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Monica & Rachel Meet Jean-Claude Van Damme - Friends
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In this funny and classic clip, Monica and Rachel meet actor Jean-Claude Van Damme on the set of a movie. But things don't go exactly as Monica expected. She thinks he is really handsome but is too shy to talk to him, so Rachel goes talk to him on her behalf... and the rest you are going to have to watch for yourself, while learning a fun new vocabulary!

Dialogue

 
¡
Es
Jean-Claude Van Damme
!
Is Jean-Claude Van Damme!
 
Vaya
,
y
¿
por qué
no
hablas
con
él
?
Wow, and why don't you talk to him?
 
Disculpe
,
hola
.
/
Hola
.
Excuse me, hi. / Hi.
 
¿
no
lo
crees
?
/
No
lo
,
¿
crees
que
lo
eres
?
Nos
estamos
saliendo
del
asunto
.
You don't think so? / I don't know, do you think that you are? We are getting off the point.
 
Entonces
,
¿
qué
le
digo
?
/
Dile
que
yo
creo
que
su
amiga
es
linda
.
So, what do I tell her? / Tell her that I think that her friend is pretty.
 
¿
Qué
te
dijo
?
/
Oh
,
¡
qué
idiota
!
What did he say? / Oh, what an idiot!
 
¡
Gracias
!
Thanks!

Vocab

WordDefinitionFluency
 
por dios
(expression) my God; goodness; my gosh
(expression) my God; goodness; my gosh
 
cinta
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) film
(sing.) (fem.) (n.) film
 
ardiente
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) hot (a person)
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (adj.) hot (a person)
 
músculos
(pl.) (masc.) (n.) muscles
(pl.) (masc.) (n.) muscles
 
extraordinario
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) extraordinary
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) extraordinary
 
alterar
(v.) (infinitive) to alter; to modify; to change
(v.) (infinitive) to alter; to modify; to change
 
tiempo
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) time
(sing.) (masc.) (n.) time
 
te...gusta
(v. + obj.) (present) (él / ella) is pleasing to you (you like him/her/it)
(v. + obj.) (present) (él / ella) is pleasing to you (you like him/her/it)
 
lo...peor
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (phrase) the worst; the worst thing/part
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (phrase) the worst; the worst thing/part
 
me...escuche
(v. + obj.) (present subjunctive) (usted / él / ella) hear(s) me
(v. + obj.) (present subjunctive) (usted / él / ella) hear(s) me
 
cocino
(v.) (present) (yo) cook
(v.) (present) (yo) cook
 
te...parecerá
(v. + obj.) (future) (él / ella) will seem; will look like (to you)
(v. + obj.) (future) (él / ella) will seem; will look like (to you)
 
por cierto
(phrase) by the way
(phrase) by the way
 
guapo
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) handsome; good-looking
(sing.) (masc.) (adj.) handsome; good-looking
 
me...invitaba
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (usted / él / ella) was/were inviting me; invited me; would invite me
(v. + obj.) (imperfect) (usted / él / ella) was/were inviting me; invited me; would invite me
 
salir
(v.) (infinitive) to go out; to date (relationship)
(v.) (infinitive) to go out; to date (relationship)
 
lo...lógico
(expression) (colloquial) the logical thing
(expression) (colloquial) the logical thing
 
insistió
(v.) (preterite) (usted / él / ella) insisted
(v.) (preterite) (usted / él / ella) insisted
 
imbécil
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (n.) imbecile; idiot
(sing.) (fem./masc.) (n.) imbecile; idiot
 
te...veré
(v. + obj.) (future) (yo) will see you
(v. + obj.) (future) (yo) will see you