Let’s talk! Learn 5 “TALK” Phrasal Verbs

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welcome to this lesson on 5 Talk Phrasal Verbs.

So, we are going to talk about 5 phrasal verbs which use the verb "talk".

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So, let's begin with "talk something over". You can

also talk over something, like talk over a plan,

for example. To talk over something simply means

to discuss something in detail. For example,

"Can we talk this over during dinner?" Okay?

Like, "I don't want to talk about it right now.

Can we talk it over? Can we go into detail? Can

we spend some time discussing it? Spend some time

really discussing it?" Okay? So, you can talk

over something that is important, of course.

You can talk over your plans for something, or

for the weekend. You can talk over a decision

that you're trying to make, for example. Okay? So, the most common sentence is,

you know, "to talk it over". So, I can say,

"Let's talk it over. We need to talk it over."

You can also use the phrasal verb "to think

something over". So, if I say, "I need to think

it over", this means I need to take some time

to think about it, to consider it. And then,

when you get to the discussion phase, yeah,

"We need to talk it over. Let's talk it over."

So, repeat after me, "Can we talk this over during dinner?"

Okay. Next, we have "talk down to someone". If

you talk down to someone, you talk to them in a

simple way to make them feel unintelligent or

inferior to you. When you talk down to someone,

you want them to feel like they are less and like

you are superior. It's like, "Oh, yeah? Really?

Oh, that's good. Yeah." So, I'm talking in a simple way, like you are a baby. Like,

if you are talking to someone as if they are a

child, a baby, and you want them to feel dumb,

basically, or inferior to you, you talk down to

them. For example, "He quit." Like, "He quit his

job because his boss always talked down to him."

Okay? So, his boss always talked to him like he

was a child, or like he was unintelligent, or

like he was inferior to his boss, and he quit.

So, repeat this after me, "Don't talk down to me."

Good. Next, "to talk back to someone". This is

usually what young children do to their parents.

So, if you talk back to someone, you reply

defiantly. Like, "Hey, you can't say that to me."

Or, "Hey, my sister did that. Why are you mad

at me?" Whoa, that's a very angry response. So,

when you answer someone impolitely, when you

reply defiantly, when you question what the person

is saying to you, you talk back to them. So,

for example, "Don't talk back to your mother."

Right? So, if your mother says, "Go clean your

room." And you say, "I don't want to clean my

room. How come Debbie doesn't have to clean her

room?" Whoa, don't talk back to your mother.

You will get into bigger trouble. Okay? So,

"talk back" to reply impolitely, with anger,

with defiance, because you want to question

the person. Sometimes, it's not a bad idea to

talk back to someone if you feel they are disrespecting you, for example.

All right, the last two, they are similar but

total opposites. So, "to talk someone out of

something" means to persuade someone not to

do something. You convince someone not to do

something. So, imagine that you wanted to do

something. You were thinking about, I don't know,

buying a new car. But your friend said, "Hey,

like, you don't make enough money to buy this

new car, and you just went on vacation last

month, and it was very expensive. I don't think

now is a good time to buy a new car." So, you can

say, "Ah, yeah, I was going to buy a new car, but

he talked me out of it. He talked me out of making this decision." And I'm saying,

"talked me out of making." So, verb -ing, don't

forget, "of" is a preposition. After a preposition,

verb -ing, okay? Or you can use "it" in this case. "He talked me out of it."

And finally, we have "to talk someone into

something." So, this means to persuade someone

to do something. You talk to them, and you convince them to do it. So, here,

"She talked me into buying a new phone." So, "I

wasn't interested in getting a new phone. Yes,

my phone is, like, you know, five years old, but I

like it." And then she said, "Oh, but this company

has a great deal. You have way more data. The

phone is much faster, and it's a great price."

And then you say, "Oh, actually, you're right.

You have persuaded me. You have convinced me.

You have talked me into getting a new phone." So,

talk someone out of something. They wanted to do

something, and you said you convinced them

not to do it. "To talk someone into something"

means you convinced them to do it. Okay? So,

there you go. Those are five phrasal verbs

that use the verb "talk". Before we finish, let

me just ask you to repeat the last two here.

So, repeat after me. "He talked me out of it."

Okay. "He talked me into it."

Okay. What's interesting, one more point. You can

talk yourself out of something. So, if I said,

"Okay, I was thinking about getting a new phone."

And if I said, "No, it's a little expensive.

My phone is fine." Okay. I talked myself out of buying a new phone in this case.

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use "talk something over", "talk down to someone",

"talk back to someone", "talk someone out of

something", and "talk someone into something".

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good stuff. And until next time, I can't use

any of these to say goodbye. No, no, no, no.

Okay. Well, talk it over with your friends and

let me know how would you finish this video

if you were me? Okay. Just tell me in the comments. Bye.