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  • Ioana singing: If you're happy and you know it clap your hands"

  • How are you today? Are you happy? Maybe so-so?

  • Well hopefully after watching this video, you'll not only feel happy, but thrilled, elated! You'll be walking on air!

  • Because this lesson is all about happy words, or different ways to say you're happy!

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  • They will help you practice and improve every day.

  • Now, let's get to the lesson.

  • Today, I'm going to teach you 15 words to express your happiness.

  • because saying "I'm happy" can get a little boring sometimes, and may not fully express how you feel.

  • So let's get to it! In this lesson, you'll learn 12 words and 3 idioms.

  • So next time you feel happy, you'll know what to say!

  • Joyful means feeling and expressing happiness.

  • I think the key word here is "expressing", which means that when someone is joyful, they make sure to show their happiness.

  • When someone is ecstatic, they're feeling or expressing overwhelming excitement or happiness.

  • Elated means ecstatic and happy combined. Someone who's elated is in very high spirits.

  • This word means pleased or delighted. Glad usually takes a more subtle form of happiness,

  • so when someone is glad, they might not be as expressive as when they're joyful.

  • Many times you'll hear the sentence: "I'm glad to hear that"- which means you're happy, but maybe not overwhelmingly happy.

  • Let's see another example:

  • Someone or something that is upbeat is positive and optimistic.

  • Lively means full of life and energy.

  • So when someone or something is lively, we can feel that energy.

  • Chipper is a synonym for lively, but perhaps a little more playful.

  • Someone who is thrilled is extremely delighted or excited.

  • Someone who is cheerful is noticeably happy and optimistic.

  • We use blissful to describe someone or something that is happy and full of joy.

  • It's happiness in the purest form.

  • The definition of euphoric is a state of extreme happiness and joy.

  • It's like you can feel the happiness throughout your body and mind.

  • Jolly means happy and cheerful.

  • We usually use this word around the holidays, when we want to describe Santa Claus.

  • While we have a preference to use it around the holidays, it's also possible to use it in everyday conversation.

  • This idiom means blissfully happy.

  • It's kind of a synonym for euphoric and blissful combined.

  • When we use it, we try to say we're soooo happy, at the very pinnacle of bliss.

  • This is another happy idiom. It means to feel elated.

  • Over the moon is an idiom that means very pleased or delighted.

  • Let's practice what we've learned today!

  • In the comments below, I want you to write a sentence about this picture using one of the words or idioms that we learned today.

  • Got it?

  • Easy? You'll do it? Good job!

  • I also encourage you to read each other's sentences, because this will help reinforce your understanding of the words.

  • Do you feel happy now? If yes, please like this video.

  • Thanks for watching! We're thrilled, elated, over the moon to have you study English with us!

  • We'll see you next time! Bye!

Ioana singing: If you're happy and you know it clap your hands"

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