0:00 Hello and welcome to English for Everyone, where we practice real life American English. Today, we're going to learn some important vocabulary, some phrasal verbs, and some expressions. So, let's get started. First, let's talk about this. This is a snap. It's also a verb. I can snap. I can snap my fingers. What about you? Can you snap your fingers? Leave it in the comments. Let me know. Tell me if you can snap your fingers. Some people can, some people cannot. I can snap my fingers. Snap in the present, in the past. Snapped. Use the t sound. T snapped. I snapped my fingers. Let's practice. Did I snap my fingers?
0:48 That's right. I snapped my fingers. Let's talk about the expression in a snap. In a snap. If you do something in a snap, it means you do it quickly, fast. Example, she's cooking dinner and she said she'll have it ready in a snap. That means very quickly. She will. Contraction. She'll she'll have it ready in a snap. So, she's cooking dinner. Will she have it ready in a snap? That's right. She'll have it ready in a snap. >> By the way, I can have meetsamemelvin.com up and going in a snap. >> It'll be done in a snap. I usually have things figured out in a snap. >> Of course, I have all my pottery things in there, but I can clear them out in a snap.
1:33 >> Now, let's talk about some phrasal verbs. Snap at. What does it mean to snap at? For example, if a dog tries to bite you, you can say, "The dog snapped at me." The dog didn't bite you, but the dog tried to bite you. So, we use this phrasal verb snap at. Remember, snap in the present, in the past, snapped. Snapped at the dog snapped at him. I guess the dog was angry. Or maybe he did something. Anyway, the dog snapped at him. Let's practice. Did the dog snap at him? That's right. The dog snapped at him. Can we use it for a person? Sure. If someone gets mad at you and says something mean or something not nice, you could say they snapped at you. His
2:19 boss was angry, so his boss said something mean, so I can say his boss snapped at him. Let's practice. Did his boss snap at him? That's right. His boss snapped at him. Let's hear some examples. >> I'm sorry I snapped at you at regionals. >> Like um Rob when he snapped at me the other day. >> Hey, look. Oh, um I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. >> And I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. >> Hey, I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier. I'm sorry I snapped at you. >> I didn't mean to snap at you earlier. Now, let's talk about the phrasal verb snap out of. If you're in a negative mood, like you're sad or you're upset, you're depressed. If you change your mood quickly, you snap out of your bad
3:06 mood. You snap out of it. It doesn't always happen, but it's possible. Example, he's sad and he's listening to sad music, which is making him sadder. He needs to change his mood quickly. He needs to snap out of it. So, he's sad and he's getting sadder. He needs to change his mood quickly. He needs to snap out of it. Pronunciation. Snap out of it. Not out of it, but out of it. The T and out changes to a fast e. You can say out of it or out of it. Either way. So, he's sad and he's getting sadder. What does he need to do? Does he need to snap out of it? That's right. He needs to snap out of it. >> Those kids aren't even that bad. So, snap out of it. >> Snap out of it. SNAP OUT OF IT. BUZZ. I
3:53 TOLD you about how she tried to get him to snap out of it. >> I snapped out of it though. >> But I snapped out of it. >> You snapped out of it just fine. >> And we also have the phrasal verb snap back. Example, if you change the form of something and it does this, it snaps back. You change the form or the shape of something and when you let go, it snaps back. It goes back into its original form. That's snap back into place like this. I bend it and it snaps back into place. Let's practice. Did it snap back into place? That's right. It snapped back into place. >> You can't expect everything to snap back to normal in just a couple of days. >> I expect to have a little string on your
4:39 chest, you know, that I pull out and have to snap back. >> I think things aren't going to snap back unless I >> Or I can say snap closed. Example, this is a close pin. And when I do this, it opens. But if I let go, it snaps closed. Not closed, but closed. It snaps closed when you let go. Again, it snaps closed. Let's practice. Does it snap closed when you let go? That's right. It snaps closed when you let go. So, we see when we use the verb snap, you can use it in different ways with different phrasal verbs and expressions. Thanks for watching and keep watching for more. Today we're learning this phrasal verb pay off. Pay
5:26 off is when you finish paying for something. When you make payments over time and when you finish, you say pay off. Or if you have a loan. If you have a loan, you need to pay off the loan. And if you have a loan, you can say you have debt. Remember with debt, the B is silent. Do not say debt. It's debt. Silent P. You need to pay off your loan or you need to pay off your debt. It's the same thing. It's when you borrow money. Example, if you have a credit card, you need to pay off your credit card. He needs to pay off his credit card. He needs to pay everything so he doesn't have any debt. He needs to pay
6:11 off his credit card. Let's practice. Does he need to pay off his credit card? That's right. He needs to pay off his credit card. And pay off is a separable phrasal verb. That means if you have a pronoun, you have to separate and put the pronoun in the middle. Example, it pay it off. I cannot say pay off it. I have to put it in the middle and say pay it off. Now the T in it is between vowels. So, we change it to a fast D and we say pay it off. Pay it off. So, I can say he needs to pay off his credit card or I can use the pronoun it and say he needs to pay it off. He needs to pay it off as soon as possible. Example, he has
6:59 a balance on his credit card and he needs to pay it off as soon as possible. Let's practice. He has a balance on his credit card. Does he need to pay it off as soon as possible? That's right. He needs to pay it off as soon as possible. And if we change the verb to the past, pay in the past paid. Paid it off. In the past, he paid it off. Example, he bought a car, but he had to make payments for a long time. And he finally paid it off. No more payments. He finished paying. He finished making the payments. He paid it off. He finally paid it off. Let's practice. Did he finally pay it off?
7:49 That's right. He finally paid it off. And this guy, he had a loan. But he finally paid it off. He finished paying off the loan. He finished paying off his debt. So, I can say he finally paid it off. Let's practice. Did he finally pay off his loan? That's right. He finally paid off his loan. Did he finally pay it off? That's right. He finally paid it off. It took a long time, but he paid it off. No more debt. Thank you for watching, and if you like this video, subscribe to our channel. And if you want to become a
8:35 member, click the join button. and we'll see you next time.
