Learn the English Phrases WHAT A STEAL and NERVES OF STEEL

In this English lesson,

I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, what a steal.

This is something we say when we buy something

and the price was really, really low.

Notice this word, steal, usually means to take something

without paying, but when we buy something

that's really, really cheap, when we buy something

where it's on sale and where the price is really good,

we sometimes say, "What a steal,"

or we say, "It was a steal."

Let me tell you, I just bought this t-shirt today.

Normally, it was $15, but I bought it for $8.

What a steal.

These sunglasses I bought the other day, normally $5.

I bought them for just $1.

What a steal.

I know. I'm pretty cheap, aren't I?

These are dollar store sunglasses.

They're from the store where everything in the store

is about $1, but I've told you before, I'm pretty cheap.

The second phrase I wanted to teach you today

is the phrase, nerves of steel.

Notice this is the other word, steel.

This one has two Es in it.

It's different than this one.

When we say steel, when we use this term,

we are referring to the metal.

And when you say that someone has nerves of steel,

it means that when something is going wrong,

they are very calm and they're able

to handle the situation really, really well.

My dad was like that.

When something would go wrong on the farm,

when there was an emergency, he had nerves of steel.

He would just calmly do what needed to be done

to fix the problem or the emergency.

It was really awesome.

Anyways, to review, when you say, "What a steal,"

you're saying that something was a really, really good deal.

These sunglasses were a real steal,

and this t-shirt, I think, was a real steal.

I'm really happy that I got some new clothes.

And then when you say nerves of steel,

you just mean that someone, they don't get angry,

they don't get upset, they don't start crying

in a bad situation.

They just calmly do what needs to be done.

But hey, let's look at a comment.

I have to check the time on the camera here.

Let's look at a comment from a previous video.

This comment is from Yaroslaw, and Yaroslaw says,

"You know what?

Recently, I realized that I understand

almost all English jokes, especially when you're joking.

It is a very new feeling to me.

It's cool.

Could you please make an English lesson someday

about jokes slash telling jokes?

By the way, Oscar laying on the table is adorable."

Yeah, he's not around right now.

Sorry about that.

My response was this.

"It's always cool to realize you've understood something

in another language without working hard

to understand what was said.

When understanding starts to come freely,

it's a great step.

So congratulations, that is an awesome step."

When that happens when you're learning a language,

it's just an awesome feeling.

I think I've talked about this before

where I've watched television in French,

and then all of the sudden, at a certain point,

I'll realize I just watched 15 or 20 minutes of the show

and that I understood everything that was happening.

Sorry, it's a little hard to walk without tripping.

It is a very, very cool feeling to completely understand

what someone is saying in another language.

So, very awesome that you are able to do that

when I'm joking

and when you're hearing English jokes, very cool.

And yeah, Oscar laying on the table,

yeah, that was very cool, but he's not around right now.

I think it's too hot out here for him today,

so he's just hanging out somewhere in the shade.

Let me check my timer again.

I have 30 seconds left.

Let me show you the lisianthus.

So this is the lisianthus patch this year.

Let me get a little bit closer.

What should I do?

Click this three times and I think it turns around,

and then I can actually show you

some more of the lisianthus,

a beautiful flower that we grow here on the farm.

We are always super excited when it is ready.

Anyways, Bob the Canadian here.

Thanks for watching.

I'll see you in a couple of days

with another short English lesson.

Bye.