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Parents - Vocabulary Lesson

Hello and welcome to the vocabulary lesson for the conversation “Parents.” Now this is a conversation

that Joe and I are having together about our parents, mostly our fathers, and things that they taught us

when we were younger.

So let’s begin with the conversation.

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Joe starts off by saying, “Y’know...”

And now as I’ve said in many, many lessons, y’know is short for you know.

And Joe goes on to say, “I don’t think that people really appreciate their parents until they get

older.”

What Joe is saying here is, I don’t think people really appreciate - really admire their parents. Or really

think a lot of good things about their parents. Or think a lot of good thoughts about their parents, until

they get older.

And Joe goes on to say, “I mean...”

Or he’s saying here, what I’m trying to say...

And he goes on to say, “at least…”

Or, in any case.

“I can say that about myself. And I think it’s true of, y’know, here in America.” And then I say,

“Yeah...”

And now yeah... This is slang or casual or informal for yes.

And I go on to say, “I was gonna say…”

Gonna is short or slang for going to.

And I go on to say, “in this culture, anyway.”

Now anyway... This is just filler. It’s not really needed in the sentence. Culture. Culture is the way a

group of people think and act. Culture. So in this sentence I was talking about the way things are here in

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America. Culture.

And I go on to say, “Yeah I can totally agree with that.”

Totally. Totally means definitely or completely. Totally. For example: When I was younger, my parents

would get totally angry with me whenever I came home late for dinner. Totally.

And then Joe says, “Yeah, I, eh...”

Now eh... This is just a filler word. Doesn’t really mean anything.

Joe goes on to say, “y’know, looking back...”

Looking back. This means to think of a time in the past. Looking back. For example: When I look back

on the time I lived in Thailand, it makes me smile. Looking back.

And Joe goes on to say, “I think I only really came to...”

Really here is just filler. It’s not really needed in this sentence. You could take it away and the sentence

would still make sense.

And then Joe goes on to say, “y’know, see all the sacrifices my parents made...”

Sacrifice or sacrifices. This is something that causes you to be unable or not able to do something else

that you would like to do. Sacrifices. For example: When I lived in Thailand, I had to make a sacrifice. I

could not take my cats with me. Sacrifices, or in this example, sacrifice.

And Joe goes on to say, “and appreciate those sacrifices, when I went away to college.”

Or he is saying, when I moved away to go to college.

And then I say, “Mm-hm.”

So I’m just making this noise agreeing with Joe.

And I go on to say, “That’s probably…”

Or I’m saying, that’s about the time.

“when I started appreciating my parents, too.”

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Or I’m saying, that’s when I started appreciating my parents also.

And then Joe says, “Yeah, I mean, y’know, now looking back…”

Or he’s saying, now remembering.

“I can see that my dad...”

Or he’s saying, I can understand that my dad.

And he goes on to say, “He was always trying to teach me things. And at the time I, I couldn’t

even tell that it was going on.”

Or that it was happening. Now couldn’t even tell... This means did not know. Couldn’t even tell. For

example: I couldn’t even tell that the cook put chili peppers in the soup. It did not taste spicy. Couldn’t

even tell.

And then Joe says, “But...”

And but is just a filler word here. It’s not really needed in the sentence.

And he goes on to say, “y’know, now I see there’s method to his madness, like...”

Or he’s saying, such as, or for example. Now method to his madness... This means at the time Joe did

not know why his father did something but later he was able to understand. So method to his madness…

At the time you do not know why somebody is doing something but later you understand. Method to his

madness. For example: My friend Kim makes clothes. When she was ten years old she did not

understand why her mother wanted to teach her how to sew. But later Kim understood the method to her

madness.

And then I say, “Like, what’s an example?”

Like is a filler word here. It’s not really needed.

And Joe says, “Alright, well...”

So he’s saying, okay. And well... This is a filler word. It’s not really needed.

And Joe goes on to say, “for example, like on Saturdays, y’know, what I liked to do was probably

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what any, y’know, little boy used to do. I liked to go out, play with my friends, y’know, play some

baseball or some football or, y’know, just, just hang out…”

Just. This is a filler word. It’s not really needed in the sentence.

So Joe is saying, “hang out with my friends.”

Now hang out... This means to casually pass time. Hang out. For example: I like to hang out at the

park. It is relaxing. Hang out.

And then I say, “Right.”

So I’m just agreeing with Joe here.

And then Joe says, “Well, my dad on the other hand...”

Or he’s saying, my dad, though.

And Joe goes on to say, “y’know, he was really strict.”

Or he was very strict. Strict. This means controlling. Strict. For example: My parents were very strict

when I was younger. They would not let me date until I was 16 years old. Strict.

And Joe goes on to say, “And, uh...”

And uh is just a filler word. It’s not really needed.

And Joe says, “he ran a tight ship.”

He ran a tight ship. What Joe is saying here is that his father was very strict or very controlling. He ran a

tight ship. For example: Joe’s father ran a tight ship. He made sure that Joe studied for school every

night or he could not watch TV. He ran a tight ship.

And then Joe says, “I’m tellin’ ya.”

Now tellin’... This is short for telling. And ya... This is short for you. I’m tellin’ ya. This means I am not

joking. I am serious. For example: I’m tellin’ ya, if I had one million dollars, I’d travel for two years. I’m

tellin’ ya.

And then Joe says, “I mean, I, I think there was this unspoken motto…”

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Or this not talked about motto. Now a motto... This is a word or a group of words that is important to

someone or something. Motto. An example of motto would be: Joe’s motto is to treat people the way he

would want them to treat him. Motto. And Joe goes on to say… So he’s saying his father had this

unspoken or not talked about motto.

And then Joe says, “that he had which was my way or the highway.”

My way or the highway. This means do as I say or leave. My way or the highway. An example of my

way or the highway would be: The owner of the restaurant made sure that the cooks did what he said.

“It’s my way or the highway...” he’d say to them.

And then I just laugh and say, “I can see that.”

So what I’m saying is, I can imagine or I can think about Joe’s dad being strict.

And then Joe says, “So…”

And so is just a filler word here. It’s not really needed.

And he goes on to say, “come Saturday morning...”

Or he’s saying on Saturday morning.

“it was time to do some work, and...” And I just laughed. And Joe says, “so it was time to spoil

the fun I wanted to have.”

Or to ruin the fun I wanted to have. So what Joe is saying is his dad did not let him have the fun that he

wanted to have.

And then I say, “Right.” And Joe says, “So, he’d say something like, ‘Hey...”

And hey is just a filler word here.

So his dad would say, “‘Hey, y’know, uh, today we have to change the oil on the car, I’ll show you

how to do it.’”

Or I'll teach you how to do it. When Joe’s dad says to him change the oil on the car, what he’s saying is

we have to put new oil in the car.

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