Shadowing Practice: BTS - Dynamite (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Cause I'm in the stars tonight So watch me bring the fire and set the night light Shoes on,
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get up in the morning, cup of milk, let's rock and roll King Kong, kick the drum, rolling on like a Rolling Stone Sing song when I'm walking home,
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jump up to the top of LeBron Ding dong, call me on my phone, nice tea and I'll get my ping pong Cause it's getting heavy,
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can't hit a baseball, I'm ready Life is sweet as honey, yeah, this beat you trade like money Up this top of the load,
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I mean today I'm good to go I'm diamond, you know I glow up So let's go Cause I'm in the stars tonight
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So watch me bring the fire and set the nightlight
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Shining through the city with a little fucking soul So I'ma light it up like dynamite Woah-oh-oh-oh Bring a friend,
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join the crowd But where we wanna come along?
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Word up, talk, talk Just move when we're up the wall There are lights, skies are lights So we dance to the brick door Lazy enjoyment,
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I got the medicine So you should keep your eyes on the phone This is getting heavy Can you hear the days?
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Boom, I'm ready Woo-woo, life is chillin' Honey, yeah, this bitch You're dreaming like money Hey, this girl, I'll be like I'm here today,
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but I'm good to go I'm down, you know I'm gone
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And let's go Can't say how I'm in the stars tonight To watch me bring the fire To the night light
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Shining through the city with a little fucking soul So I'ma light it up like dynamite Whoa, whoa
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Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Like this dynamite Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Like this dynamite Shining through the city with a little fucking soul
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So I'ma light it up like dynamite Nanananana
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Nanananana Yeah Light It Up dynamite
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Nanananana Nanananana Yeah Nanananana Yeah Light It Up dynamite Think out somehow I'm in this line tonight
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Soon as you bring the bale you set the night light
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Shining through the city with the little fucking songs Light it up like dynamite This is
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so much fun
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So watch me breathe the face of the night Shining through
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the city with the little fucking songs Light it up like dynamite Oh-oh-oh-oh
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Falling through the sun, I'm in the little fucking sun Light is all like, oh-oh-oh
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 429 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:13. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 77% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dynamite noun | /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ | A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| brick noun | /ˈbɹɪk/ | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. |
| drum noun | /ˈdɹʌm/ | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone. |
| glow verb | /ɡloʊ/ | To emit heat and light without a flame. |
| enjoyment noun | /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.mənt/ | The condition of enjoying anything. |
| dong noun | /dɔŋ/ | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| ping verb | /pɪŋ/ | To make a high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound. |
| bale noun | /beɪl/ | A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation. |
| nightlight noun | /ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/ | A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight. |
| pung noun | /pʌŋ/ | A set of three identical tiles. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come along verb | To accompany. |
| fall through verb | To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed. |
| think out verb | To devise or solve by a process of thought. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, I'll. 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 dynamite, honey, whoa.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm walking · is getting · You're dreaming |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll get · I'll be |
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.