Daily British English 🇬🇧 || The British Seaside!! 🌊🍦🇬🇧 || British culture!!! 🐟🍟

Summary

En este video, Catherine nos lleva a descubrir el encanto del litoral británico, enseñándonos vocabulario marítimo esencial para el inglés diario. Aprendemos expresiones como 'do you fancy a dip' y 'chicken', y exploramos costumbres como comer fish and chips y usar medias con sandalias. Descubrimos también cómo los británicos se relajan en la playa, dejando de lado la etiqueta y permitiendo que su lado más infantil salga a la luz. El video nos invita a visitar una playa en Gran Bretaña para experimentar la cultura y disfrutar de la comida típica, mientras observamos el paisaje y nos sumergimos en el ambiente relajante del mar.

Takeaways

• 🌊 El video enseña vocabulario relacionado con el mar y la cultura británica, especialmente en la playa.
• 🏖️ La playa en el Reino Unido es un lugar para relajarse y disfrutar, donde la gente se comporta de manera más informal y despreocupada.
• 🤿 'Fancy a dip?' es una expresión para invitar a alguien a nadar en el mar, y 'chicken' se usa para describir a alguien que tiene miedo de hacerlo.
• 🏰 Construir castillos de arena es una actividad común en las playas británicas; 'moat' es una palabra clave que significa 'foso'.
• 🐟 'Fish and chips' es un plato tradicional en la playa, y se utilizan expresiones específicas al pedirlo, como 'do you want that wrapped?' y 'salt and vinegar?'.
• 🧦 Las sandalias con calcetines son un estereotipo asociado a los británicos en la playa, una moda peculiar pero común.
• 🌊 'Turquoise' es una palabra avanzada para describir el color del mar, una mezcla entre verde y azul.
• 🌊 El término 'tide' se refiere a las mareas, y 'shoreline' a la zona donde las olas llegan a la playa.
• 🏊 'Current' describe las corrientes marinas, que pueden ser peligrosas si son fuertes.
• 🚢 Los niños a menudo inventan historias sobre los barcos que ven en el horizonte, una actividad común en la playa.

Q & A

¿Qué tipo de contenido se puede esperar en el canal de YouTube de Catherine?

Se puede esperar contenido en inglés natural y actual, sin material anticuado que no se utilice en la vida diaria.

¿Por qué es importante el mar para los británicos según el guion?

El mar es importante en el Reino Unido porque es un lugar donde las personas pueden divertirse y dejar de lado su comportamiento controlado y cortés de la vida diaria.

¿Qué se aprende en el video sobre Brighton Beach?

Se aprende vocabulario relacionado con la playa y la cultura del mar en el Reino Unido, incluyendo expresiones y costumbres típicas.

¿Qué significa 'do you fancy a dip' en el contexto del mar?

En el contexto del mar, 'do you fancy a dip' significa si alguien desea bañarse o sumergirse en el mar para refrescarse.

¿Qué es un 'moat' y cómo se relaciona con las actividades en la playa?

Un 'moat' es un foso que se cavó alrededor de un castillo de arena para que el mar, cuando sube la marea, lo rodee como un moat en un castillo.

¿Cómo se puede pedir 'a small Cod and Chips' en un restaurante y qué preguntas se hacen comúnmente después de la orden?

Se puede pedir 'a small Cod and Chips' diciendo la orden exacta, y después de la orden, se pueden hacer preguntas rápidas como si se desea que lo envuelvan, si se desea sal y vinagre, o ketchup o mayonesa.

¿Qué es la moda de usar 'socks and sandals' y por qué es considerada extraña?

El usar 'socks and sandals' es una moda que consiste en poner calcetines con sandalias, lo cual es considerado extraño y un tanto inútil, pero cómodo.

¿Cómo se describe el color del mar en el guion y por qué se utiliza esa descripción?

El color del mar se describe como 'turquesa', una tonalidad de azul, para describir el color verde-azulado que a menudo tiene el mar en el Reino Unido.

¿Qué es 'the shore' y cómo se relaciona con la actividad de la marea?

El 'shore' o 'shoreline' es el lugar donde el mar se encuentra con la playa, y es donde las olas chocan contra la orilla. La marea, que se refiere al mar entrando y saliendo, afecta directamente a esta zona.

¿Qué significa 'the Tide's coming in' y qué implicaciones tiene para las personas en la playa?

'The Tide's coming in' significa que el mar está subiendo la marea, lo que puede requerir que las personas muevan sus pertenencias para evitar que se mojen.

¿Qué se aprende sobre la cultura del mar y las actividades relacionadas en el Reino Unido a través del guion?

Se aprende que la cultura del mar en el Reino Unido incluye actividades como construir castillos de arena, bañarse, comer fish and chips, usar sandalias con calcetines y disfrutar del paisaje marítimo.

Outlines

00:00

🇬🇧 La vida cotidiana en la costa británica

El primer párrafo presenta un canal de YouTube dedicado a enseñar inglés natural y actual, enfocado en el vocabulario costero británico. Se menciona la visita del canal a la playa de Brighton, donde se recogieron expresiones y costumbres. Se destacan la relajación y el olvido de la formalidad en el mar, así como la importancia de la cultura costera en el Reino Unido, incluyendo la famosa 'fish and chips' y la peculiar combinación de medias y sandalias. Además, se introducen frases como 'do you fancy a dip' y 'chicken', relacionadas con nadar en el mar y la timidez ante ciertas actividades.

05:00

🏖️ El entretenimiento y las actividades en la playa

El segundo párrafo sigue explorando la vida en la playa, con énfasis en las actividades típicas como construir castillos de arena y la compra de 'fish and chips'. Se discuten las preguntas comunes que se hacen al pedir comida, como si se desea que la comida esté envuelta, con salsa de tomate o mayonesa. Se menciona la tradición de vestir sandalias con medias y cómo se percibe en el verano. También se habla de la belleza del mar y el uso del término 'turquesa' para describir su color, así como la costumbre de comentar las vistas y experiencias con los demás.

10:01

🌅 Reflexiones y experiencias personales en la playa

El tercer párrafo ofrece una reflexión personal sobre la playa y su impacto tranquilizador. Se comparte la nostalgia de vivir cerca del mar y disfrutar de los atardeceres en Brighton. Se invita a los espectadores a visitar una playa en Gran Bretaña para entender mejor la cultura local, destacando la importancia de la observación y el escuchar. El video concluye con un mensaje de agradecimiento y una invitación a suscriptores a compartir sus propias experiencias en las playas del Reino Unido.

Keywords

💡Seaside

El término 'Seaside' se refiere a la costa o la playa, y es central en el video ya que el contenido gira en torno a la cultura de la playa en el Reino Unido. Es un lugar donde las personas suelen ir para relajarse y disfrutar, contrastando con su vida diaria más controlada. En el script, se menciona que el marismo es una 'National Institute', lo que indica su importancia cultural en el país.

💡Fish and chips

Esta es una comida típica británica compuesta por pescado frito y patatas fritas. En el video, se destaca como un elemento esencial de la experiencia de la playa, especialmente si se ordena cerca del mar para asegurar frescura. Se ilustra cómo se ordena y se les hace preguntas rápidas sobre si se desea envolver, sal, vinagre, ketchup o mayonesa, reflejando la interacción con los vendedores en un stand de fish and chips.

💡Tide

La 'tide' hace referencia a la marea, es decir, el movimiento del agua hacia la costa o lejos de ella. Es importante para entender las actividades en la playa, como mencionan en el script, donde la gente debe mover sus pertenencias para evitar que la marea subida las moje. El término se relaciona con la naturaleza y el entorno marítimo que es parte del tema principal del video.

💡Jellyfish

Una 'jellyfish' es un animal acuático gelatinoso que a menudo se encuentra varado en la playa. En el video, la presencia de una medusa en la orilla es utilizada para ilustrar la variedad de vida marina que puede ser encontrada en la costa y cómo puede ser parte de la experiencia de visitar la playa, aunque también se menciona que a menudo son encontradas muertas.

💡Pier

Un 'pier' es una estructura que se extiende desde la costa hacia el mar y a menudo alberga atracciones y tiendas. En el script, el pier se menciona como un lugar de entretenimiento para los niños aburridos que buscan algo más que la playa para hacer, destacando la variedad de actividades que se pueden disfrutar en el entorno marítimo.

💡Horizon

El 'horizon' es el punto más lejano que se puede ver en el cielo o el mar, donde parece que el cielo y el suelo se encuentran. En el video, se describe cómo mirar al horizonte puede ser relajante y dar perspectiva a las cosas, conectando con la sensación de paz y tranquilidad que se asocia con las vistas al mar.

💡Sunset

El 'sunset' es el proceso de ponerse el sol, lo cual es una experiencia visualmente impactante y emocionalmente significativa. En el script, la puesta del sol se menciona como una actividad que el narrador disfruta viendo desde la playa, reflejando la belleza natural que se puede apreciar en el entorno costero.

💡Culture

La 'culture' se refiere a las costumbres, las tradiciones y las maneras de vida de un grupo de personas. El video se centra en enseñar sobre la cultura del marismo en el Reino Unido, desde la comida típica hasta las actividades y la forma de vestir, mostrando cómo estas tradiciones se manifiestan en la vida cotidiana en la costa.

💡Current

El 'current' se refiere a la corriente del mar, que es el movimiento de agua en un río, lago o océano. En el script, se menciona la posibilidad de una fuerte corriente lejos de la orilla, lo que puede ser peligroso para los bañistas, y es un elemento importante para entender las condiciones del mar en la playa.

💡Shore

La 'shore' o 'shoreline' es el borde donde el mar y la tierra se encuentran. Es un lugar importante para las actividades en la playa, como se describe en el video, donde las personas caminan o se mojan los pies, y donde se pueden observar fenómenos naturales como la marea y la llegada de objetos a la orilla.

💡Paddle

'Paddle' se refiere a la acción de entrar al agua con el fin de refrescar o divertirse, sin necesariamente nadar. En el video, se menciona que el narrador no se tomó un baño completo, sino que simplemente se 'paddleó', lo que indica una forma más relajada de interactuar con el mar.

Highlights

Introduction to the British Seaside and its cultural significance.

Personal connection to Brighton Beach and its memories.

The Seaside as a place to let go of societal norms and enjoy oneself.

The British Seaside as the home of fish and chips, buckets and spades, and socks and sandals.

Understanding the phrase 'do you fancy a dip' and its meaning in the context of swimming.

The use of the term 'chicken' to describe someone who is scared to do something.

The activity of building sandcastles and the phrasal verb 'to dig out'.

The cultural experience of ordering fish and chips by the sea.

Common questions asked when ordering fish and chips, such as 'do you want that wrapped'.

The historical practice of wrapping fish and chips in newspaper until it was banned for hygiene reasons.

The British tradition of wearing socks and sandals in the summer.

Describing the color of the sea using the word 'turquoise'.

The act of remarking on the beauty of the seaside as part of British culture.

The meaning of 'the shore' and the experience of paddling in the sea.

Understanding the concept of tides and the phrase 'the Tide's coming in'.

The use of the word 'reckon' as a colloquial way to express an opinion or prediction.

The suggestion to swim out to a 'boy', a floating ball used as a landmark.

The fascination and fear associated with washed-up jellyfish on the beach.

The boredom of children at the beach and their desire for more entertainment like the pier.

The imaginative experience of seeing a ship on the horizon and wondering about its origin.

The calming effect of staring out to sea and the horizon.

Personal reflections on living in Brighton and the daily routine of watching the sunset.

Encouragement for viewers to experience the British seaside culture and try fish and chips.

Transcripts

hello everyone welcome back to English

with Catherine if you're new here hi

this is my YouTube channel and if you're

a loyal subscriber respect you this is

the YouTube channel for daily natural

English that is in use today none of

this outdated stuff that's not actually

being used and today the setting is the

British

Seaside one of the happiest places on

Earth the other week I went to Brighton

Beach I used to live there so I have a

lot of memories there and I spent the

whole day there just listening out for

what people were saying and making notes

on the culture today you're going to

learn some lovely Seaside vocabulary

which is very important for daily

English and of course you're going to

learn about British culture get yourself

a lovely chilled glass of lemonade and

let's get started the British Seaside

the seaside is a big deal in the UK it's

where we go to actually have fun we're

usually so polite and controlled in our

everyday life but on the seaside all of

that goes out the window and everyone

just lets their hair down and as you all

probably know it's the one place where

your inner child can come out as much as

it wants acting like a child and

behaving like a child all day is

completely normalized the British

Seaside is a National Institute it's the

home of the fish and chips the buckets

and Spades and of course the socks and

sandals number one do you fancy a dip or

are you a chicken do you fancy a dip or

are you a chicken okay first of all we

say dip to mean going swimming in the

sea usually a dip is just to cool down

if it's really hot on the day that I

went it was only about 20° so it wasn't

that hot but still people go swimming in

the sea even when the sea is freezing

chicken is what we say when someone is

too scared to do something it's not very

kind to call someone a chicken but it's

quite funny and obviously chickens are

quite scared aren't they so there we go

that's the relation number two Daddy can

you help me dig out a moat for my castle

so near where I was sitting there was a

family and there were some children

playing and they were making s castles

which is a very typical activity here we

have the phrasal verb to dig out meaning

to literally get the sand and dig it out

to make a moat around the castle so that

when the tide comes in which we'll talk

about in a second it will go around the

outside like a moat so here you've

learned the new word moat if you didn't

know that already which falls into the

category of Castle language and I love

castles number three this is related to

fish fish and chips or as we often say

fish and chips fish and chips there's a

connected speech tip I have to say we

really do fish and chips very well

especially if you order that by the Sea

where it's likely to be fresh so there

was a little fish and chip shop right

near the beach which by the way is so

common there's usually about 20,000 of

them or competing for the customers you

need to know this language so here we go

a small Cod and Chips please a small Cod

and Chips please that's how I ordered it

and then they ask you these questions

you have to be ready for them because

they ask them very quickly and there's

often a queue behind you do you want

that wrapped do you want that wrapped

they ask it so quickly what they're

actually saying here is do you want that

wrapped which means would you like them

to wrap the box in paper so it's like a

bundle usually people do this when they

want to keep the fish and chips warm if

they're taking them to the beach or

taking them home or far away to have

them fun fact up until the 1980s fish

and chips were wrapped in newspaper to

save money but this was later deemed

unhygienic so was banned salt and

vinegar it's so quick again they're

asking if you want salt and vinegar in

the UK we like to put vinegar on chips

don't judge unless you've tried it

Ketchup or Mayo ketchup or Mayo they're

actually saying ketchup or Mayo I think

this is the most difficult one to

understand when it's said fast I mean

that's crazy isn't it what I saw when I

was queuing for fish and chips a man

behind me wearing socks and sandals this

is famously from the UK the kind of UK

look in the summer apart from being

completely red from head to toe because

of sunburn not only do we look like a

lobster or a prawn we're also wearing

sandals with socks which is kind of

Ecentric kind of pointless kind of weird

to be honest socks and sandals kind of

comes in the same category as carpet for

me they're both kind of cozy but also a

bit weird fun fact the Roman wore socks

and sandals over 2,000 years ago so it's

been a trend for a while isn't the sea

such a gorgeous shade of

turquoise isn't the sea such a gorgeous

shade of turquoise that's actually quite

difficult to say gorgeous shade Gorge

gorgeous shade tongue twister practice

it now here's an advanced word for blue

turquoise is a shade of blue and you

know when the sea is like a color of

greeny blue which it often is in the UK

it's never that Crystal Clear beautiful

almost white color that you get in the

Caribbean so turquoise great word to

describe the color of the sea here we

are just remarking on something

beautiful which is very much part of

British culture we often see something

and just remark on it to everyone around

us number five I heard this when I

walked down to the shore when you say

the shore you're really talking about

where the sea meets the beach so where

the waves are crashing onto the beach

that's called the shore or the shoreline

and no I didn't go for a dip I just

paddled which means you just get your

feet wet and you walk out a little way

usually in your jelly shoes or your

flip-flops because of the Pebbles

they're so painful on your feet and it

just really cools you down if you're

getting a bit warm and yes it was only

20° but when you're in the sun you still

feel like you get a bit warm oh the

Tide's coming in do you think we'll have

to move our stuff ah the Tide's coming

in do you think we'll have to move our

stuff so note the word tide which refers

to the Sea coming in going out I'm not

really sure how to describe tides to you

I'm pretty sure it's all related to the

moon it's not my subject I'm afraid we

use the phrasal verb coming in when the

C comes in and goes out for when it goes

out and stuff well that just relates to

all your things or your belongings shall

we move our stuff meaning shall we move

our things back a bit so that the tide

the sea doesn't get them wet number six

do you reckon there's a really strong

current further out do you reckon

there's a really strong current further

out so again this was the English that I

heard when I was standing on the

shoreline listening out people were just

paddling and also having conversations

right next to me now here we have reckon

which is a great word to replace think

it's another word really for predict or

guess what do you reckon meaning what do

you think what do you guess what do you

predict and the current refers to the

forces in the sea that take you with

them can be very dangerous if there's a

strong current I'm sure you know that

also further out is just general for

over there you know the sea is such a

scary massive thing isn't it we often

don't know how to refer to it number

seven let's swim out to that boy over

there let's swim out to that boy over

there here we have let's which is what

we say when we're suggesting a plan like

with enthusiasm swim out we have a

phrasal verb so many phrasal verbs

meaning to swim out to seea and boy

which is pronounced as the same as girl

or boy even though it's a very different

spelling is one of those floating ball

things that ships often Mo up to to stop

the ship from floating away sometimes we

use them as landmarks when we're

swimming let's swim to that boy and back

let's do a lap around the boy for

example number eight wow this jellyfish

has been washed up on the beach

wow this jellyfish has been washed up on

the beach jellyfish really freak me out

they're like sea

aliens they are right no one can really

describe them they just look like Blobs

of jelly

just I'm I'm sure you know that quite

often jellyfish end up on the beach here

we're using the phrasal verb washed up

which means the tide has or the sea has

brought them in and quite often they're

dead sadly can we we go on the pier now

we're so bored you guessed it this is

kids little kids bored they've made all

their sandcastles they've eaten all the

sandwiches and now they need some more

entertainment now peers are those long

bits of land really that's strut out

from the shoreline and they often have a

lot of attractions on them like rides

candy floss donuts and bright and Pier

is really fun I really recommend

visiting if you haven't already number

10 look look there's a ship on the

horizon I wonder where it came from look

there's a ship on the horizon I wonder

where it came from you know when you're

a child and you just make up all these

stories of where ships came from or if

you see a plane in the sky you wonder

where it's just come from I used to do

this thing where I'd imagine all the

passengers on the plane and what they

were talking about and where they were

off to so there was a big ship a massive

massive ship um just on the horizon

which means as far as the eye can see

here we have the verb I wonder this is

one of my favorite words actually if you

say I wonder it really means I don't

know but I'm thinking about it and I'm

trying to work out the answer I wonder

what to do today I wonder what the

meaning of life is make sure you

pronounce the word ship like ship and

not sheep if there was a sheep on the

horizon I'm sure everyone would be

talking about it I don't know about you

guys but I find the beach A bit chaotic

when there's a lot of people however

what really relaxes me is just staring

out to see or looking out to see and

just looking at the Horizon somehow it

just puts everything in perspective just

makes me so calm I really miss living in

Brighton because I used to walk down to

the seafront every evening and watch the

sunset it was so great I hope you

enjoyed my video guys I hope it made you

want to go to the seaside I really

recommend visiting a beach in Britain

just to get the culture because there's

so much you can learn about what we're

like here just by watching and observing

and listening and of course you've got

to have some fish and chips and have a

dip in the sea if you liked this video

please click subscribe I would really

appreciate that as it really helps me

out comment down below maybe tell me

which beach you've been to in the UK I

hope you have a lovely weekend wishing

you lots of sunshine see you next Friday

bye