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Hey guys, welcome to our deep dive of our what makes sense in our Hong Kong apartment.

I want to show you guys the cute and functional positives of our space.

So first things first, the white walls, if you know, you know, our last apartment was disgusting.

Anyways, the white walls, obviously it makes a huge difference now that we're living in a space without ugly color walls.

It just makes it feel so much brighter, so much more zen, and that leads to the brightness of this room

so we get a lot of nice natural light with the large windows

which i really really appreciate i think i wake up much more energized

and happy so lighting makes a huge difference to mental health

and i want to show you guys the view as well this just makes sense

because even if in your higher we were in a higher unit in our previous apartment

but we saw nothing but buildings and into other people's units

but here we can actually see the buildings

but below we can see cars driving people walking

so people watching is actually pretty calming for me

so I really like just sitting on the couch over here a cozy couch

or just on the island to eat do work

while watching other people not in a creepy way though you know okay

and then that goes to our island I really really appreciate this island

because not only is it a comfortable place for us to sit

and do work it's a comfortable place for us to eat

as well we didn't really have a proper designated spot in our previous apartment to eat

because our table just wasn't as comfortable with the chairs too

so we ended up eating on the floor often this also makes sense

but we kind of had an addition to it

which are these height adjustable coffee tables sometimes louis

and i like to just do stuff in front of tv

because we're ipad babies so we need something to put our laptops

and our books or whatever so yeah that's really helpful

and also this cozy rug just makes sense because we are floor gang

so if we sit on the floor too long our butt hurts

or gets cold and this is just nice soft and warm

and then next what makes sense in our apartment is the i google this they're called recessed shelves

so i've never seen this until i actually moved into here

so there's shelves actually go in

and i found like oh this actually makes a lot more sense

because it saves a lot of space and it looks cute

and cool so we just have cute memories

and trinkets you know we have our watch section there are a cute little guard you know time clock

and my favorite shelf here the trinkets on this side

and the most important thing that makes sense in apartment is obviously our cute tissue box come on now

most important member of our household hee hee okay

and also i don't think we really would have used this

but we have a mini drink fridge i'm assuming this must have been for wine

or something but obviously we don't drink wine

so we have much more other important drinks in there like this not sponsored

but if you want to sponsor me let me know

and yeah so i think this is nice

and cozy especially in front of the tv in the living

room where we don't want to go all the way to our fridge not

that our space is that big to walk anyways

but it's a cute addition another recess shelf in here

which i find really useful where i keep my books day -to -day things you know

and the one interesting thing is

that we don't have keys for this apartment this used to be our place where we drop our keys and everything

but since we enter our space with cards we just leave it in our wallet in our bag

so this is more just for random stuff

and then look we actually have sunlight to actually help properly dry our clothes as well

but we still have the dehumidifier below we only use a dehumidifier now for

when we need to dry clothes otherwise we keep it off

because i find

that our acs are actually pretty useful in keeping this place not too humid as well

which leads me to how i really appreciate

that we only have one remote for both acs in the living room

and in our room and they have this nice placeholder for the remote

because you know this is easily lost

so that's very helpful i'll show you guys you know this

from the previous apartment this box actually comes in clutch it's a storage box

so we obviously need a space to put our bags

and even more bags okay okay nice you know it's just nice to have bags

and hooks for more bags okay coming over here we actually have

a proper oven so that makes me feel like i'm properly cooking

and baking again although i haven't baked yet we're gonna do

that soon but this is nice to have makes me feel like i'm cook a chef

and then one of my favorites

which i think never really taken the time to appreciate is a proper size sink with curved edges

and a proper sink nozzle and I want to hype up the curved edges

because it's just

so easy for the gunk to get into the strainer whereas

our previs apartment it was kind of stupid it was like sharp square edges

and then all the gunk just like collected here over time

and even if we clean it periodically it just kept getting nasty look at this this was this

and a little yeah i get excited over some fun stuff guys can you tell okay

and then a washer dryer that sings music to me

which i really like because it's like you're

so silly how can you learn how to sing

and one thing i do like about this compared to our

last one is this one is much more quieter like i

don't know why our previous i'm gonna put in a video

because i'm pretty sure i took one our previous apartment's laundry was like fucking break dancing in the living room

and it's like work it like work it's like why is it so loud it's so scary anyways look at this

let's turn that off see

so nice obviously i'm appreciative of this shelf where i'm able

to put more stuff on top of the microwave safely kettle mug my wellness shots

and my matcha station and this is a secret come here guys okay

so we leave storage around here but this is actually a fire exit so our front door is actually over there

but we have a separate fire exit exit did i say exit twice yes i did

so i find it really really interesting but kind of freaky but look

so this leads to the staircase so the interesting thing about this building is

that there's two separate staircases there's one for even floors

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and one for odd floors so i'm not sure if they did

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that intentionally because there's no space

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or they wanted to use their actual fire exits just

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because each floor only has two units so maybe they're thinking about safety

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which i think is so cool that they thought that far too and i want to show you guys our fridge

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so it's very cool that our fridge is covered with this cabinet because i think it just makes it look

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more aesthetic and then this fridge has much more space and organization than our previous.

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And we actually have proper egg organizers.

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I find it really cute.

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And then the freezer definitely has more space.

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And these shelves just make a lot more sense.

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But we have two big ones.

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Love my edamame.

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And then coming into our shoe cabinet.

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So if we slide our bedroom door closed, there's a built -in shoe cabinet, which I find really, really useful and helpful

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because we collect a lot of shoes as you can see boo the only downside about this is that if you're

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lewis's size because he has big ass feet it won't fit in the shoe cabinet

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so he had to order a separate one ipsies a big foot he's behind the camera giggling guys

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and then come into our bedroom so i really like our bedroom

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because it's nice and cozy the bed is actually more squishy

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and it's more comfortable and what i really appreciate is here you can close the light

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so i don't have to get up

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and then here is my favorite thing is the reading light

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so i usually like to have that on when i'm reading

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and you know just chillaxing my phone i don't want to sleep yet

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or when i get up and i want something dim

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and slowly wake up then more shelves obviously our cute little buddies in the recess shelves here

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which i really really like

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what makes sense in the bathroom is that we have a rainfall shower

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and a shower head

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so we have options also just like the way everything was designed it just all makes sense aesthetically and functionally

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which I am very very happy about one thing I forgot to mention is we have light dimmers

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so in the evenings when we are in different moods

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or watching tv we can dim the lights at different levels

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which I really really appreciate and then we have another light dimmer here

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which is not going to really show right now because it's bright

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but there's like options to dim this light

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and then it just makes it

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so much better in terms of relaxation you know all

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that jazz and the most most important thing as you know

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if you've watched my videos

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and you know me is i appreciate storage storage

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storage storage storage storage storage

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storage storage storage storage storage storage storage store oh storage don't mind

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that storage storage storage storage

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closet and storage all around here storage storage storage and more storage underneath the bed Woohoo!

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ew it farted storage storage storage storage storage so

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that was our full in -depth tour of what makes sense here in this apartment

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so it has officially been a few weeks since we've moved

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in i'm really really having a great time here i actually

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really like the location the walk is actually pretty peaceful

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and you know it's just very nice

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so i'm really happy about everything i'm grateful

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and i hope you guys enjoyed this video

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if you have any comments questions please let me know would love to chat

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and don't forget to like comment and subscribe and see you guys next week

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 155 frases y 1854 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 10:38. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 174 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 85 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras menos comunes del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

shelf /ʃɛlf/ (sustantivo) — estante, balda. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
exit /ˈɛɡzət/ (sustantivo) — salida, partida. An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
shoe /ˈʃu/ (sustantivo) — zapato, taba. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
bedroom /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ (sustantivo) — alcoba, dormitorio. A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (adjetivo) — servicial, adyuvante. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
remote /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ (adjetivo) — remoto. At a distance; disconnected.
collect /ˈkɑlɪkt/ (verbo) — juntar, recoger. To gather together; amass.
sink /ˈsɪŋk/ (verbo) — hundir, afondar. To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
couch /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ (sustantivo) — sofá, sillón. An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
curve /kɚv/ (sustantivo) — curva. A bend, such as in a road.
sponsor /ˈspɒn.səː/ (sustantivo) — patrocinador, patrocinadora. A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or…
cloth /klɒθ/ (sustantivo) — tela. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
bake /beɪk/ (verbo) — hornear, enhornar. To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
staircase /ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/ (sustantivo) — escalera, gradas. A flight of stairs; a stairway.
sharp /ʃɑɹp/ (adjetivo) — agudo, afilado. Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

get up (verbo) — levantarse. To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.
look at (verbo) — mirar, funar. To observe or watch.
wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verbo) — despertarse, recordar. To stop sleeping; to awake.
come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — hala, vamos. Come along with me; join me in going.
end up (verbo) — terminar, ir a parar. To bring to a conclusion.
fit in (verbo) — caber en, encajar en. To be physically capable of going into a space.
get into (verbo) — entrar en, entrar a. To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
put in (verbo) — meter. To place inside.

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 38 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, we're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

Los sonidos de “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/
Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: shelf /ʃɛlf/, shoe /ˈʃu/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/, chef /ʃɛf/
Palabras largas — cuida el acento: intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, adjustable /əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/, organizer /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/, dehumidifier /diːˌhjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ(j)ə(ɹ)/, appreciative /əˈpɹi.ʃətɪv/

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 shelf, exit, shoe.

Gramática en este vídeo

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

Estructura	En el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora	i've never seen · haven't baked · you've watched
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace	is easily lost · is covered · was designed

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

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