10+ Phrasal Verbs in 10 minutes
- Nick Nantais NEWN
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min read
Updated: Feb 7, 2021
Hi guys welcome or welcome back to Speaking Canadian with Nick (Natural English with Nick) a podcast for learning English in a natural and dynamic way through interesting and authentic content. Today’s episode is for intermediate learners. However, even for those of you at an advanced level in English, it’s always a good idea to brush up on meaning to revise even the simplest and most essential phrasal verbs in English “ why would I do that” I will tell you, because native speakers use them constantly and mastering them will make your English sound one thousand ( 1000%) more natural. Today we’re going to learn how to use ten (10) very common and incredibly useful phrasal verbs in a very natural way. I’m not going to explain to you what a phrase verb is. I’m just going to show you how they are used. The only thing I will say is that phrasal verbs are usually composed of two (2) parts, a verb then an additional word that drastically changes the meaning of the verb. In some cases, a preposition will also follow the additional word. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about: To come back for something or someone. Here we have the verb ( to come) plus the additional word ( back) and the preposition (for.) This all together means in other words to return with the intent of retrieving something or locating someone. But hey those words are too big and fancy for your average English speaker and this why everyone just uses phrasal verbs instead of long and complex words typically deriving from Latin or Greek especially in more informal speech. But wait Nick won’t that make me sound stupid? I want to speak proper English. Believe it or not my friends, this is proper English. This is the colloquial language that we all grew up (better: grow up) speaking so if you want to pass for a native speaker meaning if you want to sound like a native speaker I really recommend learning at least the most essential phrasal verbs and you can always go from there meaning you can always deepen your knowledge from that point on. If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed that I’ve already used at least four (4) phrasal verbs so far. I challenge you before you read the transcription for this episode to listen to this intro a couple times and try to say aloud all the phrasal verbs I use and if you’re more of a visual learner, be sure to write them down in your notebook. Without further ado, let’s get down to business! ( let’s get to work)
To Stop By
The first phrasal verb we are going to analyse today is “to stop by”. To stop by means to pay someone a short visit or go make a quick stop at a place while you’re ( you are*) on your way to somewhere else. For example, I’ll ( I will*) stop by your place after work. But first I gotta (got to*) stop by the bank. I would explain to you guys the rest of these expressions but I got to stop by my friends house to grab( get) my computer first.
To Get Better
The next one is to get better which simply means to improve and can replace the verb to improve in nearly all cases just keeping in mind the formality of the situation. For example, when you tell me you have trouble understanding English, I will tell you “well if you listen to podcasts in English everyday, you’ll ( you will) get better” meaning you’ll improve. “I need to get better at taking my friends advice because he is always right.” I really should get better at simplifying my examples.
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