Learn English about American English Slang Words and Meanings - with Subtitles

So, let's get started.

Today I am going to tell you about a few slang words.

The first word we'll talk about today is chill.

So chill is a word similar to the word cool.

In English we often use the word cool to describe something that is really interesting or that

we like.

So, chill is another word, so you might notice this is another word that has to do with temperature.

So, for example: I might say it's chilly but just like we use the word cool to talk about

things that are interesting, we can we also use chill to describe a few different things.

So, let's take a look at three ways we can use the word chill.

So first what does chill mean?

Chill means to relax or to calm down.

The first way we might use the word chill is as an imperative.

This means we are telling someone what to do.

So maybe my friend is very upset, I might say: hey chill.

You need to chill this means you need to relax, or you need to calm down.

So, first we might just use it to tell someone that they need to relax.

So, the next way we can use chill is as an activity.

Chill is something that we can do.

So, for example, let's say I’m talking to my friend and she asks me: hey Sarah what

are you doing?

I might say oh I’m just chilling.

I’m just chilling, I’m chilling out, We might also say or if someone asked me: Oh

Sarah teacher what did you do last night?

I might say I just chilled.

So, what did I do?

I stayed home.

I played some video games.

I watched some Netflix.

I just chilled.

So, we can use chill to talk about activities.

I can say I just chilled or I could ask you.

I could ask my friend: hey do you wanna chill tonight?

This means: do you want to hang out tonight?

Hey wanna chill?

The last way we could use it is, yes to describe the activity of hanging out.

So, for example: I might say: oh my friend and I just chilled out last night.

We just chilled.

Finally, we can use chill as a way to describe something as an adjective.

So, I might say: oh, I went to see my friend play music last night.

It was chill.

It was relaxed and calm.

So, here we see that there are several ways we can use chill.

Okay, let's go to our second slang word today which is legit.

This is a very commonly used slang word.

So, legit is a short version of the word legitimate.

Legitimate means something is real or genuine.

So, for example: I might say if I’m buying a Rolex.

Is it a is it a legitimate Rolex?

Is it real?

So, legit is a short form of the word legitimate and we're gonna look at two ways we use legit.

So, first legit can be used as an adjective, which can mean really really really good or

authentic.

Let's think of, talk about a few sentences using this word legit.

Remember this means really really really really good or authentic.

So, let's first use it as really really good.

I might say: the party last night was legit.

This means it was really really good, really fun.

It was legit.

I might use it also to talk about food.

I love eating all kinds of food.

So, this is a word I often use to describe food.

For example: if I find a restaurant that has really good authentic food that real really

tastes like it's from that place.

Let's say I find a really good taco restaurant and I eat it.

Oh, so good I might say these tacos are legit.

They are super authentic.

They're so good.

Okay so we can use legit to describe things that are really great.

Like awesome really good, so legit.

It's super legit.

That movie was legit there.

Those tacos are legit.

The next way we can use legit is as an adverb, and here we would use it to mean: truly really.

Oh, I really don't know.

So, for example a sentence would be: I legit have no idea this means.

I really don't know.

So, we can also use legit as an adverb.

I might say something also as an adverb.

Dave Chappelle is legit the best comedian.

This means I really think this.

It's really true.

Alright, so legit short for legitimate and means really good or we might use it as an

adverb truly really.

Alright, let's talk about our last word today for me which is shady.

So, shady is a word that it's an adjective that means like sneaky, suspicious, underhanded,

or sly.

Something that another word we might use is like sketchy.

So, maybe I don't want to.

Oh, it seems a little dark or dangerous or not legit.

So, for example, in a sentence, I might say that guy seems shady don't talk to him.

Maybe he's acting a little strange and I tell my friend he seems a little shady don't talk

to him he seems like maybe a little suspicious.

Or we could use it to describe a place.

That bar is kind of shady, I don't really want to go there.

This is not to be confused with the word shade, which is an insult.

Or we also use, believe it or not, the word shade to talk about sunglasses.

So, I might say, I want to buy some new shades.

Yeah so those are our three slang words for today: chill legit and shady.