Name: Learn English with Disney's BRAVE
Uploaded: 2026-01-22T17:14:13.000Z
Duration: 19 min 36 s
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Today we're all gonna try to be a little braver with Merida.

From brave Disney story about a free spirited Scottish princess who clashes with her mother, Queen Eleanor, over what it means to be royal.

While Merida dreams of adventure and archery, her mother insists she needs to act like a proper princess.

Learning perfect speech and manners, studying geography and music.

In our first scene, we'll see exactly what Merida's daily life is like as she sits through endless lessons and etiquette training, all while longing for the freedom to choose her own path.

All these advanced expressions, expressions you are seeing, plus the other ones you learned today are waiting for you on our app for you to practice with vocabulary flashcards.

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Alright, now it's time to see what Merida's dealing with in the Scottish Highlands.

I've got duties, responsibilities, expectations.

Well, my mother, she's in charge of every single day of my life.

Duties are tasks that you're required to do because of your position.

For example, a police officer has duties like patrolling neighborhoods and responding to emergency calls.

As a princess, Merida has official duties like studying her kingdom, learning proper speech and representing her family with dignity.

My whole life is planned out, preparing for the day I become, well, my mother.

To plan out means to organize or arrange something in advance, usually in great detail.

It suggests every aspect has been decided.

For example, her parents had her entire education planned out from kindergarten through college.

She's in charge of every single day of my life.

In charge of means having control over something or someone.

When someone is in charge, like a boss at a company, they make the decisions and give the instructions.

And by the way, this movie offers a wonderful opportunity to hear authentic Scottish accents with the distinctive sounds that make it so recognizable.

In fact, some lines are actually a bit difficult to understand with the thick accent.

And I myself would probably miss some things without the subtitles, so don't worry if you feel this one is extra challenging.

So anyway, this movie also gives us glimpses into ancient Scottish culture, from the formal recitation of old ballads to traditional skills like lyre playing.

Even the clothing reflects many medieval Scottish Highland culture with Merida's flowing gowns, her mother's elegant royal robes, and

fergus traditional kilt and tartan patterns.

Ay, robin, jolly robin and thou shalt know of my project, and thou shalt know of mine.

You must be understood from anywhere in the room or it's all for naught.

A princess must be knowledgeable about her kingdom.

Merida is singing a traditional song in an old English dialect.

Jolly means happy, though shall means you should.

And know of mine is exactly what it sounds.

In the song, the person is probably referring to their own story or situation, like know of my story.

Merida, however, isn't giving her best efforts singing this line, so her mother tells her to project meaning to make your voice louder and clearer so people farther away can hear you.

Actors and public speakers need to project their voices to reach the entire audience.

By the way, make sure to pronounce these words correctly.

The verb project and the noun project have the same spelling, but are spoken differently.

Notice how the emphasis is put on different syllables.

Next, Eleanor also asks Merida to enunciate.

It means to speak clearly and pronounce each word properly.

Good enunciation helps people understand what you're saying.

Good enunciation is really important for those of us who who don't speak English as our first language.

And the expression all for not means all for nothing or completely useless.

If something is for naught, all your effort is wasted.

From the top means start from the beginning.

It's commonly used in music, theatre and dance when you need to restart the performance or practice.

Maui, shapeshifter, demigod of the wind and sea.

It's actually Maui, shapeshifter, demigod of the wind and sea, hero of men.

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