Shadowing Practice: آموزش جمله های مهم آلمانی برای خرید لباس: از سایز تا کادو کردن! (A1-B1) 🇩🇪🛍️ #آموزش_آلمانی - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “آموزش جمله های مهم آلمانی برای خرید لباس: از سایز تا کادو کردن! (A1-B1) 🇩🇪🛍️”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ich, discount, guten, Tag, offer. This video has 125 sentences and 680 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:52. Only 67% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 36 of its 125 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| discount noun | /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | A reduction in price. |
| formula noun | /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ | Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| cabin noun | /ˈkæbɪn/ | A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those… |
| wool noun | /wʊl/ | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| adidas noun | chicken feet, skewered and grilled, sold as street food | |
| marker noun | /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ | A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen. |
| diesis noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/ | Any of several intervals, smaller than a tone, in ancient Greek music. |
| unfortunately adverb | /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ | Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. |
| customer noun | /ˈkʌs.tə.mə/ | A person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant or intends to do so. |
| register noun | /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.stə/ | A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc. |
| prepare verb | /pɹɪˈpɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. |
| shame noun | /ˈʃeɪ̯m/ | An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been… |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do you have a smaller number?
- Have you this also in another color?
- Have you this in a different color?
- Do you have other brands?
- Which brand do you search?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, doesn'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 discount, formula, cloth.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.












