Shadowing Practice: Useful phrases when taking a taxi/Uber - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
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Excuse me, can I take you?
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Take me?
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I'm sorry, I'm married.
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Oh, no, sorry.
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I mean, can I take the taxi, Uber?
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Oh, you should say, are you available?
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Is this taxi free?
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Can I get in?
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Oh, are you available?
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Yes, I am.
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Can I put this in the back?
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No, because that's where you'll be sitting.
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What?
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Like a prisoner?
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I'm going to sit in the back?
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Yes.
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You'll sit here and your baggage will stay in the trunk.
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Trunk.
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Trunk.
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This is what I meant.
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This is the trunk, also known as the boot in British English.
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We store our baggage in the trunk and not in the back seat.
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This is the back of the car,
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also known as the back seat.
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Usually people say back seat to refer to this space.
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That's why if you say back,
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native speakers will probably assume you're talking about the back seat.
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And these are the front seats.
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Front seats.
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If you want to be even more specific,
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you can call this the passenger seat and this the driver's seat.
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The passenger seat and the driver's seat.
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Hi learners!
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Welcome to my YouTube channel!
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Are you ready to embark on this adventure and learn useful vocabulary to use when taking a taxi or an Uber?
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Let's go!
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Today is going to be a good day.
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Nothing will go wrong.
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Sorry, I'm having trouble applying the seatbelt.
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Oh, are you having trouble buckling the seatbelt?
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Buckling the seatbelt.
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Oh, it worked.
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In English, if you say apply,
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you're usually talking about something that goes on you, like lotion or makeup.
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For seatbelts, especially on airplanes,
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we usually say fasten, fasten your seatbelt such as I need help fastening my seatbelt or buckle like buckle your seatbelt.
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Where are you headed?
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Headed?
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Yeah, where are you going?
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Oh, to the closest mall.
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I love shopping for clothes in Orlando.
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Perfect.
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I just wanted to say that we might run into a traffic jam.
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Is that okay?
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A traffic jam?
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Yeah, I mean the cars may move very slowly or not move at all and you might be a bit late.
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Oh, no problem.
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I know it's the time people go to work.
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Rush hour.
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Rush hour.
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No problem.
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Could you raise the AC?
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Do you want me to raise it from here?
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Like, raise it?
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It's kind of impossible, but I'll try.
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No, I mean raise.
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Raise the AC because it's hot.
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Oh, you mean turn up the AC.
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When we turn up the AC, we lower the temperature.
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why turn up
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and not raise they mean the same thing you can't say raise the ac to mean turn up the ac
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because the ac isn't measured on a scale
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but you can say raise the temperature to mean make it warmer
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because temperature is measured on a scale like low to high just like with music you can only say
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turn up the music not raise the music
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but you can say raise the volume because volume is measured on a scale okay
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go past this light then turn right into the parking lot When the GPS says light,
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it means those traffic lights over there.
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Traffic lights.
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How fast can we go?
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Do you want me to get pulled over?
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You can say how long does it take to get there?
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How far is it from here?
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How far is it from here?
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How quickly can we get there?
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How long does it take to get there?
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Two minutes, but since it's rush hour,
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it's gonna take closer to 20 minutes.
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Oh, I'm okay with that.
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You can hear cars honking, honking, honking.
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Stressful, I know.
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Oh, can you let me down?
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Over there?
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Oh, I will not let you down.
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No, I mean, leave me alone.
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No, I'm not alone.
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Oh my god, I know what you mean,
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and there are many ways to say what you're thinking.
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You could say, could you let me out there, please?
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But not down.
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Could you drop me off here?
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I'd like to get out on that corner or here's fine.
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Thank you.
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Oh, here's fine.
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Thank you.
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Sorry to interrupt.
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and start learning with me how much is the um fair
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you can say how much is it how much is the fair
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which is more formal or how much do i owe you oh how much do i owe you
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That's $30 and the tax is already included.
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Huh?
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It means you don't need to add any extra to the total.
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The total is exactly $30.
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And we didn't take any toll roads,
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so you don't have to worry.
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Tolls?
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Tolls are fees you pay to use certain roads, bridges, or tunnels.
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Some highways charge a few dollars and the amount is added to your fare if we pass through one.
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Oh, here's 30 dollars.
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Thank you for everything and for helping me improve my English.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Useful phrases when taking a taxi/Uber”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: raise, seat, seatbelt, english, trunk. Deze video bevat 136 zinnen en 978 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 8:10. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 120 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 86% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken. 34 van de 136 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 |
|---|---|---|
| trunk zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹʌŋk/ | stam |
| buckle zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌkəl/ | gesp |
| fasten werkwoord | /ˈfæsn̩/ | vastmaken |
| honk werkwoord | /hɑŋk/ | toeteren, claxonneren |
| taxi zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈtæksi/ | taxi |
| toll zelfstandig naamwoord | /təʊl/ | tol |
| embark werkwoord | /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ | beginnen, starten |
| fluency zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfluːənsi/ | vlotheid |
| lotion zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈloʊʃən/ | lotion |
| interrupt werkwoord | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | afbreken, onderbreken |
| vocabulary zelfstandig naamwoord | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | woordenschat, vocabulaire |
| stressful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | stressvol |
| airplane zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ | vliegtuig |
| bore werkwoord | /boɹ/ | vervelen |
| fare zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɛə/ | veergeld, veerloon |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| come out werkwoord | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | uitkomen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- Excuse me, can I take you?
- Can I put this in the back?
- I'm going to sit in the back?
- Do you want me to raise it from here?
- How fast can we go?
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | isn't measured · is measured · is already included |
| Advies met “should” should + werkwoord — zeggen wat een goed idee is | should say · should be |
| Mogelijkheid met “might / may” might/may + werkwoord — iets is mogelijk maar niet zeker | might run · may move |
| Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgd | love shopping · start learning |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 25 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, you're, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: fasten /ˈfæsn̩/, taxi /ˈtæksi/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als trunk, buckle, fasten.
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.