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A thing: The English We Speak - YouTube

Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.

I'm Feifei.

Neil: And I'm Neil.

Feifei: Where's... your beard?

Neil: I, uh, shaved it off. I fancied a change.

Beards are such a thing these days.

Feifei: Yup, ever since beards became a thing,

I've found them a bit boring.

Neil: 'A thing'. Of course, we know what the word

'thing' normally means, but what does

'a thing' mean here?

Feifei: Our phrase for today means 'a trend'

or 'something recognisable in popular culture'.

If beards are 'a thing', it means they've become

fashionable: lots of people have them.

Neil: Yes. Cats on the internet - they're a thing.

Feifei: Oh, fidget spinners. They're definitely a thing.

Neil: Fidget spinners?

Feifei: Yes, those little metal or plastic toys

that you spin on your finger. Know them?

Neil: Oh, those things that kids everywhere

are playing with.

Feifei: Not just kids. Anyway. What else is a thing?

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is such a thing.

You know parkour: the sport of running and jumping

across buildings? Why is that such a thing?

Organic powdered food.

Since when has that been a thing?

Feifei: A well-known use of this phrase was after

American personality Kim Kardashian

posted a picture of herself pregnant,

with the words "pregnancy lips".

Neil: It's not a term that many people had heard of,

and prompted responses like this:

"Pregnancy lips? Is that even a thing?"

Feifei: Yes, when someone refers to a trend

you haven't heard of, or that you doubt exists,

feel free to respond with

'is that even a thing?'

Neil: But there's little doubt the phrase 'a thing'

is itself 'a thing' -

it's now been included in major dictionaries.

Feifei: There we are. A thing.

No plans to grow the beard back, then?

Neil: Only when being clean-shaven

becomes too much of a thing!

Feifei and Neil: Bye.

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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. ||그리고|||||| Feifei|||||||| Feifei: Witam i witam w The English We Speak.

I'm Feifei. 나는| Jestem Feifei.

Neil: And I'm Neil.

Feifei: Where's... your beard? |||barbe |||수염 |||barba Feifei: Wo ist... dein Bart? Feifei : Où est... ta barbe ? Feifei: Gdzie jest... twoja broda?

Neil: I, uh, shaved it off. I fancied a change. |||rasé||||avais envie d|| |||||||mochte|| |||면도했어요||없애||원했다|| |||||||me antojó|| Neil: Ich, äh, habe sie abrasiert. Ich hatte Lust auf eine Veränderung. Neil: I, uh, shaved it off. I fancied a change. Neil : Je l'ai rasé, j'avais envie de changer. Neil: Ja go ogoliłem. Miałem ochotę na zmianę.

Beards are such a thing these days. les barbes|||||| Bärte sind heutzutage so eine Sache. La barbe est un phénomène très répandu de nos jours. 最近はヒゲが流行っている。 Brody są teraz czymś takim. Борода - це така модна річ у наш час.

Feifei: Yup, ever since beards became a thing, |Ouais|||les barbes||| |응|||||| |Tak|||||| Feifei: Ja, seit Bärte in Mode gekommen sind, Feifei : Oui, depuis que la barbe est devenue un phénomène courant, 菲菲：ええ、ヒゲが流行りだしてからずっとね、

I've found them a bit boring. Ich fand sie ein bisschen langweilig. Я вважаю їх трохи нудними.

Neil: 'A thing'. Of course, we know what the word

'thing' normally means, but what does

'a thing' mean here?

Feifei: Our phrase for today means 'a trend' |||||||Trend Фейфей: Наша фраза на сьогодні означає "тренд

or 'something recognisable in popular culture'. ||reconnaissable||| ||wiedererkennbar||| ||인식할 수 있는||| ||reconocible||| або "щось впізнаване в масовій культурі".

If beards are 'a thing', it means they've become |les barbes||||||| |las barbas|||||||

fashionable: lots of people have them. modisch|||||

Neil: Yes. Cats on the internet - they're a thing. ||고양이|||||| Neil : Oui, les chats sur Internet, c'est quelque chose. ニール：はい。インターネット上の猫って、そういうものなんだ。

Feifei: Oh, fidget spinners. They're definitely a thing. |||les toupies|||| |||Kreiselspielzeug|||| ||피젯|스피너||확실히|| ||kręcić się niespokojnie|spinnery do zabawy|||| Feifei: Oh, Zappelphilippe. Die sind definitiv in Mode. Feifei : Oh, les spinners, c'est vraiment un truc qui existe. Фейфей: О, фіджет-спіннери. Вони безумовно річ.

Neil: Fidget spinners? ||Kreisel Neil: Zappelphilipp?

Feifei: Yes, those little metal or plastic toys |||||||jouets

that you spin on your finger. Know them? ||drehen|||||

Neil: Oh, those things that kids everywhere

are playing with.

Feifei: Not just kids. Anyway. What else is a thing?

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is such a thing.

You know parkour: the sport of running and jumping ||le parkour|||||| ||Parkour: die Sportart|||||| ||파쿠르|||||| Du kennst Parkour: der Sport des Laufens und Springens Vous connaissez le parkour : le sport qui consiste à courir et à sauter.

across buildings? Why is that such a thing? über Gebäude hinweg? Warum ist das so eine Sache? ビルをまたぐ？なぜそんなことが？

Since when has that been a thing? いつからそんなことになったんだ？

Feifei: A well-known use of this phrase was after

American personality Kim Kardashian |||Kardashian |||Kim Kardashian |성격||카다시안 ||Kim Kardashian|Kardashian

posted a picture of herself pregnant, a publié||||| postete||||| ein Bild von sich selbst gepostet, auf dem sie schwanger ist,

with the words "pregnancy lips". ||||lèvres |||Schwangerschaftslippen| |||임신|입술 mit den Worten "Schwangerschaftslippen". avec la mention "lèvres de grossesse".

Neil: It's not a term that many people had heard of, ||||용어|||||| Neil: Das ist ein Begriff, den viele Leute noch nicht kannten, Ніл: Це не той термін, про який багато хто чув,

and prompted responses like this: |et a suscité|réponses suggérées|| |Aufforderung zu||| |유도한|응답|| |wywołane||| und löste Antworten wie diese aus: et a suscité des réponses comme celle-ci : і спонукали до таких відповідей:

"Pregnancy lips? Is that even a thing?" |lèvres||||| Schwangerschaft|||||| ||||조차|| "Schwangerschaftslippen? Gibt es das überhaupt?" 「妊娠中の唇？そんなものあるのか？" "Губи вагітної? Це взагалі можливо?"

Feifei: Yes, when someone refers to a trend |||||||Trend ||||언급하다||| Feifei: Ja, wenn sich jemand auf einen Trend bezieht

you haven't heard of, or that you doubt exists, |||||||존재한다고|존재하는 von denen Sie noch nichts gehört haben oder deren Existenz Sie bezweifeln, про які ви не чули або в існуванні яких сумніваєтеся,

feel free to respond with |||gerne antworten| können Sie gerne antworten mit n'hésitez pas à répondre par 遠慮なく

'is that even a thing?' verbo auxiliar|||| そんなことがあるのか？ "Це взагалі можливо?

Neil: But there's little doubt the phrase 'a thing' Neil: Aber es besteht kaum ein Zweifel daran, dass die Formulierung "ein Ding Neil : Mais il n'y a pas de doute que l'expression "une chose"... 尼爾：但毫無疑問「一件事」這個詞

is itself 'a thing' - |그 자체|| ist selbst 'ein Ding' - それ自体が『モノ』である本身就是「一個東西」——

it's now been included in major dictionaries. ||||||les dictionnaires ||||||Wörterbücher |||||주요한|사전 Es wurde inzwischen in die wichtigsten Wörterbücher aufgenommen. 現在它已被收錄在主要字典中。

Feifei: There we are. A thing. 菲菲：あったあった。あるもの。

No plans to grow the beard back, then? |||||barbe|| Vous n'avez pas l'intention de vous laisser pousser la barbe ? Значить, відрощувати бороду не плануєш? 那沒有打算留鬍子嗎？

Neil: Only when being clean-shaven |||||rasé |||||glatt rasiert Neil : Seulement lorsqu'il est rasé de près ニール：髭を剃っているときだけ Ніл: Тільки коли чисто поголений 尼爾：只有當你刮乾淨的時候

becomes too much of a thing! devient trop importante ! стає занадто багато! 變得太過分了！

Feifei and Neil: Bye.