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Learning English helps me to pick up a side gig and make ends meet.
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SBS acknowledges the traditional custodians of country and their connections and continuous care for the skies,
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lands and waterways throughout Australia.
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Do you maybe feel like you aren't earning enough?
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A lot of my friends are feeling like that and they're looking for ways to earn some extra money.
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So I thought it would be useful to learn how to talk about it.
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Hi, I'm Josipa and in this episode we are practicing everyday English you can use to talk
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when you are working on the side.
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If you are working on the side, you are doing a small job or activity you do outside your main job to earn extra money.
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It could be anything from driving people around to selling something online
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or even turning a hobby into a bit of extra cash.
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By the way, if anyone needs a dog sitter, let me know because I'm available.
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Anyway, let's join Alan and Claire.
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They've just finished work and are walking down the street together.
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Claire notices Alan has gone quiet.
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He looks like he is thinking about something.
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I might do some work on the side.
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This job isn't cutting it.
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Tell me about it.
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I've picked up a side gig recently.
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Is it hard to juggle everything?
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I've already got so much on my plate.
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Yeah, a bit.
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I just do it in my spare time.
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It's not much, but helps make ends meet.
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These days, with the cost of living going up, no wonder that so many people are looking for ways to earn extra income.
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Extra income is additional money you earn on top of your main income or salary.
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Let's see what other useful phrases we can practice first.
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Alan said.
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I might do some work on the side.
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So, as we already heard, when you say that you have some work on the side,
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you have another small job to earn extra income that is different from your main employment.
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For example, I do a bit of graphic design work on the side.
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You could also say, I might take a side hustle.
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To take on a side hustle is to start doing extra work outside your main job to earn more money.
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Hustle means to work hard and move quickly to get something done.
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It can also mean trying hard to make money or succeed, often with energy and effort.
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For example, you could say...
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I've taken on a side hustle doing freelance design.
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If you're doing freelance work, you are earning money by working for yourself and doing jobs for different people or companies.
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Alan also said, My main job just isn't cutting it.
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If something isn't cutting it, it is not enough or not good enough for what you need.
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In this case, Alan's job isn't giving him enough money.
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You can use this phrase in other situations too. For example.
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The old phone isn't cutting it anymore.
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I need a new one.
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Next, Claire said.
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Tell me about it.
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I've picked up a side gig recently.
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Tell me about it.
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This is a very common informal expression.
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It means you strongly agree with someone, especially when they are talking about a problem.
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Claire also said...
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I've picked up a side gig recently.
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A side gig is another way of saying a job on the side.
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That is, in addition to your main job.
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It's a small job you do to earn extra money.
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And to pick up often means to collect something or someone.
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But here it means to start doing something.
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Do you remember what Alan asked Claire?
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He said...
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Is it hard to juggle everything?
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to juggle literally means to throw things up in the air and catch them all in a pattern, the way that clowns do in a circus.
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Here, it means to do and manage several things at the same time.
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Let's say you go to work every day, and you're also taking care of your small children and managing things at home.
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You could say...
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I'm juggling so much at the moment.
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Another way to say the same thing is a phrase Alan used when he said...
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I've already got so much on my plate.
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If you have a lot on your plate, you have a lot of responsibilities or things to do.
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You're busy and it can feel a bit difficult to manage at time.
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Yeah, a bit.
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I just do it in my spare time.
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It's not much, but helps make ends meet.
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When Claire says a bit, she's agreeing with Alan and saying that she also is finding things a little difficult to manage.
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She says it helps her make ends meet.
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If you can make ends meet, You're having enough money to pay for basic costs like rent,
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food, bills and transport.
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For example, you could say I repair cars on weekends.
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I just do it in my spare time.
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It's not much, but it helps make ends meet.
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Claire also said I just do it in my spare time.
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Your spare time is the time when you are not working or being busy with other jobs at home or responsibilities.
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It's your free time, your spare time.
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Let's say you are getting to know someone a bit better.
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You could ask...
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What do you do in your spare time?
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Or if you are planning something with friends, but you are not sure if they are free, you could say...
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Do you have any spare time this weekend?
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And here's a tip for you.
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We often use in my spare time when talking about hobbies or things we enjoy.
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In my spare time, I like watching true crime documentaries.
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And what do you do in your spare time?
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So, when you are talking about earning extra income, You can use phrases like picking up a side gig
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or taking on a side hustle or doing something in your spare time to earn money.
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Now, let's listen to the dialogue once again and then we'll practice.
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I might do some work on the side.
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This job isn't cutting it.
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Tell me about it.
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I've picked up a side gig recently.
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Is it hard to juggle everything?
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I've already got so much on my plate.
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Yeah, a bit.
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I just do it in my spare time.
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It's not much, but helps make ends meet.
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It's time to practice.
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See if you remember the meaning before hearing the answer.
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If something isn't cutting it, it's...
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If something isn't cutting it, it's not enough or not good enough for what you need.
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If you have a lot on your plate, you...
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If you have a lot on your plate, you have a lot of responsibilities or things to do.
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Now, let's listen and repeat after Alan and Claire.
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I've picked up a side gig recently.
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I do a bit of graphic design work on the side.
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I might take a side hustle.
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I just do it in my spare time.
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On our website, you can find learning notes and transcripts.
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We've also created a bonus episode to help you practice speaking in English.
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You can find all of that on sbs.com.au slash learn English.
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I'm Josipa and thanks for learning English with me.
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Now go see if your English can earn you a little extra on the side.

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Vocabulário e dicas de fala para esta lição

Esta aula de conversação de nível B1 usa o vídeo “Working on the side”. As palavras que mais se repetem: spare, extra, earn, gig, Claire. Este vídeo tem 121 frases e 1242 palavras para praticar shadowing. A fala dura 10:06. O falante mantém um ritmo estável de cerca de 123 palavras por minuto, confortável para o shadowing. 85% das palavras estão entre as 3.000 mais comuns do inglês; vale a pena estudar o restante antes de começar.

Vocabulário principal deste vídeo

As 15 palavras mais avançadas do vídeo, com pronúncia e significado:

PalavraPronúnciaSignificado
hustle verbo/ˈhʌsəl/apressar-se
juggle verbo/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/fazer malabarismo com
phrase substantivo/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/expressão, frase
hobby substantivo/ˈhɑ.bi/passatempo, hobby
graphic adjetivo/ˈɡɹæfɪk/gráfico
custodian substantivo/kəˈstoʊdiən/guardião, zelador
juggling substantivo/ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/malabarismo
waterway substantivo/ˈwɔːtəweɪ/hidrovia
informal adjetivo/ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/informal
clown substantivo/ˈklaʊ̯n/palhaço, palhaça
circus substantivo/ˈsɜːkəs/circo
acknowledge verbo/əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/reconhecer
continuous adjetivo/kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/contínuo
succeed verbo/səkˈsiːd/seguir
dialogue substantivo/ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/diálogo, conversa

Phrasal verbs que você vai ouvir

PalavraSignificado
pick up verbopegar
go up verbosubir

Frases que vale a pena repetir

Frases curtas e completas do vídeo que você pode usar na conversa do dia a dia:

  • Do you maybe feel like you aren't earning enough?
  • I've picked up a side gig recently.
  • I've already got so much on my plate.
  • What do you do in your spare time?
  • Do you have any spare time this weekend?

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agoraThey've just finished · has gone · I've picked
Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certomight do · might take
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que está acontecendo agora ou nestes diasaren't earning · they're looking · are practicing

Pronúncia para ficar de olho

O falante usa 30 contrações e formas reduzidas, como I've, isn't, I'm. Diga-as na forma curta, do jeito que você ouve.

  • Palavras longas — acerte a sílaba tônica: continuous /kənˈtɪn.juː.əs/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/

Sons difíceis para falantes de português:

  • Consoante final — sem acrescentar um “i” depois: graphic /ˈɡɹæfɪk/, transcript /ˈtɹæn.skɹɪpt/, succeed /səkˈsiːd/, dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/
  • /l/ final — a língua toca o céu da boca, não vira “u”: hustle /ˈhʌsəl/, juggle /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəl/, informal /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/
  • /h/ — um sopro suave, diferente do “r”: hustle /ˈhʌsəl/, hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/

Como praticar com este vídeo

  1. Ouça o vídeo inteiro uma vez sem falar e anote as palavras que você não conhece.
  2. Faça shadowing frase por frase na velocidade normal, repetindo cada uma até o seu ritmo ficar igual ao do falante.
  3. Grave a sua voz e compare com o original, prestando atenção a palavras como hustle, juggle, phrase.

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Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

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