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How To Understand Native English Speakers: Shortened Words
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/07/28Ever feel lost when native English speakers talk super fast? This video breaks down all those tricky shortened words and colloquial expressions you hear every day, like 'gonna' and 'wanna', so you can finally understand what's going on! You'll pick up essential street English and pronunciation tips that make conversations a breeze.
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US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
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UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
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US /ˌsɪtʃuˈeʃən/
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UK /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place, position or area that something is in
- An unexpected problem or difficulty
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US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
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UK /ɪk'spreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- Group of words that have a specific meaning
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US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
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UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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