Shadowing Practice: ☕️Learn English Conversation in a Café | Comprehensible Input - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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In this video, we're going to learn more than 30 words,
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idioms, and action verbs, which you can use in a cafe.
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And I'm also going to teach you some structures and sentences
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so that you can order what you want in a cafe or in a restaurant.
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Let's go!
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I parked my car in front of the cafe.
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Actually, the cafe is my friend's,
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so it's not a big deal going there and ordering something.
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but I parked the car so let me take out the keys.
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Oh actually I haven't told you this is my new car.
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I bought it almost two months ago.
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Yeah and if you want me to record a video
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and teach you some other words about my new car
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and the words and idioms you can use while driving a car
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or about the car write it in the comments and tell me to make a new video for you.
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So let's get out of the car.
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So I grab the handle and I pull it in order to open the door.
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So I'm getting out of the car.
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I closed the door and I'm going to press the lock button so that it is locked.
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This is the unlock button and this is the lock button this is the car key
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so let's get inside i'm getting in this is the garden you know it's winter it's cold
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so nobody sits in the garden but in summer
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and spring they put some chairs and tables here so that people can sit and dine drink and have fun
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in the garden.
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So now let's get in.
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Oh hi.
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How are you?
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I'm good.
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Nice.
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Okay.
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I'm just one.
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I'd like a table for myself.
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I prefer you to sit at the table too.
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Okay, thank you.
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So actually I got in and I sat at table two.
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Here has so many tables.
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These are armchairs.
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As I told you, this is my friend's cafe.
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Cafes in Iran have another definition in comparison to other countries.
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So in other countries when you say cafe
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that means a place where you go and you drink coffee based drinks and sometimes alcoholic drinks or maybe non-alcoholic drinks.
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But here in Iran, in a cafe,
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they serve coffee based drinks,
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non-alcoholic drinks like mocktails and also some fast food.
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And now I'm gonna ask my friend to come and get my order.
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The person who gets an order in a cafe is called the waiter.
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And if it is a woman,
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we call her a waitress.
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So now, let's get the order.
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Okay Mehdi, what would you like to have?
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Umm, first can I have the menu please?
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If you can scan, you can see our menu.
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Oh, but you know my mobile phone is recording so I cannot scan it.
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Okay, I will bring it to you.
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Yeah, so he is going to give me the physical version of their menu.
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Here you are.
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Thank you so much.
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So these are the menus.
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This is the food menu and this one is the drinks menu.
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So let me take a look.
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Okay.
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If you want, I can help you.
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Yeah sure.
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So I'd like to have a Caesar salad but what does it have exactly?
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Caesar salad is a combination of lettuce,
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toasted bread, cherry tomato and grilled chicken also it has fried chicken,
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but it is up to you if you want.
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Got it.
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And by the way, it has a special sauce called Caesar.
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Oh, okay.
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So I'd like to have the Caesar salad, but with grilled chicken.
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I don't want the fried chicken.
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Okay, sure.
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Anything else?
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Oh, yeah.
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A can of soda, Coca-Cola.
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Sure.
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Thank you so much.
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Here you are.
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Now I ordered what I wanted.
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And now they're going to prepare my Caesar salad.
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I will record the process and I will teach you the words which are related to the process.
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I've got to tell you something.
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And that is I could not really record the process of making the Caesar salad.
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But I'm going to show you the process of making a latte.
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So here my friend is telling me
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that he is flushing the steam out of the espresso machine as you can see steam is coming out
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and right now he is grinding coffee
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They have a very specific dose of putting grinded coffee in the portafilter Portafilter is that item in that tool
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which they put the coffee in and right now he is tamping the coffee powder
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and then he puts it on the group head this is
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the head of the machine in order to extract espresso and right now he's He's steaming the milk.
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He's steaming the milk so that he can make latte art with the milk.
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Alright, the milk is steamed and the espresso is extracted completely.
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So right now he's stirring the espresso.
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Okay, he's pouring the milk in the cup and right now he's trying to do some latte art.
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I think that must be a very hard activity.
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Okay, it looks like wheat and finally it's ready to serve.
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Thank you.
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Actually, I ordered a cup of latte before having the Caesar,
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you know, because it takes time until the Caesar is ready.
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So yeah, this is my latte.
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I showed you the process and I taught you the words and action verbs which are related to making latte.
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This is a teeny tiny croissant and it has chocolate inside.
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I love croissant.
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And you know, serving croissant with latte,
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I think that's the best thing in the world.
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So cheers.
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It's nice.
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I hope you don't fall for this.
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Usually I don't have coffee-based drinks and I don't like them
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But you know because I wanted to teach you some words I ordered it
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So I finished drinking the latte.
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Let me clean my mustache.
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There are some people who are superstitious and they look at the leftover of your latte and they talk about your future.
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They say that they can foresee your future.
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They are called fortune tellers.
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I don't really believe in them and I think that's nonsense.
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But sometimes they come true.
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I don't know what the story is,
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but yeah, they come true sometimes.
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A lot of you guys have been telling me to start my TikTok page and also Instagram page.
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So today I'm asking you,
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if you want to follow me on Instagram and TikTok,
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please let me know so that I could see how many people would like to follow
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our educational videos on Instagram and TikTok.
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So this is the cup.
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This is the handle of the cup.
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And this is saucer.
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These are some tea shoes.
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We call them
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tea shoes let me put them back inside oh my god okay
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and this is a kind of plant inside a beer bottle
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and these are some other plants they're cacti and you can see outside some people are passing by they're called pedestrians pedestrians
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and that is my car.
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As you can see it is parked in front of the cafe.
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So right now my Caesar salad is coming towards me.
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Thank you so much.
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Yummy!
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So this is Caesar salad.
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This is the Caesar sauce.
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This is a bowl.
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These are toasted bread, cherry tomato,
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grilled chicken which is caught in a few slices.
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We have lettuce which is chopped and we have olives.
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Actually my friend I forgot to bring fork and knife.
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I don't need knife, but I need, of course, fork.
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So I'm gonna get some forks,
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but these are plastic forks.
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And here we have some sauces.
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I have a special sauce,
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so I'm not gonna take any sauce,
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but I'm gonna take this French sauce with me.
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But you know, I don't like the plastic fork,
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so I'm gonna ask for a metal fork.
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So, can I have a metal fork please?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, but that's plastic.
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I want a metal one.
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So, see he went to bring me a metal fork.
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Yeah, there is no metal fork as you can see.
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And these are all called syrup.
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There are different kinds of syrups and this one is Dalmor syrup.
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He's trying to clean my fork.
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He's polishing it.
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Yeah.
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So I'm gonna put the fork back.
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Okay, that's nice.
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Thank you.
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Let's have our Caesar salad.
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Oh, you know what?
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They also forgot to bring soda.
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No, that's a pity.
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So right now I have my Caesar salad but oh again I forgot to tell them bring me a can of coke.
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Sorry, can I have a can of coke?
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Thank you.
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This is how you should order or remind the waiters to give you something.
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So yeah Cheers!
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Let's start with a piece of toast.
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Grab a bite.
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The sauce is really special and nice.
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And the bread, I love it.
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Thank you so much.
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So, this is cracking open the can.
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So, I cracked it open.
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And then, this is a straw.
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I'm putting the straw inside the can.
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I also designed it.
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And then I'm gonna drink.
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This is how you have a can of Coke.
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So let's have the chicken.
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It is really moist and tender and I like it.
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I'm done eating and I'm stuffed.
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When you say I'm stuffed it means you're full.
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Another way to say that you were really satisfied of the food is to say that hit the spot.
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It means I eat it all,
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I had it all and I'm satisfied with what I had.
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Another slang that you could say in order to convey
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that it was delicious is to say that was fire or that slaps.
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If you loved it, if you really liked it,
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you could say this is to die for.
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It means I really liked it and I can have it every day.
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Or another nice idiom is to say I could have it every day or I could eat this every day.
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So this way you will express that the food you had or the drink you had was really delicious.
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And if you want more or if you want to order again,
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you would say I would like to have more of it or I would like to have more.
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This is how you would express that you want more of what you just had.
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And sometimes a food is too good that you would like to lick your fingers.
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So you could say, this was finger-licking good.
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That means you would like to lick your fingers after eating it
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because they still have the flavor of the food and you could taste the food again.
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And that was it for our today's video.
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Context & Background
In this engaging video titled "Learn English Conversation in a Café", the speaker provides a rich context for learners aiming to enhance their English conversation skills, particularly in social settings like cafés or restaurants. The scene unfolds as the speaker arrives at a friend's café, sharing personal anecdotes about his new car and describing the ambiance. This informal setting is perfect for learning practical vocabulary and real-life phrases that help improve English communication. By focusing on everyday interactions, learners can pick up essential language skills and idioms that are crucial for navigating English-speaking environments.
Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication
- “I’d like a table for myself.” – A polite way to request a seating arrangement.
- “What would you like to have?” – A question often asked when taking orders.
- “Can I get the menu, please?” – A useful phrase when you want to see the options available.
- “I parked my car in front of the café.” – A simple statement for discussing parking situations.
- “This is my new car.” – Sharing personal information can spark conversation.
These phrases not only help learners in practical situations but also serve as a foundation for further discussions about personal interests and preferences, fostering a more confident speaking ability.
Step-by-step Shadowing Guide
To effectively learn English with YouTube using shadowing techniques, follow these steps as you engage with this café dialogue:
- Watch the Video: Focus on the speaker's pronunciation and intonation as they describe the café experience.
- Listen and Repeat: Pause the video after key phrases and repeat them aloud. This mimicking, or shadow speech, is crucial for mastering pronunciation and flow.
- Identify New Vocabulary: Write down any unfamiliar words or phrases. Look up their meanings and try to use them in sentences of your own.
- Record Yourself: After you practice, record your own voice repeating the dialogue. This will help you spot areas for improvement and track your pronunciation progress.
- Engage with Others: Find a language partner or community online and practice these café conversations, applying your newly learned phrases in real-time discussions.
By following this shadowing guide, you can significantly improve English pronunciation and develop a more fluent speaking style. Using a variety of sources, like a shadowing site, will only enhance your learning experience and keep it dynamic.
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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