Shadowing Practice: Over Flowing Tip Jars! - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Hi, first time here, what's good?
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I like our iced meal with honey, vanilla, and cinnamon.
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Want to?
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I'll try it, I'll take your word for it.
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Do you want to iced or hot?
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Let's do iced.
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And then small, medium, large.
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Small.
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Anything else?
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That'll do.
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Is that okay if I tip in cash?
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Yeah, that's okay.
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Perfect.
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Alright, you said cash is fine?
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That's fine.
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Okay.
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Oh my god, what are you...
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There you go, go.
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Sorry about that, it's a little crazy but...
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Okay.
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Sorry about that, I didn't think that was gonna be so messy.
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But, uh, okay.
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Can I just leave that there?
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Is that okay?
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That's all for you guys, so just do whatever.
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Oh my god!
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Dude, I think that hurts like crazy.
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I just needed to get rid of it.
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My backpack's so heavy, so...
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Oh my god, I'm not gonna cry.
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Wow, thank you.
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Are you serious?
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Yeah, that's for you guys.
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Oh my god, wow, thank you.
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What's your name?
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I'm Vanessa.
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Vanessa, I'm Juan.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
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I'm gonna meet you.
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Wow.
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Yeah, that's a little messy.
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I'm sorry about that.
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Maybe we could fit it all in there.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Oh my god.
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Oh wow, this is a pretty small tip jar honestly.
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I know.
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You guys need to step up your game for that.
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I'm not prepared, you know?
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Oh my god.
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This is so great.
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Oh my god.
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You better make a drink really good.
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I'm gonna give you an honest one to ten scale test test
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so honest rating honest rating I saw your tip jar was a little empty so
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honest honest rating solid 9.5 all right well well thank you guys so much Have a good day.
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Hi, I'm just really thirsty.
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I was wondering if I can get a large drink.
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It's gonna be easy to get in.
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Sweet.
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Oh, can I tip in cash?
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Is that okay?
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Yeah.
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That looks so sweet.
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That's a pretty small tip here, honestly.
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Alright.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, sorry about the mess.
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Here you go.
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Oh, thank you!
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Oh, thank you guys for the drink.
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I appreciate it so much.
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Have a good one.
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Hello.
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How's it going?
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Good, how are you guys?
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Um, do we just order here first?
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Oh, okay.
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Ooh, you know what?
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I'm actually just thirsty.
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Perfect.
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Looks delicious.
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Yeah.
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Alright, we can have a cup of coffee.
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Delicious.
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Yeah.
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Would that be cash or card?
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Can I do card and then tip in cash?
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Yeah, that's fine.
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What up with that tip jar?
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It's pretty small and empty, which is kind of weird. But.
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Oh my god.
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Here.
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You know what?
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Let's do this.
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This is crazy.
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What's the purpose?
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What's the purpose for this?
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I need to get rid of some of this.
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It's just been bothering me.
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Sorry about this.
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It's kind of everywhere.
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Oh my god.
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Oh, God.
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Big, big, thank you so much.
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No, no, thank you.
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Honestly, my backpack's been hurting.
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Sorry about the mess, but that's why if you had a bigger tip jar, so it's kind of on you.
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Oh, yeah, actually, yeah, it is.
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Alrighty, well, thank you for this.
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Thank you so much.
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And you guys have a good day.
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No, thank you.
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That's a big deal.
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Thanks so much.
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How are you today?
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Good, how are you?
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Yeah, it's bad.
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It's my four-day weekend.
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Oh.
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Sunday through Wednesday off at the lake, you know?
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Hopefully we can make your day a little bit better.
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First time here, anything you recommend?
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Honest, are you trying to get any drinks or anything?
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A drink.
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A drink?
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Do you like blueberry at all?
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I do.
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I do.
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I love blueberries.
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It's going to be $5.95.
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It's going to be right down here whenever you're ready.
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It's going to ask for a secret drink.
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It's like a secret.
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Is it okay if I do cash tip?
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Yeah.
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What do you guys have going on today?
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Oh no, just trying some new things.
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Trying new foods.
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Doing reviews.
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Seeing what's going on right now.
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Yeah, pretty much.
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How long have you been working here?
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I've worked for this franchise since October of last year, but this location, I opened it since February.
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Oh cool, cool.
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It's like drinking pop car.
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Sweet.
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See you have three tip jars here, it's kind of interesting.
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Yeah, they're just tucked in the corner.
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Yeah.
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I'll leave my cash tip like I said.
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Whoa, Jesus Christ.
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Thanks, Doc.
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Put that one in there.
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Oh my God.
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What the?
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There we go.
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Thank you.
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Jesus Christ.
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Let's try to fill all these up.
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There we go.
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What the hell yeah, I appreciate you again.
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I think a little bit more.
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Okay, okay.
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Alright, that should do for all three.
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I appreciate you man.
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Did you have an angle that came down from the wall?
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Oh yeah, we're on- that was epic.
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Everybody has such tiny tip jars that I can't fit any money in them.
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No, I- dude.
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I guess nobody expects many tips.
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Oh damn, I guess that was Eric, right?
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We're changing the narrative.
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Oh, good choice.
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Hey Willi, it was a pleasure to meet you, sorry to leave you with this mess, but...
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No, dude.
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I appreciate you.
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How's it going?
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Not bad.
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I'm just trying to get my fruit game on.
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Could I just get one banana?
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What's your name?
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David Juan.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
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Just honestly, yeah, just some potassium.
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Just a banana.
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I'm on my way to work right now.
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All right.
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How much is that?
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Are you sure?
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Well, the least I can do is give you a tip.
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There you go.
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I really appreciate that.
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That's what you would say, that's epic.
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That is epic.
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What's your name?
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David.
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David, that's right.
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That's right.
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Alright bro, well, you're only working today, huh?
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Me too.
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Okay.
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I guess that's for both of you guys, so.
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Have a good day, bro.
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Thank you.
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How are you doing?
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Good, how are you?
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Good, how are you?
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Pretty good.
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Looking for something healthy, like a green drink green drink, any of that you could recommend?
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Like a smoothie or kind of like a juice?
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A juice.
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So the Power Green is pretty good as well, as long as the kale cleanse.
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I'll try it out.
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Power Green?
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Power Green will do, yeah.
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Trying to focus on my health lately.
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Do you want to do a small or a large?
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Let's do a small.
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Small?
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Yeah.
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Would I feel for you?
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That's all.
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Thank you so much.
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Oh, can I tip in cash?
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Yeah, totally.
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Do you guys have a tip chart?
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We keep it kind of under hidden because people would literally come and take.
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Okay, that was understandable.
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Well if there was a tip jar I would have loaded it up
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But how about how about that's that's that's for all of you guys right there.
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Yeah That's why I was asking for a tip jar.
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I that's okay, dude.
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I'm sorry that you have to deal with this mess now Like clean up on aisle one No. Thank you so much.
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You're welcome.
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I really appreciate it.
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So people actually steal the tip jars?
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We have one.
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It's happened before?
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Yeah.
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Well, we're doing the opposite today.
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I appreciate it so much.
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Are you on my social media?
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Yeah, we have a channel called That Was Epic.
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That Was Epic?
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Like YouTube?
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Yes, everything actually, all social media.
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I appreciate it so much.
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Yes, thank you.
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You have a great day.
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Yeah, you guys as well.
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Thank you.
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Bye.
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See you.
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Thank you so much.
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You're welcome.
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How's it going, gentlemen?
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Actually, that's what I came to look for.
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I actually just came to inspect your tip jar and by the looks of it, it's a little under regulation.
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Does this pop off?
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There we go.
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This is not regulation right here,
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so let me help you guys out a little bit well honestly like you guys would have gotten trouble
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that wasn't regulation filled
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so as a little it was a little too empty exactly you know I'll do teriyaki bowl to go
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Hey, I'll take it.
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I'll take it.
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I'll take it.
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You're amazing, man.
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Oh, thank you so much, guys.
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Yeah, you know, I've driven by this place a lot.
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I live pretty close by, and I'm always like, I gotta stop at Yoshi's.
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Oh, take a shirt.
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Yo, dude, get him a shirt.
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Hey, I'll take a shirt.
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There you go.
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Sweet.
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Want one for your white suit?
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Yeah, sure.
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Oh, these, absolutely.
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These are nice material, too.
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Yoshi's, guys.
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Have a rice day.
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There you go, man.
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Awesome.
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Thank you so much.
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You're awesome, man.
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Thank you.
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One for you, one for your buddy.
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Oh, dude, I appreciate you guys.
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Thank you so much.
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I'll be back.
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I'll let you know what I think of the food next time.
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Thank you guys so much.
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Pleasure to meet you.
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Hi, can I just get a surprise rebel?
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Yeah, that's gonna be 540.
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Okay.
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I just gonna ask if you'd like to leave a cash tip.
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Yeah, perfect.
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This is your tip jar, huh?
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Yeah, thank you.
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You're very welcome.
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Okay, it's looking a little low.
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Oh yeah.
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I love you guys, so here we go.
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Oh my gosh.
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Thank you.
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Alright.
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Alright.
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That's the- there we go.
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Do you have money treats?
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I do.
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Yes.
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You do?
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Yeah, I do have a money treat. So...
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I'm always trying to give them a little bit of a fridge.
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I had to get rid of some of it.
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Wait, I want to like shake this man.
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Sorry I couldn't give a little bit more.
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I was running a little low, but that could be for all of you guys.
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Thank you guys.
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You're very welcome.
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Thank you!
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Can I ask what this is?
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Like why?
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Oh, that's a tip for you guys because your jar was empty.
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Can't hide that.
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Not on my watch.
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That is so cool!
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Thank you!
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What do you do?
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What's your tip?
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I run a YouTube channel.
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I'm actually going around just overflowing people's tip jars.
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Oh my god!
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What's your YouTube?
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It's called That Was Epic.
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That Was Epic?
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Yeah, I'm just buying one thing and then like loading up the tip jars.
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Oh my gosh, dude!
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You're the god!
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You're very welcome.
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You're very well.
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Oh my god.
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There you go.
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Oh, thank you.
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Alright, well thank you.
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Thanks for being on camera.
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Have a good day, guys.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Hi.
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How are you?
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Good.
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First time here.
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Any recommendations?
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I don't eat any ice cream, so I don't have any ice cream.
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Oh, you only sell it.
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Yeah.
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Understandable.
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Uh, how do you taste this?
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Yeah.
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Sure.
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Yeah, I film all my new foods, if that's okay with you.
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Wow, that is freaking good actually.
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Yeah.
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Do you accept cash tips?
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Yeah.
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By the way?
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Yeah.
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That filled me up.
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That was so good.
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I'm trying to watch my health, so I'm trying not to eat too much sugar.
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That's all I needed.
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That's all I needed right there.
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This is your tip jar, huh?
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Looking kind of empty.
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I mean, you're my preferred person today.
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Okay, let's see here.
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I don't want to stuff them in there
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because then it's going to be so hard to get it out out
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but there we go it's for you thank you for
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that sample delicious oh sure yeah thank you a lot you're
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very welcome how long have you been working here well congratulations that's good I would hope
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so yeah sorry for the mess but yeah
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well I hope you have a good day and I hope you get some more tips bye Hi,
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I've heard a lot about these spicy chips and I had to come try the challenge No, huh, well, I'm not very good with spice.
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I'm sure it'll still get me.
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Where are these from by the way?
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Korean oh cool So excited,
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can I do a Cash tip yeah You're very welcome There we go, that should work.
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Oh one more.
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There you go Hi.
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I have too much.
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I just got to get rid of it.
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What's your name?
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Zoo.
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Zou.
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I'm Juan.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
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Thank you.
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Do you own this place?
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No. How long have you been working here?
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Three years.
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Three years.
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Well, you deserve that.
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It's a long time.
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You're very welcome.
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Have a good day.
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You're very excited.
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You seem like a really sweet person.
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You deserve that.
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How's it going?
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I actually need nothing from you guys.
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I just came to fill up your tip jar Okay,
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sorry about the mess, but I blame you guys for having such a small tip jar Yeah,
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I'll pick off with Florida all right That's for you guys and thank you for your service.
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Have a good day Okay.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Huh?
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Their tip jar was too empty.
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Not on my watch.
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Not on my watch.
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Have a good day everybody.
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Hello.
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Can I just get a regular glazed donut, please?
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Anything else?
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That'll do.
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Two seconds.
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Do you, uh, can I tip, uh, in cash?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Thank you.
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Alright.
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The tip jar was looking a little empty, so...
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Sweet!
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Awesome.
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Thank you so much.
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What's your name?
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Keevy.
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Keevy.
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I'm Juan.
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It's a pleasure to meet you.
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Have a good day.
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Hi.
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I actually just came to inspect your tip jar.
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I don't see a tip jar.
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No, I should pay with a guard.
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Oh, you only accept...
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You don't accept cash tips here really oh man, I was in okay.
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Well, I hope you guys have a great day Yeah, actually do you want to make a tip jar?
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Do you want to make a tip jar? Are you serious?
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Yeah, I'm gonna buy this Okay all right
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oh my gosh you did that okay we can do
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that all right um no this is actually to pay uh for my cup oh
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but you can also just have the cup as well i
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don't know what to do one thing you can do is
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have a great day well thank you all right it was a pleasure thank you
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so much you You guys can just split that amongst yourselves.
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Do whatever you want with it. Have a good one.
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Hello.
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Can I just get one Coca-Cola?
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Yeah, or a bottle.
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Bottle, please.
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And if you know.
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That'll do. Or 46.
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Would you like your first?
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No, thank you.
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Thank you.
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All right.
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You're very welcome.
493
Oh, no way.
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All right.
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You know what, let's just put it all on there.
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No way!
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Alright. Are you kidding me?
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Alright, sorry about the mess.
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Okay, thank you.
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Can I get your name?
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Oh, my name is Juan.
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What's your name?
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Luzma.
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Luzma.
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Pleasure to meet you.
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Oh my god, I'm gonna leave you crying.
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Thank you for the...
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It means a lot.
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That's amazing for us.
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How long have you guys been working here?
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I have like four months.
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Four months?
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Oh, cool, cool.
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Yeah, well, I mean, you guys can do whatever you want that split it up amongst yourselves.
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That's for all the employees here.
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Thank you.
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You're very welcome.
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Alright guys, well, thank you so much for watching this video.
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Hope you enjoyed it.
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If you did, please hit that like button for me.
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If you didn't like it, hit that like button for me anyways.
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I'm going to be going to Spain next week, so please leave a bunch of comments to do in Barcelona.
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And until then, I'll see you guys next time.
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This backpack is literally loaded to the brim.
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We got to get rid of all of it.
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Thank you guys so much.
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You're very welcome.
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I appreciate this.
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I don't actually know how to really react.
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Nope.
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That's it.
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This is- You've done a great job.
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Thank you so much.
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You're very welcome.
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Have a good day.
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Do you guys have a YouTube?
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We do.
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By the way, thank you so much for being comfortable with the camera.
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I know.
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I know.
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I'm like, I'm gonna know.
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I'm like, someone else.
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We're going on.
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I'm like, oh.
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I'm like, oh.
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Yes.
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A lot of people right away are like, what's he doing?
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So thank you.
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That was awesome.
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I'm so fresh.
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We're trying to get right into it, so.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Over Flowing Tip Jars!”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: tip, jar, cash, welcome. Deze video bevat 551 zinnen en 3031 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 17:32. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 173 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 101 van de 551 zinnen zijn vragen, dus het is goede oefening voor vraagintonatie en korte antwoorden.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| jar zelfstandig naamwoord | /d͡ʒɑː/ | kruik, urn |
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | gossie |
| rat zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹæt/ | rat, bruine rat |
| blueberry zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbluˌbɛ.ɹi/ | blauwe bosbes |
| inspect werkwoord | /ɪnˈspɛkt/ | inspecteren, onderzoeken |
| understandable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | begrijpelijk | |
| thirsty bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈθɝs.ti/ | dorstig |
| messy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈmɛsi/ | wanordelijk, chaotisch |
| therapist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ | therapeut, therapeute |
| banana zelfstandig naamwoord | /bəˈnænə/ | banaan, pisang |
| sponsor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈspɒn.səː/ | sponsor |
| amongst | /əˈmʌŋst/ | tussen, onder |
| cleanse werkwoord | /klɛnz/ | reinigen, schoonmaken |
| dermatologist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌdɝ.məˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/ | dermatoloog, huidarts |
| doughnut zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdəʊnʌt/ | donut, berlinerbol |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| fill up werkwoord | opvullen, vollopen |
| step up werkwoord | versnellen, verhogen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Do you want to iced or hot?
- Is that okay if I tip in cash?
- Alright, you said cash is fine?
- Can I just leave that there?
- Good, how are you guys?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've worked · I've driven · I've heard |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was | was wondering · was asking · was running |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should do · should work · should pay |
| Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep | the least I · the best |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 106 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De “th”-klanken: thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, orthodontist /ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/, smoothie /ˈsmuːði/
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: dermatologist /ˌdɝ.məˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒɪst/, orthodontist /ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/, teriyaki /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, availability /əˌveɪ.ləˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: yourselves /jəˈsɛlvz/, cleanse /klɛnz/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, franchise /ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: rat /ɹæt/, banana /bəˈnænə/, potassium /pəˈtæsiəm/, backpack /ˈbæk.pæk/, scan /skæn/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: whoa /woʊ/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als jar, gosh, rat.
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.