FAST English - Shopping in English Lesson!

So we have a problem to solve. We need new  bed, so we’re going to take this problem and  

we’re going to make an English lesson about it  so you’re going to learn some new vocabulary,  

new phrases while we’re on the streets of  New York City going furniture shopping.

There’s so many different kinds of beds so we’re  looking for a king, that’s the biggest. Queen  

is the next then full then twin. Now, there’s  also something called a California King which  

is also really big but the dimensions are kind of  different but today we’re looking for king bed.

David.

Yes.

Are you thinking wood, metal, upholstered,  leather like what material are you thinking about?

Well, I’m thinking more about  upholstered which is unusual for me.

Uhmm.

So, like what kind of fabric, you know  I love velvet. I love a good velvet.

Yeah. Now I’m in that I’m that zone too.

Uhmhm, Okay. I was just thinking about the word  metal like the material. It’s sort of a  

tricky pronunciation that’s a flap T and then  a dark L and it sounds just like this word:  

meddle, which is a verb and it means to get into  and to get busy with someone else’s business,  

things that don’t concern you like I could say,  

“stop meddling in my life. You do not need to  know the details of my life. Stop meddling!”

Meddle. Metal.

Alright, we’re crossing Houston. In New York City,  the street is pronounced Houston but in Texas,  

same spelling, big city is Houston. Now we’re  heading there to the building with green spikes  

on top. We’re heading to the Crate and Barrels.  To head somewhere means to go in that direction,  

that is your destination. We’re  heading to the Crate and Barrel.

Let’s head on in.

Yeah, check there. And beds are upstairs.

Beds are upstairs. Thank you.

Now, we are making a side stop at the  espresso machine spot because I decided  

it’s what I want for my birthday. The question  is do you go with the big one that does lots  

of things or small one that’s simple and  just does one thing well? Hard to decide!

Way too big, right David?

Yup.

Okay.

I think we need to head over here.

In this video, you’re going to hear  me use the phrase “head on in”,  

“head over” and “head upstairs”.

Now, you said you didn’t love the looks of it.  Seeing it in person, what do you think?

Not crazy about it.

Not crazy about it.

Shoot. Well then, I guess we’re starting from  

scratch because that’s what  I had narrowed it down to.

Alright, let’s head upstairs.

This one, a little too bold for our taste  so you probably know bold, the font. If  

something is bold like in style or color, it’s  making a big statement, it’s pretty different.  

This bed is a little too bold for us.

What do you think?

I don’t think like how chunky that is.

Too bulky?

Yeah.

This one less chunky, less bold, more subtle  than the metal one. I kind of like the warmth  

of the wood color, what to you think? You were  thinking upholstered, this is not upholstered.

No, but I like that.

So this is a maybe.

Yep.

I do kind of like the ones that have more of a  platform feel where this comes out of a few inches  

although there’s sort of a  pain in the butt to make.

It’s a maybe. We may choose it in  the end. Any bed that is a no is  

one we’re definitely going to eliminate  and when we finally find the one we like,  

that’s the one and the only  one that will be a yes.

Upholstered has a bit of a wider frame to it.

Because of that flap T, the word  wider sounds just like this word,  

to call something more white, whiter.

Looks like they have various fabrics  we could choose from. Let’s look.

This one does have different swatches available.

So you think this is the right one.

I do, yeah.

Alright, I’m open to it. I can’t say  yes in the moment but I’m open to it.

Thank you.

Bye, see you later.

Bye.

Bye bye.

In addition to a bed, we  are looking for a mattress.

How does it feel David?

I’ll come back in a hour to get you.

Alright.

I think it would match the  style of the nightstands.

Excuse me.

Yeah.

Does this come in other, other, uhm.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Can I see the swatches?

They would be at the design lab.

Okay. Thank you.

Anytime.

It’s also nice. It’s also got the metal  leg that that I think is a nice feature.

Soft.

What do you think of the color?

I’m not crazy about that color.

Okay. Not crazy about it. But  you’re crazy about the boucle?

Yeah.

Boucle, just like velvet is a kind of fabric.

We already know we don’t want all wood right?

I think that’s true.

Okay.

Alright. So, it’s sort of between those two  

boucle ones. What? Now you’re  looking at and you're wavering.

That looks sort of like the style of what  the vanity is going to be in the bathroom.

Yeah. But how is this going to look next to white  wood nightstands. I don’t want to get new nightstands.

That’s true.

I mean I love the dresser; I love the  nightstands but they’re not what we have.

Right. Good point.

The only thing with going with not the white is  that it’s custom made and you can’t return it.  

Oh.

And you know we like to be wishy-washy.

Let’s just go look at that one  more time and then pull up the  

one we saw at Crate and Barrel  and just sort of compare the two.

Pull up is a phrasal verb that we use in  many ways. We do use it often to refer  

to a screen. I’m going to pull this up on my  computer. I’m going to pull it up on my phone.

Alright, let me pull up the other one.

Like I did here. You can also pull up  your socks. Oh, my socks are slipping,  

I’m going to pull them up. But also  a car will pull up it comes to the  

curb. Is your car here yet? Yeah, the  Lyft driver is pulling up right now.

The headboard here has a bit of a  curve to it which you kind of like.

I think that adds something yeah.

The Lotus though does have a seamer on the  top which is also sort of a detail that.

Yeah, I like that.

That is interesting.

I’m going to ask this guy.

Naturally, we wanted to see the bed we  were considering next to the nightstands  

we already have. Don’t worry, I  asked. They said I could move it.

Alright, let’s see. I can totally do it.  

I can totally do it. Okay, I  think I’m going to need some help.

I mean it looks fine.

It turns out the king size didn’t come  with the boucle fabric we wanted so,  

we had to talk to a consultant  and work out other fabric options.

Problem is, it doesn’t come in  a fabric we want for a king so,  

comparing these two fabrics, the other issue  is David likes this one better and I like the  

one at Crate and Barrel better. So  we have a few things to figure out.

Come around the front babe. Check it out.

The long view, which one do you like better?

Yeah, me too.

More warmth in that.

Yeah.

Okay, let me get the long view.

Honestly, it might look a little bit better  than the white boucle in my opinion anyway.

Alright, let’s drape this over.  

That looks kind of nice like you know, the metal  and the leg just almost a bronzy feel to this.

Yeah, I thought the same thing, it nods to the leg.

Well, let’s take a sample of this home, make  sure it works with the carpet and chaise.

Did we solve the problem? Not entirely but we got  closer, we have a much better idea of what we’re  

going to get. It was a day well spent, thanks  for spending it me. Keep your learning going now  

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