This is how we really speak English - the word "GOT" in slang and informal conversation

This is how we really speak English - the word "GET" in slang and informal conversation

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"The word "GET" in slang and informal conversation":

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LESSON 1

0:02 - Silvana: "Did you get what the teacher was saying?"

0:07 - Lin: "Yep" (yes), I got it.

0:10 -Silvana: "How much did you get the new tee shirt for? I've got the same one."

0:41 - Lin: "I got it for $20."

0:20 - Silvana: "$20? Boy, you got gypped, I got my tee shirt for $10 -- the same one that you've got!"

0:32 - Lesson 1: The word "Get" in English conversation.

0:46 - Using the word "get" in informal and slang English conversation

0:53 - From the author of "The Big Book of English Grammar for ESL and English Learners", available in the description below this video.

1:10 - Silvana: "Did you get bit?"

1:14 - Lin: "No, but I got a cramp in my leg when I ran away!

1:19 - Silvana: "Did you get medical attention?"

1:28 - Yeah, he got better.

1:35 - To get bit (or to get bitten) [means]to be bitten [by something or someone]

1:45 - Example: Ouch! I got bit by a mosquito!

1:56 - So, let's learn how English speakers build their sentences

1:56 - To get a cramp [means] to have a cramp that you didn't expect to have.

2:04 - To get a cramp [means] (similar to: to get a cold, to get a disease, etc., to have an illness that you didn't expect to have)

2:15 - "I've got a headache"

2:23 - To get medical attention [means] to receive help from a doctor or a hospital when you have an illness or an injury.

2:32 - She got medical attention.

2:40 - To get better [means] to recover from an illness or an injury; to become well after an illness or injury.

2:48 - He got better.

2:59 - Get over it already! (slang). When someone complains too much about something and you want them to stop complaining, you say "Get over it already!" Caution: say this only to people you are familiar with!

3:29 - Using get in English slang expressions.

3:34 - Silvana: "I'm going to get $1 million dollars by next year."

3:39 - Lin: "Get real! You have to get a job first!"

4:06 - Some slang expressions using "get": Get real!; I got gypped!; Get outta here! (Get out of here); Do you get it? (or: "Get it"?); Let's get crazy!

4:12 - Get real! Meaning: Be realistic!

4:19 - Example: Lin: "I can jump over that wall with one leap!" Silvana: "Get real! If you tried to jump over that wall you'd get injured!

4:36 - Get gypped, meaning: To be deceived or to be cheated.

4:45 - Example: "I paid too much for the fruit at the market . . . I got gypped!" Other similar expressions: I got hosed!; I got screwed!; I got taken!; I got hoodwinked!

4:54 - Silvana: "I saw your new car. What did get it for (what did you pay for it)?"

5:00 - Lin: "Glad you liked it! I got it for $30,000 U.S."

5:09 - Silvana: "I didn't say I liked it. $30,000? Boy, you got gypped! That car's not even worth $20,000!"

5:35 - Get outta here (get out of here): Meaning: to be surprised to hear or see something. Caution: saying this expression with different tones gives it different meanings (use a high tone with the word "outta" meaning surprise.

5:46 - Example: Silvana: "I just won the lottery!" Lin: (showing surprise) "Get outta here!" Silvana: "It's true, I did win the lottery!"

6:09 - Tonal difference examples: "Get OUTTA here" means to be surprised about something: "GET outta here" means "Please leave here right now!"

6:24 - "Do you get it?" ("Get it?"): Meaning: to understand something.

6:29 - Silvana: "I don't get it . . . I heard that the earth is flat. Is the earth flat?"

6:31 - Lin: "The earth is NOT flat. It's round! Get it?"

6:37 - Silvana: "Oh, okay . . . I get it . . . the earth is ROUND."

6:46 - Let's . . . Get . . . Crazy; Let's Get Crazy!

6:53 - Silvana: "Did you get crazy last night?"

6:58 - Lin: "Yeah, we went to a concert last night. It was wild! We let it all hang out!"

7:06 - Silvana: "Wow,it sounds like you really got crazy. I wish I would have gone to the concert."

7:22 - "Get crazy," related expressions: "It was wild" means: the activity seemed uncontrolled and exciting. "We let it all hang out" means: we were relaxed and did and said whatever we wanted.

7:40 - Bonus slang Expression: "Gotcha" (I've got you); Meaning: "I've tricked you", "I've fooled you!"

7:58 - "I've got to go now . . . but, before I do, please like and subscribe!