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The Wedding Vocabulary Lesson

Hi and welcome to the vocabulary lesson for the conversation “The Wedding.” In this conversation Joe is

speaking with one of our friends named Will. They are speaking about Will’s wedding.

Okay, let’s begin with the conversation.

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Joe first says, “Hey, Will, how’s it goin’?”

How’s it going, or how’s it goin’. This is short for how is it going. So you wouldn’t see how’s it goin’ in written

English, but you would definitely hear how’s it goin’ in conversational English. It also means how are you.

Will says, “Hey, what’s goin’ on?”

What’s goin’ on. This is short for what is going on. And that’s what you would see in written English, but in

conversational English you would hear what’s goin’ on. It also means what are you doing.

Then Will says, “Not a lot.”

Now this is kind of funny. Because this would have been an answer that Joe would have given to Will when

Will said, hey Joe what’s goin’ on. And then Will says not a lot. So really that would have been an answer

Joe would have said. Not a lot. But, for some reason, I don’t really know why, Will says not a lot. Okay

moving along.

Then Joe says, “Man, I don’t, you know what, now that I see you right here...”

Or now that I see you here.

“I don’t think I’ve seen you in probably…”

Or in about.

“like six weeks.” And Will says, “Yeah.”

Just agreeing with Joe.

And Joe says, “Where you been hidin’?

Now, where you been hidin’... The way that you would see this in written English would be where have you

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been hiding? But, Joe just speaking normal conversation, he’s making it shorter. Where you been hidin’?

And what this means is not… it’s not really asking Will if he’s been hiding from Joe. But it’s saying... Or Joe

is saying this like, I haven’t seen you in a long time. So if someone says where have you been hiding, they’re

just saying it when they haven’t seen that person in a long time. Where you been hidin’. For example: I had

not seen my friend Susan in a long time. So when I saw her I said, “Hey, where you been hiding’?”

And then Will answers, “I don’t know, long time no see though.”

Long time no see. This means it has been a long time since we have seen each other. For example: I had

not seen my friend Susan in a long time. So when I saw her I said, “Long time no see.”

And Joe laughs and says, “Yeah.” Then Will says, “How, how have you been?”

So he’s saying how have you been doing? How is everything?

And Joe says, “Yeah, I’m doin’ really well.”

Doin’, just being short for doing.

And Joe says, “I, I don’t th-...you know what, I haven’t seen you since your wedding.”

Now a wedding. This is a marriage ceremony. Or it’s when two people get married.

And Will says, “I know. I know, I want to, uh, I want to tell you all about it. I can’t believe you didn’t

make it.”

You didn’t make it. What Will is saying here is you were not able to be there. I can’t believe you were not

able to be there. You didn’t make it. An example of this would be: It’s too bad you didn’t make it to my party.

We all had a lot of fun. You didn’t make it.

And Joe says, “Yeah, you know what, I told you the only reason I didn’t make it is because my uncle

was getting married back east.”

What Joe is talking about here... Back east is the eastern side of America. So he has family that lives on the

eastern side of America. That’s where his uncle was getting married, in a state on the eastern side.

And Joe goes on to say, “So, y’know, I was gone the entire week.”

Or he’s saying, I was gone the whole week. All of the week.

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And then Joe says, “But I was super bummed about it.”

Super bummed. This means to be very upset. So Joe is saying he was super bummed or he was very upset

to not make it to Will’s wedding. Super bummed. For example: I was super bummed to miss your party. I

wish I could have gone. Super bummed.

And then Will says, “Well you missed a good one.”

So, a good one. He’s talking about his wedding. You missed a good wedding. You missed a good one.

And Joe says, “Yeah, yeah, I know. I mean…”

Or Joe is saying, what I’m trying to say is.

“I was bummed that I couldn’t be there with all our friends. And, y’know, I’d never had a chance…”

Or I’d never had an opportunity.

“to meet Isabelle’s family. So, y’know, I’m really bummed that I missed that, too.”

Isabelle. This is Will’s wife.

And Will says, “Yeah, yeah, it was really nice having everybody out here from Spain.”

When he says out here, he’s talking about in San Francisco. So Isabelle, his wife, is from Spain. Her family,

or some of her family, came from Spain to San Francisco for the wedding.

And Joe says, “Yeah.”

So he’s just agreeing with Will. Yeah being slang or casual or informal for yes.

And then Will says, “And, we had a good time.” And Joe says, “How long had you, how long were

you and Isabelle together…”

Or dating, is what that means.

“before you guys got married?”

Now guys. A lot of times it means men or boys. But it can also mean a mix of men and women or boys and

girls. So what guys means here, what Joe is saying, how long had you and Isabelle been dating or been

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together before you guys got married… He’s saying before you both, before you guys, before you both got

married.

And Will says, “Two years.” And then Joe says, “Wow, oh my god...”

Like, I don’t believe it.

“time flies.”

Time flies. This means to be surprised about how much time has gone by. An example of time flies would

be: Time flies when you are having fun. Time flies.

And then Will says, “Yeah.”

Just agreeing with Joe.

And Joe says, “I remember that, y’know, when she first, uh, answered the ad you had for a roommate,

so...”

What Joe is talking about here is I remember, Will, when you put an advertisement in the newspaper needing

a roommate. Or needing someone to live with you to help pay the rent. I remember when you put this

advertisement in the newspaper. And then Isabelle saw the advertisement and called you.

And then Will just laughs. And Joe says, “you guys broke the golden rule...”

So what he’s saying is you both, you guys, you both broke, or you ignored or didn’t pay attention to the

golden rule. Golden rule. This means the most important thing about something. The golden rule. An

example of golden rule would be: Joe believes that the golden rule of life is to treat people as you would like

them to treat you. The golden rule.

And then Joe goes on to say, “y’know, as far as roommates go, which is don’t sleep with your

roommates when they move in.”

Sleep with. This means to have sex with. Sleep with. So he’s saying you broke this rule. This rule that

you’re not supposed to have sex with your roommate or roommates when they move in.

And Will says, “That’s right.” And Joe just laughs and says, “But it’s all worked out.”

It’s all worked out. This means it ended well. It’s all worked out. For example: Even though I lost my job it

all worked out because I found another job. It’s all worked out.

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And Will says, “It was worth it. It was worth it this time.”

It was worth it. What Will is saying is he’s glad to have done something. Or you say this in general when you

are glad to have done something. It was worth it. For example: I did not enjoy going to school when I was

younger but it was worth it in the end because I learned a lot. It was worth it.

And then Joe says, “Yeah, it’s all worked out. So I’m glad…”

Or I’m happy.

“to see that, y’know.” And Will says, “Absolutely.”

What he is saying here is definitely or for sure. He’s agreeing with Joe.

And Joe says, “Yeah. So, uh, y’know, you’ll have to give me some details on...”

Or what Joe is saying is you’ll have to tell me about.

“y’know, I, I haven’t seen any of the pictures or anything, I don’t, maybe you didn’t get them back yet

from the photographer.”

A photographer is a person who takes pictures.

And Will says, “Well I can’t wait to...”

Or what he is saying is I would like to.

“uh, show you the pictures, of course, but, uh, yeah, do you have a second?”

So Will is asking, do you have some time? Do you have a second?

And then Will says, “I’ll tell you about the wedding.” And Joe says, “Yeah, yeah, totally.”

And what Joe is saying here is, yes. Yes, sure... I do have time.

And then Joe says, “I wanna hear about it.”

Or I want to. Wanna is short for want to.

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