okay?
Let's look at these examples.
She always gets hit on at the bar.
She always gets hit on at the bar.
Many guys hit on me.
Many guys hit on me.
I saw a man hit on a pretty girl.
I saw a man hit on a pretty girl.
He's a womanizer.
He hits on every girl.
He's a womanizer.
He hits on every girl.
Okay?
Let's review one more time.
We learned the idiom hit on.
Again, hit on means you like someone that you don't know.
You go and talk to them.
Again maybe try to get to know them better or their phone number or something like that.
Now, in America um... yeah guys hit on girls of course.
But I think in Korea, a lot more Korean guys tend to hit on girls in public places like
the bus stop or on the street or maybe even a on the subway.
So, a that's the word we learned in this video and I hope to see you guys next time.
Bye.
Hi, everybody.
I'm Esther.
And in this video, we're going to talk about a slang word.
And that word is ‘pissed’ or ‘pissed off’.
Now, before I start, I want to tell you that ‘pissed’ can actually have several meanings.
But today, we're going to focus on one meaning.
And the meaning that I want to focus on is ‘angry’.
Okay, so ‘pissed’ or ‘pissed off’ can mean very angry or maybe upset or annoyed.
Okay, so before I explain a little bit more, let's look at these example sentences.
The first one is, “I'm pissed.”
This just means “I'm angry” “I'm upset”
So again, “I'm pissed.”
The next sentence is very similar.
“I'm pissed off.” “I'm pissed off.”
Again, these two sentences have the same meaning.
They both mean ‘I'm very angry about something’
or ‘I'm very angry at somebody’.
Please also notice that we have to say 'pissed' in the past tense.
We have to say it with -ed.
If you say "I'm piss" without the -ed,
it actually has a different meaning.
So again, you must say “I'm pissed”
or “I'm pissed off” to show that you're angry.
Okay.
Here's the last sentence.
“I get pissed off when he lies to me.”
That means I get angry when he lies to me.
Again, “I get pissed off when he lies to me.”
Let's make sure we also notice the pronunciation “pissed off”.
‘pissed’
‘pissed off’
‘pissed’
And let's look at the example sentence one more time.
“I get pissed off when he lies to me.”
And for all the women out there, you understand what I mean, right?
When someone you care about or someone you love lies to you, you get angry or pissed off, right?
So let's look at a few more example sentences together.
“I was pissed off when the other car cut in front of me.”
“I was pissed off when the other car cut in front of me.”
“Don't get pissed off. It was a mistake.”
“Don't get pissed off. It was a mistake.”
“I'm pissed off that he didn't pay me back yet.” “I'm pissed off that he didn't pay me back yet.”
Okay, so we looked at a couple example sentences,
and we learned the word ‘pissed’ or ‘pissed off’
so just remember it's a very common slang if you use it in America
or another english-speaking country,
everybody will know that that means you're angry or upset.
But remember, you should probably only use this with your friends
because if you say this to somebody that you don't know well,
it can seem a little bit rude.
Okay, so please remember that when you're angry try saying ‘pissed’ or ‘pissed off’.
‘I'm pissed’
‘I'm pissed off’
All right, well I'll see you in the next video.
Bye.
Hi, everybody. I'm Esther.
And in this video, I want to talk with you about the word ‘lag’.
Now ‘lag’ means to do something very slowly, or to be very slow, okay.
So the word ‘lag’ is up here on the board. Now, the pronunciation - it's hard I know
but you have to try and practice ‘lag’
‘lag’ Okay.
So let's look at these examples.
“She's lagging .”
“She's lagging.”
This means she's taking a long time to do something.
She's doing something very slowly.
“She's lagging.”
The next one is, “Stop lagging.”
“Stop lagging.”
You're telling somebody hurry up.
Stop being slow. Okay.
The next one is a very common problem. “My computer is lagging.”
“My computer is lagging.”
That means my computer is slow.
It's slow. I'm trying to do something
but it's lagging. It's slow.
And the last one is,
“I have jet lag.”
“I have jet lag.”
You might hear this a lot especially from people who are travelling.
So if you travel around the world, maybe too a far away country
that you're going to be changing time zones,
so the time will be different,
and you'll feel very tired,
your body will feel slow and tired,
and your body is taking a long time to adjust to the new time zone,
your body is slow to adjust,
so you have to say, “I have jet lag.”
Okay. Let's look at some more examples together.
Okay. Let's look at a few examples.
The first one.
“She's always late because she lags.” “She's always late because she lags.”
The next one. “I wish you wouldn't lag so much.”
“I wish you wouldn't lag so much.”
Next.
“I can't open the program because my computer is lagging.”
“I can't open the program because my computer is lagging.”
The last one.
“My jet lag is terrible. I keep falling asleep.”
“My jet lag is terrible. I keep falling asleep.”
Okay.
So in this video we learned that we use the word ‘lag’
to describe an action that is very very slow. Now, my best friend is someone who lags a lot.
Whenever we want to do something especially at night,
she takes almost two hours to get ready.
She has to wash her hair or take a shower then put on her makeup,
you know decide what to wear.
And that can take a very long time.
So I always have to say to her “Stop lagging!
Hurry up! We're late! Stop lagging!” Okay.
So next time, if you have a friend or somebody that's taking a very long time,
you can use the word ‘lag’ to say ‘stop lagging’ ‘hurry up’ okay.
Well that's the end. Thank you.
Bye.
Hi, everybody. My name is Esther.
And in this video, I'm going to talk about the word ‘pedestrian’.
A pedestrian is somebody who is walking.
They might be walking on the street.
Or on the sidewalk where all the stores and restaurants are.
The sidewalk or pedestrians might be crossing the street on a crosswalk.
That's the section with the white lines where you have to go
if you want to go to the other side. So let's look at these example sentences.
“Don't hit the pedestrian.”
Okay.
So in Korea there are very many cars and drivers
and they have to be careful not to hit the people that are walking.
The pedestrians.
So "Don't hit the pedestrian."
The pedestrian crosses the crosswalk.
Again, the crosswalk is where the white lines are.
You have to walk there if you want to go to the other side.
The pedestrian crosses the crosswalk.
The last example is,
"There are many pedestrians on the sidewalk."
Remember, ‘sidewalk’ is the area next to the street where pedestrians should walk.
It's safer, right?
So "There are many pedestrians on the sidewalk."
Okay. And so that's how we use ‘pedestrian’.
Remember, it means somebody who's walking.
Okay. That's all.
Thank you. Bye.
Hi, everybody.
I'm Esther.
And in this video, I'm going to teach you a very important English word.
Now, everybody in Korea should know this word because it gets this way every summer in Korea,
right?
Well not just in the summer, but also in some other seasons.
And that word that we're going to learn today is ‘humid’.
Again, ‘humid’.
So this word, you need to know it,
and you especially need to mention this word
when you describe Korea's weather to any foreigners,
Okay.
So if they ask “What's the weather like in Korea?”
you have to say “humid”.
Well, what does ‘humid’ mean?
Well again, ‘humid’ is used to describe weather.
It means that it's very wet and hot, right?
You know what I mean.
So even my best friend, she comes to Korea every year from Southern California,
which is where I'm from,
and she complains about this all the time.
“It's so humid," right?
“It's so hot and wet.”
And she complains about this because where we're from,
it's not like that. It's hot, but it doesn't get very humid.
So let's look at the board for some examples on how to use the word.
Okay.
So here it is.
“Today is very humid.”
“Today is very humid.”
So that's the word I want to teach you today. ‘humid’
But there are some other ways to say the same thing.
Instead of ‘humid’,
we can say a couple of other words.
For example, we can say, “Today is very muggy.”
“Today is very muggy.”
Okay, ‘muggy’ means humid.
Again, hot and wet.
We can also say, “Today is very sticky.”
“Today is very sticky.”
So ‘humid’, ‘muggy’, and ‘sticky’ all have the same meaning when you're describing
the weather.
Now, I told you that where I'm from it's not humid, it's hot, but it's not humid,
so what's the opposite of humid?
That word is ‘dry’.
So if it's not humid, I can say, “Today is very dry.”
“Today is very dry.”
Okay, well, let's look at some more example sentences together.
Okay, let's look at some example sentences.
“It's too humid. Turn on the air conditioner.”
“It's too humid.
Turn on the air-conditioner.”
“I hate humid weather.
It's too sticky.”
“I hate humid weather.
It's too sticky.”
“The rain makes it muggy.”
“The rain makes it muggy.”
“California is dry, but Florida is humid.”
“California is dry, but Florida is humid.”
Okay, so in this video we learned the word ‘humid’.
Make sure you guys remember it.
It's a very important word in Korea because it describes Korea's weather and summer perfectly.
Now, as for me, I've been here for a couple of years, and I'm still trying to get used to it,
but I have to say I like dry weather better.
Okay well thanks for joining and see you guys next time.
Bye.
Hello, everybody. My name is Esther.
And in this video, we're going to talk about a slang word that comes from California.
That's where I'm from.
This slang word is actually from Northern California,
in areas like San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
And this word is the slang word ‘hella’.
And it actually has two different meanings.
So let's look at how it's used in some sentences.
Okay, so here's the first example sentence.
“This room is ‘hella’ hot.”
hmm… How is ‘hella’ used?
It's used to mean the word ‘really’ or ‘very’, right?
“This room is very hot.”
or “This room is really hot.”
In that case, we can say, “This room is hella hot.”
mm-hmm
So that's the first meaning.
Let's move on to the second meaning.
And here's another example sentence.
“There's hella food at home.”
That doesn't match the word ‘really’, right?
Let's look. There's really food at home.
It doesn't make sense actually. In the second sentence,
‘hella’ is used to mean there's ‘a lot of’
or there's ‘many’ things, right?
So in this case, instead of saying, “There's a lot of food at home,”
we can say, “There's hella food at home.”
So hurry and go home and eat some of that food.
Now under ‘hella’, I've written the word ‘hecka’.
And that's because some people feel uncomfortable using the word ‘hella’, right?
Because ‘hella’ has the word ‘hell’, right?
And ‘hell’ can sometimes be used to express an emotion that's negative or very strong, right?
And in that case, people use ‘heck’, right?
So again, instead of ‘hella’ some people say ‘hecka’.
mm-hmm
So we can say, “There's hecka food at home.”
Again, it means the same thing - there's a lot of food at home.
“There's hecka food at home.”
But if you don't want to use ‘hella’, you can use this one.
And in the same way you can use ‘hecka’ to substitute ‘hella’ in the first sentence as well.
“This room is hecka hot.” Right?
“This room is hecka hot.”
It's very hot in here but I don't want to say ‘hella’.
But remember, again, this slang word ‘hella’ and ‘hecka’ is actually from Northern California,
so you might not hear it
or people might not understand what you mean
if you use it in other places such as New York or the UK.
So keep that in mind.
Okay so let's look at a couple examples sentences.
“This pizza is hella good.”
“This pizza is hella good.”
“You look hella pretty.”
“You look hella pretty.”
“Your hair is hecka long.”
“Your hair is hecka long.”
“I have hella things to do.”
“I have hella things to do.”
Okay, so those are the ways that we can use ‘hella’ or ‘hecka’ in our everyday speech.
But I want to remind you guys, one more time,
this slang is used mostly in Northern California.
Now, for those of you who like and enjoy hip-hop music.
Some hip-hop artists from that area,
such as e-40, and the Federation, use the slang word in their music.
They use ‘hella’ mostly.
So next time you decide to listen to some of their music,
I hope you guys can understand a little better
what they're saying and what that word means.
Okay. Well, thanks. See you guys next time.
Hi, everybody. My name's Esther.
And in this video, I want to talk about a very important vocabulary word
for all Koreans to know, okay.
And that word is ‘monsoon season’.
What is ‘monsoon season’?
Well, every summer
many foreigners come and they're surprised by how much rain there is, right?
In the summer, in Korea, for about one month,
usually in July, there's a lot of rain, okay.
And in English we call that the ‘monsoon season’.
So it's very important for Koreans to have a good umbrella.
Maybe some rain boots, right?
But also it can cause some problems for some businesses and homes
if there's too much rain and flooding, right?
So if you see a foreigner, and they ask about summer in Korea,
it's very important that you remember that you tell them about monsoon season.
Okay so let's look on the board and look at this example sentence.
“The monsoon season in Korea begins in summer.”
Right? I just talked about that.
Again, “The monsoon…”
Let's pronounce it together.
‘monsoon’
‘monsoon’
So “The monsoon season in Korea begins in summer.”
And as we said, the monsoon season lasts for about one month,
and there's lots of rain during the monsoon season.
Okay, let's look at some more examples together.
Let's look at these examples.
“It's very humid during the monsoon season.” “It's very humid during the monsoon season.”
“The monsoon season is coming.”
“The monsoon season is coming.”
“I need to buy a new umbrella for the monsoon season.”
“I need to buy a new umbrella for the monsoon season.”
Okay so in this video we learned about the vocabulary word ‘monsoon season’.
Remember, it's a time in Korea when there's a lot of rain and it's very hot and sticky, right?
Now, in Southern California where I'm from,
there is no monsoon season.
We get a little bit of rain in the winter time which is very different from Korea.
But again, nothing like the rain we see here.
Okay so that is something that I'm still trying to get used to.
Okay, so again, the word we learned is ‘monsoon season’.
Don't forget it and see you next time. Bye.