Come in. Hello, I'm Alex, and today we are going
to learn 23 phrasal verbs that are perfect for
English beginners. Why are phrasal verbs important?
We hear phrasal verbs everywhere. At the bank,
at the grocery store, at the mechanic. Yes,
phrasal verbs can be a challenge, but I promise
that the phrasal verbs in this video are good
for your level. So let's go. I said let's go.
Another way to say let's go is come on. So come
on means come with me or follow me. So you can say
come on to your friends if you want to leave
a place. Another easy command phrasal verb,
easy command phrasal verb is hurry up. Hurry
up. This means go faster. Say it. Hurry up.
Okay, so hurry. Maybe your friend is in the
bathroom. I don't know why I'm writing. Your
friend is writing a book in the bathroom, and
you want your friend to finish in the bathroom.
You say, hey, hurry up. Go faster. Finish faster. So repeat hurry up.
Next, at the beginning of the video, I said come
in. Come in means enter. This one is very logical.
Come, come in, inside. So when you open the door
to a person, you can say, ah, come in. Come in.
You say it. Come in. Finally, hold on. Okay,
so hold on. This means wait or stop. So if your
friend is walking very quickly, you can say, hold
on. Hold on. Because you want them to wait for
you or you want them to stop because you want to
catch them. Catch, catch them. So you can say,
repeat after me. Hold on. Okay, good. It's okay?
Okay, I told you these are good for your level.
Let's continue. The next two phrasal verbs are
wake up and get up. We use these phrasal verbs
to talk about the morning when we open our
eyes and when we leave our bed in the morning.
So repeat after me. I wake up at six o'clock.
Wake up. I stop sleeping. I open my eyes. Next, repeat after me.
So get up means you leave the bed. Sorry if I didn't give you enough time to say it. So
you can use this one or this one. People use
both to talk about the time they stop sleeping
in the morning. So me, I wake up at 5.50 in the
morning, but I get up at six o'clock. How about
you? Tell me in the comments. The next two
phrasal verbs are used to talk about clothes
and other things that you put on your body. For example, rings or earrings or necklaces
or watches for the time. So you can put something
on your body or take something off your body.
For example, repeat. Put your shoes on. Take off your coat.
Good. Now here you will notice I put your shoes
in the middle of put and on. This is because
many phrasal verbs in English can be separated.
Many can't, but many can. For now, just know
at the beginner level, just know some phrasal
verbs you can separate. Okay? So you can say
put on your shoes or put your shoes on. You can
say take off your coat or take your coat off.
Is that okay? Okay, you are doing great. Let's
continue. Next, we have four phrasal verbs
that use the verb turn. We will go one by one.
So the first example says turn on the light,
please. So we can use turn on to mean start something, start a machine or something
electronic. You can turn on your phone, turn on
your TV. You can turn on the light in a room.
For example, the opposite of turn on is that's
right, turn off. So listen to this example.
Could you please turn off the light? This is a
question. It is a request. And I need to put a
question mark with that. Sorry, if it looks
a little funny. So turn on, start, turn off,
close, close or like end. So turn off the TV,
turn off your computer, turn off the light.
Next, we have turn up and turn down. So this
means to increase something, turn up or decrease
something, turn down. For example, can you turn
up the volume? I can't hear the TV. Can you turn
up the volume so I can hear the TV better? Next,
please turn down the heat. It is very hot in this
room. You have the heat on. Please turn down,
reduce, turn down the heat. Is that okay? Okay,
just to make sure, please repeat after me. Turn on the light.
Turn down, turn down the heat.
Good. So far, so good. Let's continue. Now, I
want to talk about some physical actions. Maybe
you know these actions. If you don't, it's
okay. The first physical action is sit down.
Sit down. This is a comfortable chair. I am
sitting down. Are you sitting down while you are
watching this video or are you standing up? So
repeat after me. You can sit down on the couch.
Couch is another word for sofa, right? A big
seat in the living room. And the next one,
repeat after me. I should stand up. This is true
for me. At home, at work, I sit down a lot. I type
on my computer, and I should stand up more. Now,
I am standing up. It's hard. It's very hard.
Okay, next, pick up your socks. So, to pick up
is to lift something from a surface. I don't have
socks. Ah, there is a water bottle on the floor.
I will pick up the water bottle. So, I picked up
the water bottle from the floor. The opposite of
pick up is to put down. So, to put down something
is to place it on a surface. So, repeat after me. Put down your phone.
Okay, now both pick up and put down. You need an
object, okay? So, you need to pick up something.
You can say, "Pick it up." Right? Remember, we
can separate some phrasal verbs. Pick it up.
You can also command someone, "Put it down."
Put it down. I will put down this water bottle,
and we will continue with the lesson. These
phrasal verbs we use to talk about going inside
a place or going outside a place. So, for example,
"Let's go in." Right? So, "Let's go in" means
let's enter. Let's go in to the restaurant, for example. Next, "Do you want to go out?"
Go out means to leave your home, usually for a
fun social activity like coffee with your friend
or a movie, or to go shopping just for fun. So,
"Do you want to go out?" And then the person
answers, "No, I want to stay in." So, "Stay in"
means stay at home. I want to stay here. So,
"Do you like to go out or stay in on Friday night?" Tell me in the comments. Remember,
in the comments, what time do you wake up and do
you like to go out or stay in on Friday night?
Finally, we have two phrasal verbs. They both
mean return. You can go back to a place or come
back to a place. Now, "Go back" means from here
to there, and "Come back" means from there to
here. Okay? Go and come. That's the difference.
So, for example, "I want to go back home."
Right? I want to leave this place. I want to
go from here to my home. So, repeat after me,
"I want to go back home." Good. And repeat after me, "What time will you come back?"
So, maybe your roommate, your friend went to the store, and you say, "Ah, okay. Well,
I need the car in one hour. What time will you
come back?" From the store to our apartment,
for example. Okay. Go in, go out, stay in, go back, come back. Just two more.
The final two phrasal verbs are about public
transportation. Entering public transportation
and leaving or exiting public transportation.
Usually, this is about buses, trains, and subways.
Boats as well. Big boats. So, if you use a big
form of public transportation, you can use the
phrasal verbs "get on" to mean enter the form of
public transportation, and "get off" to exit or
leave the form of public transportation.
So, repeat after me, "Let's get on the bus."
"I think I hear a bus outside. Do you hear it? Or is the microphone okay?"
And finally, repeat after me, "We must get off at the next stop."
Good. Like the next station, the bus stop, the subway stop, for example.
That was a lot, but you did it. So, what can you
do now? You can do the quiz on EngVid. Just click
the link that is attached to this video. I hope
you enjoyed practicing phrasal verbs with me.
I know they are a challenge, but with videos
like this, with practice like this, all the time,
regularly, you can improve and you will improve
your English. Just one more thing. If you want
to learn more about phrasal verbs, I have a book.
It's called 100 Practical English Phrasal Verbs.
You can get it in a PDF or a physical format from
Amazon. Just check out the link that is attached
to this video. Until next time, I hope that you will keep learning and keep practicing.