Phrasal Verbs, they're a bit tricky at first, but they sound great in conversation.
In this video, I'm going to show you 10 phrasal verbs that you can start using today.
Today we'll focus on how we can talk about our weekends using some intermediate phrasal verbs.
Before we see the first one, don't forget to subscribe. Number one, meet up with. On Saturday,
I met up with some friends and we went to a movie. So to say I met some friends is fine.
It's correct. But when we say met up with, it really makes it clear that this was a casual
situation. Also 'to meet' by itself is often used to describe a first encounter, like 'I met my
wife in college' or 'Yeah, I met him last year'. Who do you like to meet up with on the weekend?
Last weekend, my wife and I met up with a few friends and we went to our favourite pizza place.
Number two, to head over. I'll head over when I've finished my homework. Head over is just a fun way
to say go to or come like, after the movie, we headed over to a restaurant for a burger.
You can still of course say 'went' but you get a few extra cool points for head over.
After we ate we headed over to Mike's house to play Nintendo. Number three, to stress out.
My new job is stressing me out. Well, hopefully you don't have to use this one too much
stress out. Sometimes my students have a bad weekend. So I teach them stress out. As in,
My boss made me work the whole day and it really stressed me out because I needed to go home
and finish my assignment. Or my teacher gave me a huge assignment on Friday that's due today. I
spent the whole weekend on it, it really stressed me out. Or we can use it like an adjective. I had
to prepare my university application and there was a lot of paperwork, I was really stressed out.
Number four, try out. I tried out that new cafe next door. I love it when my students
try something new, they might try a class or a new activity. So I like to teach try out like,
I tried out a hip hop class or I tried out a new yoga studio, or I tried out rock climbing. And
again, you could just say I tried rock climbing or I went rock climbing. But to try out adds a
sense of experimentation. You might want to try out that new Korean restaurant near your office.
You probably won't use it for something more serious. Like, I tried out a seven hour hike
or I tried out skydiving. It's best with things that are short, safe and simple. Number five,
to end up. I ended up staying home and watching a movie. So if you're like me,
sometimes your weekend isn't that exciting. For example, last weekend, my wife and I had nothing
planned. We are usually quite busy on the weekend. But not this time. We were wondering what to do,
we thought of a few possible ideas. But in the end, we ended up staying home,
ordering some Thai food and watching our favourite show Mr. Robot. It wasn't bad,
but it wasn't anything super special. Sometimes nobody can think of a good plan.
So you just stay home and play video games or watch a movie. Number six, to work out.
I worked out on Saturday. Very important. You have got to get your exercise. This weekend,
I worked out. Bicep curl. New PR, or if you're smarter. After I worked out, I hit the sauna so
that I could increase blood flow to the muscles, thus enhancing size gains. Gotta get those gains.
Number seven, to chill out. I was just chilling out on the weekend. Alright, so this one's pretty
common. But just in case you don't know it to chill out is to relax to take it easy.
After I worked out, I just went home and chilled out for the rest of the day.
Number eight, to hit up. Now be careful. You've got to be really cool if you're going to say
this one. You don't hit up a bakery or hit up your grandma's house. You hit up a cool place. Maybe a
popular restaurant or a popular place in the city like a pub or maybe even a casino or an arcade.
After the movie, my friends and I hit up five guys eyes for a burger. Oh, yeah. Number nine, to catch
up on. I have a lot of homework to catch up on. To catch up on something is something that you do
after you fall behind. So if you're like me when I was in university, you might say, I didn't do my
homework during the week, so I had a lot to catch up on. Or I have a lot of studying to catch up on.
Number 10. To sleep in. I slept in, sorry, Teacher. i Yes, everyone's favourite activity,
and definitely a few of my students favourite, sleeping in on Saturday, I slept in until 10am. I
think this one is super easy, but super practical. But if you're like me, it's actually kind of hard
to sleep in. I would say I wanted to sleep in on Saturday, but I woke up at seven in the morning,
just like on weekdays. That's 10 phrasal verbs. Let's recap. Number one, meet up with. Number two,
to head over. Number three, to stress out. Number four, try out. Number five, to end up. Number six,
to work out. Number seven, to chill out. Number eight, to hit up. Number nine,
to catch up on and number 10, sleep in. So that's it. I hope you enjoyed learning new phrasal verbs.
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