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Excuse me.
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- Okay.
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LAPD.
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We're looking for a guy named Xen.
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It's the famous "Li都茶" Go, see.
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You know what?
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I don't even know why the hell I'm even here.
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I ain't even Chinese.
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Alright, I'm sorry.
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I think there's someone who would like to talk to them first.
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I'm sorry.
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You do that follows unnecessary You know knocked out my feeling girl that's gonna cost you
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I ain't never hit a woman in my life, but your ass is pushing it!
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- - Yeah, down to chop.
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Down to chop.
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Okay, all right, all right.
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I'll go.
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Watch your back.
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Lee Lee what happened that lady Isabella knocked you out that's what happened She played you.
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- No. - Yes, she did.
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- She saved our life.
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- What?
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- Who could have killed us?
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Leo, you crazy, man.
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Look at us.
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We good as dead.
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Stop, you whiny codder!
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What you gonna do if I don't stop, huh?
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I will slap the hell out of you right now, Lee.
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- Yeah?
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- Yeah.
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I'll bitch slap you back to Africa.
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Oh you will?
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Yeah.
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Come on let me see that.
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I want to see you do that.
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God damn it.
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Come on.
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You don't know who you're messing with man.
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You don't know who you're messing with do you?
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Huh?
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I'll bite your damn nose.
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I'll bite him.
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Yeah.
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Come on.
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Out of.
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I don't trust him.
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He's a mistake.
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He's got a gun.
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He can't let him do it.
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I want to cut his cute little nose from his face.
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Then he'll be with the two police officers in the ocean.
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Some apple?
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I put that knife away, bitch, before you have an accident.
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Ain't no use, man.
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Just tell me how the dry ass gonna kill us.
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They will torture us for three days.
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I can handle that.
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Then they'll cut off our egg rolls.
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Get the hell out of here.
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Come on, man.
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Don't give up.
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I don't wanna die. Be quiet.
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Okay, give me your left leg.
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What for?
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Left leg!
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Like this.
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Hold tight.
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Okay.
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That's it.
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Fight that thing.
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Bite it!
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Bite it like a little monkey.
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Go bite it!
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There you go.
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Yank it.
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Use them tiger teeth.
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Grab it, pull on it.
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You almost got it.
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That's it.
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Rrrr!
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Oh!
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What the hell?
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Wow.
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Lee, untie me.
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Hurry up, man.
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All these statues full of money.
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Ah!
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Hello, Benjamin!
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What are you doing?
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I'm taking this for evidence.
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Connor, you feel that?
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Yeah, we're slowing down, man.
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What happened?
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I'll tell you what happened.
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Tyler!
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Tyler, leave!
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What happened?
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You left me!
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I didn't leave you, man.
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I was waiting up there for you.
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That's Vegas?
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Vegas?
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What the hell we doing in Vegas?
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Look, Red Dragon.
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That's the name of Ricky Tan's boat.
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Lee.
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That's how you lunder a hundred million dollars in cash.
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- Let's go.
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- Let's go.
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-Ahh!
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-Ahh!
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Sorry.
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-Damn!
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-Ugh!
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One at a time!
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-Ugh!
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-What the hell is wrong with you?
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-Wait a second, man.
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-What?
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We can't go in there like this.
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- Why?
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We got to look fly.
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- What's mean fly?
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We got to mack out, man.
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We can't go in there like this.
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What does it mean, mack out?
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Follow me, my agent, brother.
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I'll show you.
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Come on.
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Come on.
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Hey, that's where we're going right there.
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When we get in there, you stay a couple steps behind me.
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Huh?
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You smell a little funky.
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I think you stepped in some rap shit.
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It was a cowboy hat, and now it's a pith helmet.
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I'm on the spank.
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Hold up.
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I'll touch you in a bit.
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Hi, nice to see you.
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Can I help you gentlemen?
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Yeah, I'm gonna need black, 42 long, and nothing touches this body but pure silk and get my partner something from the kids department.
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- Okay, would your partner like to be wrapped in silk as well?
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Some people think it's tacky, but I really enjoy it when couples dress alike.
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No, wait a minute, no. This ain't no couple thing, man.
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We police officers working a very dangerous case and we need some closure.
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Yes, there are a lot of men chasing us.
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Yes, well they should be.
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Listen, you have nothing to worry about, okay?
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Because I'm gonna turn you two into the bell of the ball.
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Thank you.
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Absolutely.
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Let's start with you, shall we?
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You got the mocha -china face wonderful skin and the big broad shoulders, okay?
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Let's put a dead animal on you.
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Croc skin.
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Buttercream, buttercream, croc skin, buttercream.
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What size is the waist?
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Let's go in.
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I want to-- Hey!
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Watch it, sweetness.
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He's got some fire to him.
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Honeycups.
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I like that.
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Go get the clothes.
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OK, I'm going to-- I'll pull some items.
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- Ooh, jeez.
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- Little Kim, I'll be back.
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You see that?
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He likes you.
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I'm not shopping with you no more.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hell, bite, Lee, happened, buttercream. This video has 172 sentences and 816 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:57. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 31 of its 172 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
buttercream nounA type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.
croc noun/kɹɑk/A type of EVA foam slip-on clog-style shoe with an open heel, thick sole, rounded toe, retractable heel strap, and ventilation holes on the top and sides.
mack noun/mæk/A raincoat or mackintosh.
chop verb/t͡ʃɑp/To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
slap noun/slæp/A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
silk noun/sɪlk/A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
honeycup nounA North American shrub of the genus Zenobia.
sweetness noun/ˈswitnəs/The condition of being sweet (all senses).
cowboy noun/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
waist noun/weɪst/The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
helmet noun/ˈhɛlmɪt/A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
cloth noun/klɒθ/A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
monkey noun/ˈmʌŋki/A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails…
statue noun/ˈstæt͡ʃu/A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
cut off verb/ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf]To remove by cutting.
give up verbTo surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
hold up verbTo wait or delay.
knock out verbTo strike or bump (someone or something) out.
slow down verbTo decelerate.
wait up verbTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • What you gonna do if I don't stop, huh?
  • You don't know who you're messing with man.
  • You don't know who you're messing with do you?
  • Can I help you gentlemen?
  • Let's start with you, shall we?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 46 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bite, buttercream, croc.

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