Name: Learn English with RIHANNA
Uploaded: 2026-03-21T17:05:14.000Z
Duration: 22 min 25 s
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Adverbs of frequency

Palms rise to the universe as we moonshine and my lake feel the warmth will never die we're like diamonds in the sky you're a shooting star I see a vision of ecstasy when you hold me, I'm alive We're like diamonds in the sky at first sight I felt the energy of something I saw the life inside of you Shine bright shine bright like a diamond Shine bright like a diamond Shining bright like a diamond.

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Today, we are learning with one of the most iconic singers of all time, Rihanna.

Future simple

We'll learn vocabulary and native pronunciation with Rihanna's song Diamonds, and

three funny clips where Rihanna talks about her strangest dress ever, telling white lies, and

You'll also discover how Rihanna became famous.

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When you see these pictures of all these people doing these amazing dresses, I always kind of think, how did you get there?

Well, this one was a piece of cake compared to the yellow situation.

You're not getting out of a car in that, are you?

And then you stopped, dropped, and rolled, like, into the rest of the car.

the train actually had to come out first so that I wasn't, like.

All right, so before we dive into what Rihanna's saying about her iconic Met gala looks, let's quickly break down some of the vocabulary from her Hit song Diamonds.

First up, these are the palms of your hands.

Molly is slang for a specific party drug.

Rhiann is using these terms poetically to describe an intoxicating, euphoric feeling of being in love.

People often make wishes when they see one.

It's a symbol of something rare, beautiful, and magical.

Moving on, let's get into the hilarious Graham Norton interview.

When you see these pictures of all these people in these amazing dresses, I always kind of think, how did you get there?

You're wearing everything together as a complete look.

So Graham is observing that Rihanna's dresses definitely aren't practical for riding in a car.

When Rihanna says the yellow situation, she's using situation in a humorous way.

Natives often use the word situation informally.

Like if your friend is dating someone who's clearly wrong for them, you might say, that whole situation is a mess.

Here's another example from Bridget Jones's baby Bridget.

This whole baby situation threw me initially.

We squashed an entire relationship in the one night and skipped straight to starting the family phase.

By the way, let's check out some everyday native pronunciation of the word of that we've seen so far.

Well, this one was a piece of cake compared to the yellow, so situation.

Graham is Irish, but he said this phrase just like an American would.

Your speaking will only get better with lots of practice.

So listen to Graham again and try to say that just like he did.

And Rihanna used the common idiom piece of cake.

Like how the RealLife app makes remembering new words a piece of cake.

No, I had to choreograph to choreograph means to plan and arrange movements in a sequence.

We usually use this word for dance routines, but

Rhian is using it perfectly here to describe how she had to carefully Plan every movement just to get in and out of the car in that massive dress.

Think about Beyonce's super bowl halftime show in 2013.

Every single move was choreographed down to the same second.

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