How to say Comfortable in English | English Lesson

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Eat Sleep Dreamers welcome to my top ten most difficult words to say for English learners.
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Now I've chosen these ten words because during my eight years as a teacher these are the
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ones that have caused my learners the most difficulty, the most pain, the most heartache
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and the most tears and we can't let that happen anymore.
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So if you are ready, let's do this!
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Today we're going to look at the word 'comfortable.
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Now this is an adjective that means a feeling of being physically relaxed.
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For example we might describe a comfortable chair or a comfortable pair of shoes.
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Now there are four syllables com for ta ble.
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Now the biggest mistake that learners make is to give each syllable the same amount of
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stress.
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So if you want to say it correctly give the first syllable the stress and no stress to
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the second syllable.
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Here's an example 'comfortable'.
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Ok, let's put that into a sentence.
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'This is a really comfortable chair'.
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Alright, let's try another one 'These shoes are really comfortable'.
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Ok, that's it for today.
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I'll be back with the rest of my top ten difficult words to say.
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If you found this video useful, tell me in the comments below and if there are any words
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you find difficult to say tell me about it and I'll try and help you.
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Alright guys, take care.
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Bye bye.
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