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If you can understand these jokes in English then you are definitely fluent! In this lesson I talk you through HOW to understand jokes and puns to fully enjoy fluent English conversations.
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0:00 Intro
01:20 What are puns or dad jokes?
01:55 Homophones
02:30 Homographs
03:02 Homonyms
03:48 Joke number 1
04:35 Joke number 2
05:16 Joke number 3
06:02 Joke number 4
06:50 Joke number 5
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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy10 ай бұрын

    Don't forget to download the AMAZING (if I do say so myself) free lesson PDF here👉🏼 bit.ly/JokesPDF

  • @marceluglear2962

    @marceluglear2962

    10 ай бұрын

    ❤️💐

  • @yassinebahloul1911

    @yassinebahloul1911

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @muhibullahqismat9810

    @muhibullahqismat9810

    10 ай бұрын

    attractive teacher appreciate you keep it up

  • @amaanshaikh539

    @amaanshaikh539

    10 ай бұрын

    Happy Birthday in advance😁

  • @TroyNaumu808

    @TroyNaumu808

    10 ай бұрын

    Taco (Spanish/Mexican) Tako (Japanese). Tako means octopus in Japanese. Pronounced almost the same.

  • @nenechonlisboa4127
    @nenechonlisboa412710 ай бұрын

    I have several dad jokes about unemployment, but unfortunately, none of them work!

  • @thegreencat9947

    @thegreencat9947

    10 ай бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👍😀🤣

  • @sammyurom8399

    @sammyurom8399

    10 ай бұрын

    This was actually funny unlike the ones in the video. 😂

  • @Kingdom_Of_Dreams

    @Kingdom_Of_Dreams

    10 ай бұрын

    I know a good joke about pizza, but it's too cheesy.

  • @thegreencat9947

    @thegreencat9947

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Kingdom_Of_Dreams 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @thegreencat9947

    @thegreencat9947

    10 ай бұрын

    @@Kingdom_Of_Dreams I had a friend who was addicted to sipping brake fluid...he said he could stop any time.

  • @Gmiricius
    @Gmiricius10 ай бұрын

    I like this one: 15+15 is thirty. And, 16+16 is thirty too.

  • @Cra3ier

    @Cra3ier

    10 ай бұрын

    😂good one!

  • @YoadJSVlog

    @YoadJSVlog

    10 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @lilymily7464

    @lilymily7464

    10 ай бұрын

    I really love that one😂

  • @kiritsu79

    @kiritsu79

    10 ай бұрын

    That doesn't really make sense though

  • @anaveragewaterenjoyer7157

    @anaveragewaterenjoyer7157

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@kiritsu79 you pronounce the word " two" the same way as " too".

  • @davidclimbs
    @davidclimbs4 ай бұрын

    Me: grows up speaking English and is fully fluent, also me: clicks on this video just to make sure

  • @JessiesGengar

    @JessiesGengar

    3 ай бұрын

    ikr !

  • @kookiemons9315

    @kookiemons9315

    2 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @ngo7156

    @ngo7156

    2 ай бұрын

    Me too! Lol

  • @Madhuvanti_literature

    @Madhuvanti_literature

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@ngo7156hi

  • @trishmcleod4682

    @trishmcleod4682

    2 ай бұрын

    Rofl! For real!😊

  • @dootdoodle569
    @dootdoodle5693 ай бұрын

    I’ve literally spoken nothing but English my entire life, I’m only here for the jokes lol. I love how she’s so happy to be telling us all of these dad jokes too 😂

  • @GustavoIto

    @GustavoIto

    3 ай бұрын

    it is adorable xD

  • @fairphoneuser9009

    @fairphoneuser9009

    3 ай бұрын

    That's a quite sad fact about most native English speakers. They don't need any other language, so they don't learn a single one.

  • @melodicminor1

    @melodicminor1

    2 ай бұрын

    Me, too!

  • @ankitkaser

    @ankitkaser

    2 ай бұрын

    😂she is married dude

  • @cykkm

    @cykkm

    Ай бұрын

    How do you call a person who speaks multiple languages? A polyglot. And how do you call someone who speaks only one? . . . . . . An American. It's not a joke, and it's not funny at all. It's sad.

  • @lacki2000
    @lacki200010 ай бұрын

    My first "dad joke" I've heard long time ago: - Waiter! What is this? - guy in restaurant pointing at bowl on the table. - It's bean soup, sir. - I don't care what it's been, I've asked what is it now! 😃

  • @thrumbo

    @thrumbo

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@Fermati Chebellosei you must have a lot of friend at party.

  • @Zen-ju1kf

    @Zen-ju1kf

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@fermatichebellosei1595 '

  • @carolinaroot3492

    @carolinaroot3492

    10 ай бұрын

    It’s funny to someone with a British accent because they pronounce “bean” and “been” the same. I’m American the joke would not be as funny because we say bean like it rhymes with “seen” and been like it rhymes with “sin”.

  • @sergeiponomarev8316

    @sergeiponomarev8316

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I have been there

  • @rockmcdwayne1710

    @rockmcdwayne1710

    10 ай бұрын

    You know a joke meant to take a piss on stupid americans in France? Its putting ''fruits de la mer'' on a restaurant menu and handing it to them!

  • @youre_dad740
    @youre_dad7409 ай бұрын

    As someone who only speaks english, I can confirm that I am now fluent in English, and can understand it all!

  • @kenyihernandez5224

    @kenyihernandez5224

    9 ай бұрын

    I am not native and these jokes aren't funny dude.

  • @youre_dad740

    @youre_dad740

    9 ай бұрын

    @@kenyihernandez5224 then just ignore them

  • @juswife

    @juswife

    9 ай бұрын

    ok

  • @cesare_1302

    @cesare_1302

    9 ай бұрын

    @@kenyihernandez5224 as a non native I understand your pain. British can be unfunny tho sometimes it's just better to _humor_ them

  • @belisarian6429

    @belisarian6429

    9 ай бұрын

    @@cesare_1302 Subtle one, nice.

  • @Cederuiter
    @Cederuiter3 ай бұрын

    The more you drink, The WC. I saw that on a toilet door when I was 13 years old. I am now 68. I live in The Netherlands, born and raised there. I love your channel!

  • @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin

    @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin

    Ай бұрын

    It's diuretic.

  • @mariam-m

    @mariam-m

    28 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @michal_king478
    @michal_king4783 ай бұрын

    randomly clicked here and I have to say, I cant exactly pinpoint what it is, but theres something so nice about your voice. Its so pleasant on the ears.

  • @rosiefinchXD
    @rosiefinchXD10 ай бұрын

    As someone who only speaks English I like to watch videos like this to reassure myself that I know how to speak my language Edit: for everyone who can’t get past my placement of the word only, I can tell you native English speakers don’t care that much about the grammar as long as the intent is delivered(which it is)

  • @Microdave75

    @Microdave75

    10 ай бұрын

    I watch it because I like blondes lol

  • @tremkl

    @tremkl

    10 ай бұрын

    I also only speak English, and was thoroughly concerned why the algorithm decided I needed it in my feed. 😂😂😂

  • @maxatine7

    @maxatine7

    10 ай бұрын

    Que mundo!! Eu estou aqui porque realmente preciso aprender. 😅

  • @sizeable-cult3169

    @sizeable-cult3169

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm french and am surprised that I understood all of it. But at the same time I watch films and play video games with english audio and english subtitles

  • @matthewsevers5862

    @matthewsevers5862

    10 ай бұрын

    As a native English speaker, I’m here to reassure myself that I am proficient at something.

  • @daryaneznanova9964
    @daryaneznanova996410 ай бұрын

    always knew that understanding of jokes in non-native language is a sign of progress

  • @NyuAkiyama

    @NyuAkiyama

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad we were right!😊

  • @user-vw4ui5gz6b

    @user-vw4ui5gz6b

    10 ай бұрын

    True, using proverbs and sayings is also a good sign of progress.

  • @user-vw4ui5gz6b

    @user-vw4ui5gz6b

    10 ай бұрын

    And if you stay long enough in a foreign country it's also possible to start dreaming in that language.

  • @StarryClouds09

    @StarryClouds09

    10 ай бұрын

    I've come to a point where i've even started to think in english a lot of the time And i never even moved to an english speaking country

  • @daryaneznanova9964

    @daryaneznanova9964

    10 ай бұрын

    @@StarryClouds09 same

  • @user-hs8vu1iz8q
    @user-hs8vu1iz8q3 ай бұрын

    I cannot thank you enough for the lessons, Lucy. They really help a lot. BTW, I've heard another version for the first joke: "There is nothing left in your right brain and nothing right in your left brain." 😂

  • @s_sanjh

    @s_sanjh

    Ай бұрын

    Omg this is hilarious 🤣

  • @yuniarsoarifkresnosoedarso4242

    @yuniarsoarifkresnosoedarso4242

    29 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @myotheraccountisclean9458
    @myotheraccountisclean9458Ай бұрын

    love the way you find these jokes exquisite. it seems like a cultural thing, to find them funny without the need of being obscene or offensive. It's like humor for polite and educated people. regards from ARG.

  • @alicemi4155

    @alicemi4155

    Ай бұрын

    So anyone who doesn't share this sense of humor is impolite and uneducated? Or necessarily obscene and offensive? I beg to differ.

  • @myotheraccountisclean9458

    @myotheraccountisclean9458

    Ай бұрын

    @@alicemi4155Hi Alice, what I mean is that I find this as a clever sense of humor, with no need to use offensive words or making fun of someone, which I really enjoy. Regards from ARG

  • @oscargill423
    @oscargill4239 ай бұрын

    It's just occurred to me that the final boss of learning languages is understanding jokes and I love that.

  • @loremipsum7ac

    @loremipsum7ac

    8 ай бұрын

    I always had it to be talking over the phone and ordering food from a menu, but getting jokes is also a great challenge

  • @bintanganugrahshafwanhusni8331

    @bintanganugrahshafwanhusni8331

    7 ай бұрын

    You're right. Even in my language if you don't understand a few meaning of a word, it will lead to a distasteful conversation oftentime.

  • @jout738

    @jout738

    7 ай бұрын

    I think its about understanding all the diffrent weird accents of english language. Im not native english language speaker, but I still understood the funny Liverpool accent from one video.

  • @henryvasquez1814

    @henryvasquez1814

    7 ай бұрын

    For me is understanding rap lyrics

  • @Dave1507

    @Dave1507

    7 ай бұрын

    understanding different accents is also up there, because some words sound very different depending on the accent..

  • @Dianus89
    @Dianus899 ай бұрын

    I guess I am( Polish, went to the UK only once, for a week 😛) fluent then 😅 my favorite dad joke is about a boy, who comes back from school and tells his dad "Dad, dad, there was a kidnapping at school!" Dad looks at him terrified but son continues "it's all right now, he woke up".

  • @magicmulder

    @magicmulder

    8 ай бұрын

    Guess you Polished your English just fine. :D

  • @MeTube3

    @MeTube3

    8 ай бұрын

    😂 love this!

  • @eached

    @eached

    8 ай бұрын

    O co chodzi?

  • @ilyashitchens649

    @ilyashitchens649

    8 ай бұрын

    took some time to understand that was a funny one, Im not sure I would have understand it if not written. guess I'll have to work a bit more before being fluent x)

  • @Dianus89

    @Dianus89

    8 ай бұрын

    @@eached gra słów - kidnapping - porwanie, kid napping - dziecko ucinające sobie drzemkę.

  • @computer1up
    @computer1up3 ай бұрын

    I always enjoy hearing jokes about mayflies. Those never get old!

  • @Dreamplandoradij

    @Dreamplandoradij

    2 ай бұрын

    please tel never heard of it

  • @warren6395

    @warren6395

    Ай бұрын

    Like... "Time flies like an arrow... but fruit flies like a banana" ? 😁

  • @saray8318
    @saray83182 ай бұрын

    You speack so clearly, is so easy to understand you. Thank u!

  • @RubbaNoze
    @RubbaNoze10 ай бұрын

    I don't know why KZread recommended your video to me, as I consider myself fluent in english - but today I learned the phrase "to be given the sack", never heard that one before. So thank you! There's always more to learn as a non-native speaker. You have a lovely way of teaching :)

  • @loonartms

    @loonartms

    10 ай бұрын

    even as a native speaker there's always a lot to learn 😢 godspeed

  • @antasosam8486

    @antasosam8486

    10 ай бұрын

    I thought "to give a sack" means to hit mildly.

  • @strogonoffcore

    @strogonoffcore

    10 ай бұрын

    same here!

  • @jorgefrade8900

    @jorgefrade8900

    10 ай бұрын

    soccer tought me that one

  • @borix2600

    @borix2600

    10 ай бұрын

    You might have heard about this historical event - "The Sack of King's Landing"

  • @hw2050
    @hw205010 ай бұрын

    I couldn't believe it when they told me my husband had been stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there! 🤣🤣

  • @GRBtutorials

    @GRBtutorials

    10 ай бұрын

    The police had seen him stealing an octagonal sign and arrested him. He should have stopped before stealing that sign!

  • @Isildur94

    @Isildur94

    10 ай бұрын

    😂 I think I understand the second pun also 😅

  • @carolsmith2112

    @carolsmith2112

    10 ай бұрын

    😆🤣😂

  • @itsannamarias436

    @itsannamarias436

    7 ай бұрын

    Ok this one(two) was actually funny! 😅

  • @brayzo2729
    @brayzo27293 ай бұрын

    After speaking English my whole life and it being the only language I know, I'm glad I can reaffirm that I am fluent in it, to some extent.

  • @rosesonmygrave9290
    @rosesonmygrave929010 ай бұрын

    I'm French, and I understood all of them except for the postman one. I had never heard the expression "to be given the sack" before. I learnt something new today! Thank you Lucy for another great video and for teaching so well!

  • @scarbotheblacksheep9520

    @scarbotheblacksheep9520

    10 ай бұрын

    I know in America, I never hear the phrase "given the sack." I've heard the term "getting sacked" as being s British thing, so figured that would be British, too

  • @josephbrowning4220

    @josephbrowning4220

    10 ай бұрын

    @@scarbotheblacksheep9520 Yep, it's not a common American English term.

  • @91elpiris

    @91elpiris

    10 ай бұрын

    +1 here. I'm a Spaniard and got all but that one!

  • @BZValoche

    @BZValoche

    10 ай бұрын

    Funny, because "se faire saquer" in french sounds similar and has the same meaning ;-)

  • @rosesonmygrave9290

    @rosesonmygrave9290

    10 ай бұрын

    @@BZValoche Umm- I've never heard that before either- Maybe it's because I don't really work yet, but it's still weird that I never heard it in English or in French 😅

  • @jimpemberton
    @jimpemberton10 ай бұрын

    I like bilingual puns. Juan didn't speak English, but was in the US to work. He had wore out a pair of socks and needed to purchase some. The local store was just a small general store and the socks happened to be behind the counter among a large variety of other merchandise. So he walked in and approached the counter. Not knowing the word "socks" so he tried gesturing at the wall, pointing to his feet, explaining in what few words of English he knew, everything. However, this was to no avail. The longer this continued, the more frustrated he became. He finally pointed as hard as he could and blurted out in a fit of emphatic despair, "Eso si que es!" (which sounds like S-O-C-K-S.) The clerk grabbed the socks and retorted, "Well, why didn't you say so?"

  • @keithbromley6070

    @keithbromley6070

    10 ай бұрын

    Here’s another for you! Two cats, an English cat and a French cat, decided to have a boat race. The English cat’s name was “One-Two-Three” and the French cat’s name was “Un-Deux-Trois”. Can you tell me which cat won the race? One-Two-Three cat won the race as Un-Deux-Trois cat sank!

  • @g0d5m15t4k3

    @g0d5m15t4k3

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@keithbromley6070 I heard a flight attendant tell this joke to an entire plane flying from the United States to France. It was glorious. I got to explain the joke to my friends because I was the only one who spoke any French in my travel group. 😹

  • @MinerDiner

    @MinerDiner

    10 ай бұрын

    @@g0d5m15t4k3 I know a bit of french but I don't get it.

  • @sboinkthelegday3892

    @sboinkthelegday3892

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@MinerDiner I figure it's a play on perspective, which ever language the joke is told in will conclude that our side won. My joke is similar, nobody would learn to mispronounce Hors d'oeuvre as Horse Devour by reading it in text, if they still mispronounce Bon Appétit based on how it sounds in speech. Also, gas stations sell socks so you can spray paint into them and huff, surely nobody actually buys gas station socks for the sake of having socks.

  • @Saffr_

    @Saffr_

    10 ай бұрын

    @@MinerDiner un, deux, trois cat sank sounds like un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq. Which means 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  • @JoseRamirez-hc2zx
    @JoseRamirez-hc2zx16 күн бұрын

    Thanks Lucy, this is one of the things I love the most in British English, this sort of sense of humor, I consider it quite sofisticated.

  • @mansibisht8780
    @mansibisht8780Ай бұрын

    I was here solely for jokes but I only like a fraction of them. But really your enthusiasm is the only thing that kept me watching

  • @annaluciaschmitz
    @annaluciaschmitz9 ай бұрын

    I’m a native speaker, I was wondering why my KZread algorithm recommends this. 😂 But it was still fun watching this video. I absolutely love puns and sarcastic jokes.

  • @xSakuraStrawberryx

    @xSakuraStrawberryx

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah, same.. Still subbed to her anyway lol

  • @GoTunes

    @GoTunes

    9 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @waveii8615

    @waveii8615

    9 ай бұрын

    same

  • @rachelicey604

    @rachelicey604

    9 ай бұрын

    Same. Lol.

  • @MAXMax-do8md

    @MAXMax-do8md

    9 ай бұрын

    As a native Polish, i cant get a point . Wtf ❤😂?

  • @potitishogun2961997
    @potitishogun29619977 ай бұрын

    "Justice is a dish best served cold. Because if served warm, it would be justwater" Explanation: this joke only really works through text, because "justice" and "just ice" have two completely different pronuncoations 😊

  • @Ukepa

    @Ukepa

    4 ай бұрын

    I almost was part of the fraction that didn't get "justwater"...

  • @Dmitopur

    @Dmitopur

    4 ай бұрын

    When someone explains a joke it is a sad moment

  • @potitishogun2961997

    @potitishogun2961997

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Dmitopur Well, that's what this lady did all throughout the vid lol

  • @soonersciencenerd383

    @soonersciencenerd383

    4 ай бұрын

    I C... (I see..,, icy)

  • @liv_bear

    @liv_bear

    4 ай бұрын

    thats my teacher's initials and her nickname's apparently icy..@@soonersciencenerd383

  • @LordAndrewHewitt
    @LordAndrewHewittАй бұрын

    I have some puns for you, Lucy! Check it out! A fine is never fine when we find it! Here in Brazil, its not unusual to play the ball at the balls (dancing balls! LOL!) A cowboy once said: "my farm's well is well as well!" A fast is never fast for the fats... And last but not the least, I'm a big fan (admirer) of soccer fans (supporters). Here in my house I have a fan (to wave myself) and a fan (a venting appliance). So, it's quite right to say that "THE FANS' FAN HAS A FAN AND A FAN!" Thanks for everything, lady! Simply loved the video!

  • @KarlosKlaro
    @KarlosKlaroАй бұрын

    Very good. Lucy speaks so well, that is good to continue listening. And for us that don´t speak English, explaining the joke turn funny.

  • @philhardackermann4366
    @philhardackermann43668 ай бұрын

    My uncle from Texas told me one time: "My Mom is on a sea food diet - if she sees food, she's got to eat it." Being German and only 12 years old at the time it took me some time to get the meaning but in restrospect I think it's a good one.

  • @DrDeuteron

    @DrDeuteron

    6 ай бұрын

    that is a very popular joke.

  • @protorhinocerator142

    @protorhinocerator142

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm on the Italian diet. First I eat a pound of pasta. Then I eat a pound of antepasta. Balances out. And so far I've already lost 25 pounds. At least on paper. Actual results may vary.

  • @MrSpirit99

    @MrSpirit99

    6 ай бұрын

    I have Alzheimer's bulimia. II eat and then forget to vomit.

  • @IWS2K.

    @IWS2K.

    6 ай бұрын

    fuck me I can relate, been on a sea food diet all my life

  • @elin_

    @elin_

    6 ай бұрын

    Lmao that one was hilarious.. I'm definitely on a sea food diet

  • @HighWarlordJC
    @HighWarlordJC4 ай бұрын

    A very wholesome video for a very wholesome channel. Props.

  • @morgancongedo4107
    @morgancongedo410710 ай бұрын

    As an Italian i understood them all except the one about the mailman, just because i've never heard of the expression "to be given the sack" but all the others were funny😂

  • @baze3541

    @baze3541

    10 ай бұрын

    nobody did

  • @silverfireUK

    @silverfireUK

    10 ай бұрын

    @@baze3541 I can guarantee that everyone in the UK did.

  • @baze3541

    @baze3541

    10 ай бұрын

    @@silverfireUK ok silverfire"UK"

  • @sephiroth7655

    @sephiroth7655

    9 ай бұрын

    Don't worry I'm American and I didn't get it.

  • @fortnut-bad

    @fortnut-bad

    9 ай бұрын

    Stessa situazione

  • @Grizzlox
    @Grizzlox7 ай бұрын

    I'm a native English speaker, but i watch your videos because they help me understand the sorts of things that non-native speakers around me may be struggling with.

  • @riddhisiddhi08

    @riddhisiddhi08

    2 ай бұрын

    wow that's a sweet curiosity

  • @mamadoritos
    @mamadoritosАй бұрын

    Ok that last one? GOLD. I actually laughed out loud. It's been a while since I last watched your videos and (yes, despite being fluent) I just came here to hear you because your voice is soooo delightful. And the content is great, as usual ^^

  • @benq994

    @benq994

    29 күн бұрын

    Whaaat? How was that funny i get it, it was kinda cool and clever way of saying it, but people can hear this and laugh for real?

  • @mamadoritos

    @mamadoritos

    29 күн бұрын

    @@benq994...yes? Guess it depends on your type of humor *shrugs*

  • @juniordon1699
    @juniordon16993 ай бұрын

    im 60 years old and i know all this..I left school in 1979, we were taught everything.To me what you have explained is common sense..Well i did want to be an english teacher but to no avail.

  • @thomaseskenazi2013
    @thomaseskenazi201310 ай бұрын

    As a non native speaker, I was very proud to understand (and laught loudly to) the following. I went to a celebration the other day. The host asked if someone wanted to say a few words. I stood up, and shouted "BARGAIN" The host answered "Thanks, that means a great deal"

  • @genuser9758

    @genuser9758

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm not trying to be rude but, as a native English speaker, I don't think the joke really makes sense. Because for what reason would a person randomly stand up and shout bargain? Bargains have no link at all to celebrations. I don't get it.

  • @thomaseskenazi2013

    @thomaseskenazi2013

    9 ай бұрын

    @@genuser9758 No offense taken, I have to make people explain me jokes in my native tongue from time to time too ^_^ The trick is that bargain, is, genrally a great deal. So the funny part is that, "That means a great deal" has a double meaning here. Anyway, as Lucy stated, a joke is never fun once explained, but I hope you now get why I laughed =)

  • @emilia3313

    @emilia3313

    9 ай бұрын

    @@thomaseskenazi2013As a native English speaker I had to read this joke a few times because I didn’t understand it due to your typo. I realized however that you put “way” instead of “say”. I get the joke now but for the life of me couldn’t figure out what “way a few words” meant 🤣 but great job! It’s cool that you can understand jokes in more than one language

  • @genuser9758

    @genuser9758

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@thomaseskenazi2013 As far as I'm aware, the word 'bargain' doesn't have a double meaning. It just means 'a good deal'. So for what reason would the person randomly stand up and shout "Bargain!" in the first place? You said that the host asked if someone wanted to say a few words, and then a person stood up and randomly shouted "Bargain!". Why did they do that? What does a bargain have to do with saying a few words? Like, you're saying that 'a great deal' is the second meaning. Then what is the first meaning?

  • @thomaseskenazi2013

    @thomaseskenazi2013

    9 ай бұрын

    @@emilia3313 Thanks, I did not catch that. I fixed it =)

  • @amafidumpsite5969
    @amafidumpsite596910 ай бұрын

    I'm pretty far from fluent in english, at least in speaking and writing it, but I feel like reading douglas adams and terry pratchett has prepared me very well this particular lesson. I still remember being blown away by the whole "what's so unpleasant about being drunk?" "why don't you ask a glass of water" bit at the start of the hitch-hiker's guide at like 12.

  • @raimohoft1236

    @raimohoft1236

    10 ай бұрын

    Also the Carry On... movies did their part too. Love 'em and watch all the time again and again. Cor blimey! 🤗

  • @jamesalexander7540

    @jamesalexander7540

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the chuckle.

  • @katjaamyx2922

    @katjaamyx2922

    10 ай бұрын

    My goodness. If you can make your way through Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, you're practically a native speaker (or reader, at least).

  • @vibaj16

    @vibaj16

    10 ай бұрын

    You seem pretty fluent

  • @linmonPIE

    @linmonPIE

    10 ай бұрын

    From this native speaker’s point of view, you seem really fluent to me. No need to be so modest.

  • @silviaporchiella6734
    @silviaporchiella673426 күн бұрын

    Thank you were eery clear in explaination and pronunciation , really ejoedthis lesson👍

  • @Icedmindblow
    @Icedmindblow3 ай бұрын

    I'm from a small province in Italy where we speak both german and italian so I grew up speaking both on a similarly high level. One day, through the power of teletext (yes, I'm "old") I met my first penpal from England and so, with the power of cartoons and a dictionary I slowly started learning how to speak and write english on my own, until I went to highschool and also received some very good lessons - especially because our teacher kept speaking english the whole time to a point where I believed he actually was from Cambridge as he initially suggested (he had that accent nailed perfectly now that I think back). Then came the internet and now I basically watch and research most of my stuff in english. Especially if I think of a few episodes of The Simpsons where the jokes/puns translated into german/italian were as flat as flat earthers believe our planet to be, then rewatching them as they were originally written and hoo boy, NOW I get it haha. So yes, I understood those. Me english gud 😄

  • @theKobus

    @theKobus

    3 ай бұрын

    That just means you can speak prisencolinensinainciusol, which is a real talent

  • @Icedmindblow

    @Icedmindblow

    3 ай бұрын

    @@theKobus In de col men seivuan?

  • @Eric-xh9ee
    @Eric-xh9ee8 ай бұрын

    I'm a native speaker but I was just watching because she's relaxing to listen to and the jokes were amusing. I wish I had a teacher like Lucy when learning French!

  • @Markyroson

    @Markyroson

    7 ай бұрын

    Same here

  • @garymartin9777

    @garymartin9777

    6 ай бұрын

    not to mention she's really hot.

  • @etorepugatti9196

    @etorepugatti9196

    6 ай бұрын

    I wish I had a teacher like Lucy when learning English, French is my mother tongue BTW.

  • @AK-vj9uu

    @AK-vj9uu

    6 ай бұрын

    i just watch her because she's cute.

  • @Eric-xh9ee

    @Eric-xh9ee

    6 ай бұрын

    @@etorepugatti9196 salut ! 😅

  • @danilmartyniuk
    @danilmartyniuk10 ай бұрын

    Please, don't leave teaching! We love your lessons and your humor.

  • @piman9280

    @piman9280

    10 ай бұрын

    I was hoping she would talk about the word "mean," which has three completely unrelated meanings: 1. You're so mean to me. 2. The mean of 10 and 20 is 15. 3. I see what you mean.

  • @A2Z1Two3

    @A2Z1Two3

    10 ай бұрын

    Don’t give up the day job 😂

  • @halfrhovsquared

    @halfrhovsquared

    10 ай бұрын

    We??? Speak for yourself.

  • @Nora-bj9mr

    @Nora-bj9mr

    10 ай бұрын

    @@piman9280, wredny to ten język, oto ci chodzi👍

  • @someonesilence3731

    @someonesilence3731

    10 ай бұрын

    @@halfrhovsquared We wouldn't be here if we didn't agree, now would we?

  • @kenhaus3104
    @kenhaus31044 ай бұрын

    I'm in love with Lucy! Her smile, the way she speaks, she just radiates Joy...

  • @maxpolansky3417

    @maxpolansky3417

    3 ай бұрын

    She's just making money and subscribers. You've been duped.

  • @abhradeepmandal6265
    @abhradeepmandal626529 күн бұрын

    You explain really so well, loved your style

  • @ssesf
    @ssesf4 ай бұрын

    Funny! When I saw the title of this video - absolute fluent, my experience was that understanding jokes in the language was the hardest and thus the requirement. However, that leaves some native speakers a long way from fluent. 30+ years ago, I was reading French newspapers in Tunis and understanding but I didn't understand the jokes. Months later I was reading loads of BD/comics from the French Cultural Center in Lome but I was still not getting the jokes.

  • @macloricott13
    @macloricott139 ай бұрын

    As an engineer and a researcher, working with math every day, the last pun is pure gold. Which, by the way, makes it a very malleable pun 😀

  • @TheRockingBarbie

    @TheRockingBarbie

    9 ай бұрын

    Not to mention valuable 😉

  • @saskia4219

    @saskia4219

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I loved it!

  • @physical_insanity

    @physical_insanity

    8 ай бұрын

    Now that's gold.

  • @orionsgaming73

    @orionsgaming73

    8 ай бұрын

    As a heavy math user, think back to the last time you were constipated. Were you able to work out the problem with a pencil?😉

  • @josephgriffin1065

    @josephgriffin1065

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, that last joke was less than whole...

  • @robertnett9793
    @robertnett97934 ай бұрын

    I think one of the first jokes in English I understood was from Terry Pratchet giving a description of the Patrician (the Tyrant of Ankh Morpork) "He achieves with irony what others can't achieve with steel." Surely not the best joke in the world, but I really like the elegance in it.

  • @romanarshan
    @romanarshan2 ай бұрын

    I've got only two first without explanation. Thank you!

  • @FGFCB
    @FGFCBАй бұрын

    It’s so funny 🤣 to learn English with Lucy! I’ve never had so much fun learning English as I do when watching Lucy’s videos 🤩❤😂

  • @jbwhetstone
    @jbwhetstone10 ай бұрын

    I love the spelling differences between American and British English. Another great video, Lucy.

  • @hansmolders1066

    @hansmolders1066

    9 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I left a comment and used the word neighbor and deliberately didn't use a u😊

  • @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin

    @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin

    Ай бұрын

    Yes, this is huge. American starts with A British with B

  • @Hyrulistic
    @Hyrulistic10 ай бұрын

    One of my favourite jokes leverages these concepts: 3 men were out on a boat to relax, when they realized they brought 4 cigarettes but no matches. So they threw one cigarette out - and the whole boat became *_a cigarette lighter_* _from a certified Dad_ 😂

  • @RGJBosma

    @RGJBosma

    10 ай бұрын

    i loved this one- thanks for sharing

  • @JRuiz476

    @JRuiz476

    9 ай бұрын

    Bro, this is some good shit, I love this lmao

  • @uncletiggermclaren7592

    @uncletiggermclaren7592

    9 ай бұрын

    That is a GREAT joke, I will slyly steal it.

  • @clovissagan6646

    @clovissagan6646

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm unhappy that my french self didn't get it 😅😅

  • @limlimk17

    @limlimk17

    9 ай бұрын

    RIP certified dad

  • @dreamerwav698
    @dreamerwav6983 ай бұрын

    im a native english speaker yet felt the need to watch this video. i got all of them.

  • @edwinbellamy2712
    @edwinbellamy27123 ай бұрын

    I though my english was gettin old' and rusty But I'm glad I did understand everything, from start to finish ! Love the vibe of your videos ! cheer from france !

  • @DoctorMagoo111
    @DoctorMagoo1117 ай бұрын

    The fraction one got me - twice. Wonderful. I'm going to have to remember that one.

  • @stellataneva7012
    @stellataneva701210 ай бұрын

    The last one was really good. I adore wordplay jokes. There're lots of them in my favourite show "The Nanny". I just love the banter between CC and Niles. And here an example: "Oh, I loved that as a child! Ooops, I'm dating myself." - CC (talking about a show from her childhood that they're turning into a movie) "Dating yourself?! That's pathetic. Even you can do better than you." - Niles

  • @Zee_B
    @Zee_BАй бұрын

    I love your laugh! 🤣💕

  • @EmilioGarra
    @EmilioGarra3 ай бұрын

    I simply LOVED this video! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @samui3763
    @samui37637 ай бұрын

    I'm from the Philippines. Besides the fact that people from the Philippines have so many languages, I grew up watching shows and movies that only spoke English. My mom was not fluent in English and she was worried she wouldn't be able to teach us. So, her solution is exposing us to the English language at a young age. Karaoke is a huge thing here in my country for so long. I remember we sang a lot since I was a child. It also helped us to read English faster.

  • @flamerollerx01

    @flamerollerx01

    7 ай бұрын

    Have you been taking any kind of formal lessons? It's never too late to do so.

  • @EmJeRo14

    @EmJeRo14

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@flamerollerx01we have English as a consistent subject in our schools from kindergarten to university level. To imply he needs a formal education when he clearly knows enough to speak understandably is not only ignorant but also arrogant. You'd do very well to just shut up in the future or even to do a simple google search and fact check before typing out your thoughts and opinions on things you know nothing about. He merely shared his experience with learning English and what helped him. He wasn't complaining or anything.

  • @eyahiiz1_

    @eyahiiz1_

    7 ай бұрын

    on god brah

  • @eyahiiz1_

    @eyahiiz1_

    7 ай бұрын

    im tagalog too !

  • @eyahiiz1_

    @eyahiiz1_

    7 ай бұрын

    ur so cray cray

  • @estebancorral5151
    @estebancorral515110 ай бұрын

    I have reached the same conclusion long ago. One hasn’t mastered a language until one can deliver a joke. I take it a step further. I start in one language to misdirect the person whom I am addressing, but I deliver the punch line in another language. When the rest of the crowd starts laughing, the person whom I was addressing is momentarily stunned until he/she figures it out then starts laughing madder than the rest of the crowd. The hardest part is to keep a straight face on.😊

  • @jonathangrimm5850

    @jonathangrimm5850

    10 ай бұрын

    Can you give an example of how you‘ve done that?

  • @OlivierDALET

    @OlivierDALET

    10 ай бұрын

    I think your correct usage of whom precisely gives you away as not a native speaker!

  • @estebancorral5151

    @estebancorral5151

    10 ай бұрын

    @@OlivierDALET Olivier comes from French for Olive tree, and Dalet is a transliteration from the Hebrew for door. One can surmise that you’re Jewish, a francophone, but speak English as well.

  • @OlivierDALET

    @OlivierDALET

    10 ай бұрын

    @@estebancorral5151 that's half true: Dalet indeed sounds Hebrew (I think the letter D is transcribed something like daleth). However it's a plain south-western French name related to the word 'dalle', flagstone. Maybe I had ancestors who specialized in stone craft... And although I love (and practice) klezmer music I have no Jewish ancestry that I know of. As for your name, it sounds Spanish. Esteban would be Stéphane in French. Corral could be related to French courir (to run), but I'm not so sure.

  • @estebancorral5151

    @estebancorral5151

    10 ай бұрын

    @@OlivierDALET the letter for the d sound comes the ancient word for door. Esteban is Spanish for the French Estienne which is now defunct and replaced by Etienne or its alternate Stephane. Corral is an enclosure for animals. The family’s occupation were cowboys for hundreds of years. As for kelzmer I like the song Tumbalalaika.

  • @newsgo1876
    @newsgo1876Ай бұрын

    Thank you Lucy!

  • @JFBassett2050
    @JFBassett20502 ай бұрын

    I used to teach "language stuff" at Indiana University. Your stuff is GREAT!! More more!!

  • @ArthurIsaenko
    @ArthurIsaenko10 ай бұрын

    Albert Einstein was a great guy, but his brother Frank was a monster

  • @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin

    @verkehrsteilnehmer-berlin

    Ай бұрын

    But more famous were Edison and Edidaughter

  • @xxxblackvenomxxx
    @xxxblackvenomxxx10 ай бұрын

    I'm from Austria and I've grown up with TV shows from GB and fell in love with the humour there. Obviously, it made me understand the language better, which is a good feeling! In the end, german and english share roots, after all.

  • @ferdinandpierre4937
    @ferdinandpierre49372 ай бұрын

    Hi!teacher lycy I'm really enjoy your English course your sound really dawn your British accent

  • @rupchowdhury1999
    @rupchowdhury19994 ай бұрын

    Today I have watched your video for the first time. I have already subscribed to your channel. I believe, your videos will help me get better and fluent in English. Thank you.

  • @MissYucca13
    @MissYucca1310 ай бұрын

    The last one was actually hilarious 😂 great lesson!!!

  • @AmirAli-sn5ou

    @AmirAli-sn5ou

    10 ай бұрын

    Hi Lucy I am Amir Ali Dad I am writing to inform you that I like your video

  • @gamertennyson4010

    @gamertennyson4010

    10 ай бұрын

    I understand the last one quickly but can't get 3 one

  • @Taksis12
    @Taksis1210 ай бұрын

    My favorite. The National Poetry Contest had come down to two semifinalists: a Yale graduate and a redneck from Wyoming. They were given a word, then allowed two minutes to study the word and come up with a poem that contained the word. The word they were given was "Timbuktu". First to recite his poem was the Yale graduate. He stepped to the microphone and said: Slowly across the desert sand Trekked a lonely caravan. Men on camels, two by two Destination---Timbuktu. The crowd went crazy! No way could the redneck top that, they thought. The redneck calmly made his way to the microphone and recited: Me and Tim a-huntin went, Met three whores in a pop up tent. They was three, and we was two, So I bucked one, and Timbuktu. The redneck won hands down!

  • @haevinc

    @haevinc

    10 ай бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 golden for a non English speaker plus the excitement of understanding. Shut the buk up 🤣

  • @haevinc

    @haevinc

    10 ай бұрын

    Tbh Yale graduate's was shity poem

  • @malikiori

    @malikiori

    10 ай бұрын

    Made me laugh 😂

  • @usersssssssssssl

    @usersssssssssssl

    10 ай бұрын

    hilarious

  • @user-ec6kt2fg7m

    @user-ec6kt2fg7m

    10 ай бұрын

    That was a fucking brilliant joke!

  • @mtg6753
    @mtg67537 ай бұрын

    Lucy is absolutely a beautiful person in her intellect and in her looks.

  • @hamishfox
    @hamishfox4 ай бұрын

    That last joke made me cry

  • @kdayahya
    @kdayahya3 ай бұрын

    I watched to video twice. Now I walk out confidently knowing that I'm an absoulte english speaker

  • @DaddyDave265
    @DaddyDave26510 ай бұрын

    Always appreciate your efforts for teaching us English, dear Lucy!!!👍

  • @megaalvon3060
    @megaalvon306010 ай бұрын

    I totally loved the last one!!! 😂 I am sooooo happy I could nearly understand them all! Love from an Argentinian fan of both the English language and culture and your videos!!! Greetings to everyone!🤗

  • @dolly6321
    @dolly63212 ай бұрын

    Thanks teacher Lucy, thanks to ur video, now I can evaluate my English comprehension which is sort of terrible since I wholely dont get any jokes of yours. But I never give up to learn those and update more puns

  • @rtchakar
    @rtchakar20 күн бұрын

    SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH TEACHER !!!

  • @horsepowerandtalk1033
    @horsepowerandtalk10337 күн бұрын

    You saved the best for last. The math joke was pretty cleaver.

  • @graphicmaterial5947
    @graphicmaterial59478 ай бұрын

    Hi Lucy, I'm Swedish and I have a homonym "gift" for you: Did you know that the Swedish word "såg" is the same as the English word "saw" in both meanings: something you did see yesterday, and a tool to cut things like logs. Quite an exciting coincidence, don't you think? Love your stuff, I learn so much!

  • @reddiver7293

    @reddiver7293

    7 ай бұрын

    Mildly interesting, definitely. Exciting? Mmm...

  • @tovekauppi1616

    @tovekauppi1616

    7 ай бұрын

    Är du säker på att det är en slump? Med tanke på hur lika uttalen på orden är känns det som att de borde ha gemensamt ursprung.

  • @graphicmaterial5947

    @graphicmaterial5947

    7 ай бұрын

    Tja, både svenska och engelska är ju i grunden germanska språk, så varför inte?@@tovekauppi1616

  • @hybbfr727

    @hybbfr727

    7 ай бұрын

    And "gift" means "poison" or "married"

  • @graphicmaterial5947

    @graphicmaterial5947

    7 ай бұрын

    Off topic, my friend. It's not a homonym as it isn't pronounced the same. Also - I love to be married, if you don't - get a divorce..@@hybbfr727

  • @matrixphijr
    @matrixphijr4 ай бұрын

    “According to this formula of humor, my ‘chill out’ joke was literally the funniest thing ever said by anyone.” - Claptrap

  • @BJKage
    @BJKage3 ай бұрын

    I am Czech and we totally have the same dry humor. I obviously came for the jokes, thanx.

  • @adrian.sin01
    @adrian.sin0110 ай бұрын

    I'm a Brit and I found this hilarious. British humour is hard to understand but once you pick it up, it's the best thing in the world.

  • @JeanClaudePeeters

    @JeanClaudePeeters

    10 ай бұрын

    Well done, you! That means you're fluent in English.😉

  • @adrian.sin01

    @adrian.sin01

    10 ай бұрын

    @@JeanClaudePeeters haha well it's the only language I know. But thanks lol

  • @benjaminvanderneut6826

    @benjaminvanderneut6826

    10 ай бұрын

    British humor is one of the best. In the Netherlands we love the oldies. Allo allo, keeping up appearances, dad's army and so on. Its too funny

  • @sabrinabrito8473

    @sabrinabrito8473

    10 ай бұрын

    This is for my braziliam folks who also thought our humor is so much more refined. We absolutely slay greengos 😂

  • @danielsgrunge

    @danielsgrunge

    10 ай бұрын

    @@sabrinabrito8473 100%

  • @remilabonne5724
    @remilabonne57244 ай бұрын

    Hi Lucy, it's the first time I've seen one of your videos. Understanding jokes is a big challenge for non-native speakers, especially for Frenchies. Thanks a lot ! PS : Speaking of jokes, do you know why we don’t tell secrets on a farm? Because the potatoes have eyes, the corn has ears, and the beans stalk!

  • @Horse_In_A_Suit

    @Horse_In_A_Suit

    4 ай бұрын

    Although it can be challenging for the frenchies, i do think its harder for the germans.

  • @behemoth8399

    @behemoth8399

    4 ай бұрын

    Qu'est-ce que tu baragouines bordel reviens à la raison nos blagues sont meilleures.

  • @ninetailedfox579121

    @ninetailedfox579121

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Horse_In_A_Suit I think it is most difficult for the Russians, because they try to go over them too quickly.

  • @b1oodzy

    @b1oodzy

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Horse_In_A_Suit English is a germanic language

  • @antonpayne919

    @antonpayne919

    4 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@Horse_In_A_Suithow so? being german i have little to no difficulty understanding jokes

  • @snacke2931
    @snacke29313 ай бұрын

    Thanks Lucy..

  • @AnthonyKurupa
    @AnthonyKurupa18 күн бұрын

    Hardly noticed time passing. Great.

  • @ViniciusJusto
    @ViniciusJusto10 ай бұрын

    Lucy! Thank you! Your content has cheered up my day! I love how easy and smooth is listening to you. You definetly helps my listening in English! :D

  • @peterzavon3012
    @peterzavon30125 ай бұрын

    I once worked with a Chinese native of Hong Kong (before its return to Chinese control). Although English was an important language there, he was so unsure of his command of it that when he came to the US at the age of 19 he did not step outside the air terminal in Los Angeles for even a moment for fear of not being able to get back in to take his connecting flight. When I met him years later, his English was so fluent that he laughed automatically at puns (no pause for thought at all). I found that very impressive.

  • @yoenace
    @yoenace20 күн бұрын

    Native spanish here, over than 20 years working in a hotel in canary islands. I remember my first impressions with this kind of brit humour I couldnt find hilarious at all but respectfully with the guests I did my best to show fun emotions. I can recall the first I heard that a guest told me while I was behind the bar: When is a door not a door…when it, s a jaw. While Everyone at the other side of the bar ha ha ha, myself….whaaaaat?

  • @user-hf3zd2jm3t
    @user-hf3zd2jm3t4 ай бұрын

    I was worried that I might have been lived under a rock until I heard the joke. It was a rock worth living under.

  • @josefstalin9678
    @josefstalin96789 ай бұрын

    I read a humorous story in a comment section once of an English speaker trying to translate the idiom "the big cheese" into German and, although their translation was correct, the idiom itself still confused all the Germans who heard it because its a colloquialism they weren't familiar with. There's also a few episodes of a TV show called Archer that had a running joke of the main character asking his translator to tell some non english speakers what he was saying but he kept using idioms which understandably flew over their heads. Language is great.

  • @CeruleanGymTrainer
    @CeruleanGymTrainer26 күн бұрын

    Being Italian who’s second language is English and being able to understand all these puns makes me proud of myself. How do you know the moon is going broke? It’s down its last quarter.

  • @kypirko5710
    @kypirko57104 ай бұрын

    I am absolutely head over heels in love with you. 🥰🥰🥰

  • @magacofi
    @magacofi9 ай бұрын

    Puns is my absolute favorite thing about having learned English. So much good stuff. English has incredible flexibility to twist words and phrases, and people make the most of that 😂 so many fun pun-sibilities 😆

  • @caracolrojo
    @caracolrojo10 ай бұрын

    Long ago I came home to find my mum being courted by a cultured man who, in an effort to earn points with me, told me "your mother is an incredible woman"; to which I immediately replied "yeah, she's unbelievable!". I'm from Peru. Spanish is my first language and I'd never been abroad at the time. I was surprised to learn not only was I fluent in English, but witty as well 😂

  • @OlivierDALET

    @OlivierDALET

    10 ай бұрын

    It's subtle and takes some knowledge of etymology or a romance language to get it but it's a good one!

  • @NaughtiusMaximmus

    @NaughtiusMaximmus

    10 ай бұрын

    Lmao

  • @Nari_Trovi

    @Nari_Trovi

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@OlivierDALET can you explain please? do they mean incredible as "shockingly good at being bad"

  • @NanoChips

    @NanoChips

    9 ай бұрын

    @@Nari_Trovi i think that the joke is that “credible” is another word for trustworthy, and the prefix “in-“ normally denotes the opposite of the word to which it’s attached, so even though the suitor is trying to say that the mother is amazing (incredible), op made a pun out of it as if the suitor were actually saying that the mother was untrustworthy, and thus replied that she was “unbelievable” (which can be both a good thing-like in the sense of something awe-inspiring or amazing-or a bad thing, like she can’t be believed); hope that helps!

  • @GoodMusicManiac999

    @GoodMusicManiac999

    9 ай бұрын

    I'm Italian and got it immediately!

  • @IncapableLP
    @IncapableLP3 ай бұрын

    The best pun i have ever seen, was in a cartoon (forgot which one), where the main characters wanted to watch a movie, it starts up, show the "Universal"-logo, but instead it said "Puniversal". Best one ever! Also: I am german, but understood all of them...and i cringed into the ground, until i came out at the other side of the world. It truely was a groundbreaking experience though...

  • @debug8377

    @debug8377

    3 ай бұрын

    just from the intro i knew that's a puntastic movie

  • @sarahzhao9347
    @sarahzhao93473 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this video, I can't stop cryng now

  • @kovak2077
    @kovak207710 ай бұрын

    I understood all of these jokes, but i do not really think, that i'm fluent in English. But i absolutely like your content, because it's pretty helpful.

  • @psychoticamericanteacher

    @psychoticamericanteacher

    10 ай бұрын

    You get fluent by listening to native when they speak

  • @lexavlogs7149

    @lexavlogs7149

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@psychoticamericanteacher yes I do, but I am not also as good when I talk

  • @testingtesting4984

    @testingtesting4984

    10 ай бұрын

    Same, they do not feel funny. That’s probably the “being fluent” part that is hard to achieve

  • @arindambanerjee2849

    @arindambanerjee2849

    10 ай бұрын

    Great pun 😂

  • @vincentconti-jb3hd

    @vincentconti-jb3hd

    10 ай бұрын

    That's normal..,.. actually a pun is a kind of idiom

  • @conniemerritt3206
    @conniemerritt32067 ай бұрын

    I’m a native English speaker (although our friends across the pond might beg to differ), and I even watched this in its entirety because of the excellent presentation. I can see how these nuances of language could be difficult for new learners.

  • @filougamingfr
    @filougamingfr3 ай бұрын

    I think i've found the right channel to practice my english 😁

  • @cykkm
    @cykkmАй бұрын

    I see quite a few maths jokes here. It's heartwarming indeed. Here's my fav: 'A comatematician is a device for turning cotheorems info ffe'. It must be a _codad_ joke, because it uses _copun._ Hint: Alfréd Rényi.

  • @JDCarnin
    @JDCarnin7 ай бұрын

    I think I’ve found my new favorite activity. Listening to a British person with perfect English cracking some Dad Jokes. I would really enjoy it if you actually could make a Video with you just telling jokes for like half an hour!

  • @Zothos3

    @Zothos3

    3 ай бұрын

    That would be rad. 😁

  • @user-wy4vz2ub8f
    @user-wy4vz2ub8f10 ай бұрын

    This lesson was simple yet elegant, thank you for your incredible videos

  • @giacomofibonacci1022
    @giacomofibonacci1022Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much.😊

  • @nidrisis7838
    @nidrisis78384 ай бұрын

    As a french, the only one i did'nt get immediately was the third one, i didn't know the "fired" sense of "given the sack". Thanks for the knowledge ;)

  • @BestBarty
    @BestBarty10 ай бұрын

    Your English is not only correct it is also extremely pleasant to hear, no ‘like’ in every sentence and a very beautiful structure of each sentence.

  • @pample_mousse6429

    @pample_mousse6429

    10 ай бұрын

    I have no idea how you can say that like. Like I mean “like” is an important part of the English language innit.

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