| Hi, everybody. My name is Alisha. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core English Words and Phrases video series. |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice and review what you've learned. |
| Okay, let's get started. First is |
| Camera. |
| A camera is a device we use to take pictures. |
| Many of us have a smartphone, which means that there's a camera inside the phone. |
| But you can also, of course, have a dedicated camera for taking pictures and video. |
| Here's an example. |
| The interested monkey is looking into the camera. |
| Enjoy. |
| To enjoy something means to have a lot of fun with something, to have a great time with something. |
| So we can talk about enjoying an experience, we can talk about enjoying something that we ate. |
| So to enjoy something means that we are having fun. |
| Here's an example. |
| Relax and enjoy the movie. |
| Hungry. |
| Hungry is an adjective. It means that we feel that we really need to eat. |
| Our stomach is empty. |
| Sometimes when we feel really hungry, our stomach starts to hurt. |
| Here's an example. |
| The boy is hungry. |
| Thirsty. |
| Thirsty is an adjective that describes the feeling when we need to drink water. |
| So when we feel thirsty, our mouth might feel dry, we might start to feel irritated or maybe get a headache. |
| So when we are thirsty, we need to drink something. |
| Here's an example. |
| The man is thirsty. |
| Condiment. |
| A condiment is a topping, usually a sauce or perhaps a dip that we like to put on top of other foods like sandwiches, hot dogs and so on. |
| Here's an example. |
| Ketchup, mustard, and salsa are the condiments I most often use. |
| Salt. |
| Salt is that very, very fine small white substance that we put on our food. |
| We often like to shake a little bit of salt on top of our food as it enhances the flavor a lot. |
| Here's an example. |
| Pass the salt. |
| Sugar. |
| Sugar is another very, very fine thin white substance but we usually don't shake it on top of our food. |
| Sugar is very sweet and so we use it a lot in desserts. Sugar is usually an ingredient in something but you might use it in your coffee for example. Here's an example. |
| Most sugar comes from sugar cane or beets and is a natural sweetener. |
| Vinegar. |
| Vinegar is a liquid. |
| This is not a solid material. |
| Vinegar is often used in cooking and in things like salad dressings for example to give a very strong kind of intense flavor. |
| Here's an example. |
| When wine goes bad, it turns into vinegar. |
| Butter. |
| Butter is that light yellow substance that often comes in a brick shape like a square or rectangle shape and we usually use it to spread it on toast, to put it on top of things like potatoes for example. |
| We might also use it a lot in our cooking to make something a little bit more fatty and delicious. |
| Here's an example. |
| She would make dinner if only she had butter. |
| Hot sauce. |
| Hot sauce is a type of condiment. |
| So hot sauce means a very, very spicy sauce. |
| So the hot here doesn't mean temperature. |
| It means something that is very, very spicy. |
| Here's an example. |
| My friends compete to see who can make the hottest hot sauce. |
| Let's review! |
| I'm going to describe a word or phrase in English. See if you can remember it. |
| Then repeat after me focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say the device that we use to take pictures? |
| Camera. |
| And how to say the verb that means to have a great time or to have a lot of fun? |
| Enjoy. |
| What about the word that means you need to eat something? This is an adjective. |
| Hungry. |
| Do you remember how to say the adjective that means you need to drink something? Your body needs water. |
| Thirsty. |
| Let's try the word that means a topping like something we put on hot dogs or sandwiches. |
| Condiment. |
| What about the word for the very, very small, thin, fine powder that we usually put on top of food to enhance the flavor? |
| Salt. |
| Now let's see if you remember how to say the word for the very small, fine powder that's used to make things sweeter. |
| Sugar. |
| Another one. What about the liquid that has a very, very strong, intense flavor that we might use in things like salad dressings? |
| Vinegar. |
| Do you remember how to say the food item that comes in a very, very light yellow color and it usually is shaped like a brick? We use it to make things fattier and more delicious. |
| Butter. |
| And finally, do you remember the expression for the very, very spicy type of sauce that we put on top of things? |
| Hot sauce. |
| Well done! |
| See you next time. Bye! |
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