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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Daily Indonesian Expressions”. This video has 55 sentences and 317 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:31. 33% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
12 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hahaha | haha (an onomatopoeic representation of laughter). | |
| panic noun | /ˈpænɪk/ | Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. |
| dong noun | /dɔŋ/ | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| nasib noun | An Arabic literary form, 'usually defined as an erotic or amatory prelude to the type of long poem called a qaṣīdah.' | |
| lagi adverb | /ˈlɑɡi/ | More, even more. |
| baru noun | A fibrous substance derived from the sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) used as caulk. | |
| jugum noun | /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/ | A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone. |
| makan verb | /ˈmɑkɑn/ | To eat. |
| manna noun | /ˈmænə/ | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| mulai noun | /ˈmuːleɪ/ | A title for the ruler of Morocco. |
| jadi noun | Pickled fish. | |
| orangutan noun | /əˈɹæŋ.əˌtæn/ | An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fall back verb | To retreat. |
| get away verb | To move away (from). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like hahaha, panic, dong.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.












