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We got a big number today and I will tell you about that at the end of the podcast. Today's expression is related, today's expression is great, it is a grand, a grand, a grand, G -R -A -M -D.
Ooh, that's a nice watch, is that a Rolex?
Yes, it's a Rolex. How much was it?
It was a grand, a grand.
Every month for health insurance I pay over half a grand.
What is a grand? A grand is a thousand, especially a thousand dollars.
It almost always refers to money.
A thousand dollars, that's right!
A Rolex watch. Watch. Have you heard of Rolex?
It's very expensive.
I don't know! Can you buy a Rolex watch for $1000?
Are they more expensive?
Are they cheaper? I don't know.
I have no idea. I like my watch. I have this Cassio.
It's such a great watch. It's a sports watch. I got a lot of nice watches but they're not really expensive.
None of them cost a grand.
What about you? Do you have a watch, or maybe a ring, or a necklace that costs a grand?
Wow, that's pretty cool.
Yeah, my health insurance, I'm not joking.
Every month my health insurance costs a grand, a half a grand, actually.
Actually it's between half a grand and a grand.
I pay $680 a month for health insurance and I'm healthy.
I was telling my dad, my goodness dad, I've spent so much money on insurance and I never go to the doctor.
I'm wasting money. And my dad told me, well, if you get into an accident, if something happens to you, You will be happy that you have insurance Yeah, I guess he's right But that's expensive.
What about you? How much do you pay for health insurance?
Do you pay a grand?
Do you pay a grand for your entire family?
Do you pay half a grand for just yourself?
What is the cost of?
insurance for you is it free im so jealous if it is I'll well a grand a thousand especially a thousand dollars check out the dialogue what's the rent and this place a grand it's pretty expensive well it's a really nice place a thousand dollars for an apartment?
Well, I guess in San Francisco a thousand dollars for an apartment would be nothing, it would be one room, very tiny, probably a tough part of town, kind of loud, maybe some dangerous neighbors, a thousand dollars in San Francisco is nothing, but a thousand $1 ,000 for rent in a small town in America you might be able to find a very nice Apartment it depends on where you live, New York City $1 ,000 No way get out of here impossible you might be able to sleep in a parking space Yeah where I live it's actually a little bit expensive because everybody here is retired.
They like it very quiet, so my apartment is very small.
It's about a grand and I like it though.
I like it all of my neighbors are retired.
I'm the young boy in the neighborhood.
They call me boy. Hey boy.
Hey, boy. Yeah, they think I'm somebody's son.
I think they think I'm living here with my dad, but no, mom and dad live in another place.
Oh boy. What about you?
Do you live in an apartment?
How much is your rent?
Is it a grand? Do you have anything that costs a grand?
Me? My computers? Yep, I have a couple of computers, they're over a grand.
My video camera, over a grand.
Anything else? I don't think so.
Everything I have is pretty inexpensive.
Except my health insurance.
Gotta heat that, oof.
Alright, a grand, it's a great expression in America on the movies, you hear it a lot.
You can say not just a grand but if something costs, let's say $3 ,000.
you can say three grand, or if you buy a really expensive car, maybe you spent 40 grand.
We do not say 40 grands, no S, it's always 40 grand, a hundred grand, a grand, a thousand, 30 grand, 30 thousand, a hundred grand, a hundred thousand dollars, almost always dollars.
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What's the rent on this place?
A grand. Eh, that's pretty expensive.
Well, it's a really nice place.
What's the rent on this place?
A grand. Eh, that's pretty expensive.
Well, it's a really nice place.
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Coach Shane reached their goal of $1000, a grand, amazing.
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Paula pledged a huge amount of money to put us to our goal.
Oh my goodness, Paula, you made us achieve our goal.
You're amazing. That's a lot of money.
You cannot possibly afford that every month, but I wanna thank you so much for seeing that, at seeing our goal and for pledging that much for I'm sure it's just for one month but that is so unbelievable so thank you so much Paula that's amazing.
So now that we have reached our goal, our goal is $1 ,000 every month and yes it's every month it's not just one month but we hit our goal so I'm not gonna be, And I'm gonna keep the goal.
Now the idea, the milestone, the goal if we get $1 ,000 a month is to build a better website so that you can find my videos and podcasts easier.
And Let'sMasterEnglish .com is our website.
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We're going to be able to afford some software, and there's a special software that I want to get for our podcasts.
I think it's going to be really great.
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Thank you so much! We hit a thousand dollars, we hit a grand!
Isn't that excellent?
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It's all because of you and I promise more more more What's the next goal?
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