Shadowing Practice: Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The I'm

not sure what you're doing.

It's been so long, that I haven't seen your face I'm trying to be strong,

but the strength I have is washing away It won't be long before I get you by my side

And just hold you, tease you, squeeze you, tell you what's been on my mind I wanna make up right now,

na-na-na Wish we never broke up right now,

na-na-na We need to link up right now, na-na-na I wanna make up right now,

na-na-na I wanna make up right now, na-na-na Wish we never broke up right now,

na-na-na We need to link up right now,

na-na-na Girl I know, mistakes were made between us two

And we showed our ass that night Even said some things weren't true Watched her go,

and haven't seen my girl since then Why can't it be the way it was?

Cause you are my homie, lover, friend I wanna make up right now, na-na-na I wanna make up right now,

na-na-na Wish we never broke up right now, na-na-na We need to link up right now,

na-na-na I wanna make up right now, nah, nah I wanna make up right now,

nah, nah Wish we never broke up right now, nah, nah We need to leave the block, nah, nah, nah I can't lie,

I miss you much Watching every day that goes by I miss you much Till I get you back,

I'm gonna try I miss you much Cause you are the apple of my eye I miss you much, I miss you much I can't lie,

I miss you much Watching every day that goes by, I miss you much Till I get you back,

I'm gonna cry, I miss you much Cause you are the apple of my eye, girl, I miss you much I wanna make up right now,

I wanna make up right now, I miss you Wish we never broke up right now,

we need to link up right now, I wanna I wanna make up right now, nah, nah I wanna make up right now,

nah, nah Wish we never broke up right now, nah, nah We need to link up right now, nah, nah

I want you to fly with me Miss how you lie with me Miss how you lie

Just wish you could dine with me One night to grind

with me I want you to fly with me Miss how you lie with me

Wish you could dine with me One that'll grind with me I wanna make up like that

I wanna make up like that Wish we never go up like

that We need to lean up like that I wanna make up right now,

I wanna make up right now, I wanna make up right now, I wanna make up right now, I wish we'd never broke up right now,

we need to link up right now, I know.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na)”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: miss, wish, broke, link, lie. This video has 31 sentences and 515 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
grind verb	/ˈɡɹaɪnd/	To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
wash verb	/wɑʃ/	To clean with water.
lover noun	/ˈlʌvɚ/	One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
lean verb	/ˈliːn/	To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
squeeze verb	/skwiːz/	To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
tease verb	/tiːz/	To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
sardine noun	/sɑɹˈdin/	Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine…
homie noun	/ˈhoʊ.mi/	Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
mistake noun	/mɪˈsteɪk/	An error.
link noun	/ˈlɪŋk/	A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
apple noun	/ˈæpəl/	The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.
block noun	/blɑk/	A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
strength noun	/ˈstɹɛŋθ/	The quality or degree of being strong.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
make up verb	/ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/	To constitute, to compose.
break up verb		To break or separate into pieces.
go up verb		To move upwards.
wash away verb		To eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	It's been · what's been · haven't seen
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	need to link · need to leave · need to lean
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	you're doing · I'm trying · is washing
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	gonna try · gonna cry

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, I'm, can'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 grind, wash, lover.

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.

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