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  • In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to ride our bikes into Brooklyn

  • to make some pizza. And of course, you'll learn some American English pronunciation

  • on the way, including the idioms to catch up and to fill in. Oh boy!

  • This is my bicycle, Jenny. I didn't name her, she came named. Tonight we're going to go

  • for a bike ride into Brooklyn. Brooklyn is the borough just east of Manhattan (one of

  • the boroughs just east of Manhattan). So let's look at Brooklyn. It has two O's. Now, there

  • are four different ways to pronounce two O's: oo, as in boo, uh as in book, uh as in blood,

  • and oh as in brooch. So how is it pronounced in Brooklyn? Uh, uh, Brooklyn. What's your

  • guess? The answer is: it's the same as the vowel in 'book'. Brooklyn. Now. Let's get

  • going before it gets dark.

  • It's about a 45-minute bike ride from my home in Manhattan to my friend's home in Brooklyn.

  • It involves taking the Manhattan bridge over the East River.

  • >> Hey.

  • It's seven o'clock on the nose, seven o'clock sharp. Those idioms mean, of course, exactly

  • seven o'clock. We're right on time. We're very punctual. Punk - chew - ul. Let's go Sara.

  • >> So we rode our bikes in from Brooklyn. >> No! In from Manhattan!

  • >> We rode our bikes from Manhattan into Brooklyn --- because it's been a while since we've

  • seen each other. So we're making some dinner, we're making pizza, and we're going to catch up.

  • >> We're going to catch up. [2x] >> Find out what's going on in each other's lives.

  • >> That's right. Catch up. An idiom that you

  • would use if you haven't seen somebody in a while, and you want to know what's going

  • on. You would say, "let's catch up". You could also say, "fill me in". What else could you

  • say? Ketchup, by the way, spelled this way, is also a condiment.

  • >> This girl can cook. You remember -- from the turkey.

  • Cook. Does that 'uh' sound sound familiar? It's the same sound as in 'book' and 'Brooklyn'.

  • Listen again.

  • >> This girl can cook. You remember -- from the turkey.

  • >> Oh boy. >> Oh boy. I like that phrase.

  • >> Oh boy? >> It's a good one. What, do you say that

  • when you're exasperated? Oh boy. >> Overwhelmed, like when you're overwhelmed?

  • >> It's a good one. Oh boy. >> Or excited.

  • >> Or excited. Oh boy!

  • >> Is this done Beads? I don't know? >> Yeah, no, I mean, yeah, I think, well.

  • The first pie always takes longer because of the oven.

  • Did you hear how I said 'cuz of the oven'? Cuzof, cuzof, cuzof. If I said that out of

  • the context of a sentence, nobody would know what I was talking about. But as a part of

  • the whole, that's they way it makes sense to say it. Cuzof. We reduce it, it's low in

  • pitch, cuzofthe, cuzofthe, cuzofthe oven. Then the 'oven' is the stressed word. So,

  • this is very important in English: that the function words, the less important words,

  • are low in pitch, strung together, maybe reduced, to contrast with the shape of the stressed

  • word: cuzofthe oven.

  • >> So, when it's pretty much cooked. Actually, when it's cooked.

  • >> Hold on, did you, did you guys notice, she just said 'pretty', with a flap T. Can

  • you say that again? >> What? It's pretty much?

  • >> Yeah, but say it at the camera! >> Pretty much.

  • >> Thank you for the demonstration. >> You're welcome!

  • >> Ok, when it's pretty much cooked? >> When it's pretty much cooked, we're going

  • to bring it out, and we're going to put arugula--- >> Hold on. Did you notice? She's using 'gonna'.

  • We're gonna bring it out, we're gonna put arugula.

  • >> Yes, we're going to put arugula, and we're going to put prosciutto, and we're going to

  • crumble some more blue cheese and we're going to drizzle it with honey.

  • >> Wow, that sounds amazing, and it was such a good demonstration of using 'gonna'. Thank

  • you. >> You're welcome.

  • >> This looks pretty good. Pretty good. >> Pretty: flap T!

  • >> Ok. Let's slice this baby up.

  • >> My favorite topping: pepperoni. I like it almost as much as I like buying shoes.

  • Then we made a second pizza, totally different from the first, and sat down to a nice meal.

  • After the lovely evening, it was time to say good-bye.

  • >> Bye! Thank you so much! >> Bye! You're welcome.

  • >> It was good to see you, it was so good to catch up!

  • >> It was good to catch up.

  • That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

  • Don't stop there. Have fun with my real-life English videos. Or get more comfortable with

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In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to ride our bikes into Brooklyn

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Video vocabulary

Keywords

to

US /tu,tə/

UK /tə/

  • adverb
  • Toward a point, person, place or thing
  • Into a state of consciousness or awareness
  • preposition
  • Showing that one thing is attached to another
  • (Indicates a comparison between two people/things)
  • Showing the direction
  • Signaling who is told, shown, given something
  • Indicating someone's reaction
  • Part of a verb base form e.g. to buy
  • Showing the limit or range of something
  • Used when speaking about a rate or quantity
  • Showing a person's emotion
  • Showing that the base verb follows
  • Showing where someone or something goes
  • Showing show a specific result, end or purpose
  • Showing the relationship between things
  • Move towards; in the direction of
  • Showing the end point of a specific period
  • In harmony with music or a musical instrument
  • Indicating the recipient of something.
  • Indicating extent or limit.
  • Indicating something being added.
  • Indicating accompaniment.
  • Indicating the person or thing receiving something.
  • Indicating time before a specific hour.
  • Indicating a state or condition.
  • Expressing a relationship or connection.
  • Indicating a relationship or connection.
  • other
  • Used with a verb to form the infinitive.
go

US /ɡo/

UK /ɡəʊ/

  • verb
  • To attend or be at a place
  • To do an activity
  • To function properly
  • To move or travel to another place
  • To move or travel from one place to another.
  • An attempt or try.
  • To move or travel from one place to another.
  • To begin or start an activity.
  • To intend to do something.
  • To be used up or consumed.
  • To match or harmonize with something.
  • To pass or elapse (of time).
  • noun
  • A turn in a game
pronunciation

US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

  • noun
  • How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • A particular way of pronouncing words, often associated with a region or social group.
  • A representation of how a word is spoken, often using phonetic symbols.
  • other
  • The way in which a word or language is spoken.
  • The manner in which someone utters a word.
  • A particular way of pronouncing words, often associated with a region or group.
  • other
  • A particular way of pronouncing words, especially one that is characteristic of a region or group.
  • A representation of how a word is spoken, often using phonetic symbols.
pretty

US /ˈprɪti/

UK /'prɪtɪ/

  • adjective
  • Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • Attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful
  • Pleasing; fine
  • Pleasant or nice.
  • adverb
  • Very; to a great degree
  • To some extent; fairly
  • To a moderate degree; fairly.
  • Used to emphasize something, often in a negative way.
  • other
  • To make (something) more attractive or appealing
  • noun
  • A pretty thing or person
  • A pretty thing.
stress

US / strɛs/

UK /stres/

  • verb
  • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • To put pressure on something or someone
  • To say your opinion strongly
  • To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
  • noun
  • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
  • Pressure on something or someone
  • A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
overwhelmed

US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/

UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/

  • verb
  • To defeat something or someone completely
  • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
  • To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)
  • To be overcome completely by something.
  • To defeat someone or something by using a lot of force.
  • Past tense of overwhelm: to affect (someone) very strongly.
  • To be affected very strongly
  • other
  • To have a strong emotional effect on somebody
  • To cover somebody/something completely
  • To defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
  • Past tense of overwhelm; to have been emotionally overpowered.
  • Past tense of overwhelm; to have been completely defeated.
  • Past tense of overwhelm; to have been completely covered.
  • adjective
  • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
  • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
  • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
  • Defeated completely; overpowered.
  • Covered completely; buried or submerged.
  • Feeling like you are unable to cope with something.
  • Feeling a strong emotion.
  • Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
  • Defeated completely.
  • other
  • Defeated completely; overpowered.
  • Covered or submerged completely.
good

US /ɡʊd/

UK /ɡʊd/

  • adjective
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit
catch

US /kætʃ, kɛtʃ/

UK /kætʃ/

  • noun
  • Amount of something that has been caught
  • Trick or something trying to deceive
  • A person considered to be a good marriage partner.
  • A device for fastening something.
  • verb
  • To stop something flying and hold it
  • To stop something and not let it go, e.g. animals
  • To get sick or get a disease from someone else
  • To find someone to do something, a task
  • To get stuck on or in something
  • To be trapped so you can’t escape
  • To be able to understand what someone is saying
  • To intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or falling).
  • To contract or be infected with (an illness).
  • To discover (someone) in the act of doing something wrong.
  • other
  • To intercept and hold (something thrown, propelled, or falling).
  • To hear and understand.
  • To contract or be infected with (a disease).
  • To capture or trap.
English

US /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

UK /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/

  • noun
  • Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
  • Person's name
  • A person from England.
  • A version of something translated into the English language.
  • A course of study focusing on the English language and literature.
  • A style or manner characteristic of England.
  • adjective
  • Concerning the culture and people of England
  • Relating to England, its people, or its language.
  • Of or relating to England, its people, or their language.
  • Relating to England or its people or language.
  • other
  • The English language.
  • other
  • The English language.
  • other
  • To translate into English.
pitch

US /pɪtʃ/

UK /pɪtʃ/

  • verb
  • To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
  • To throw a baseball to a batter
  • To plunge or fall forward or headlong
  • To set up a camp or tent for a length of time
  • To attempt to sell something to someone
  • To set a sound to a certain level
  • To throw the ball to the batter.
  • noun
  • Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
  • Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
  • Attempt to sell/persuade someone of the value of
  • Degree of slope on e.g. a plane's wing
  • Measure of how high or low a sound is
  • Black substance that is very stick when heated
  • A persuasive sales presentation.
  • The highness or lowness of a sound.
  • An area of ground marked out for sports.
  • The angle of a slope.
  • A dark, sticky substance made from tar or resin.
  • adjective
  • Very dark black color