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I don't drink beer, but I think my beer is pretty good.
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I'm so angry.
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I'm your friend.
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I'm so scary.
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I'm so good.
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I'm so sad.
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We're out there because we're too late.
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Hi guys, welcome back to my channel.
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As you can see from the title
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that we are clearly doing something a little different okay
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we are going to be speaking chinese entire time for this vlog
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because i see a lot of comments where you guys are like oh my god i love it
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when you speak chinese i feel i'm in touch with another aspect of myself
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when i do speak in chinese it feels more intimate
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when i speak chinese with others i also have chinese speaking friends of course
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there's gonna be subtitles i wouldn't do
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that to you guys
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this is just gonna be a challenge for me to speak chinese let me know how you guys like this
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if you guys really like this video i'll make more chinese speaking videos
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and it also helps me practice my chinese when you don't really speak a language for a very long time
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You tend to forget it.
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I'll start speaking Chinese now.
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I just went to the cafe.
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We ate Americano and salmon bagel.
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This is my friend.
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You can see
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Jenny just cut my hair.
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I think it's very short.
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I just feel like I'm talking Chinese with a camera.
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But I found out that I have my English now.
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This is our Christmas spirit.
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I don't know 24 hours speaking Chinese.
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I can still have people talking.
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I can speak some words.
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Hello.
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Who is who?
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Hello.
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I'm Lindsay Ann.
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I am a Chinese Chinese This is a big dish I use salad
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Look, it's just making salad I just wanted to talk about it
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It's weird to talk about it I don't have a lot of people
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Today we are going to watch
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We are going to watch
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Wicked Oh my god
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We need to go to that for about half a hour
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We will go to Pochart We will go to the pot I'm not drinking beer.
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I'm not drinking beer.
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I'm not drinking beer.
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I'm not drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm drinking beer.
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I'm so scared.
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I'm worried.
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This is really scary.
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Look at the dog's eyes.
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Look at the human eye.
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I'm not gonna love it.
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We'll go to Wicked.
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I'm so excited.
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I heard a lot of people say
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Wicked is a really good movie.
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We're going to AMC.
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We're already late.
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We're almost done.
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We're almost done.
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It's about 3 o 'clock.
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He hasn't seen
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Wicked Broadway show.
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But I've seen it.
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It's pretty good.
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I said he will cry.
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He won't cry.
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They're not crying.
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She means movies.
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Now we're going to the third floor.
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Auditorium 8.
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We can always watch this YouTube ad.
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We might have some food.
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Let's see.
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This is not the third floor?
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So we're going to speak Chinese.
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Have you seen the Wicked Broadway?
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I've seen it.
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You saw a poster.
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Let's see your clothes.
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This jacket is standing name.
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This is Acme Studio.
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This is a brand called Sundae.
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This is from Taiwan.
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I bought this one.
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This is Jenny's birthday gift.
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No, it's not birthday.
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It's for me.
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I like it.
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What is it?
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Jenny's eating a potato.
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I don't know if Lindsay wants to eat what?
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What?
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No, they don't eat it.
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I think it's in movies.
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I have a story.
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I can't pay for money.
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I asked for caviar in the morning, I spent like 200 dollars on caviar A fish egg egg
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egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg
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egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg
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What the f*?
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$200 you can spend it with each other or each other?
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Two other each other
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Say it in Korean what are we doing right now?
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I'm watching this movie Popcorns I don't think so
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Are you excited for the movie?
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Yes I think it's in the middle of the room
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It's already 3 .14, I don't know if they have started
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Oh my god, we're all in frame
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Hello Just in front
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We're now watching
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Wicked 3 .00 It's for Kleiner It's pretty cool
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We got here on time
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He's eating the fruit
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It's a immediate assistance project
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The movie is starting I'll tell you how to tell you
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Okay, bye bye I just watched the movie,
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it's so beautiful, I'm crying I don't know if I'm wearing my dress I'm wearing my dress every time I'm wearing it
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So I'm not sure if I'm wearing my dress I don't know if this movie is two episodes
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We just watched the first one
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Oh, I really cried so great I really love you, it's a beautiful thing
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You guys have to join the show?
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It's so beautiful Right?
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It's so beautiful
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She didn't cry I felt the urge I felt the urge
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The story is very important
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It's not a weird place
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The movie is so cool
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The song is so cool
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She's so cool
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She's acting also good
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This is Jennie's review.
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It was good.
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She didn't cry.
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No, honestly, like I do get sentimental in movies, but this wasn't like a cry movie for me.
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We're crying tears of happiness.
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Okay, now we're going to eat dinner at 6pm.
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Actually, the movie was very long.
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It's 2 hours and 40 minutes.
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How beautiful.
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We're going to go to the hotel.
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I'm going to go to the hotel.
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I'm going to go to the hotel.
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You can't believe she's walking me.
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Now, Viya is doing a very good friend.
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She's helping our friends here.
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Hello, we're now in Seoul Salon.
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We ate a salad because we wanted to eat some vegetables.
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But we were originally going to eat a hot pot
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But she said there might be a fish
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But VIA is a foodist -centric, so she won't eat fish
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So we have to ask her if she can take fish
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And we also got a wine
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It's like a Korean wine, right?
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What's in Chinese?
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Oh, it's a wine wine I've never had wine wine
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What's the taste of the wine wine?
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It's sweet and it's not used
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The trend these days in Korea is to mix makgeolli with cider
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So people call it like maksa
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Oh, cider is the sparkling water?
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No, like spray
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So in Korea they call it spray Cider?
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This is ramen tang
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This is the sauce that is cooked in ramen.
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This is a corned wine.
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Oh, this is so much!
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I can smell it!
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1, 2, 3, cheers!
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It's not in the sauce, but it's a bit of a fat -sum.
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It's a bit like a wine wine.
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It's because you don't have a fat -sum, so it's a bit of a fat -sum.
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It's very clean.
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They can't take the fish cake in the bowl.
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So I can't eat it.
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We can find more food in the next pot.
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They add cream in it.
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This looks like a beer.
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So I forgot it was a beer.
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It looks like a milk.
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We just played karaoke.
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Coco and Jennie sing very well.
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I'm not going to sing, I'm just going to sing.
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I got a cake, a chocolate, a cheese, a cheese, a cheese, a cheese, a cheese, a lot of those are the current carlake.
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Wow, no place.
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We went to four or five places.
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You know, if you want to sing carlake in New York, especially on Friday, or on Tuesday,
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Tuesday, Tuesday, you must have to get a早 to get a早, if you don't get a早 to get a早, it's really hard to get.
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I'm sorry.
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It's delicious.
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I'm going to get here.
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This is the橘色 I don't know.
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What is this?
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It's like a sweet potato.
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The food is all about it.
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We're going to start now.
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I'm so good for you I'm
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so good for you I love you I love you I love
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you I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you
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What are you?
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Define gravity Who are you?
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Santa Come here I'm Lindy I'm going to show you a tai chi
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What are you saying?
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She's talking to herself
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Actually I don't want this I'm gonna do this
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Oh, I want her 5, 6, I sorta got into ya AHAHAHAHAHA Retake!
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Are we actually making this fun?
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1, 2, 3
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This is like 5 Whose idea was this?
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F* you This is a bad idea bro!
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I'm just trying to go bro
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This is so annoying
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Holy fuck I'm sorry
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Tell her I don't fight I'm Robert by the collar
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We're sure we're afraid I'm just trying to find my hat See?
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Hahahaha F* You guys look friendly!
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You like this one?
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Oh, retake Robert Hailey Okay Okay I feel like I'm going to be like...
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You want like a black and white?
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No follow, bro
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Like the colors matter?
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I know We have a guest
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We have a guest number one
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And then guest number two I'll show you what we want to do Coco sent me to the store
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We have to make some very different cakes
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Let's see Oh okay
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It doesn't look too bad
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It's not that bad
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It's on my own
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Oh, it's so cool.
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I'm a fast learner.
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Wow, I'm a fast learner.
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I'm a fast learner.
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I'm a fast learner.
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I'm a fast learner.
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We're done.
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We're done.
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We're done.
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We're done.
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We're done.
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I'm going to take a lot of things.
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Let's try it.
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Let's try it.
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It's just good.
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We're together.
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We're going to do it.
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We were on the last time.
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Did you see that I was standing there?
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What's wrong with Coco?
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So he's looking at the computer.
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He's looking at the computer.
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He's looking at me.
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I look like this emoji.
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This is 0.
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I'm going to put it in the pan.
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What are we doing now?
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We're going to do a big thing.
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What is the big thing?
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I'm going to mix it up.
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The next one is more difficult.
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The sugar is more big.
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Then add some lemon juice.
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Then we'll put the lemon juice in the pan.
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Then we'll put the sugar in the pan.
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Look, it's like this.
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It's very thick.
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Mix mix mix.
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It's a different color.
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Let's decide on colors.
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I want to choose one.
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I want to choose one.
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Oh, we're going to squeeze it now.
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Coco is now in heat for the oven.
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Let's put it in.
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We're going to put it in.
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We'll wait for 30 minutes.
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Who is here?
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I'm Lindsay Ann Lindsay Ann?
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We already did it Coco, where do you want me to put the thing on the table?
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You just put the stove
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This is what it looks like right now
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Top cake that Lindsay Ann did not make
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It's very good
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It's sponge cake
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Oh, sponge cake?
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Wow Coco is now washing the vegetables
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Wow, so beautiful
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We're going to make milk 150g of cream 12g of sugar
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You're all for my contribution.
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Okay, well we have 180.
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We're gonna make a lot of money.
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You're not contributing anymore.
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Oh my god, that's so fit.
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Okay.
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Oh my god.
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Is it good?
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This is my second contribution.
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Don't drop the plastic bag.
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Oh my god, I've never made my own whipped cream before.
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We're going to decorate the cupcake.
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Now the cupcake will become a Christian.
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This is a match.
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It's more big. Is this a bird?
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What is this?
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It's snowman!
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Let my snowman live!
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Big!
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Big!
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It's a big one!
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Big one!
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What are we using for the eyes?
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Creativity. So cute!
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Come on, this is fucking cute actually.
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It's like a mouse though.
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What?
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This is snowman.
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I need to see his face.
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Your eyes.
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It's so mean.
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Guys, these are my competitors.
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Little white reindeer.
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White polar bear.
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Wait, this is kind of cute with the...
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Koala.
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Reindeer with crazy eyes.
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Yeah.
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The eyes are kind of crazy, but honestly, it's the creativity.
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Okay, to see who wins this competition, I'm going to put a poll up, okay?
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I'm going to give several different angles.
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I'm going to put on my Instagram poll, and whoever wins, wins.
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I'm gonna do the closing in English because honestly it just feels more natural.
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Anyways guys, that is it for the video.
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I hope you like it.
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We speak Chinese.
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Let me know if you guys like more of these videos where I just speak Chinese.
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Guys, make sure to check out Coco and Lindsay -Anne's channel.
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I'll link them in the description box.
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Go subscribe right now!
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I think making this video made my Chinese honestly better.
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And it's just nice to like hang out with people where you can speak Chinese.
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You guys will understand what I'm saying.
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Let me know if you guys like it.
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If you guys hate it, let me know too.
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I'll see you guys soon.
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Bye bye!
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Bye bye!
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Oh my gosh.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “speaking ONLY chinese challenge”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: egg, beer, drinking, chinese, movie. This video has 386 sentences and 2433 words to shadow. The speech runs for 16:26. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 74% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
salad noun/ˈsæl.əd/A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
cider noun/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
scary adjective/ˈskɛə.ɹi/Causing fear or anxiety
juice noun/d͡ʒuːs/A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
poll noun/poʊl/A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
contribution noun/ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole.
spray noun/spɹeɪ/A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
potato noun/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
urge verb/ɜːd͡ʒ/To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
lemon noun/ˈlɛmən/A yellowish citrus fruit.
creativity noun/kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
vegetable noun/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice…
sponge noun/spʌnd͡ʒ/Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
thick adjective/θɪk/Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
wash verb/wɑʃ/To clean with water.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
check out verbTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
find out verbTo discover, as by asking or investigating.

Sentences worth repeating

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

  • Are you excited for the movie?
  • You guys have to join the show?
  • Are we actually making this fun?
  • You want like a black and white?
  • Did you see that I was standing there?

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 nowhasn't seen · I've seen · Have you seen
Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certainmight have · might be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm talking · I'm not drinking · I'm drinking
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingare going to be · gonna be · are going to watch

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 154 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “th” sounds: thick /θɪk/, cloth /klɒθ/
  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, wash /wɑʃ/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, dish /dɪʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
  • Long words — get the stress right: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/, auditorium /ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/, karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/

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 salad, cider, scary.

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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