Shadowing Practice: marshmello - friends (feat. anne-marie) [ sped up ] lyrics - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You say you love me, I say you crazy We're nothing more than friends You're not my lover, more like a brother I know you since we were like ten Yeah,
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don't mess it up, talking that shit Only gonna push me away, that's it When you say you love me, that make me crazy Here we go again Don't go look at me with that look in your eye
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You really ain't going nowhere without a fight You can be reasoned without, don't be impolite I told you one,
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two, three, four, five, six thousand times Haven't I made it obvious?
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Haven't I made it clear?
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Want me to spell it out for you, F-R-I-N-D-S Haven't I made it obvious?
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Haven't I made it clear?
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Want me to spell it out for you, F-R-I-N-D-S S-R-I-E-D-Y Have you got no shame, you looking insane, turning up at my door In the morning,
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the rain is pouring, haven't we been here before?
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Don't mess it up, talking that shit, only gonna push me away like this Have you got no shame, you looking insane, here we go again So don't go look at me with
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that look in your eye You really ain't going away without a fight You can't be reasoned,
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but I'm gon' be unpolite I told you once to leave, but I'm like six thousand times Haven't I made it obvious?
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Haven't I made it clear?
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Want me to spell it, I feel F-R-I-N-D-S Haven't I made it obvious?
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Haven't I made it clear?
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Want me to spell it,
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I feel F-R-I-N-D-S F-R-I-N-D-S R-I-E-N-D-S That's how you f*ing spell friends F-R-I-E-N-D-S Get that shit inside your head No,
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no
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F-R-I-E-N-D-S We're just friends So don't go look at me without opening your eyes
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You really can't go in nowhere without a fight You can't be reasoned, but don't be impolite I told you I'd just be four,
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five, six thousand times Happened I made it obvious, happened I made it clear My mind is clear with my fear,
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F-R-I-N-E Happened I made it obvious,
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I made it clear My mind is clear with my fear, F-R-I-N-E F-R-I-N-E

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “marshmello - friends (feat. anne-marie) [ sped up ] lyrics”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: clear, obvious, spell, reasoned, thousand. This video has 23 sentences and 419 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:20. The speaker talks at a natural 179 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 69% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 9 of its 23 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
spell noun/spɛl/Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
insane adjective/ɪnˈseɪn/Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
nowhere adverb/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/In no place.
lover noun/ˈlʌvɚ/One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
pour verb/poɹ/To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
impolite adjective/ɪmpəˈlaɪt/Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
unpolite adjectiveLacking in good manners; impolite, discourteous.
obvious adjective/ˈɑb.vi.əs/Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
mess noun/mɛs/A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
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…
fear verb/fɪə/To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
push verb/pʊʃ/To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
rain noun/ˈɹeɪn/Condensed water falling from a cloud.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go away verbTo depart or leave a place.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowHaven't I made
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itcan be reasoned · can't be reasoned
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna push

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 29 contractions and reduced forms, such as haven't, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shame /ˈʃeɪ̯m/, push /pʊʃ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like spell, insane, nowhere.

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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