Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • friends.

  • You're with me now, Erica.

  • And welcome back to a new lesson.

  • Well, today we are gonna talk about the different stages of life.

  • Then we talk about different stages of life in English.

  • There a certain English terms that we use that relate to our eight.

  • So which are these terms?

  • What?

  • Let's have a look.

  • We're gonna start with the very 1st 1 which is a pre me.

  • So was a preemie.

  • Well, primi is an English term that we use for a premature baby.

  • A baby who was born before he or C is completely developed in the woman's womb.

  • So primi is a perfect term that is used for a premature baby.

  • Like my sister was a pre me.

  • Okay, So which means that she was born in the eighth month off the pregnancy.

  • So before she was fully developed, she was born, So she was a premature baby.

  • And this stage of life is called primi in English.

  • Moving on to the next term that we use relating to age is new.

  • Boring.

  • Well, newborns are so cute and adorable.

  • Well, newborn is an English term that we used for.

  • Baby isn't who are just born.

  • That is from the first day.

  • And you can use this'll till the baby is four weeks old.

  • Okay, so that's a newborn for you.

  • Well, my cousins are traveling with the newborn.

  • So which means that my cousin just delivered a baby on dhe.

  • She is traveling with the newborn who is probably a week old.

  • Okay, moving on to the next one is baby or infant.

  • Now, you can either use the word baby or you can use an infant.

  • Four Children who are below two years of age.

  • Aren't they so cute?

  • So the Children or the babies who can truly walk or talk?

  • Well, yes.

  • Remove different sounds, which sounds so cute, but they control Lee.

  • Talk clearly and they're not able to walk properly like they need to hold someone's hand and then try to walk.

  • So the Children who are below two years off age well, they belong to this age group, which is the baby or infant.

  • Moving on to the next one that I have for you is toddler.

  • Yes, Like my mom said that I was extremely naughty as a toddler.

  • So toddlers are Children between the age group off two years.

  • 23 years.

  • So the Children who have just started to talk or have just started to walk, But they belong to this stage, which is toddlers.

  • Well, it's quite a hectic thing for the mothers, because toddlers are extremely naughty.

  • So you have to be really careful with toddlers.

  • Moving on to the next one is a child.

  • Now you can use this term in English for little kids.

  • There is no set age for it.

  • So you can either use this term for a newborn for a premature baby foreign infant for it, or dinner or even for a teenager.

  • So this is a very common term used for someone who is below 18 years of age.

  • Okay, so they're your adorable Children.

  • So the word term of the term child can be used for kids below 18.

  • Okay.

  • Okay.

  • There is no set age.

  • Really?

  • Then we have preteen, or there's another term in English that you can use is between.

  • So who belonged to this stage of life?

  • Preteen or Tweens?

  • Well, you're gonna be very careful because your young kids are growing up, and now they are pre teens or probably Tweens.

  • so, which means they are either 10 years old.

  • So there between 10 years to 12 years.

  • And they are preteens or Tweens.

  • So if you are celebrating your boy's birthday, who's just gonna turn 10 this year?

  • Well, congratulations.

  • He is entering the preteen stage, okay?

  • Or he is a Tween now, right?

  • So that's how you can use this in English.

  • Moving on to the next stage of life, which is a teenager?

  • Yes, Well, you again have to be very careful with teenagers because they tend to become Ruli stubborn.

  • They just want to do what they want to do.

  • So they are teenagers for you.

  • But teenagers are kids or young Children who are between the age off 13 to 18.

  • So they are teenagers, right?

  • Then we have adults.

  • Well, welcome to adulthood.

  • If you are turning 18 this year, so yes, the people who are above 18 and above where they are and adults now, so a team and above Well, if you are an adult, yes, you can drive to.

  • So that's an adult for you.

  • As I said, the Now that I'm an adult, I miss being a child.

  • So But if you are turning 18 then welcome to adulthood.

  • The next one that we have for you is middle aged.

  • Okay, So who belonged to this age group?

  • Well, middle aged are people who are between 40 to 50 years old.

  • Yes, So if you are maybe 45 or probably turning 50 this year than you belong to the middle aged girl.

  • Yes, People who belong to this group also often go through mid life crisis.

  • So you better be careful.

  • So that's middle aged for you.

  • The next one that I have for you is a senior citizen now, generally people who are 55 to 70 years old.

  • Well, they are senior citizens now.

  • Many people tend to call them old.

  • Ah, look at that old man.

  • That is so mean.

  • That's just not polite.

  • So if you have to use a polite phrase than you would say, he is a senior citizen, so just be careful.

  • Give him a seat when you are traveling in a train and you realize that there's this senior citizens standing besides you Please offer your seat to him.

  • Okay.

  • Do not say that.

  • Hey, you're old, So why don't you take my seat.

  • That's not the right way.

  • Well, you call them as senior citizens because the word old is not polite.

  • Okay, so someone who is between the age group of 55 to 70 Well, they are senior citizens now.

  • This age differs country to country.

  • But this is just a generalization that I have given.

  • And then the last time that I have for you is elderly again.

  • The word elderly is used for very old people.

  • But you cannot call them old.

  • That is rude.

  • So, like your grand parents.

  • But probably they are 70 and a bus take care of them because they are sweethearts.

  • They're your grand parents, or probably even your parents.

  • But they're not old.

  • Ah, better term to use in English is elderly.

  • Well, they are elderly, but I have to take care off my elderly grandparent's.

  • So which means they belong to the age group off 70 and above.

  • Okay, so this the way you would use thes terms in English.

  • So the next time you are talking about people relating to their age, you know what term to use in English.

  • So start using them confidently on.

  • I'll be back with a new lesson soon.

friends.

Subtitles and vocabulary

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it