Shadowing Practice: Alone but Not Lonely - ep. 1 - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good morning guys, it's Syd and welcome back.

Buenos días a todos, soy Syd y bienvenidos de nuevo.

So, let me explain.

Permítanme explicarles.

I didn't post last week and to be honest,

No publiqué nada la semana pasada y, para ser honesto,

I didn't think anyone would notice but actually quite a few of you guys did

No pensé que nadie se daría cuenta, pero la verdad es que muchos de ustedes sí lo hicieron.

and it was actually so sweet

y en realidad fue muy dulce

because I was like wow it mattered to some of you

Porque pensé: ¡Guau, a algunos de ustedes les importaba!

so thank you guys the reason I didn't post is I was just in a slump last week

Muchas gracias a todos. La razón por la que no publiqué es que la semana pasada estaba pasando por un mal momento.

when I was kind of in this lonely mental state I

cuando estaba en este estado mental solitario

was thinking to myself wow like you live alone you're alone a lot of the time that's

Estaba pensando para mí mismo, guau, como si vivieras solo, estás solo la mayor parte del tiempo, eso es

so lonely

tan sola

but then I realized being alone does not have to be synonymous with being lonely you can be alone

pero luego me di cuenta de que estar solo no tiene por qué ser sinónimo de sentirse solo, puedes estar solo

and have such a good time with yourself.

y pásalo muy bien contigo mismo.

So I want to take today to just have fun with myself and just do things that I really love to do.

Así que hoy quiero dedicarme a divertirme y hacer cosas que realmente me encantan.

I also feel like I'm kind of on FaceTime with you guys sometimes and it makes me feel less lonely.

A veces siento que estoy como en una videollamada con ustedes y eso me hace sentir menos sola.

This is like how I talk with my friends so we're gonna have a fun day together.

Así es como hablo con mis amigos, así que vamos a pasar un día divertido juntos.

First things first, coffee.

Lo primero es lo primero: el café.

Let's go.

Vamos.

Okay so I'm at the coffee shop and introduce yourself.

Bueno, estoy en la cafetería, preséntate.

Hi I'm Aileen.

Hola, soy Aileen.

And Aileen just like came up to me and was like,

Y Aileen se me acercó y me dijo:

I watch your videos.

Veo tus videos.

I was really awkward to come up,

Me sentí muy incómodo al acercarme,

but No, you were so sweet.

Pero no, fuiste muy dulce.

And you're from Amsterdam?

¿Y tú eres de Ámsterdam?

Um, I live in Amsterdam,

Eh, vivo en Ámsterdam,

but I grew up in LA.

pero crecí en Los Ángeles.

Thanks for saying hi.

Gracias por saludar.

You're literally so sweet.

Eres literalmente tan dulce.

Thank you so much.

Muchas gracias.

I decided to come outside.

Decidí salir.

I love the employees in there.

Me encantan los empleados de allí.

They're so nice.

Son muy amables.

I'm like kind of friends with them now.

Ahora soy como amigo de ellos.

Well, I'm not friends with them.

Bueno, no soy amigo de ellos.

I wish I was friends with them, to be honest.

Sinceramente, me gustaría ser amigo de ellos.

But they play Lana, like so loud and it's so fun.

Pero ponen Lana, a todo volumen, y es muy divertido.

Like I usually love it in there,

Como siempre me encanta estar ahí dentro,

but I just, I don't want to get copyrighted.

Pero es que no quiero que me reclamen derechos de autor.

Wow, this is so awkward.

Vaya, esto es muy incómodo.

I hate filming in public.

Odio grabar en público.

I forgot that I hate it.

Olvidé que lo odio.

You guys know like filming in public is just like hard for me.

Ustedes saben que filmar en público es muy difícil para mí.

I'm trying.

Lo estoy intentando.

One of the main reasons I think I wasn't feeling good last week,

Una de las principales razones por las que creo que no me sentí bien la semana pasada,

actually I know this is why,

En realidad sé por qué,

is because I was just on social media so much.

Es porque he estado mucho tiempo en las redes sociales.

When I'm on it for extended periods of time I just don't feel good.

Cuando lo tomo durante períodos prolongados, simplemente no me siento bien.

I'm like not being productive.

Siento que no estoy siendo productivo.

Sadly I don't have self-control and I have to delete it to not go on it so.

Lamentablemente no tengo autocontrol y tengo que borrarlo para no volver a entrar.

My mom also got me this book a couple months ago

Mi madre también me regaló este libro hace un par de meses.

and I wanted to start it

y yo quería empezarlo

because one of my friends said it was really good too and I usually read I love New York work

porque uno de mis amigos dijo que también era muy bueno y normalmente leo que me encanta el trabajo de Nueva York.

I decided to come to this little cute neighborhood I want to just read here for a little bit

Decidí venir a este pequeño y lindo vecindario. Quiero leer aquí un rato.

because it's quieter over here Thank you.

Porque aquí hay más tranquilidad. Gracias.

I'm selling my

Estoy vendiendo mi

teeth not going on social media today.

Hoy no voy a publicar fotos de mis dientes en las redes sociales.

I'm sorry.

Lo lamento.

Just like helped my mood be so much better I'm eating my go-to snack recently.

Me ha ayudado mucho a sentirme mejor últimamente y estoy comiendo mi snack favorito.

Actually, this has been my snack for like probably the past

En realidad, este ha sido mi refrigerio durante probablemente los últimos años.

year I get these little things pretzels from Trader Joe's

Este año compro estos pretzels en Trader Joe's.

and then I have some little baby carrots with some hummus

y luego como unas zanahorias baby con un poco de hummus.

all three of these together it's just dream dream combo you

Las tres juntas son simplemente una combinación de ensueño.

can tell I love this hummus I'm feeling a lot better

Se nota que me encanta este hummus, me siento mucho mejor.

today honestly I think just not being on social media is something

Hoy, sinceramente, creo que simplemente no estar en las redes sociales es algo

that I really needed it's so important to take breaks

que realmente lo necesitaba es muy importante tomar descansos

and I forget to do that sometimes social media definitely like I think affects everyone differently

y a veces se me olvida hacerlo. Las redes sociales definitivamente, creo, afectan a cada persona de manera diferente.

because some of my friends aren't like me where they get kind of compulsively comparing to other people

porque algunos de mis amigos no son como yo, que se comparan compulsivamente con otras personas.

but when I'm just like on my phone for too long

pero cuando estoy demasiado tiempo con el teléfono

and I'm just scrolling endlessly I feel like I just compare everything about me to everyone else

Y me paso el rato desplazándome sin parar. Siento que me comparo con los demás en todo.

and then I feel bad about my own life

y entonces me siento mal por mi propia vida

when I shouldn't I have like such an amazing life it's just like the trick

Cuando no debería, tengo una vida tan increíble, es como un truco.

that social media can play on your mind

que las redes sociales pueden jugar en tu mente

and I've talked about this before like if you guys watched my video three

y ya he hablado de esto antes, como si hubieran visto mi video tres

or four years ago it was called dear teenage girls

o hace cuatro años se llamaba Queridas adolescentes

and I talked about how I struggled with just comparing myself online to people

y hablé de cómo me costaba dejar de compararme con la gente en internet.

because it's such a real thing

porque es algo muy real

and it's like just an important reminder i guess for me to get off my phone

y supongo que es como un recordatorio importante para que deje de usar el teléfono.

and just know that like

y simplemente saber que es como

if you're ever feeling bad about yourself on social media you're

Si alguna vez te sientes mal contigo mismo en las redes sociales, estás

only seeing someone's highlight reels i know everyone always says this

but sometimes i need a reminder

so i'm actually kind of just saying this for myself too

i think i'm gonna go actually to this bookstore i've been wanting to try out new bookstores in new york

because i feel like there's just so many of them wow i'm just like reading

so much like i was reading in the the beginning of

this video now I'm going to a bookstore we'll take the train there I love bookstores there's a specific feeling

that you get in a bookstore that you don't get anywhere else Guys,

that was the coolest bookstore I think I've ever been in.

It was so, like, magical in there.

But I didn't know that a lot of it was,

like, acting, playbook, script-type books.

So I didn't find anything when I was in there.

But yeah, now I'm just sitting here on this bench, romanticizing my life.

Everyone's looking at me.

Wow guys, I've been vlogging in public so much today.

Are you guys proud?

I'm scared right now.

I'm at the grocery store because I need to get a few things for dinner.

I got this new salad bowl and it's like making me want to make more salads.

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I also got this milk.

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I usually don't even really drink like normal milk,

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but this is so good that I can't not.

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It's the little Horizon strawberry milks.

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Like I said, I got this new salad bowl.

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And something as simple as this has been like making me want to make more salads

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so that's good for me I've been making this Caesar salad

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with chicken that's kind of been my go-to growing up my mom would always coat the chicken breast

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and egg and then bread crumb

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and flour that's kind of what I like to do now just

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because she taught

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that way i also like can't cook without facetiming someone damn well never mind it's just you and us you and me

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my salad is done guys looks so small just

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because this bowl is so big i'm so excited to eat this guys

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so good i promise guys

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if you get a big salad bowl like this you're gonna

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love making salads like 10 times more i got these at

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the grocery store this is the most random impulsive to purchase ever because I don't even like raisins.

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Mom, look at the salad that I made.

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Let me see, what's in it?

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Chicken and like vinaigrette and lettuce?

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Yeah.

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Did you make the chicken?

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Yeah.

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Oh my God, wow.

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Okay guys, so it's actually two hours later.

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I ended up eating my salad.

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I don't know what came over me,

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but I just like cleaned my entire apartment.

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Like I did a deep clean that I didn't think I was gonna do.

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And then once I got into it,

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I was like, I just can't stop.

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Like I need to make it perfect.

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I really went at it.

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And I really tried to clean my floors.

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My little kitchen area is all clean.

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I have a pimple you guys that like, it's starting right here.

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I don't know if you guys can even like see it that much, but it hurts.

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You know that those are the worst pimples when you can't really see it,

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but it just, it hurts.

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It's marinating right now.

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And I know it's gonna be just this big,

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it's gonna erupt on my face basically.

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Okay, so maybe it is more visible than I thought it was.

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Ooh, I am gonna do this Mario Badescu drying lotion.

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It's like one of the best things that I use for like spot treatment.

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Oh, but I don't have a Q-tip.

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Okay, I'm just gonna use these clean tweezers because I need to get to the bottom of this sediment.

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Well, we did all we can do.

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Now we just go to bed and pray.

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So since I was just cleaning my apartment,

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I set aside a lot of PR that I've been collecting in a little pile over here.

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You can see it in the corner right there.

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And I've actually been kind of collecting this pile for a while.

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I know some of you guys saw this a few vlogs ago.

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I basically asked you guys where you would prefer me to like have a giveaway.

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If I should do it on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube.

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And most of you guys said YouTube.

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That's why I'm doing it on here.

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And it feels right, you know,

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like YouTube is at the end of the day, my home um

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so i just have a few things

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that i wanted to give to you guys

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because you guys truly mean the world to me i can't

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even like express how much you guys mean to me

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so this is just a little thank you i'm

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so excited for one of you guys to get this stuff

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i love these brands they're truly the best i just get

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so much pr sometimes

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that i like don't have anything to do with it all

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by the way this is all gonna be for one person

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but the first thing is this this is the ysl black opium perfume i have this perfume already

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and i love it you'll also be getting another ysl product

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this one's not a perfume though this is their mascara i'm pretty sure yes this is their waterproof volumizing mascara

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and obviously haven't touched it

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so okay i'm starting to realize this is going to be a lot of ysl products this one's

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so cool these are their lipsticks definitely a variety of different shades in here

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so you can try them out ever since middle school i've been a big benefit girl

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and these are two of my favorite products from them the hula bronzer

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and the professional and you'll get even more benefit products

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because they sent me this they collaborated with scrub daddy

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which is actually genius

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and they have tons of skincare in there some makeup remover face masks setting spray

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so you'll be getting this i almost forgot you'll also be

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getting this from benefit they have a mascara i've been waiting

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to give you guys this this has been sitting in the in the corner of my room for like,

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honestly not that long, probably like four weeks.

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This is so heavy.

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This is a box just filled with Mario Badeschi products.

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This is just so exciting because I'm just like such a big fan of them.

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And I use a lot of their products all the time.

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Like you guys saw, I just used their drying lotion.

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And I really want you guys to also experience them if you haven't.

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This comes with so much,

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you're gonna get a lot,

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but I'll just show you guys a few of them.

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It comes with the brightening eye serum,

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the same drying lotion that I just used,

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some pimple patches, their pore minimizer,

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an overnight mask, vitamin C cream,

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their facial spray, which is probably my favorite thing from them,

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a cleanser, basically an entire skincare routine.

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So yeah, if you guys wanna enter, what should you do?

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I didn't even think this far, honestly.

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Comment below three things you're grateful for.

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Can be short, long, it doesn't matter.

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And if you want a bonus entry, follow me on Instagram.

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Just make sure to put your Instagram username in your YouTube comment.

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It's gonna be international so anyone can enter.

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Anyways, I think I'm gonna go to bed because it's 11.13 p.m.

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But I love you guys so much.

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Thank you for everything and thanks for watching.

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And I'll see you in my next vlog.

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Bye guys.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Alone but Not Lonely - ep. 1”. Este vídeo tiene 213 frases y 2068 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:10. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 170 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
salad sustantivo	/ˈsæl.əd/	ensalada
lotion sustantivo	/ˈloʊʃən/	loción, crema
mascara sustantivo	/ˌmæsˈkæɹə/	rímel, máscara de pestañas
vlog sustantivo	/ˈvlɑɡ/	videobitácora
perfume sustantivo	/ˈpɝfjuːm/	aroma, perfume
hummus sustantivo	/ˈhʊməs/	hummus
skincare sustantivo	/ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/	skincare
snack sustantivo	/snæk/	tentempié, refrigerio
reminder sustantivo	/ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/	aviso, recordatorio
pile sustantivo	/paɪl/	montón, rimero
spray sustantivo	/spɹeɪ/	spray, aerosol
compulsively adverbio		compulsivamente
endlessly adverbio	/ˈɛndləsli/	sin fin, interminablemente
excite verbo	/ɪkˈsaɪt/	emocionar
impulsive adjetivo	/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/	impulsivo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Palabra	Pronunciación	Significado
come up verbo		salir a relucir
end up verbo		terminar, ir a parar
get off verbo		bajarse
grow up verbo		crecer
set aside verbo	/sɛt.əˈsaɪd/	provisionar
try out verbo		probar, ensayar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

I'm like kind of friends with them now.
I'm like not being productive.
Are you guys proud?
Let me see, what's in it?
Did you make the chicken?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

Estructura	En el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa	i've been wanting · I've been vlogging · I've been making
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	has been · I've talked · I've ever been

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 97 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, gonna, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: lotion /ˈloʊʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/, shade /ʃeɪd/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: romanticize /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/, synonymous /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: skincare /ˈskɪn.kɛɹ/, snack /snæk/, spray /spɹeɪ/, scrub /skɹʌb/, strawberry /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/
/v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vlog /ˈvlɑɡ/, impulsive /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/, vinaigrette /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/, volumize /ˈvɑl.ju.maɪz/, vitamin /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/
/z/ — sonora, no /s/: raisin /ˈɹeɪzən/, romanticize /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/, tweezers /ˈtwizəɹz/, volumize /ˈvɑl.ju.maɪz/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como salad, lotion, mascara.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Gramática en este vídeo

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

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