Episode 0096

And I'm Erica.

Exactly. And most of these phrases and words we still use today, so it's very interesting and very good to know.

It's no problem, brother. I wanted a pad where people could come, listen to music and just hang loose. You dig what I'm saying?

Hey, I got to split for a while. Are you okay here by yourself?

Don't worry about me, brother. You go take care of your business.

All right, peace out.

That's right.

So why don't we get down to business and look at the vocabulary that we saw in this dialogue in language takeaway.

Well, the dialogue opened and we heard this guy say, 'Hey man, I really like your pad.'

I really like your pad.

Pad.

Okay, so pad, a very informal way of saying your apartment.

And now it's you can still use it today.

Yeah, that's right. We often hear the expression bachelor pad. So that's an apartment where a single man lives.

Okay, so a bachelor pad. Usually it's very nicely decorated and really a nice apartment, right?

But so that's what pad means, an apartment.

Yeah. They were talking about the apartment and he said the lava lamps are far out.

Far out.

Far out. Okay, it's far out.

So that's really cool or amazing.

Right. And now lava lamps, those are those uh strange cone-looking lamps, right?

Kind of a light with like some liquid moving inside. Moving inside.

Very popular in the 60s.

Yeah, we'll post some pictures of that.

Yeah.

And the lamps are far out, so now you can use that with other things, right? Like you are really far out.

Yeah, or this music is really far out.

Okay.

It kind of gives you the feeling like it's sort of spacey.

Yeah.

All right. So the pad is really far out, the lava lamps are great.

And he was saying, thanks for letting me crash here tonight.

To crash.

So, to crash at someone's place.

Right. So we're not talking about like a car crash here.

No, no, no.

But so when you crash somewhere, what do you do?

Well, you are staying there then you're going to stay there.

So you're gonna Yeah, so like sleep, right?

Uh-huh. Yep. And for free.

For free, yes.

So, if for example you're going to New York and you're going to visit a friend, you might crash at your friend's house.

That's right. So, interesting word, um and it is quite commonly used now. So why don't we hear some examples of how we can use it?

Hey man, can I crash at your place tonight?

I lost my keys so I'm crashing at my girlfriend's house.

All right, perfect. So, to crash, right? It's still commonly used today.

Yeah.

Now for the fourth word, groovy.

Groovy.

That would be groovy.

So again, this means like great or cool or really nice.

Yeah, this is I think this is one of the main words of the 1960s. Something was groovy.

Yes, I agree. So it kind of gives you the sense that it's sort of really cool but in a relaxed way.

That's right.

And finally, his friend, he said, hey, I got to split for a while.

To split.

Okay, so if I say I have to split.

You have to leave.

I have to leave.

Yeah. Very colloquial. And it means I have to leave for a little bit.

Yep, split for a while.

That's right. You may not have heard this one before, so why don't we hear some examples to help you understand how it's used?

This party is boring. Let's split.

I have to wake up early tomorrow, so we're going to split.

Okay, very good. So split. Now also I think you can use it for relationships, right? Me and him.

Oh yeah, yeah.

Me and her split up.

That's right. So you ended your relationship.

Yeah, split.

Okay, so we we saw five really common phrases from the 1960s.

Let's listen to the dialogue again a little bit slower, and then we'll come back and look at some phrases from the 60s.

Hey, I got to split for a while. Are you okay here by yourself?

Don't worry about me, brother. You go take care of your business.

All right, peace out.

All right, well, I want to get started at looking at these uh 1960s slang phrases, so let's go now with putting it together.

All right, I'm putting it together today. Let's start with the first part. He talked about, you dig what I'm saying?

I dig it, man.

You dig what I'm saying?

To dig it.

All right. So we know the verb dig, which means to make a hole, right? But now he's talking about understand.

Yeah, basically, um, you dig what I'm saying? Do you understand what I'm saying?

And when he says I dig it, he says, I understand.

Okay. Now, there's also another meaning to this, right? Apart from understand.

Yeah, it can also mean I like it.

Okay, so I really dig this type of music.

Or I really dig this restaurant.

Okay, so it's kind of I like it.

Mm-hmm.

All right. Now moving on. He said, we could throw a bash here.

All right, throw a bash.

To throw a bash.

So first of all, what is a bash?

A bash is a party.

A really great party.

An amazing party.

Now I want to look at this verb to throw something.

So we know that you throw a ball, right?

But how can you throw a party?

Well, it's basically saying you organize or you host a party.

Okay, and how can you use this phrase?

Okay, so I can say, uh, last week I threw a birthday party in my house.

Or let's throw a bash to celebrate your engagement.

Okay, or next week I'm going to throw a dinner party at my house.

Okay. So to throw a party. And it's usually used for for parties, right?

Right. You wouldn't throw a.

Okay. So now we heard them use the word man a lot, right?

Hey man.

Yeah. Yeah, that's right. Now, this is so common even in modern English that I think we need some examples.

So man is one of those words that you just use at the end of your sentences.

Or at the beginning. Or at the beginning.

Anywhere.

And so you say hey man, or yeah man.

But what about um, do you have to be a man to use it? Or do you have to be talking to a man to use it?

No, not really. Men and women use the word man.

And you can call a girl like, hey man, how are you?

Yeah, but that sort of means that she's a really, really good friend, like the same level of friend as your guy friend.

Yeah, yeah. Exactly.

Okay.

Very good. And now for the last phrase, I'm putting it together.

He said, you go take care of business.

To take care of business.

Okay, so I have to take care of business.

So we're not really talking about business and work here, are we?

No, no, no.

So basically what we're saying is go handle your affairs.

So, do the things you have to do.

Okay. So or solve your problems.

So if I say, I have to go to City Hall today and take care of some business.

So you're maybe going to do something like pay my taxes or something like that.

Okay. So to take care of business.

Okay, so we heard some great phrases, we saw these words. Let's listen to the dialogue for the last time, and then we'll come back and talk about this great decade.

Hey, I got to split for a while. Are you okay here by yourself?

Don't worry about me, brother. You go take care of your business.

All right, peace out.

All right, so 1960s, very famous among rock music, the peace and conflicts and all this stuff.

Yeah, that's right. And I guess in, um, in English or Anglo pop culture, we look back at this decade, um, very fondly.

Yeah. And also we really relate it to the hippie movement, right? People with long hair and baggy clothes and, you know, living in their cars, going from concert to concert.

Yes, it was a very good era and well, what do you guys think? Do you think the 60s was the best decade or maybe you are more fond of the 70s, the disco era?

Exactly. So, come to our website and let us know what you think and also if you have any questions or comments.

Marco and I are always around to answer your questions. So, thanks for downloading and until next time. Goodbye.

The English Pod audio review.

Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.

A place where a person lives.

Pad.

Appreciate, like.

Dig.

The latest, cool.

Far out.

Sleep, informal.

Crash.

Buddy, informal way to call a close friend.

Brother.

Relax.

Hang loose.

A big party.

Bash.

An extremely exciting moment.

Happening scene.

Enjoyable, old-fashioned.

Groovy.

Leave here.

Split.

See you later.

Peace out.

An informal way to call a friend.

Man.

Hold.

Throw.

Let's try that faster.

Relax.

Hang loose.

Enjoyable, old-fashioned.

Groovy.

Leave here.

Split.

Hold.

Throw.

The latest, cool.

Far out.

A big party.

Bash.

A place where a person lives.

Pad.

See you later.

Peace out.

Sleep, informal.

Crash.

Appreciate, like.

Dig.

An extremely exciting moment.

Happening scene.

Buddy, informal way to call a close friend.

Brother.

An informal way to call a friend.

Man.

Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.

Crash.

Hey man, can I crash at your place tonight?

Crash.

I lost my keys, so I'm crashing at my girlfriend's house.

Crash.

Split.

Hurry up, we've got to split before the police get here.

Split.

This party is boring. Let's split.

Split.

I have to wake up early tomorrow, so we're going to split.

Man.

Hey man, watch where you're going!

Man.

Man.

Pad.

Don't you want to come over and check out my new pad?

Pad.

After his divorce, Tony set up a bachelor pad in the city.

Pad.

I need to get my own pad. I'm tired of living with my parents.

Throw.

Throw.

I'm throwing a dinner party tomorrow night. You should come.

Throw.