Hi, it's me, Niharika, and welcome to a new lesson.
You know, guys, I bought this
dress from a newly opened store.
Let me tell you guys, the store is
a beaut and they have this promo offer.
And look at this dress.
I mean, it's so comfy and fab.
Well, you must be wondering.
Butte, fab, comfy.
I mean, what are these words in English? Niharika
What are you trying to say?
Well, yes, the English language.
Well, well, well, the English language really surprises me.
Or rather than the way we
speak the language in today's world. Look at it.
It has changed so much with all the
slang, with all abbreviations, and colloquial words.
Like, I wanna I gotta go.
Yeah, I mean, these are colloquial words and so on.
So well, guess what?
We have another form of words in English
and they're called as shortened English words.
Shortened English words? Yeah.
It specifically means that dropping the later part of
the word so as to produce a new and
a shorter word of the same meaning.
I know you're like, I mean, when the word
is already there in the language, why shorten it?
But yeah, it's important for you
to know because native speakers use
these shortened words in their conversations.
So it's not just while they are texting.
Even when they talk, even when they speak
well, they do end up using these words.
So I have a list of a few words for you.
So we are going to go through it.
We're going to understand what they exactly mean.
What are the shortened words and how do you use them?
The first one is ad.
Well, ad is a shortened word for advertisement.
Yes, I mean, we do see advertisements in
the newspapers, on the TV and so on.
But this word in English is so big.
Advertisement.
Yeah, it's really big. Right?
So everyone who speaks English understands the word ad.
Like when you say the word ad, they all know
it like, hey, have you seen the megd ad?
It's pretty funny, right?
Oh, by the way, I said megd.
Megd is another shortened word for McDonald's.
Yeah, the burger that you eat.
Well, rather than saying I'm going to
McDonald's, you say, I'm going to medi.
Okay, let's have a look at another word.
But it's a shortened word for beauty.
Beauty is already a small word, so why shorten it?
But yeah, the word that people like to use, rather
than saying beauty, they say but remember I mentioned about
the store that I bought this lovely dress from?
It's a butte.
My brother and I both love classic cars.
Oh, but his car, I tell you, it's a butte.
So butte is a shortened word for beauty.
Okay, another word for you is comfy.
Oh, it's a rainy day and I'm feeling so comfy here.
You know when you feel really
cozy and relaxed, you say comfy.
Comfy is a shortened word of comfortable.
Yes, that's how you pronounce it comfortable.
There are a lot of people who pronounce it as
comfort table, but it's not comfort table, it's comfortable.
Okay, so something like, oh, well, this
is my outfit for my yoga.
I mean, it is so comfy.
Oh, my bed, it's so comfy.
Okay, that's how you use it.
Let's look at another word which is meds.
Meds is a shortened word for medicines.
You go to pharmacy to buy medicines.
Well, now you can just say, oh,
I got to pick up my meds.
Well, he's taking really strong
meds to help his depression.
Yeah, I mean, he got to control his depression.
So the doctor has prescribed him some meds.
Okay, so meds is a shortened
word for the word medicine.
The next one that I have for you is prep.
Prep is for preparation.
Now, it's the process to make something.
So the prep time for roasting
the chicken is just 15 minutes.
So prep is a shortened word for the word preparation.
Okay, let's have a look at another one.
That's promo.
Promo is promotion or promotional.
Now, advertising is intended to increase the
sales of a product or service, and
that's exactly is called promotion. Okay?
For example, I booked the flight
half price during a holiday promo. Okay?
So promo is a word.
It's a shortened word in English of
the big word, that's promotion or promotional.
Here's another shortened word in English, which is
pretty interesting and used commonly, that's rep.
Rep is a shortened word for representative. Wow.
Representative.
That's long word.
Just say rep.
Now, rep is someone who speaks or does something
officially for another person or group of people.
So something like the sales rep explain the
difference between the various types of cars.
Okay, so he's the sales rep.
Rather than saying he's the sales representative,
can I meet your sales representative?
Let's make speaking really simple, right?
So let's just use the word rep.
Here's another one for you. That's sub.
Sub is a shortened English word for substitute.
Substitute is a person or a thing that
acts or serves in a place for another.
So something like all the kids in the school
misbehave when their sub is in the class.
Yes, I mean, have you noticed that?
I mean, even as kids, when we used to have,
like, a sub teacher, we used to not even bother.
Like we were always having fun,
making too much of noise.
So, yes, sub is a
shortened English word for substitute.
Well, another word for you to understand is undies.
Well, undies, that's funny.
Well, undies is actually a
shortened English term for underwear.
Yes, I mean, we all know what it means,
so I really don't have to explain it to
you, but yes, pull up your pens.
Your undies are showing.
Yes, that's how you use this word.
So it's undies.
It's the shortened English word for underwear.
Okay, the next one I have for you is ABS.
Oh, your ABS are so perfect.
So they are actually your muscles, your
abdominal muscles or your stomach muscles. Wow.
Have you been working out these days?
I mean, look at your ABS, right?
So have you heard that word before?
I'm sure you have.
Here's the next one for you. Admin.
Admin is a shortened word
for administration or administrator.
It's a person or a department
that runs in an organization.
So, for example, I have to check
with the admin department regarding this. Okay?
So when you are at work and a lot of people end
up saying that, oh, you got to check with the admin.
So what does admin really mean?
Well, now you know it.
Here's another one for you. Fab.
I mean, you look fab tonight.
Fab is a shortened word for fabulous,
something that is absolutely wonderful, absolutely stunning.
Like her dance performance was fab.
So this is the way you end up using the word fab.
Like I said, I mean, the store was fab.
My dress is fab.
Fab is actually fabulous.
So guys, I am going to end this session
today with my favorite word, which is vocab.
Yes, vocab is a short word for the word vocabulary.
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Yes, daily video vocabulary where you learn a
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