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• I just got to go pick up my books, I’ll be right back = I just gotta go pick up my books, all be right back.

I’ll be right back:

Used to say you will return in a moment.

Example: Don’t go anywhere. I’ll be right back.

• No problem, I’ll be right here = no prob-em, all be right here.

• Joey, this is sn English as a Second Language class for beginners.

English as a Second language:

This is what is often shortened to ESL. Notice that because this is an ESL class, she speaks at a quite slower pace, not connecting her words very much.

• Are you sure you’re in the right place? = ir you sure yir in the right place?

Get started:

To begin doing something.

Another way to say “to start something. “

Example: I can’t wait to get started on my new project.

This phrase is often used with “let’s” which is used when we want to invite or suggest to someone that we do something.

Example: Let’s cook dinner - Let’s do it together.

• Practiced counting to 10 = practiced coun-ing to 10.

Somebody’s gonna get a gold star.

Somebody… (or domeon) :

We somethings use this pronoun humorously to say what a person will receive, whether this is something you’ll enjoy, or something you won’t be pleased about.

Example: (A mother to her child who doesn’t want to do his homework) Looks like somebody won’t go out to play with his friends.

Gold star:

A prize given to someone in recognition of a notable performance in class.

-why don’t you pick it up? = why don-chew pick id-up?

Pick it up where (someone) left off:

“Pick up” in this case means to re-start reading a book from where someone had previously stopped.

“where someone left off” refers to that point-the last page that was read before abandoning the book.

Chad, pick it up from page forty-… where Ethan left off.

• Now, this is a hard part, so take your time.

Take your time:

To not hurry because there’s enough time to do something carefully or patiently.

Example: When you’re learning how to drive, take your time learning the basics in an open parking lot before taking it into traffic.

• Oh, boy! Yeah, this is-this looks tough.

Oh, boy! :

Exclamation used to express amazement, excitement, or to the contrary, that you don’t enjoy doing something.

Example: Oh, boy! I can’t believe it broke again.

I thought I had already repaired this thing.

Tough:

Difficult, Hard.

For Example: I heard that the final test is really tough.

• The bell rang and the students all went to the auditorium with their teacher.

Boom!

“The bell rang” :

In a school context, the bell is the device that separates class time from the break.

When it rings (makes it’s ringing sound) students go on their break.

Auditorium:

An enclosed place, often at a school, where people are brought together to hear and watch something.

Boom! :

Exclamation used in conversations to show excitement for something you just did or said.

For example: Boom! I just found out that I passed the test!

• That’s right, Boris, you heard it.

Auditorium.

That’s right, Boris, you heard it! :

Joey has this “in your face” attitude towards Boris because they’ve gotten into a competition to be the best English speaker and to win Maria’s heart.

• Some words are so “tug”.

• Tug?

Oh, remember, I told you that the GH sometimes sounds like an F.

Some words are so tough:

Like Joey says, many words containing “gh” are pronounced as “f.” other examples are enough, laugh, but this is not a universal rule.

For example: Maria is confused by Joey, and says “Make love to me tonift” instead of “tonight. “

• Remember, I told you = ‘member, I told you.

• I got it.

I got it:

Used to say, often with a confident voice, that you have the situation under control.

For example: Oh don’t worry.

I got it.

• If the present tense ofthe verb to be is I am then the subjunctive tense is, “If I…”

Subjunctive Mood: If I was/If I was were:

Joey makes a common native mistake when he answers that “if I was” is the correct subjunctive mood.

“If I was” is actually grammatically correct, but natives often use them interchangeably.

Friends spinoff:

The main character in this clip is Joey Tribbiani, but this isn’t Friends, it’s a spinoff called “Joey”.

For example: A spinoff is a TV show that continues the narrative of a previous show (in this case Friends), with some aspect of the same story.