all right you're telling me you can eat
almost an entire turkey in one sitting
that's right
because i'm a tribiani this is what we
do
what's going on guys so today is
thanksgiving
in the united states and i thought that
the perfect way for you to learn about
this american cultural holiday
would be with a hilarious clip from
friends let's watch
also just so you know i'm not gonna make
a turkey this year
what well phoebe doesn't eat turkey
maybe
turkeys are beautiful intelligent
animals no
they're not they're ugly and stupid and
delicious
all right fine if it means that much to
you but there's gonna be a ton left over
no no they won't
i promise i will finish that turkey all
right you're telling me you can eat
almost an entire turkey in one sitting
that's right
because i'm a tribiani this is what we
do
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most important vocabulary and
pronunciation from that clip
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also just so you know i'm not gonna make
a turkey this we commonly use this
phrase before giving someone some
information
that we think they should know example
just so you know
i'm going to be late for the meeting
tomorrow now just so you know
i was a nanny for three years so if you
get scared i can totally change your
diaper
all right fine if it means that much to
you but there's gonna be a ton left over
no no they won't
i promise i will finish that turkey if
it means that much to you
is a fixed expression we usually used to
say that we're going to do something to
please someone
but i'm a professional and i'm really
good
look if you're uncomfortable we can stop
just give me a chance okay
please okay if it means that much to you
it does how would you feel if you
couldn't share your cooking
or imagine how ross would feel if he
couldn't teach us about dragons
you're probably familiar with the word
means as in
what does that word mean another common
meaning is when we say that something
means a lot to us
we use it in this sense to say how
important someone or something is to us
also many times we use it to say we're
thankful for something
okay everyone thank you for coming uh it
means a lot to lily and it means a lot
to me
all right fine if it means that much to
you but there's gonna be a ton left over
if there's food left over there's
remaining food that wasn't eaten
you can also refer to this food as a
noun leftovers
specifically how would the civil war
have gone differently if lincoln had
been a robot sent from the future
look at that there's even pasta left
over
do you understand that this was supposed
to be a date i do
hey have you guys eaten because uh
richard and i just finished and we've
got leftovers
chicken and potatoes in this clip monica
is anticipating that there's gonna be a
ton left over
this is a common alternative to a lot or
very much
now let's take a look at the aspects of
connected speech and how she says this i
find if it means that much to you but
there's going to be a ton left over
first this is one
uninterrupted stream of words there's
gonna be
notice that going to becomes gonna if
you know that
going to often turns into guna it can be
a
good practice to start saying it like
that there's no need to worry about
sounding too informal
it's accepted in almost every context
now pronounce ton with an a sound
finally we connect these two words left
over
if it means that much to you but there's
going to be a ton left over
all together there's going to be a ton
left over
all right you're telling me you can eat
almost an entire turkey in one sitting
that's right because i'm a tribiani
this is what we do we say you're telling
me
in this way to show disbelief in what
someone is saying
what do you think one sitting means if
you do something in one sitting
you don't stop until you finish
something you do an activity sitting
down
you do something very fast
we have to say that we managed to read a
book in one sitting
meaning you read it start to finish
without stopping
all right you're telling me you can eat
almost an entire turkey in one sitting
that's right
cause i'm a tribiani this is what we do
you'll often hear people say this is
what we do
check out this example so what are you
guys doing later
stuart and i were thinking of going out
for a drink i'm gonna try to meet some
girls cause that's what we do
watch out ladies a little coffee and
cream coming your way
in case you didn't follow that i'm the
coffee
we say this to mention something that
we're proud of or something that we do
very well
joey is proud that he and as part of
what it seems is a family tradition
can eat a lot of food without much issue
i'm not even sorry
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hey what are you doing you got to save
room you've got almost an entire turkey
to eat
let me explain you how the human body
works
that's it even if nobody helps me i can
eat that no problem at least give me a
challenge
this is chandler's chicken
this is the turkey
you are my everest
i just i just got to change my pants
what was i thinking jeans have no give
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hey what are you doing you got to save
room you've got almost an entire turkey
to eat
let me explain you how the human body
works when we talk about
space in english we often use the word
room
for example you could say is there any
room in the trunk for my bag
monica here is worried that as joey is
seen eating he won't have
room in his stomach to fit the turkey
he's planning to eat later that day
that's why she says he has to save room
let me explain you how the human body
works did you notice the connected
speech here
he didn't say it like let me explain to
you
could you hear the reduction in how joey
says let me hire turkey to eat let me
explain you how the human body works
then explain to you turns into
explaining you
so all together this is let me explain
to you
so you probably get really frustrated
when natives speak like this right
it's not anything like they taught you
in school but this really is how we
speak in real life
now i have a resource that goes along
with this lesson that's going to help
you a lot in kind of mastering all the
pronunciation here in today's
video so it's this pdf power lesson
which you can download right now down in
the description below
or up here you can print that out and
it's going to help you a lot to learn
all the vocabulary
all the culture of the pronunciation and
to practice along and build those
muscles of articulation
so that you can speak more like a native
and understand a whole hell of a lot
better now remember to download that
down in the description below
and take your learning with this lesson
to the next level
that's it even if nobody helps me i can
eat that no problem at least give me a
challenge
we say that's it or this is it as an
exclamation
used to say that you expected more if
you say this in an affirmative tone
not as a question you're saying that
there isn't anything more of something
that's it that's it how many
18.
you are my everest to climb mount
everest
would be a huge life accomplishment
joey's comparing
this challenge to climbing everest of
course
this is in total opposition to what he
was saying earlier like
that's it or this is what we do no i
just
i just i just gotta change my pants what
was i thinking jeans have no give
here we have another great native
pronunciation example
these three words have got to turn into
gada joey says i just got to change my
pants
furthermore learners often can't say
this very fluently what was i thinking
all you need to do is note how the words
connect with one another let's hear it
again
and then you have a go try saying it
no i just i just i just got to change my
pants what was i thinking genes have no
give
by the way we say what was i thinking to
communicate that you failed to recognize
how difficult something is
or that you didn't approach something in
the right way
no i just i just i just got to change my
pants what was i thinking jeans have no
give
if something has no give it means it's
not flexible
and if you're enjoying this lesson then
i highly recommend that next you check
out this other lesson that we made with
friends
also about thanksgiving and we also
teach you a bunch of great alternatives
that natives use all the time
instead of thank you so you'll find that
by clicking up here or description below
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all right where's that turkey
jelly those are my maternity pants no no
these are my thanksgiving pants
well joey we're all we're all very proud
of you yes i believe we can expect a
call from the president any moment now
what do you got there is that pie
yeah you want some uh just cut me a
little sliver
a little bigger
i'm bigger what are you afraid you're
gonna run out cut me a real pee
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all right where's that turkey
those are my maternity pants no no these
are my thanksgiving pants
maternity pants are pants worn by women
when pregnant
to support their belly joey is wearing
them to give more room for his big belly
from eating the turkey
well joey we're all we're all very proud
of you
yes i believe we can expect a call from
the president any moment now
sarcastically chandler says the
president will call to congratulate him
this does happen when people do very
heroic things in the u.s
what do you got there is that pie yeah
you want some
uh just cut me a little sliver
a little bigger
i'm bigger what are you afraid you're
gonna run out cut me a real pee
a sliver is a thin slice of something
generally used for food
to run out means to have totally used or
consume something
example i'm running out of time i have
to go
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okay also just so you know i'm not gonna
make a turkey this year
what well phoebe doesn't eat turkey
maybe
turkeys are beautiful intelligent
animals no
they're not they're ugly and stupid and
delicious
all right fine if it means that much to
you but there's gonna be a ton left over
[Music]
i promise i will finish that turkey all
right you're telling me you can eat
almost an entire turkey in one sitting
that's right
because i'm a tribiani this is what we
do
[Music]
all right where's that turkey
jelly those are my maternity pants no no
these are my thanksgiving pants
joey we're all we're all very proud of
you yes i believe we can expect a call
from the president any moment now
what do you got there is that pie
yeah you want some uh just cut me a
little sliver
a little bigger
i'm bigger what are you afraid you're
gonna run out cut me a real pee
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now even though you might have seen
bruce willis more in action movies
here we get a chance to see more of his
humor side
let's relax let's relax paul you're
doing great
she likes you she likes you
she likes you you know why because
you're a