Winter is coming.
Actually that's a lie. It's already here.
And...
Nice and cold outside.
So today, I figured it'd be a good time to talk about some cold words and winter expressions.
Cold words. What do you mean? What are cold words?
What are cold words?
Words that have to do with the cold?
I think we should go out there.
So we decided to do this lesson today
because it's cold outside.
And...well, it's a good time to talk about the cold.
Ioana really likes the cold, but...
I like snow.
I'm not a huge fan.
Where did you go?
I'm here.
There was so much more this morning.
The first word is bundle up.
Which is this what I'm doing right now.
Bundle up means to take all the clothes that you have
in the closet and put them on.
Just kidding, but it means to just really, really, really put on some warm clothes.
Because it's cold. So you have to bundle up.
Put on a hat, a scarf, gloves, jacket, boots.
I don't know. Just bundle up.
Put on...put on some warm clothes because it's cold outside.
You feel cold?
No. It's not that cold.
Because you're all bundled up.
I'm bundled up so I'm not that cold.
Wait. Don't tell them that it's not that cold.
It's supposed to be really cold outside.
Yeah. It's freezing.
Did you just throw a snowball at me?
Often in winter, when it's snowing, people will build...
...a snowman.
Gummy nose.
Another common winter word, especially when there's
snow outside is slush.
And slush is just when the snow starts to melt.
And it's kind of...yeah, makes this weird sound.
And we have slush.
In the slush.
Are you having fun?
Wait. Are you going to be? What are you doing?
Where are you going?
I was just hiding.
So when we're talking about the weather, and it's
cold outside, there are varying degrees that we can use depending on how cold it is.
So the first one, if it's not really that cold outside,
somebody might say that it's chilly.
Or you could say that it's also nippy.
Nippy outside. Do you ever say it's nippy outside?
Nippy. Nippy.
And actually I don't think that one's as common.
Just so you know in case you might hear it.
So chilly and nippy are kind of like it's just a little cold out.
And of course, probably the most common thing to say is just...it's cold.
Like today. It's cold outside.
You can see the snow.
But if you want to say it's really cold and emphasize just how cold it is.
You could say, it's freezing outside.
Like wow. It is really, really cold. It's freezing.
We could also use a simile to talk about how cold it is.
And that's when we just compare two things that are not alike.
So you could say that it is as cold as something.
And frequently people might say it's as cold as ice.
Because ice...
Ice is really cold.
You could also say, maybe it's as cold as...
What would you think? It's as cold as...
Canada. The North Pole. I don't know.
And depending on how informal you want to be
you could also throw some profanity at the end there.
And just say, it's cold as f#@%.
Now this one, everyone uses.
It's true. Cold AF. You could also say that.
You want to get out there?
Yeah. Let's go!
Go! Go! Get out there.
Well, I don't have skates.
A common word that comes up all the time
when we're talking about winter is ice.
So I have an expression for you that has to do with ice.
It is on thin ice.
So when somebody is on thin ice, we say that
they're in the kind of a dangerous situation.
For example, when Wes keeps saying stupid things
many times I'll say to him, "Wes you're on thin ice."
Which means if you say something stupid one
more time, I'm going to get really, really mad at you.
But I never fall through the ice and that's very important.
So that's a great use of you're on thin ice.
If he says one more stupid thing, he'll end up sleeping on the couch.
That's not true.
Yes, it is.
That's not true. You're on thin ice.
You're on thin ice.
Another expression that has to do with the cold is to give someone the cold shoulder.
And this just means to ignore someone or not pay attention to them.
You would give them the cold shoulder.
And, sometimes when Ioana is on thin ice, I will give her the cold shoulder.
That's not how that works.
I just don't pay attention to her.
Not true.
I give her the cold shoulder.
True story.
Nope.
True story.
You can't just say it's a true story. It doesn't make it true.
It does make it true. It does make it true.
Alright. Put my hat on. It's cold.
You can just say AF.
You don't have to...
Cold AF.
Yeah, you don't have to say...
I'm not that cool to say cold AF. I don't think.
No, you're not. That's true.
You're not cool. You're cold. Get it.
I'm like full of puns today.
Full of funs?
PUNS! Word play.
I thought you said funs.
PUNS! What, it's a word in the English language.
I said you're not cool. You're cold. Get it.
He doesn't get it.
Look!
Oh, gosh.
Oh no.
She's so slow.
I can run with the camera, and she still won't catch me.
Stop. I'm not as fast.
Hit the brakes. They fly right on by.
Did you like my Top Gun reference right there?
This is it Maverick.
I'm going to hit the brakes. He'll fly right by.
Yes, it was pretty lame.
I tried to ignore it, but you wouldn't let it go.
You think it's going to freeze our butts if we sit on this bench?
Which bench? There's no bench.
Okay. So another expression that's related to the cold is cold feet.
And of course this means that your feet are so cold.
No. It's not. It's not really what it means.
So cold feet...
You say...we say cold feet like we get cold feet.
So many times it means that you are...
How do I put this.
So we say that you get cold feet before like a major event?
You get nervous.
You have a lot of anxiety about this event.
And many times, especially now, people refer to
getting cold feet before they get married.
So, it's very common.
Everyone's always asking, "Did you get cold feet before you married Wes?"
And I answer, "Yes, of course. I was terrified."
He's so scary. Look at him.
I had cold feet.
Did you?
Well, my feet...well, literally my feet were literally cold.
It was a very cold day in New York.
It was a very cold day when we got married.
But you can also get cold feet before like a...
Really big presentation, or like a speech.
But just about always it's used to talk about marriage.
Yeah now, mostly marriage.
Cute.
Also, if you guys are wondering what's this
gorgeous background behind us.
We are in Budapest.
It's a beautiful city and we love it.
And that's all I wanted to say.
If you're wondering where we are and it's so cute and pretty.
The last cold expression that I have for you is a very, very common one.
And that is just to catch a cold.
So cold is a word that has multiple meanings.
It could be talking about the weather, but it could also mean when you are sick.
And you say that you have a cold, or you can get a cold, or even catch a cold.
This is an expression that we often use.
Getting a cold.
I just wanted to say that from the outside it looks like
there's a crazy man just kind of giving a lecture to a phone.
It's pretty funny.
Where?
Oh. You're talking about me.
Yes, I was talking about you.
So we hope you enjoyed this lesson about
winter and the cold, and the words and expressions.
So in the comments, we want you to write
what is your opinion about the cold.
Do you love it like me? Or indifferent to it like Wes? Or do you hate it?
Okay. So let us know. Write it in the comments.
Love hearing from you guys.
And as always, please like and share this video.
And...that's all I got. We'll see you next time.
Stay warm. Stay warm.
And bundle up.