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Music Festival Part 1 Vocabulary Lesson

Hello and welcome to the vocabulary lesson for the conversation “Music Festival Part 1.” This is the first part

of a second part conversation and lesson. In this conversation Joe and I are talking about a big music festival

that we went to about a month and a half ago with many of our friends. The festival was in a really big park

here in San Francisco. The name of the park is Golden Gate Park.

Okay, let’s begin with the conversation.

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I start off by saying, “So...”

And so is just a filler word here. It’s not really needed.

I say, “So, what’d ya think of the festival tonight?”

What’d is short for what did and ya is short for you. So I’m saying, what did you - I’m speaking to Joe - what

did you think of the festival tonight? Festival. Here it means a music concert. A festival can be different

events though or different things. But here it means a music concert. Festival. An example of festival would

be: I really enjoyed the music festival. My favorite band played there. Festival.

And then Joe says, “Oh...”

And oh is a filler word here. It’s not really needed. You could take it out of the sentence and the sentence

would still make sense.

Joe goes on to say, “I thought it was great.”

So he’s saying, I thought it was very good.

And then Joe goes on to say, “I had a great time the entire day...”

Or he’s saying the whole day.

“actually.”

And actually... When Joe ends the sentence with actually, that’s a filler word. It’s not really needed.

And then I say, “Yeah...”

Yeah is casual or informal or slang for yes.

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And I go on to say, “good, good, me too.” And then Joe says, “Y’know...”

And y’know is short for you know. Y’know.

And Joe goes on to say, “I thought it was a great idea for us all to meet over at Tim’s place. I mean...”

And what Joe is saying here is, what I’m trying to say is.

And he goes on to say, “you and I were obviously running late...”

Or he’s saying, you and I were for sure running late. Running late. This means late. Running late. And

we’re not really running here. Running late. It just means late. For example: I was running late to work

because the train was not working. Running late.

And Joe goes on to say, “running late because he lives out in the boonies.”

Now boonies... This is an area where there is not a lot of other things like restaurants or stores. Boonies.

For example: Tim lives out in the boonies. The closest store is one mile away from his house. Boonies.

And Joe goes on to say, “But, uh...”

And uh is just a filler word here. It’s not really needed.

And Joe says, “y’know, better late than never.”

Better late than never. This means it is better to do something late than not at all. Better late than never. For

example: Sometimes my students come to class late. But it is better late than never.

And then I say, “Yeah, I agree. When you get a group of people together to go to an event like this...”

Or I’m saying to go to a festival like this or such as this.

“it just adds to the enjoyment...”

So I’m saying or it makes it more of a good time.

And I go on to say, “y’know, the fun. And it’s kind of like the saying goes, the more the merrier.”

Now kind of... Kind of is just a filler here. It’s not really needed. Kind of like the saying goes. Saying. A

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saying is a group of words with an important meaning. So it’s kind of like the saying goes, the more the

merrier. So the more the merrier... This is a saying. And what it means is the more people with you, the

more fun you will have. The more the merrier. For example: We went to the concert with ten people. We

had a great time. I always think the more the merrier. Okay, moving on with the conversation.

Joe goes on to say, “Yeah, I totally agree.”

So he’s saying yeah, I completely agree.

And he goes on to say, “And, y’know...”

And is a filler word here. It’s not needed.

And Joe says, “I, I think it was really important...”

Or he’s saying I think it was very important.

“that we all went to the concert together in one group. Because, y’know, it was so large...”

Or he’s saying it was very big.

And he goes on to say, “it would have made it really difficult to find, uh, people in our group if we

would have all gone separately.”

Or if we would have all gone by ourselves.

And then I say, “Right.”

Right meaning yes. I’m just agreeing with Joe.

And I go on to say, “I mean a-...” And Joe says, “It actually...”

Or he’s saying it really.

“it actually surprised me because, that the crowd was so large.”

Crowd meaning all the people at the festival.

And Joe says, “I mean the tickets cost an arm and a leg.”

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An arm and a leg. What this means is the tickets cost a lot. Arm and a leg. It means costs a lot. For

example: It costs an arm and a leg to buy a new car. Now it doesn’t really mean that you’re paying an arm

and a leg for the car, obviously. It just means it costs a lot of money. An arm and a leg.

And then Joe goes on to say, “So I was kinda thinkin’...”

Kinda is short for kind of. And thinkin’ is short for thinking.

And Joe says, “that maybe the crowd wouldn’t be as big.”

Or he’s saying, I was thinking the crowd wouldn’t be so big.

And I say, “Yeah, but, price doesn’t usually deter you from going to hear music, right?”

So I’m saying, cost doesn’t usually deter you from going to hear music or to listen to music, right? Does it?

Deter. Deter means prevent or to keep from. Or to keep someone from doing something, I should say.

Deter. For example: People can go to jail if they drive drunk. But this does not deter people from doing it.

Does not keep people from doing it. Deter.

And then Joe says, “No, it’s true. You’re right.” And I say, “But, um...”

Both of these are just filler words. They’re not needed for what I’m about to say.

Then I go on to say, “speaking of us staying together...”

Or talking of us staying together.

“it just...”

Just is a filler word here.

“it just was making me think of the crowds. And I just didn’t think that in general...”

Or I’m saying overall.

“the, the festival was laid out that well.”

Or I’m saying it just didn’t seem like overall the festival was laid out that well. Or it wasn’t laid out very good.

Now laid out... This means organized. Laid out.

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And Joe says, “Well...”

And well is a filler word here.

And Joe goes on to say, “there were four different stages.”

Stages or a stage. This is something that bands play on or where actors or actresses perform plays. It’s

usually made out of wood and is made higher than standing or sitting crowds of people, so that the people

performing on the stage can be seen from far away.

And then I say, “No, there were six.”

So I’m saying no, there were six stages, not four.

And Joe says, “Oh there were six stages?” And I say, “Yeah.” And Joe says, “S-, see we only went

to two of ‘em.”

‘Em here is short for them.

And I say, “I know.” And Joe says, “But, the, uh, stages were kind of far apart...”

Kind of here means sort of. Kind of. Kind of far apart. For example: I kind of like when it rains, though I like

sunshine better. Kind of.

And Joe goes on to say, “and y’know what the, the most impractical, uh, design was?”

Design. This means the layout or the organization of the festival. And impractical... Impractical means not

useful or helpful. Impractical. For example: I thought that some of my classes in college were impractical.

Impractical.

And Joe goes on to say, “I thought that they, uh, they had very narrow walkways between the

stages.”

Narrow walkways. This... What Joe is talking about here is places to walk between stages or from one stage

to another stage to another stage. Places to walk between stages that did not have a lot of space.

And then I say, “Yes.”

Agreeing with Joe.

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