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The word “compliment” in this podcast means something nice you say to someone to make them feel good or to be kind: “It’s easy to compliment Lisa because she has a great sense of style.” This word is part of two phrases that are commonly used: “to pay (one’s) compliments” and “to return the compliment.” “To pay (one’s) compliments” means to give someone a formal greeting: “The Queen pays her compliments to the people of the village.” “To return the compliment” means to say or do something similar to what the other person has said or done to you: “Jade decided to return Cornelius’ compliment by buying one of his paintings after he bought one of her drawings.” you know In this podcast, the phrase “you know” is used to bring attention to a different topic: “You know, I don't think the food is supposed to be green.” People sometimes use “you know” to refer to something that they don't want to talk about or that they assume the other person probably already knows: “I was walking my dog in the park, and just when we were about to leave, he, you know, on the grass and I had to clean it up.” Or, “I wanted to come to dinner with you but it was so late when I left work and I was so tired so, you know...” At the beginning of a question, “you know” is usually short for “Do you know…?” For example, “You know that guy's name?” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 219 – Giving Compliments
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 219, “Giving Compliments.”
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 219. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
If you visit our website at eslpod.com, you can pick up the Learning Guide for this episode, which has all of the vocabulary, definitions, additional definitions we don't talk about on the podcast, cultural notes and a complete transcript of everything we say.
This podcast is called, “Giving Compliments,” or saying something nice to someone. Let's go!
A friend from work, Nia, asked a few of us over to her apartment to watch the game this Sunday and I was really nervous. I’ve always liked Nia and I was hoping we could be more than friends. My brother, Charlie, said that if I really liked her, I should be sure to give her plenty of compliments when I saw her.
I arrived on Sunday and knocked on her door.
Nia: Hi, I’m glad you could make it. You’re the first one here. Make yourself comfortable.
Sebastian: Thanks and you look great. Red looks great on you.
Nia: Oh, thanks.
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