In today's lesson we're talking about love!
L.O.V.E, Love!
so today we need to do some really important expressions
about love, dating, and relationships
you're out with your friend having a drink
You're single. No boyfriend no girlfriend no nothing!
But your friend has a friend
and she thinks that her friend and you would be a really good couple
so she wants to introduce you
that's my friend you should date her you'd be a great couple
this situation the expression the phrasal verb is called to "set up"
How do we use this in a sentence?
she did the introduction
so she set them up
or we could say
she set him up with her
Just remember it means she introduced them
because she thinks they're gonna fall in love
So they meet, they have very good chemistry from the start
"Oh my god you're like so hot!"
"Well I think you're rather beautiful too!"
so when that happens
from the start they're very good together they have very good chemistry
they're talking everything is great
for this we say...
"They're getting on well" it's fine
but there's a better one...
they're "hitting it off"
they basically mean the same thing
they have good chemistry together
when they're talking it's all good it flows everything is just :)
and let's talk about this
When they are giving each other compliments, when they're talking
"So do you have a boyfriend or a... whatever?"
"Oh my god no I'm SO single! That's so random! You're funny!
when that happens they are "flirting"
"Flirt" is the verb. Pronunciation /flɜːt/
it's that annoying /ɜː/ sound
/flɜːt/
in a sentence
"They're flirting"
for most of these expressions
we'll use present continuous of course you can use future, past simple, whatever
but for this story we'll use present continuous. Just because
So they're flirting, they're hitting it off, everything is perfect, right?
Well not really for her
I mean she's alone and her two friends are together
she's alone she's bored
When this happens, when you're as a three
but you're alone and the other two are a couple
you unfortunately are
you're the "third wheel", that's a noun
she is the third wheel
she came with two friends but they're now a couple so she's alone
she's the third wheel
especially bad when this happens
maybe after a few more drinks this starts to happen
when they start kissing but a lot
when that happens when you want to say "they are kissing a lot" you say this...
"They're making out" nice and easy
remember we're using that present continuous tense
because we're telling a story it's happening now
...in our heads
so tonight, for the third wheel, for the friend
it's not looking great
but then...
but then a mysterious stranger enters...
when you look at someone, or when someone looks at you with that look
in this situation
he is "giving her the eye". AND...
She is doing the same
you can also say...
"to make eyes at someone"
So in a sentence
"she's making eyes at him" "he's making eyes at her"
instant attraction
what happens next?
instantly they hit it off
they get on well together
so they love each other they get matching tattoos
when you want to say you're official in a relationship
you would say you "get together"
this one we won't use in continuous
the moment it happens it's already past so they "got together"
so this means they're kind of official they're together they're a couple
there's another way which is more casual
we can say "they are seeing each other"
maybe it's serious maybe it's not
but it is generally seen as a casual relationship
for example if someone asks you
"Are you single married what's your relationship situation?"
You want to say
"well I have a have a human and we occasionally get together and it's romantic"
you can say "I'm seeing someone"
it could be a boyfriend or girlfriend but generally again it's seen as more casual
after you get together there are generally two directions in which that relationship will go
for this couple, everything is perfect
they are so in love
They're crazy stupid in love
they are loved up
most commonly however we would say "they are all loved up"
Why? I don't know why
"Yeah I have two friends they're all loved up. Woo. Great. good for you"
Also you know when couples do that baby talk and it's like
"Oh my god I wuv you!"
"I wuv you too"
when they are too affectionate and it's annoying
that is what you call...
Lovey-dovey they are being lovey-dovey.
Again commonly we use the word all before that
"They're being all lovey-dovey again talking like babies.
I hate them"
that's a good way that the relationship could go
however it could go bad
when a couple is arguing when they're fighting
this is what we call...
"have a tiff"
a "tiff" is an argument that couples have
so that's a noun
so we need that verb "have"
"They're having another tiff. terrible. they should...
...break up"
When a relationship ends, you "break up"
Other ways we can say "break up" are...
split up, separate, or part
some are more common than others. Let's have a look
"parted" we almost never say that
maybe sometimes you'll hear it but don't say it
it's too old-fashioned it's too formal
next once "separated" it's more formal
so maybe for a marriage
some more serious relationship
then you might want to say...
"we separated last year"
so that wouldn't be for a casual relationship, no
that is for something more serious a bit more formal
split up, break up
they mean the same thing
"break up" is more common to use
mmm so use that one
So now you have the expressions it's time to practice them
tell me in the comments your relationship stories
have you ever been set up?
have you ever made eyes at someone?
have you ever been the third wheel
where your friends are just making out and you're standing there like a lemon?
boooooo!
tell me in the comments
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