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(running)
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Woo-hoo, that was a good run.
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You'll notice that I started over there,
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and I ended up over here.
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Notice I'm using the words there and here,
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and it is my understanding that
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when you are learning the English language,
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those two words,
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and the phrases we use them in
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can be a little bit confusing.
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So, in this English lesson, I will help you
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understand how to use the words here and there.
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Sorry, I'm a little bit out of breath.
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We will look at the words here and there,
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and we will look at some phrases
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that we use with those two words.
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(upbeat music)
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Well, hey, welcome to this English lesson
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on the words here and there.
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I'm so happy that I can be here to help you learn
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a little bit more about the English language.
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Before we get started though, don't forget to click
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that red subscribe button below and give me a thumbs up
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if this video is helping you learn
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just a little bit more English.
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So, before we talk about phrases
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with the words here and there,
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let's talk about the basic meanings of each of the words.
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The word here refers to any area right around me.
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So I am standing here in front of you.
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When I talk about the word here,
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just imagine that the speaker,
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or the person using the word here,
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is at the center of whatever they are talking about.
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So I am standing here, I am in the center.
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The word there is the opposite.
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So anything far away from me.
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I am standing here.
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I am not standing there.
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So the first phrases I want to talk about
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are phrases that use up here and up there.
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I am currently on the ground,
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but I could climb up there.
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Let me do that for a sec.
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Now that I have finished climbing,
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I would say that I am now up here.
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So when I was on the ground, I described it as
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that I wanted to climb up there.
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But now that I have arrived, I would say
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that I am now up here.
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I should climb down again.
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I don't climb up this high very often.
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I'm a little scared of heights.
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The next two phrases I wanted to look at
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are the phrases down there and down here.
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Currently, I am up on this wagon,
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and I want to climb down there.
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I'm gonna do that slowly.
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I don't want to shake the camera too much,
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and I don't want to fall.
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But now that I am down here,
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I feel a lot safer.
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So I was definitely up there,
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and now I am down here.
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Hopefully you're not getting confused yet.
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The next two phrases I wanted to look at
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are the phrases over there and over here.
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You'll notice maybe that it's raining a little bit,
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but my umbrella is over there.
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I should go get my umbrella
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and bring it over here.
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When your umbrella is over there,
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and it's raining where you're standing,
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you need to go get it.
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So let me go get it,
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and bring it over here.
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See if, there we go.
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That's a lot better.
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So, you'll notice that my umbrella was over there.
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But now my umbrella is over here.
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This is much nicer.
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I hope the rain doesn't last too long.
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I have quite a ways to go making this video yet.
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So let's talk about the two phrases, in here,
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and in there.
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I have this pylon, and I have this pail.
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Because they are close to me, I can.
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Ooh, that echoes a little bit.
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I can put this pylon in here.
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If this pail though was far away,
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let me go put it far away,
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I could say that I am going to go put this pylon in there.
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In fact, I could use the phrase over there
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to say this as well.
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I'm going to go over there,
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and I'm going to put this pylon in there.
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You might be wondering why I'm putting pylons in the pail.
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It was the first two things I found that I could use
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to demonstrate these phrases.
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Anyways, that pylon is now in there.
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Let's talk about the phrase on here or on there.
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If I wanna put this pylon on this wagon,
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I could say, I'm going to put in on here.
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Can't quite see that, can you?
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Because the wagon is close enough that I can reach it,
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I can say that I'm going to put the pylon on here.
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But if I wanted to put the pylon on that trailer,
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I would say that I'm going to go put it on there.
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So I'm standing inside my barn right now,
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and I wanna talk about the phrases out there and out here.
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If I was inside a building looking out,
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I could say,
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oh, it looks like it's raining out there.
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So I'm talking about the area outside of the house
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using the phrase out there.
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I think it is raining out there,
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I think it might be cold out there,
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I think that it might snow out there later today.
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I hope it doesn't snow.
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I know I like snow,
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but I hope it doesn't.
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If, however, I am actually outside,
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I could say that it is raining out here,
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I could say that it is cold out here,
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I could say that it might snow out here later today.
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Honestly, I don't think it's going to snow,
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but it is kinda chilly.
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I took my gloves off earlier
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and I set them down somewhere
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and I haven't found them back yet.
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I should go look for them because
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it certainly might get a little colder later today.
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But right now, out here,
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it is just raining,
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and maybe later it will snow out here.
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We'll see.
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So over there,
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you can see Jen.
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She just came back from the grocery store.
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We are staying self isolated,
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but we did need to send Jen out to get some groceries.
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So she went to the grocery store,
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but you can see her over there driving in.
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I'm just using the phrase over there if you didn't notice.
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So I'm gonna use my fake phone for this one.
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If I was to dial someone's number
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and if the phone was to ring
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and then the person who picked it up
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wasn't the person I was calling,
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I could say, is Dave there?
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So basically, I am asking if you
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could get Dave and put him on the phone.
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So I would use the word there.
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Is Dave there?
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If I was the person answering the phone,
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let me change my costume for a second,
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I would be like, hello?
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No, Dave's not here.
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So notice,
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oops,
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notice when I am making the phone call,
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I am saying, is Dave there?
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And when I am answering the phone call,
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I am saying, no, Dave's not here.
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Did you know that we also use the word there
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in one of our greetings in English?
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Sometimes we will say to people,
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hi there, how are you doing today?
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So I can't go to a restaurant today,
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that would be irresponsible,
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but there are two phrases you might hear
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in a restaurant using the words here and there.
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The waiter or waitress,
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when they bring your food,
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might say,
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here you are
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or here you go,
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or they might say,
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there you go.
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It's just a simple English phrase
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that means here is your food.
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I don't know why we say it,
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but it's just a nice thing that you
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will hear when a waiter or waitress brings your food.
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Here you are
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or here you go
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or there you go.
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So there are two phrases that I use
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with the word here in it that I use when I'm driving.
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A lot of times, before we leave,
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I will actually say,
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okay, here we go.
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Does everyone have their seatbelts on?
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I say, here we go to my kids
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and to Jen to let them know
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that I am putting the car into drive or reverse
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and that we are about to start our journey.
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And there's another phrase
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that I say when we get to our destination.
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A lot of times,
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when we get to our destination,
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I will say, here we are.
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Basically letting the kids know
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and Jen know that we have arrived.
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So when we leave,
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I say here we go,
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and when we arrive, I say here we are.
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So when we did have school,
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my kids would wait way out there for the bus.
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And when they would see the bus coming from far away,
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they would say, here comes the bus.
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This is a phrase we use in English
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with the word here
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to indicate when something is coming.
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So here comes the bus.
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After they get on the bus
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and the bus leaves,
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we would use a different phrase.
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We would say, there goes the bus.
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So when you say here comes the bus,
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or anything else that is coming,
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it means that you see it
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and it is coming towards you.
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When you say, there goes the bus,
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or are talking about anything else that is leaving,
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you are basically saying that it is going away from you
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and it is leaving.
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So here comes the bus,
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there goes the bus.
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So we have another phrase
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in English that uses the word there,
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and it's the phrase, to be there for someone.
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This is really hard to do right now
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in the world because we are all supposed to stay home.
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You are staying home, right?
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Stay home, stay safe.
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But we have this phrase,
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to be there for someone.
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When you say that you are there for someone,
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it means that they can share any bad things
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that are happening to them in their life
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and that you will be very compassionate
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and you will be very kind
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and very supportive of them.
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So when you are there for someone,
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it means that you are a shoulder
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that they can lean on in a time of trouble,
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and that you are someone
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that they can talk to if they need to talk to someone.
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So hopefully, right now we can all be there
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for each other around the world
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as we go through this crazy, crazy time.
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Well, h