Shadowing Practice: Digga D Picks A Date Based On Their Jerk Chicken Dishes - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm not really digging this milk.
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This is like a like a gel milk.
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Hey everyone, I'm Godfrey and welcome back to another episode.
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Today's going to be a fun one because I've got three single ladies to cook a jerk chicken dish each.
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Let's see if the girls have brought the energy this time around.
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Hopefully we can turn the tide with this one and get someone a date.
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Yo it's your boy Diggity, I'm here with BuzzFeed and I'm here to see who's got the best jerk chicken today.
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Like that's a real celebrity.
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I was not expecting that.
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Diggity looks nice.
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When it comes to food, what's a red flag for you?
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People that don't know how to clean their food.
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Wash your chicken correctly, bro.
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No, this is too funny.
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What are you expecting from the ladies today in terms of their cooking?
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Some jerk, innit?
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Yeah, mate, I'm with the jerk.
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Let's see what's cracking like, innit?
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That's a real
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Caribbean man, and I've gone to do my own take on Caribbean food!
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If you're ready, let's go get this food out for you.
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I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.
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Hi, everyone, I'm Tameka, Today I've made jerk chicken with plain rice.
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In my jerk chicken, I've used some barbecue sauce, some sriracha sauce and some cayenne pepper, some jerk chicken marinade.
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And yeah, this is my first time cooking jerk chicken today, so I hope he likes it.
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I want him to know that I can cook and also that the food I cook and myself, that I'm not bland.
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All right.
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It looks all right, Storm.
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It just, like, kind of looks plain.
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I knew he was going to say that.
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I don't know, sometimes when I get my plate, there's like some avocado, some salads or some coleslaw or whatever.
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Yeah, I expected more, so that person might be playing, innit?
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I don't want to diss up the person.
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I should've actually put avocado.
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It looks alright, it looks alright.
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I'm hungry as well, so I don't know, that might be cheating.
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It might be cheating, like, because I'm hungry.
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He just wants to eat.
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He's just reaching for the cutlery. That ain't jerk.
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I'm eating this for lunch tomorrow, I don't even care it's nice.
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I don't know what I'm getting, not jerk.
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I'm not really digging this, man.
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This is like a gel milk.
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Like bullet rice.
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I apologise, I apologise.
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Digger ain't digging this.
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Gotta give it another bite, give it another chance.
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Just don't taste like what it's called, which is jerk.
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I mean, I've never cooked it, so...
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Yeah, you did once.
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Mine also doesn't taste like jerk.
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I can't say they definitely ain't Jamaican, but...
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You could have done better, man.
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You could have done better.
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I don't want to say they just ain't...
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Cos it could be a Jamaican that can't cook.
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You can't cook.
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I'm sorry, I apologise.
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You can't cook.
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It's so hard!
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That is rude!
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I feel like the tidy person that's always busy and tries to cook sometimes.
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I mean, he's right.
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I feel bad, man.
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It's their first time, isn't it?
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God loves to try it, man.
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At least you cooked the jerk chicken.
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Exactly.
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I don't know how to make jerk, so I can't tell you how to improve it.
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But this ain't jerk, and I'm giving this a 3 out of 10.
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I mean, at least it's not 1.
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I rate her because she cooked for someone, and this is her first time making a dish.
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So, big you up, man.
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Your confidences.
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Aw, that's nice.
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He seems sweet.
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He's respectful.
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Big up yourself for trying this.
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I feel like he was respectful, and I did try my best.
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Jail milk.
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When he said, I can't cook jerk chicken, but I had all that to say.
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The comment that stood out for me most was when he said, God loves to try us.
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I can't, I feel like I'm going to be last, but I'm OK with that.
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You never know.
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Hello, my name is Melissa, and today I made a jerk chicken creamy pasta and I can't wait for them to try it out.
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In my dish today, I have chicken breast marinated overnight with jerk seasoning.
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I've also got tagliatelle pasta, peppers, spring onions, and dairy -free cream.
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And I've also added a little bit of cheese to give that little ta -da to the dish.
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This is just a little taster of what you'll get.
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What is this?
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Rasta pasta.
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Oi!
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I don't know if it's weird because, like I said, I can't speak for other people, but I ain't never had this in my life.
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I don't know if this is.
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Is this rasta pasta?
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He knows what it is.
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Why is he laughing?
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Every person still.
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It looks too chewy.
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He can give critique, but not compliments.
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Let me pray, actually.
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How about that, since I don't know where this food's been cooked.
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Is he for real right now?
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I ain't getting jerked from this neither.
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I don't know, he might not like it.
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He seems a bit picky.
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I could finish spice.
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Yeah, I could finish it still.
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Okay.
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She don't eat meat, so she wants to experiment and she wants to show you her message to you.
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If they can't deal with spice, they can't deal with me.
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It's not even spicy.
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That message was spicy.
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Maybe I don't want to handle you.
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If you ate the chicken, you would have tasted the spice.
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You can't handle this.
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You can't handle me.
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Calm down.
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Take a...
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Calm down a little bit, yeah?
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I like that, though.
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The person's kind of loud.
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I think they go clubbing and that.
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I can't tell if he likes it, gals.
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I think you come across as confident through the meal.
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I like the salsa though, I like the energy, man.
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Keep that energy.
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He likes the food.
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I think he's keeping it in there, like, emotive.
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But obviously they're vegetarian, so how did she try the chicken while she was making it?
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You done all right, so look up you.
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No, he's vibing with you through the food.
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Right?
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Do I think the person behind this stage, they're wild, innit?
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I'm kind of wild, so...
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They do say opposites attract, so I don't really...
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Mmm.
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Nah.
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I think she's not attractive still.
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I changed my mind.
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He's really fighting this way.
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He just said a whole lot of nothing, though.
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I'm giving this a 5 out of 10.
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Yeah, I feel fine.
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I believe in my sauce.
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Do you know what I mean?
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So, he didn't taste the chicken as he should've.
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I think he's being a little bit modest.
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Like, my dish was definitely a 10 out of 10.
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I do that recipe with shrimp all the time, so all I did differently was I marinate the chicken.
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Well, I was really confident before he tasted the food, but then when he said he couldn't taste the jerk,
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I can't even argue with him on it because I haven't tasted the chicken.
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Hi everyone, I'm Quahun and today I've made jerk chicken with rice and peas.
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I made the marinade, so I've got some green seasoning in there.
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I've got browning, some brown sugar.
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I've also got rice and peas with green seasoning, pimento.
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And then I also made a pineapple jerk sauce.
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And I made coleslaw because I made everything from scratch.
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So when he tries my food, I want him to have a flavor explosion.
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All right! That looks so good.
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That looks like puffer jelly chicken.
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I can't lie.
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I'm hungry.
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Let's go.
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You already know by my reaction that this looks good.
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To go, can I try the food?
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He's in love.
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It just looks like jerk, innit?
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Can I just eat my food now?
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I hope he likes it.
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He's in love.
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There's so much to eat.
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I should be using a knife.
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What's the matter with you?
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I feel like there's a little bit too much seasoning, but apart from that, it's good still.
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Could it do with the look of planting?
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No, he likes it.
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Oh, he's got a thumbs up.
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Are you tucking in, yeah?
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He really is enjoying that meal, boy.
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I'm going to mash this up after the camera comes off still.
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Sorry, it's giggling.
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It's cute, but funny.
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I liked everything, but the sauce was a little bit too sweet for me.
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I think they're from a Caribbean background.
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I've cooked in the past.
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If you like the look of my food, I'm sure you'll love the look of me.
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Pumbukla!
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Let's see it there, rolling.
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Love that.
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Smooth.
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I don't feel like they're overconfident, I just feel like they're humble.
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Shout out to all my Caribbean queens, man.
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Can you imagine if they even formed a Caribbean?
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This would be so funny when he sees me.
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Yeah, but the way he was yamming that up.
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Six plus two, you eight.
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You're better than a ten.
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I feel good, I feel happy.
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I was really nervous because it's my first time making it.
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Call me a Caribbean queen, because I feel like it gives validity to the fact I can throw it down.
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I don't know with him.
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No, genuinely, he doesn't give much away.
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Like, he was eating it and enjoying it, but then I feel like he'll think about it and just come up with something different.
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Dish number one, thank you for the food.
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It wasn't the best.
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You said it was your first time making it, big up yourself, but you can work on it still.
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Number two, I don't know if you tried something new, you might have because you said you was vegetarian.
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I don't know, you're kind of wild with it, I could have eaten it, I could have finished it.
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And number three, smashed it, ate.
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First and in third place is dish number one.
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Because it just wasn't jerk, it wasn't jerk chicken.
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Hi.
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You alright?
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I'm good.
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Sorry about that.
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Nice to meet you.
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It just wasn't a jerk.
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Yeah, you know, it was my first time cooking it.
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So I was actually quite proud of myself.
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What country are you from?
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Half Nigerian, half English.
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Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
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You've done all right, but obviously, practice makes perfect, isn't it?
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I feel like your comment about jowl food.
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Oh, yeah, I knew it.
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I'm sorry, man, I apologise.
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It really did upset me, but no hard feeling.
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But obviously, she's a beautiful woman, and it was her first time trying, isn't it?
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So the person in the second place is dish number two.
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I don't know what to call it, a rasta pasta?
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It was good, but it wasn't better than the other one, so, yeah.
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They are vegetarian, so I'm guessing they could have tasted chicken whilst I was making it.
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Hi.
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You all right?
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Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you, too.
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Did you not like my dish?
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I never told you I liked it.
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I would have finished it.
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But it wasn't better than the other one, though.
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OK.
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You cooked it before?
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With shrimp, never with chicken.
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How do you, like, know that the chicken's done?
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No, I just, like, overcooked it.
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You haven't got to worry about eating raw Chicken.
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I'm getting in trouble now.
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No, you're not in trouble.
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I just wanted you to get all the flavours, you know?
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It was nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
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No hug, no hug.
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Yeah, boy!
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Take care.
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Yeah, big her up, man.
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I can't really say too much, but big her up, man.
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She's nice.
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I like her.
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She's got something to her, man.
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Big her up.
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Why did dish number three come first?
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Oh, because it was jerk, innit?
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It was actually jerk chicken.
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Hi.
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Hello.
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You're very quiet, I can tell already.
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Where come you from?
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I'm from Sierra Leone.
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So West Africa.
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That's nice, that's nice, that's nice.
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You're making me feel...
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I don't know why, like, you're staring into my soul, like...
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I don't know, I like your food, man.
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Have you cooked it before?
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No, it was my first time making jerk chicken.
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Called me a Caribbean queen, because it meant that...
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It meant that the food was good and you liked it.
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It was, it was, it was good, it was good, it was good.
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I don't know where it is, you're looking deep into my soul right now.
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I'm like, I'm more looking at where your shit.
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Are you shy?
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That doesn't make me scared.
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It scared me.
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How's that?
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Are you going to exchange numbers?
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No. I just feel like we don't vibe.
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I'm taken.
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I just came here for the food, to be honest.
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If you've ever wanted to appear on this show,
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make sure you check out the link in the description on how you can apply and be on this show.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Digga D Picks A Date Based On Their Jerk Chicken Dishes”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jerk, chicken, dish. This video has 292 sentences and 2186 words to shadow. The speech runs for 11:41. The speaker talks fast, about 187 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| sauce noun | /sɔːs/ | A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food. |
| pasta noun | /ˈpɑ.stə/ | Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating. |
| apologize verb | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| alright | /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ | Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK. |
| dig verb | /dɪɡ/ | To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More… |
| spouse noun | /spaʊ̯s/ | A person in a marriage or marital relationship. |
| vegetarian noun | /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. |
| meal noun | /ˈmiːl/ | Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity. |
| plain noun | /pleɪn/ | An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse. |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. | |
| come off verb | To become detached. | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| look up verb | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | To have better prospects. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- When it comes to food, what's a red flag for you?
- Let's see what's cracking like, innit?
- Do I think the person behind this stage, they're wild, innit?
- What's the matter with you?
- How do you, like, know that the chicken's done?
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 | have brought · I've gone · I've made |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was not expecting · was making · was yamming |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might be · might not like · might have |
| Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two things | better than |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 132 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, shrimp /ʃɹɪmp/, wash /wɑʃ/, explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/, smash /smæʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like dish, sauce, pasta.
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.