English phrases & slang words | Talking about Romantic interests Vol.1

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Title: English phrases & slang words | Talking about Romantic interests Vol.1

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Hello!My name is Lacey and I am your English Teacher for today. Welcome back to the Eigo Love Youtube Channel. Today we are going to learn 5 sentences to talk about romantic interests. These sentences include American slang.

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[No.1]
I have a huge crush on her!

Did you catch the slang? Crush is the slang. It means I like him/her, or I am interested in him/her romantically.

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[No.2]
He is so hot!

Hot is used to describe someone. Of course, the regular meaning is used in “It’s hot outside.”. But, in this situation, it means that they are cute or attractive. It can be used for both men and women.

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[No.3]
I am starting to catch feelings for him.

In this sentence, the slang is catch feelings. It is used with the younger generation. It means to begin to like someone. This slang implies that it is a bit of a surprise unexpected.

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[No.4]
Go hit on her.

To hit on someone does not mean to harm them. It means to flirt with or compliment someone. You can tell your friend: he should talk to the girl he likes by saying, Go hit on her!

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[No.5]
He asked me out.

Sometimes we fully say “ask me out on a date”, but now it’s often shortened down to asked me out. This means that a boy came up and said “Hey, will you go on a date with me?” It can be used by both boys and girls.

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Let’s practice these sentences one more time.

[No.1]
  I have a huge crush on her!

[No.2]
  He is so hot!

[No.3]
  I am starting to catch feelings for him.

[No.4]
  Go hit on her.

[No.5]
  He asked me out.

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How did you do? When we are talking about romantic interests, there tends to be a lot of slang used. So these are some words you might hear if you are talking to friends, or if you are watching American dramas, or movies or something like that. I hope you have the chance to try these out. And I hope you hear them in some movies or in your daily life. My personal favorite is crush and I use it a lot.

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