Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including conversational phrases and common adjectives
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| Hi everybody, my name is Alisha. Welcome to the 2000 core English words and phrases video series. Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice and review what you've learned. Okay, let's get started. |
| First is, what's up? What's up? What's up is a very common greeting in English. We use it in the same way as hello. It's super, super casual. What's up also has another meaning and we usually see this with 'with'. This is what's up with and then some kind of noun phrase, which means please explain that to me. So here's an example of this. What's up with that new haircut? |
| Round. Round is an adjective. It describes things like circles and spheres. Something that has this shape is considered round. So here's an example. The tires on the car are round. |
| Big. Big is an adjective. Big is the opposite of small. Other words that mean the same thing as big are huge or large. Here's an example. He lives in a big house. |
| Dense. Dense is an adjective, which means that there are a lot of something inside a space. So we use the word dense when we talk about locations like cities, for example. A place is dense when it has lots and lots of people inside one small location. Here's another example. The forest was too dense to walk through. |
| Vast. Vast is an adjective. It means something that is very wide or very broad. We can use this to talk about locations like places, geographic places, and we can also use this to talk about concepts. Here's an example. Many areas north of the Arctic Circle are vast wastelands. |
| Square. Square is an interesting word. It can be a noun or an adjective. So as a noun, it refers to this shape with four sides on it. And something that has this shape is referred to something that is square-shaped. The word square can also be used to talk about physical locations, as in this example. The town square is actually a square shape. |
| Coarse. Coarse is an adjective. It's something that is very rough. We can use this to talk about materials. We can use this to talk about things like our skin or our hair as well. It's the opposite of smooth. Here's an example. We took off the paint with coarse sandpaper. |
| Fine. Fine can have a few different meanings, but for this lesson, let's look at the meaning that means something that is very, very small or very, very thin. When someone has fine hair, for example, their hair is very, very thin, maybe easy to break. When some other kinds of materials are very, very fine, it means they are very, very small in size. Here's another example. Fine powder. |
| Heavy. Heavy is an adjective. It means something that has a lot of weight, something that is difficult to carry. This is the opposite of something that is light. Here's an example. It's very big, but it's not heavy. |
| Long. The word long is the opposite of short. It refers to something that has a big length. Here's an example. For long distances, it is faster to send letters by airmail. |
| Let's review. |
| I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English. See if you can remember it. Then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say the casual greeting that means the same thing as hello, that can also be used to ask for an explanation for something? What's up? |
| And how to say the adjective that describes the shape of a circle. Round. |
| What about the adjective that is the opposite of small? It means large or huge. Big. |
| Do you remember how to say the adjective that means a place or a location where there are lots of something inside a space? Dense. |
| Let's try the adjective that means that something is very wide or very broad. It could be a location or a concept. Vast. |
| What about the word that refers to a shape that has four sides? Square. |
| Now let's see if you remember how to say the adjective that is the opposite of smooth. It refers to something that is rough. Coarse. |
| Another one. What about the adjective that means materials that are very, very small or when we talk about hair being this adjective, it means it's very, very thin. Fine. |
| Do you remember how to say the word that means that something has a lot of weight? This is the opposite of light. Heavy. |
| And finally, do you remember how to say the adjective that means the opposite of short? It's something that has a big length. Long. |
| Well done. See you next time. Bye. |
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