Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including vocabulary for shopping and money
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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 |
| cube |
| A cube is a square but in three dimensions. |
| So you probably know the four-sided shape that isa square. |
| When we create this in three dimensions, it becomes what is called a cube. |
| Here's anexample. |
| A cube is a three-dimensional object with six sides. |
| present |
| Present can have a couple of different meanings. |
| But for this lesson, let's take a lookat just one. |
| This present refers to the word we use for gifts when we want to give someone somethinglike for their birthday, for a holiday, an anniversary, we give them a present. |
| Here'san example. |
| Scotch tape is perfect for wrapping presents. |
| customer |
| A customer is someone who comes to a shop or comes to a store of some kind to get something,to get a service, to buy a product, to ask for more information. |
| So when you go shopping,you are a customer. |
| Here's an example. |
| The customer is buying groceries with a credit card. |
| cost |
| Cost can be used as both a noun and as a verb. |
| Today, let's look at the noun form. |
| The cost of something means how much money is required in order to get something or in order to do something. |
| So for example, you might have the cost of a plane ticket. |
| Sometimes it means the same thing as price and in other situations, it means how much money is required in order to like operate your business. |
| Here's another example. |
| delivery cost |
| discount |
| Discount is another word that can be either a noun or a verb. |
| A discount means a reduced price on something. |
| So when we go shopping and we see a sale, that's a discount, a type of discount like 10% off or 50% off. |
| Here's an example sentence. |
| Can you give me a discount? |
| cash |
| Cash means physical money. |
| So when we are shopping and we don't want to use a credit card or electronic payment or something like that, we want to give the other person billsand coins to pay for something. That's called cash. |
| Here's an example. |
| I am going to pay formy dinner with cash. |
| spend money |
| To spend money means to use your money to buy products, to buy goods, to buy services. So when we spend money, we use it to get things. |
| Here's an example. |
| He just doesn't want to spend money. |
| clothing store. |
| A clothing store is a store specifically for buying clothes. |
| If you want to get shirts, socks, pants, whatever, you can go to a clothing store to get just those kinds of items. |
| Here's an example. |
| I bought a new shirt at the clothing store. |
| department store |
| A department store is usually a very large building and there are many small stores inside the department store. You might find perfume shops. |
| You might find clothing stores. |
| There might be small food stores or specialty stores as well. |
| A department store has many different kinds of shops inside. |
| Here's an example. |
| You can find anything at a department store. |
| boutique |
| A boutique is a kind of storeor maybe even a hotel or service, perhaps even a restaurant that is very specialized in something. |
| So for example, if you go to a boutique soap store, perhaps they have very specialized ingredients for their products or a boutique hotel might have a very specialized feel intheir rooms. |
| So boutiques are generally very specialized and often a little more expensive. |
| Here's an example. |
| A boutique usually specializes in a small range of products. |
| 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 word that means a square but in three dimensions? |
| Cube. |
| And how to say another word for gift, like you give someone on their birthday or for a holiday? |
| Present. |
| What about the word that means the person who comes to a storeto use their money to buy products or goods? |
| Customer. |
| Do you remember how to say the word that meansthe price of something or the amount of money required to get something? |
| Cost. |
| Let's try the word that refers to a bargain or a sale or a reduction in price. |
| Discount. |
| What about the word for the money that is physical like bills and coins? |
| Cash. |
| Now let's see if you remember the expression we use when we say we want to use the finances that we have available when we want to buy things or go shopping. |
| Spend money. |
| Another one. |
| What about the place you go to buy things like shirts, pants, socks, and so on? |
| Clothing store. |
| Do you remember how to say the place that has a lot of small shops inside it, usually with many floors and lots of different types of stores? |
| Department store. |
| And finally, do you remember how to say the type of store or the typeof service that is very, very specialized in what they offer? |
| Boutique. |
| Well done! |
| See you next time. Bye! |
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