Hey everyone, I'm Arianita La Gringa and welcome back to my YouTube channel.
Today, I will teach you some of the most common phrasal verbs in English.
And to make this video even more helpful, I'm going to incorporate them into situations you might encounter in everyday life.
So what exactly is a phrasal verb?
A phrasal verb is when you take a verb and add something after it like a preposition or an adverb.
Let's talk about the verb blow.
For example, if someone blows a trumpet, it means they push air from their mouth to make a sound.
So One meaning of blow is to push air.
Now, up is a preposition and it means above.
But when you combine blow with up, you get the phrasal verb blow up.
Blow up has a completely different meaning.
It can mean to explode.
For example, They blew up the car.
This shows that adding up can change the meaning of blow, creating a new phrase with a new meaning.
Some phrasal verbs need an object.
For example, please take off your shoes.
Your shoes are the object.
When you use the phrasal verb, take off, in this way, you always need to say what you're taking off.
So in this case, your shoes.
Some phrasal verbs are separable.
For example, Please take your shoes off.
The object, your shoes, goes between the verb and the particle.
Some phrasal verbs don't need an object.
For example, I wake up.
Now let's look up some of the most commonly used phrasal verbs.
And if you were paying attention, you probably noticed a phrasal verb in the last sentence.
It was, look up.
Let's begin with that one, look up.
This means to search for information in a book, on the internet, etc.
I look up the directions on the GPS.
Let's look up some show times for the theater.
I look up the word ubiquitous in the dictionary.
Do you know the definition of ubiquitous?
Let me know down below.
The next phrasal verb is wake up.
This means to stop sleeping.
I just woke up and it's seven o'clock.
Ozuna, wake up.
Wake up.
My alarm woke me up.
Sometimes wake up means more than just getting out of bed.
It means to suddenly understand something important.
For example, saying you need to wake up and realize that job isn't getting you anywhere.
This means you should face reality and probably get another job.
Now let's look at turn on.
Turn means to rotate or change direction.
And when you add the word on, it creates the phrasal verb turn on.
And it changes the meaning of the verb.
So turn on means to start something like a TV or a machine.
I will turn on the TV with this remote.
I am turning on the TV.
I turned on the TV.
I turn on the car with the car key.
I need to turn on the light.
It's getting dark in here.
I will turn on the fan.
It's getting pretty stuffy in here.
I turned on the fan.
Our next phrasal verb is come up with.
What do you think this means?
It means to think of an idea or plan or create something new.
They came up with a great plan.
There's a fence around the grass and a white tarp, that way the grass will be green.
My friend came up with a great idea.
Let's open up an English course.
Dang it, I'm late.
I need to come up with a good reason for being late.
After brainstorming, I finally came up with a great idea for this video.
Basically, come up with means you're thinking hard and trying to find a solution.
Next up, we have the phrasal verb, pick up.
Pick up has a couple of meanings.
First, it can mean to lift or take something from the ground.
For example, Oh no, there's a bottle of water on the ground.
I'm picking it up and I throw it away in the recycling bin.
Another meaning of pick up means to go and get someone or something from a particular location.
I need to pick up my order over there.
People pick up their food over there at the counter.
I'm going to pick up my food.
Okay, so you picked up someone.
Now what?
Well, you probably need to drop them off somewhere.
Drop off is another phrasal verb we use all the time.
It means to take someone or something to a specific location.
I'm going to drop off my friend at the museum.
I dropped off my friend at the museum.
Thanks for dropping me off at the park.
Bye.
The next phrasal verb is give up.
It means to stop trying.
For example, Don't give up on learning more things.
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The next phrasal verb is throw away.
This means to get rid of something by throwing it away.
Where's the trash?
I need to throw this away.
Oh.
I threw away that plastic bag.
No, don't throw that away.
That's for my microphone.
Another important phrasal verb is look after.
The word look means to use your eyes to see something.
And the word after usually means something that happens later in time.
But when you put look and after together, you get the phrasal verb look after.
And guess what?
The meaning changes.
Now I have a dog named Ozuna, so when I say I look after Ozuna, it usually means I'm taking care of him.
I feed him, I play with him, and I make sure that he's okay.
But look after can also mean to protect or be responsible for something.
For example, Can you look after my plants while I'm on vacation?
You have to water them once a week.
Catherine is going to look after my dog.
Thank you.
Now let's look at figure out.
It means to understand something, solve a problem, or find a solution.
I need to figure out how to use this machine.
I need to figure out how to enter.
You have to use the keypad.
I need to figure out how to put this on my camera.
I need to figure out what this letter is.
Another common phrasal verb is get up.
It means to get out of bed in the morning or to stand up from a chair.
Okay, now it's time to get up.
Okay, Ozuna, get up.
Get up.
Good job.
What do you like to do as soon as you get up in the morning?
Let me know down below.
Next up, we have tune out.
This just means to stop paying attention to something.
I really like the movie.
Hey.
Sorry, I tuned out for a second.
What were you saying?
Run out.
Basically, it's when you've used everything up and you've got nothing left.
Oh, no.
I'm running out of gas.
I need to head to the gas station.
We ran out of sugar.
Hello?
Hello?
Can you hear me?
Oh no, I ran out of battery.
The next phrasal verb is pop into.
The verb pop means to move quickly and into means to go inside.
But put pop and into together and suddenly it means a quick and brief visit somewhere.
I'm going to pop into the restaurant to grab a bite to eat.
She popped into the museum store.
I'm going to pop into the candy store to see what kinds of treats they have.
I'm going to pop into the coffee shop to grab some coffee.
Cut back on.
It's when you reduce or use less of something than you usually do.
I should cut back on eating sugar.
I ate way too many today.
Do you want to get some coffee?
I am trying to cut back on coffee.
I'm trying to cut back on drinking soda.
So instead of drinking a soft drink, I'll just drink water.
If you want someone to become less angry or agitated, you can use the phrasal verb, calm down.
It simply means to relax.
I need to calm down.
I have so much stress, so that's why I'm at the park right now.
Calm down.
I'm trying to open this.
Calm down.
Heidi.
Calm down, calm down.
What happened?
Your car got towed.
Sometimes telling someone to calm down can actually make them more upset.
So use this phrasal verb wisely.
Another common phrasal verb is get back.
It means to return to a place you were earlier.
I need to find a way to get back to the city.
Oh, I need to get back to work.
I'll see you later.
When do you get back from Canada?
I'll get back next week.
Hey, she got back from vacation.
Now, turn up means to increase something like the volume or the temperature.
Cher's my favorite singer.
Let me turn up the volume.
Need to turn up the heat.
It's freezing in here.
Ah, this is my favorite song.
I'm turning up the volume.
Sit down.
This phrasal verb means to take a seat.
I sit down on this chair to start working.
Oh, this chair's wobbly.
Let me sit down on the other one.
Much better.
I will sit down and eat.
I sat down.
Catherine, feel free to sit down on my couch.
Now, catch up has a couple of meanings.
It can mean meeting someone after not seeing them for a while, or it can mean reaching the same level as others.
My friend didn't come here, so I couldn't catch up with her.
Maybe another time.
I'm catching up with my friend, Catherine.
So tell me, how was your trip in Colorado?
And finally, let's look at work out.
The verb work means to use effort to do something.
And the word out usually means being away from a place or not inside.
But when you put those two words together you get the phrasal verb work out and the meaning changes completely.
If you've been watching my videos, you know I like to go to the gym.
So when I say, work out, it usually means I'm going to exercise.
I am working out with the kettlebell.
I am working out with the jump rope.
But work out can also mean to find a solution to a problem.
So it has two different meanings.
I don't think these sunglasses are gonna work out for me.
They're too big for my face.
My plan didn't work out.
I think I need to try a new technique.
My previous relationship didn't work out.
That's why I'm here and I'm by myself.
Great job, everyone.
Now you know a bunch of common phrasal verbs.
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