Shadowing Practice: North Korean Boyfriend | Max Amini | Stand-up Comedy - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I have a long distance relationship.
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Oh, you have a long distance relationship?
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Where is he?
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In North Korea.
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North Korea?
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She has a long distance relationship with someone from North Korea.
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Honey, from North Korea?
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He's not real.
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Even people in North Korea don't belong to North Korea.
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You fell for an internet scam, my love.
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Oh my God.
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Your English is not so good, but how about your geography?
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He's in South Korea now.
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What kind of relationship this is?
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You don't even know he's from North Korea or South Korea.
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Yes, and he will come back.
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Okay, he's working there for two years, and he will never come back.
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You want a hug?
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But you're in a relationship with a North Korean and I like to stay alive.
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Very good, very good.
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What's your name?
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Kelly.
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Kelly.
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Kelly.
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You say it like, You stress me?
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I stress you?
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I stress you.
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I stress you.
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You're dating somebody from North Korea.
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That's not stressful.
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I stress you.
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Nobody was supposed to come with you.
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What's his name?
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Michael?
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Call him Michael.
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Call him.
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Give it to me.
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Michael.
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Malaka, why did you leave?
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And you thought you'd find her by two tickets, and you fucked up the road.
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There's an empty seat right in the front row.
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You hung up the phone this Malaka.
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Michael, why are you hanging up the phone on me?
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Why I have to go are you home by yourself?
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Not exactly Is it a girl?
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Yes, why did you pause?
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If you're gay, this is the best time to tell you that
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Michael Michael take your girlfriend take your girlfriend come back and if you don't come you're gay
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And tell that girl she's a lucky girl to be with you.
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Much love man, much love.
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Take care my brother.
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Aw, nice guy.
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Cheers.
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Where are my South Asians?
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South Asians, where you at?
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Okay, one second.
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Wait a minute, no Indians here tonight?
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Indians?
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The Greek didn't let the Indians and the Pakistanis in, huh?
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You snuck into like, we are Italian.
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You sure, you sure you're Italian?
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Yes, I'm very, very Italian.
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I eat spaghetti every day.
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I swear to God, spaghetti, chicken masala, pasta, chicken masala.
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Let me have a spoon.
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Oh, why so spicy?
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I don't, know.
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I like a hot sauce.
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In Italy, we put a hot sauce everywhere there.
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Max.
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Yeah?
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Oh, you're Indian?
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I am.
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Finally, you came out of the closet?
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Why didn't you say it sooner?
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What's your name?
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It's a Greek name.
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It's a Greek name?
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But what happens to your Indian name?
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I was born here.
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You were born here?
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Indian?
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What's your name now?
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Vanai.
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Vanai?
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How did that happen, my love?
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You were born and your father goes, very beautiful, let's name her Vanai.
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She will grow up like a Greek goddess if we name her Vanai.
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If we give her a harikara marikara marikara name, she will not survive in the beautiful schools of Greece.
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Come on.
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It's just Vanai?
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No, no, no, I have an Indian name.
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Oh, you have an Indian name.
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Don't fucking say it.
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Is that your boyfriend next to you?
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He's my friend.
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He's your friend and he's not trying to fuck.
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No?
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Sweetheart, why are you so naive?
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You think he will buy a VIP ticket to just come sit next to you and go, ha ha ha ha ha ha?
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He wants some spicy punani.
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Holy shit.
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I'm here to tell the truth!
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Is he Greek?
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He's trying to f* everything.
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He f*s his pillow.
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You know a Greek man?
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Oppa, oppa, oppa.
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But your friend doesn't know your real name.
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Are you comfortable to share your Indian name?
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You're okay with that?
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Okay, say it.
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Okay, keep banai.
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No, I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
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Kajal.
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Oh, that's beautiful.
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So, when you guys are f*ing in the bedroom, and he'll say, say your name, say your name.
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Which one are you gonna say?
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Vinay, no the other one, the other one.
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Hurry up, I'm coming, tell the other one.
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Kajal, oh my God, Kajal.
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In the back they brought me a bouquet of flower and a card.
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And who was the flower from?
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Oh, nobody?
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Oh, you brought the card too?
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Bring it here, bring it here.
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Yeah, yeah.
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This is...
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Is it yours?
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Where are you?
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Are you having a baby?
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Oh, sweetie pie.
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Thank you for this.
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I said, who brought me flour?
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You said nothing.
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She wrote me a card.
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And they brought it to me upstairs, and I thought this is so sweet.
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I read it really quick.
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Dear Max, life is a journey.
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Thank you for keeping me company, and most of all, for making me laugh.
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You have a magic way to touch people's body. from a far away.
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I'm sitting in the back, and I'm pregnant.
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I'll be giving birth.
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I would like to name my baby Max.
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Would you be my daddy?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 147 sentences and 843 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:15. The speaker talks at a steady 116 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| distress noun | /dɪˈstɹɛs/ | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| kelly noun | A square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig. | |
| flower noun | /ˈfloʊɚ/ | A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens… |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| bedroom noun | /ˈbɛdˌɹum/ | A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| daddy noun | /ˈdædi/ | Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| cheers | /t͡ʃɪəz/ | A common toast used when drinking in company. |
| closet noun | /ˈklɑzɪt/ | A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies. |
| goddess noun | /ˈɡɑdəs/ | A female deity. |
| flour noun | /ˈflaʊ.ə/ | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and… |
| pause noun | /pɔːz/ | A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation. |
| sneak verb | /sniːk/ | To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| hang up verb | To put up to hang. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don'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 distress, kelly, flower.
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.