اد شیرن Shape of You

Vocabulary and Expressions:

Lover:

A romantic partner.

(generally NOT someone you have sex with just one time).

Example : What do you want to do this weekend, lover?

Shots:

A small does of alcohol.

Example : Let’s take a shot!Tequila or whisky?

Come over:

To move towards the speaker.

Example : Come over here and give me a kiss.

Start up:

To begin or set in motion.

(Adding ‘up’ puts more emphasis on ‘start’).

Example : I can’t start up my motorcycle. Could you help?

Jukebox:

A music machine found in bars.

Example : I’m going to put my favourite song on the jukebox.

Don’t mind me:

Don’t worry about what I am doing.

Example : Don’t mind me, I just need to fix this and then I’ll leave.

Waist:

Part of the body between the ribs and hips.

Example : He put his hand on her waist while they danced.

Follow my lead:

To mimic someone’s actions.

Example : Just follow the instructor’s lead and try to keep up.

Shape of:

Something’s form, contours or outline.

Example : She liked the shape of his nose.

Magnet:

Something that attracts other things.

(e.g. an iron magnet attracts iron and other metals).

Example : It’s a bad idea to get a magnet near your phone.

Heart is falling:

To be falling in love.

(Not a common expression)

Example : My heart is falling hard for her.

Bedsheets:

Linens used to dress a bed.

Example : I need to wash my bedsheets.

Brand new:

Recently acquired.

(‘brand’ adds emphasis to ‘new’)

Example : You like my watch? It’s brand new!

One week in:

After one week of time.

(Can be any amount of time in)

Example : The movie was awful, I left 20 minutes in.

Thrifty:

Using money carefully and not wanting it.

Example: Traveling world taught me to be thrifty.

Bag:

Slang term for a woman’s purse.

Example : I’ll hold your bag while you buy the tickets.

Sweet and sour:

A sauce with contrasting flavours.

Example : I usually order sweet and sour pork at the Chinese restaurant.

Doing okay:

Doing well, not bad.

Example : She said she’s doing okay since the break-up.

Backseat:

The rear part of a vehicle.

Example : Do you want to ride in the front or the backseat?

Grammar and culture:

Bar vs. Club:

Bar: for sitting, drinking.

(sometimes live music).

Club: place with drinks and loud music for dancing.

Van the man:

Van Morrison - singer famous for “Brown Eyed Girl”.

Like a magnet do:

Grammatical error- should be “like a magnet does”.

Pronunciation :

To find a lover:

Fine-duh luh-vuh.

(Note: in American English the R is pronounced in “Lover”).

Example : It’s so hard to find a lover in this town.

Doing shots:

doin’ shots.

Example : Things got messy when we started doing shots.

Reduction of ‘And’ :

Me and my = me-n-my.

Push and pull = push-n-pull.

Sweet and the sour = sweet-n-thuh-sour.

Hours and hours = hours-n’hours.

Example : Could you pass the salt and pepper?

Give it a chance:

give-ih-uh chance.

Example : You’ve never even tried haggis.

Give it a chance!

Start to dance:

Star-tuh-dance.

Example : The music came on and they started to dance.

I want your love:

I wanchur love.

Example : I want your love, do you feel the same?

Grab on my waist:

grabbon my waist.

Example : Don’t be afraid to grab on her waist.

Heart is falling:

har-diz fallin’

Example : My heart is falling hard for her.

In love with your body:

in love with-thyur baw-dee.

Example : Jen is beautiful! I’m in love with her body.