Shadowing Practice: The Gintama Movie Dub Condensed - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Elizabeth!
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I brought you your favorite bun for your intense enjoyment!
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They were out of the deep -fried bun, so I bought the nearest thing!
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Sorry.
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I see.
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Toshi, get your ear to the ground and gather all the information that you can.
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Okay, then.
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I've got one question.
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Do you always train with your ass hanging out?
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The awesome Cherry Blossom!
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I mean, we don't even know if he's the right guy.
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what in the hey hey hey what do you scumbags think
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you're doing here i mean isn't it past your bedtime oh a watchman don't
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you know it's not nice to scare people maybe
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you didn't hear me what are you scumbags doing out here haven't you boys heard there's a crazy serial killer on
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Yeah boys, there's a serial killer on the loose.
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No!
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There is a bear!
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I come all the way out here looking for that cursed cherry sword, and who do I run into?
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It's greed!
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It's on!
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I should have known I knew I smelled something a little musty I'm so confused
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So sorry to walk in on you like this, but your customers are here
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You really did have a field day didn't you Reproductive organs.
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ELIZABAAA!
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Matako, Kichima, then you're in for a world of hurt.
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Matako?
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They look like you ate a burrito and had an accident.
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You little bitch!
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We capture the beautiful creatures alive.
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Oh, come on!
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Get over your little girl fetish!
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She's an intruder!
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Don't let your Lolita crap get in the way!
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Lolita what?
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Lolita what?
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Are we really going to Edo?
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Ah, pure bullshit.
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I guess whatever the boss wants, the boss will get.
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Don't you worry about it.
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I'm looking forward to meeting this samurai.
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This is a Gintama News Flash!
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The police investigators!
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Shinsengume!
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Once a rascal, Always a rascal
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You both are so quick to pick a fight
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Don't let Toshi and Tsu go get ahead of you
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Wait a minute!
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Nobody ever told me about this!
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Man, this movie's gonna seriously suck donkeys
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We're not even in it Gintama without Yoruzuya?
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Now that's just crazy talk
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And that goes for me, too Move it, bitches
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The Tose -san coming through I was on the poster, so I wondered when I was going to appear.
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And there I was, at the end, that small little schmutz with no lines.
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So the title of the sequel will be called...
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Catch My Heart, Kitty Cat.
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Nobody's gonna see a piece of crap like that!
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Well, I certainly wouldn't watch a piece of crap like that.
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But I will be the heroine of the sequel.
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Everybody got that?
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Hey, I know exactly who you mean, man.
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I am going to be the next hero!
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cute your phone ain't trying us to be the heroine then i'm the hero uh i don't think it works
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that way i'm the hero not a chance everyone knows the heroes of gintama
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or ginsan and thomas don't go crazy just ginsan will be sufficient oh
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and you're kind of stepping on his testicles by the way
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no don't do it sir heroes and heroines always have to have hot and steamy sex scenes that I mean, you'll have to, uh, and,
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uh, and, uh, uh, uh, uh, and then clean up the frothy Santorum.
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What kind of movies have you been watching?
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I only got to narrate the trailer.
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So, uh, like, is this thing going to be dubbed or what, dude?
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I hope they haven't cleaned up the Santorum yet.
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Everybody needs to back off!
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Everybody just needs to kill!
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Sorry I'm late, Kentucky.
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Where is the part for me?
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The sequel should definitely be starring
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Captain Katsura and the badass motherfucker motherfucking.
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Come on, enough already!
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Aye, Baba Boo!
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Give me grannies and cat lady!
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What the hell was that about?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Gintama Movie Dub Condensed”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: gintama, Lolita, heroine, sequel, crap. This video has 83 sentences and 646 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:56. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 75% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sequel noun | /ˈsiːkwəl/ | A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or… |
| heroine noun | /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/ | A female hero. |
| killer noun | /ˈkɪlɚ/ | One who or that which kills. |
| serial adjective | /ˈsɪɹ.i.əl/ | Having to do with or arranged in a series. |
| cherry noun | /ˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ | A small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem. |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| capture verb | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| intense adjective | /ɪnˈtɛns/ | Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering. |
| sword noun | /soɹd/ | A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack. |
| sufficient | /səˈfɪʃənt/ | An adequate quantity of; enough. |
| trailer noun | /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/ | Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing. |
| gather verb | /ˈɡæðɚ/ | To collect normally separate things. |
| poster noun | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | A picture of a celebrity, an event etc., intended to be attached to a wall. |
| organ noun | /ˈɔːɡən/ | The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| back off verb | To move backwards away from something. |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. |
| do out verb | To decorate, tidy, or clean (a place). |
| get ahead of verb | To take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality. |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
| look forward to verb | To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to. |
| walk in on verb | To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Don't you worry about it.
- I'm looking forward to meeting this samurai.
- What kind of movies have you been watching?
- Where is the part for me?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/, fetish /ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/, schmutz /ʃmʊts/
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 sequel, heroine, killer.
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.