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hey friends welcome back you're with me
naharika and today we are gonna have a
party
well we are gonna look at certain
vocabulary for different types of
parties
yes well have you ever been invited for
a party
what kind of party was it
you gotta give me details
so in today's lesson we have different
types of parties
i'll help you with the meaning of it and
what exactly people do at such social
gatherings so the first type of party
that i have for you is a baby shower
so what is a baby shower
well baby shower is a party
given for a woman who is pregnant oh yes
someone who is just gonna have a baby
well
all her friends tend to throw a baby
shower for her
and they give her presents for the baby
isn't that awesome so it's a very
adorable party usually people have
different themes like if the woman knows
uh what is she gonna have like if she's
gonna have a baby boy then everything is
gonna be like in blue
and people or her friends will give her
gifts for the baby
okay so a baby shower is a party for a
woman who's pregnant
all right
moving on to the next type of party that
i have for you is a bachelor party or a
hence party
that's quite an interesting name
well bachelor party is typically for men
well it's thrown for a man who is about
to get married yes it's the last days of
fun
before marriage so that's bachelor party
so remember bachelor party is a party
thrown for a man who is getting married
who's about to get married
however we have hence party so when
bachelor is for men well hence party is
for the women
so the woman who is about to get married
like she's probably getting married like
in few days so her friends will throw a
hence party for her yes so bright to be
remember you might have seen certain
pictures on your facebook or on social
media like the girl who's getting
married she's wearing this sash that
says bright to be
so yes so basically they are having a
hence party they are having a social
gathering for the woman who is getting
married okay so hence party is for women
moving on to another type of party which
is clambake
that's quite an interesting party
as well especially if you love eating
seafood
well clambake is a social gathering
however it happens outdoors and it's
usually a feast of seafood okay so if
you really really enjoy eating clams
lobsters shrimps
then clam bake party is so much fun okay
so it's basically an
outdoor party
with
seafood
so they serve
all types of seafood okay
moving on to another type of party which
is a cocktail party
so a cocktail party can be um
with your friends with your family
members or even for business networking
so cocktail parties is more like a
formal party
where alcoholic drinks are served
okay
so usually when someone has just got
married they will throw a cocktail party
or it's their birthday so they're gonna
have a cocktail party so it's a very
nice formal
event it's a formal party where
alcoholic beverages are served
okay
the next one is
costume party well it is also called as
a fancy dress party so
in some countries it's known as a
costume party and in some countries it's
called as a fancy dress party
so where people are dressed up in
different costumes
like for example a halloween party like
when people are celebrating the
halloween which is on october 31st
they end up having a costume party where
they wear different costumes like
someone is dressed up like alice in
wonderland or a man who's dressed up in
a pirate's costume so people are dressed
up in different costumes it's quite a
fun event so that's costume or a fancy
dress party for you okay where people
wear
or people are dressed
in costumes
okay
moving on to the next type of party is a
house party yes i totally love house
parties because
you feel so comfortable like you are not
drinking out you're not parting out
somewhere else you are at somebody's
house so it's more safe
and you can have too much of fun like
you groove to music you sip on your
drinks so a house party is when all your
friends or your family members are
gathered at somebody's house okay so
that's a house party so you are not
basically in a restaurant
or at a party place partying you are
partying at someone's house
so that's a house party for you
moving on to the next one is a jamboree
so jamboree party is a very very lavish
party
so people are dressed up in their best
of outfits
and it's a big feast it has more of
entertainment okay they end up calling
some musicians or some artists so it's a
very grand event now there are different
reasons
to have this kind of a celebration maybe
a wedding or probably um
someone is just celebrating their 25th
anniversary so it's a very lavish event
so when you are invited for a jamboree
you have to make sure that you're really
dressed up well and it's a great grand
event
all right the next type of party that i
have for you is a masquerade party well
have you ever attended a masquerade
party because it's
quite fun
masquerade is
where people are again dressed up in
different costumes
and they wear masks okay
even in the movies you might have seen
people attend masquerade balls
so those are these parties wherein
people wear masks and then they're
dancing and sipping on drinks and it's a
good time that they have so people wear
costumes and masks
and the next type of party that i have
for you is a pajama party oh yes that's
like another favorite type of party that
i really enjoy
well pajama party is for girls
especially
where all the friends meet up at
someone's house for a night stay
so what do you do you don't really sleep
but you have too much of fun you like
dancing singing gossiping chatting
so it's very typically
pajama party is for girls okay so girls
who meet for a
night stay
that's like the best way to spend your
weekend catch up with all the girls have
a great time spend the night with them
and that's pajama party for you
then we have a sun downer
well usually when you think of a party
the first thing that comes to your mind
is that okay it's gonna be a night party
so like you'll be all dressed up and
you'll be going in the night
but guess what there are sundowner
parties as well and they're really nice
because you are enjoying the sunset
well sundowner parties usually begin
around 4 pm
and they end at about
8 39 okay so the party goes around till
9 pm
so
basically people are probably dressed up
in like nice
spring clothes they're like nice
colorful women wear nice colorful
dresses
and men are also not very formally
dressed
very common sundowner parties are at the
pool side okay so you are like enjoying
the music you're sipping on your drinks
and you're enjoying the beautiful sunset
so that's a sundowner party for you
and then the last type of party that i
have for you is an after party
yes after party is a party of course
which is uh
after a big event
so probably you had gone for a theater
performance or there was a big
business
event that you had to attend
so after the event there are companies
who organize an after party for all
their team members
fun that's like so much fun you are
already attending an event
and then you're having an after party
that's like so much fun right it's a
crazy day for you so after party is when
people celebrate
uh a party after a big event
okay so these are the different types of
parties so now the next time you are
invited for a party you know what
exactly this party is all about and you
can always talk about it so i'll be back
with a new lesson soon till then you
take care and have fun at any of these
parties
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