If You Know These 15 Words, Your English is EXCELLENT!

[@EnglishWithGreg]

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[@sunnyrathod8919]

Hi Greg, thanks for sharing the free books. Here is a typo mistake in the book name ( 03) Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous ). Please see the last example of lesson no. 1 continuous tenses: I was cooking.... head!!

[@aliciadelazar5345]

How funny, since I didn't book any of your offers, the free download is not available for me.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

@@aliciadelazar5345 It's available for everyone, Alicia. Follow the 'get the worksheet' buttons, and you'll access the folder with all the PDFs inside. If you're still having trouble, send me an email and I'll reply with a link.

[@paulsomenath6779]

I'm indian having loved british my grandfather worked in british indian army during second World War having subscribed your channel feeling better in English

[@user-jm6gp2qc8x]

I'm both surprised and happy to get all 15 of them right! I am a non-native speaker. But, if anyones' reading this comment, trust me when I say - learning "advanced words", ones that are even more "advanced" than the ones in this video, it would immediately become simply learning "infrequent words", which DO NOT doesn't equate native-level. Rather, it simply means, high language proficiency. SO, if you are stopping yourself from speaking english by rationalising that you aren't ready yet, then that's tomfoolery ;) If you just wanna learn words for the fun of it (ones that nobody uses to talk or even write) then go ahead and explore the beautiful world of words :)

[@olyadlema7619]

I knew 9/15 words. I am really grateful for letting me know the rest of words. You are such a humble teacher,Greg.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Ah, thanks! 😊 Thanks for the comment!

[@DD-eu4yk]

13 - I was unsure about the pronunciation of ascertain as in Australia sounds different. I’m Italian and love learning more and improving my English. Thank you for this lesson.

[@mademoisellelanoire4632]

Hello, Greg! I love the English language! I am from across the world! I pretty much knew all the words except one and that was tomfoolery lol…I either heard about the word before or knew the meaning correctly! Thank you for this video! Why can not you put all the 30 words in this video? That would have been nice! Keep up the good work!

[@НатальяФейгельсон]

I definitely know 3 words of 15. They are: skeptical ( the same as in Russian), tomfoolery (isn't it obvious?), reluctant. And I would ( perhaps) recognize some words if I come across them in the context. And there are 6 or 7 words that I have never seen or heard. For instance, avid, gumption, dwindle. Natalya.

[@bingder]

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[@graziellagarompolo8620]

I definitely know 4 words of 15. They are: skeptical, avid, reluctant, nonchalant. Thanks for this lesson!!

[@dessieveneva]

I am not sceptical that Greg's channel is getting more and more popular in the forseeable future. I like its content. I made a guess the other day that your new video was going to be about words. It is not hard to fathom your videos. Greg's videos are pertinent and make English learning a doddle. Thank you for putting in so many efforts. 😊

[@EnglishWithGreg]

You're welcome!! Thanks for the lovely comment!! 😊

[@lidiabonguardo7771]

I got 10,5 words correct .....the half is because I understud it when you gave the sample sentence ... thank you for your great lessons. they are interesting and fun. Grazie

[@pavlinamarinova196]

Thank you for this video. Really useful. Most of the words are new for me. I knew skeptical and apprehensive as teachable, capable. The meaning as feeling anxious is new for me.

[@Özge_03]

Hi Mister Greg,I knew %70 of these words..many appreciations for these super useful words and explanations 😊♡

[@mariaantoniafernandezlucio460]

I knew a few words. Others I had seen in a book, for instance, fathom, feasible, Flabbergasted or baffle , and nonclalant, dwindle I've never seen before. Thank so much for your video

[@stefanzinecker1659]

I knew seven words, only. Some I even never heard before. Thank you for this interesting lesson.

[@awurabee1]

Thank you for this video. I know all 15 words and have been using several of them.

[@fabianabevis9890]

Hello Greg, I knew 13 words... But then I'm not surprised since I followed your "Daily Quick Fix" course for eight months. Watching your videos is always educational and it's never a waste of time....yes, I'm an avid fan of yours! Curiously, one of the words I've learnt in your course, which I absolutely love, is 'caveat'. The word "warning" has become obsolete! ( Ciao for now!)

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Haha, thanks Fabiana!! 😀

[@danielcubides5170]

Even though American English has been the standard modality I've learned ever since I can remember, it's humanly impossible not to fall in love with your British accent. I'm visiting London for the Christmas season and I hope that everyone there speaks as delightful as you.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Ah that's so nice to hear, Daniel! I can't promise they'll have my accent in London... you might need to travel a little bit more north to hear my accent. 😅 Have a great time!!

[@nathaliebelovodier3341]

I know most of those words, but I'm French, and about half of them come from French language, so I'm not sure my result is that significant... ;-)

[@beatrizborges9095]

Come from French? I would say that many come from latin like reluctant or avid or apprehensive or pertinent. In addition to nonchalant what other word of this list comes from french? Thank you for informing!

[@mariajosecabreralorenzo2564]

Yes, as in Spanish we use the same words.

[@abdulkabia8486]

This video is very used. would you please make a video on Adverb phrase and adjective phrase for us❤❤❤

[@beatrizborges9095]

Thank you for this lesson, Greg! 10 words of 15

[@danieladis331]

I knew 11 words, but i' m italian and many words came from latin. I like your videos. Thanks. 😊😊

[@merakli2022]

14 out of 15. Toomfoolery was a totally new word to me and I loved it.

[@irynasvystunenko6866]

I knew only 1 but I'm enjoying learning with you. Thank you

[@norabielostorskypugliese44]

I love your accent. Your accent is beautiful. I can understand you. I speak Spanish but I am learning English because I love this language. My dream is to go to the United State or U.K . Thanks for your videos, they are useful for us. ❤

[@MaryamGhanizada]

Thank you so much for this video❤ The Video helped me a lot😊

[@sfisosangweni7404]

Thank you Greg for good vocabulary

[@patriciamontes746]

I don’t know any of these words 😂. Thank you for your class. I’ll try to use some of them, actually some are similar of those in spanish.

[@revosfgyr2546]

such a wonderful video

[@edilbertoserrano7005]

6 words. Other are familiar words but never used. Thanks.

[@haseenahamdani11]

11/15. Gumption, Tomfoolery, nonchalant, and fathom. I learned it today. Thank you!!!

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Well done!! Great result, and you learnt 4 new advanced words! 👏 😀

[@haseenahamdani11]

@@EnglishWithGreg I learned (?American), I learnt (?British) Are both sentences correct grammatically?

[@AlbertNonime]

Quite a lot of these words have latin roots, so for me as a french I understand their meaning without problem even if the spelling is a bit different.

[@olgacornejo3030]

My pleasure.

[@madz48261]

15....yah. I like your easy explanations as well.

[@ShahiraPasagui]

Thanks sir

[@pejmanhatami4084]

Thanks a ton! I got just 6 out of 15.

[@cremonacam5314]

Tomfoolery Gumption - I knew the rest 😃 Thank you for your lessons

[@EnglishWithGreg]

That's amazing! Well done! 👏

[@carmelaloperena8972]

Thanks for the test. I guessed only six words and all the rest never heard about before 😊.

[@carmelaloperena8972]

I didn't edit my comment. Yet as soon as I sent it was published as "edited" 😮.

[@torikuislam5142]

Thanks

[@EnglishWithGreg]

You're welcome!

[@luguerino]

11/15...my english level is B1

[@Neschio]

I’m an avid Inter supporter 😁 but Liverpool is my favourite team in Premier League

[@danieltheophilus-dl8oi]

My Best Grammar Teacher!

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Thanks Daniel! 😃

[@mariosiaven2965]

Believe or not the stumbling block for me were #7 and #8 i think those belong to a superior category of advanced words at least here in America, cheers from an advanced learner

[@mehdimehran-nejad1039]

10/15. Let's put'm all in one sentence: It is hard to fathom but feasible for a skeptical apprehensive person to ascertain his avid gumption when he is baffled by an oblivious reluctant person whose nonchalant tomfoolery is pertinent to your dwindling flabbergasted curiosity.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

😮 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@zoranvucenovic7518]

Only three I knew - skeptical, feasible and reluctant.

[@andreahajcsak4517]

Thank you🌸

[@EnglishWithGreg]

You’re welcome 😊

[@yagonodari]

Well, I recognized five words, which are very similar to its portuguese form. Skeptical = cético Avid = ávido Apprehensive = Apreensivo Reluctant = Relutante Pertinent = Pertinente Probably these words have its root in Latin, which makes it more easy to recognize

[@EdiQ1985]

Thank you! :)

[@EnglishWithGreg]

You're welcome!

[@mehome4163]

Great one Greg! I got 9/15 . But I have to admit, that I was much more used to the seemingly more difficult words than the, assessed by you, easier ones. I figured that it’s because I don’t speak too much colloquial English. Nevertheless I found it very inspiring.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Well done!!! 9/15 is a good result... and you've just learnt 6 new words! 👏😀

[@josemathews5981]

Excellent. All d best

[@EnglishWithGreg]

👏 Great job!

[@juliannemoore2313]

I didn't know 3 nouns : Tomfoolery, Gumption and flabbergasted. Thanks a lot for this video.

[@olgacornejo3030]

I got only 8. Thank you very much Greg.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

More than half! 👏 Thanks for the comment!

[@antoineolivier1287]

Tomfoolery and gumption, never heard or saw those before.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Tomfoolery is such a great word! 😄

[@marceladumitrufilip]

I got 13😅 thank you so much for this outstanding video Greg. 😘❤❤❤

[@antoineolivier1287]

@@EnglishWithGreg Ohh I just learned that you visited my corner of the world recently. I hope you had a good time here and engaged in some, reasonable amount, of tomfoolery.

[@zsuo4668]

9/15 thank you teacher

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Well done! 👏😀

[@vitalyplotkin555]

7 and 8 were new to me. The rest were easy.

[@urszulaurszula1164]

12/15. I wasn't certain about ascertain and pertinent and never heard about gumption.

[@graceuzezeukperi4907]

You Just have a good pronunciation.

[@morokhovets222]

I knew 3 of them (#1, 10, 12)

[@enricriera8163]

Many are Latin derived ,so those having a Romance language as mother tongue ,like my case ,have a greater advantage

[@ivanaradicevic9152]

15 out of 15

[@ondrejmiculek7244]

4 Gotta keep working on the rest :D

[@rulafathi3986]

Can I have the pdf please

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Here it is: bit.ly/greg-free-pdf

[@suehickman9038]

15... but I have to add that I know how and when to use them, but I'd find it hard to explain to someone without an example. You've explained it succinctly! (There's another word! Lol)

[@EnglishWithGreg]

"Succinctly".... another excellent word! 👏 Does that count as 16/15?

[@nunatak73]

4 but, I believe that my improve is feasible.

[@ceyhundemircan8654]

5/15, I have a long way to go.

[@guerrasio1]

SORRY GREG. I'VE SUBSCRIBED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO QUICKFIX BUT ..... NO WAY TO ENTER THE "PDF". COULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME THE LINK? TKS A LOT. CDV

[@AlbertKefka77]

I got 11 words right, I had heard a couple of the others before, but I had no idea of their full meaning, just had a vague idea.

[@massimilianopreti6150]

I could recognize 7 words but, as a French person said, they are similar to how they would sound and/or be written in Italian, so dunno what is worth. I must admit that I couldn't recall them outta nowhere while talking with someone in everyday life😅

[@adammistal]

I was unfamiliar with "Gumption".

[@lieb108]

14/15. Gumption was a challenge.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Awesome! Well done! 👏

[@maurizio6024]

I understood si words

[@maureenmatlock6674]

All of them

[@cavesalamander6308]

(AmE sl) I thought you were cutting down and here you are totally *flabbergasted* again - Я думал, что ты завязываешь, а ты опять нажрался. Use your *gumption* ! - Шевели мозгами! Trees are so thick that a man could not *fathom* them. Origin: Old English fæthm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaam and German Faden ‘six feet’. The original sense was ‘something which embraces’, (plural) ‘the outstretched arms’; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet

[@massimoottone1448]

OK 10/15

[@ananthampartheeparooban2055]

I got 14/15

[@Nany1836]

13

[@stefanolorenzo4541]

10 words out of 15. In my opinion not bad🙂

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Brilliant 👏 Well done!

[@sidtico]

Holly moly I got right just 6

[@aliciadelazar5345]

14 correct. I forgot what dwindle meant!! 😂

[@RowenaForfar]

14. 5 “ ascertain” - missed the certainty on last one just got “to find out” “understand” or “establish”. 😅

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Wow! Excellent! 👏

[@CristinaARusu]

14/15. I did not know "gumption"

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Fantastic! Well done! 👏

[@ahmednur1405]

I knew 13 words except gumption and tomfoolery, and I don't think I know much. Am I underestimating myself? I don't know.

[@ИльяГорих]

It seems I sometimes met this words but I've completely forgotten it

[@revosfgyr2546]

understand the meanings of words by your intention

[@kuvavicking]

Most of the words are familiar to me, but I was mistaken in pronunciation of 'ascertain' 😳 I was quite surprised

[@astridvanderstraten9709]

I got 11, but 6 of them were words similar as in French...!

[@marcinz6106]

4

[@lapinfacedelion]

I got 11 , some of them lookalike french with a wee different nuance, I would say.

[@ledoledo5161]

The pdf download not working

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Check your spam / trash folder... Here's the link again: bit.ly/greg-free-pdf

[@jordipascualguasch]

14/15

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Wow! Amazing! Which word didn't you know?

[@jordipascualguasch]

@@EnglishWithGreg Never heard of 'Gumption' before. 44yo guy from Spain here. Love your videos.

[@sisyphusworks]

I know 4 words and the 5th from listening, but never used. I have a lot of work to do :/

[@kingexcellent2495]

It was a duck soup 15/15

[@eduardojoachim27]

Got 8 right, but I suspect that some of them (flabbergasted, tomfooly, gumption and fathom) are used mostly in UK. I don't beliEVE those words are of common use in US.

[@BAT_SHooT_CRAZY]

Got 11, I'm Italian and I learned english by listening, speaking to americans. So you're just ignorant af, that's all.

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Well done! 👏 I'm not sure whether these are just British English or not, to be honest. They're great words, thought!

[@peterigbineweka6881]

8 words

[@UpmedFlowins]

Franck Ribéry, né le 7 avril 1983 à Boulogne-sur-Mer, est un footballeur international français qui a joué au poste d'ailier ou milieu offensif de 2000 à 2022. Il remporte le prix du meilleur joueur français de l'année à trois reprises, le Trophée UNFP du meilleur espoir de Ligue 1 en 2006, le prix du meilleur joueur du championnat d'Allemagne en 2008 et 20131, le prix UEFA du meilleur joueur d'Europe en 20132 et termine troisième du Ballon d'or 20133. Enfant de Boulogne-sur-Mer, il est victime d'un accident de voiture à l'âge de deux ans. Il passe par plusieurs clubs de National (3e division) avant de se révéler au plus haut niveau notamment au FC Metz puis à l'Olympique de Marseille. En 2007, il signe au Bayern Munich où il devient très vite la star de l'équipe. Son style de jeu percutant et son efficacité pour un ailier (partagée avec son coéquipier Arjen Robben) en font l'un des leaders du club allemand avec lequel il réalise notamment un quintuplé durant l'année 2013 en remportant cinq titres dont la Ligue des champions. Surnommé « Kaiser Franck » outre-Rhin, il est l'un des joueurs les plus titrés de l'histoire de la Bundesliga. À l'âge de 36 ans, il quitte la Bavière après douze ans de succès pour rejoindre l'Italie, d'abord à la Fiorentina puis la Salernitana où son passage est perturbé par plusieurs blessures. Il met fin à sa carrière en octobre 2022. Au niveau international, Franck Ribéry intègre l'équipe de France lors de la Coupe du monde 2006 où il marque son premier but face à l'Espagne en huitième et dispute la finale perdue face à l'Italie. Devenu par la suite le leader d'attaque des Bleus sous l'ère Raymond Domenech, il participe à l'échec de l'Euro 2008 et surtout à celui de la Coupe du monde 2010, marqué entre autres par l'affaire de la « grève des joueurs » dont il est l'un des meneurs. Très critiqué à la suite de cet évènement, il est rappelé par Laurent Blanc pour préparer l'Euro 2012 où les Bleus s'arrêtent en quart de finale puis par Didier Deschamps qui en fait son joueur majeur. Ribéry termine alors meilleur buteur des éliminatoires du Mondial 2014, mais manque le tournoi en raison d'une blessure. Il annonce sa retraite internationale dans la foulée après 81 sélections. Il est considéré comme l'un des meilleurs joueurs de l'équipe de France dans la période suivant la retraite de Zinédine Zidane en 2006 et l'un des meilleurs joueurs européens à son apogée au Bayern Munich. Son échec au Ballon d'or 2013 (où il affirme avoir été déconsidéré) et plusieurs blessures marquent un point de bascule dans sa carrière. Si son image reste contrastée en France, il bénéficie d'une côte de popularité très importante en Allemagne où il a passé douze saisons professionnelles.

[@xalt255x]

How ironic is it that I know all of these words except apprehensive, pertinent, and ascertain, yet I'm not sure if I have spoken more than 500 words of English in my entire life

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Well done!! 👏

[@tutorialswithorange7980]

14

[@EnglishWithGreg]

Fantastic!! 👏🏼

[@gianpaolozamboni]

I knew 12 words.

[@nicolaandreini2032]

I knew 2/15

[@ТатьянаШШШ]

So did I.

[@sajonara]

I’m wondering how many of those words are common in American English?

[@missjuju6492]

Many of these words are the same in French so it's easy to know what they mean 😉

[@brunoy7005]

Weren't there more difficult words? I didn't know any of those words. 😢