That was fun to watch😂. My personal favorite expression is: "Don't talk out loud you lower the IQ of the whole street." which is a quote from Sherlock ❤️😉
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
I love this
@braaheltahir69796 жыл бұрын
aghhh Sherlokkkk
@patryciam.p.10176 жыл бұрын
Great!! I love Sherlock ❤️
@fring95945 жыл бұрын
HO MY GOD YES
@Neinne5 жыл бұрын
@Nadya-gj1kh6 жыл бұрын
That "bing bing bang bang" 😂😂😂
@salmonoven5 жыл бұрын
Duh i'm suprised a lot 😂
@cbs21575 жыл бұрын
yesung ❤️
@priscilaapaza4425 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣I laughed a lot
@GustavoTedescoo5 жыл бұрын
STILL LMFAOO
@tenzingsamten123plays24 жыл бұрын
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣
@mitzyliberatore25396 жыл бұрын
I really love you. I appreciate the way you explain and the irony. I enjoy your teaching in spite of my 91 years of age. Ad maiora!
@marjonanorkulova66234 жыл бұрын
Are 98 years old😶
@causilvestrini70006 жыл бұрын
LOL, you reminded me this: here in Argentina we have a University called "University of Moron" (well, Morón is a city and an area in Buenos Aires). An American friend found quite amusing that a University for learning to be a moron existed :-p
@rjleysaid5 жыл бұрын
sorry I laughed for that. whats next? your american friend joined the course in that uni?
@InfinityTone6 жыл бұрын
I love the expression "Not the sharpest tool in the shed".
@DidrickNamtvedt6 жыл бұрын
In Norwegian we have a similar saying that goes "not the sharpest knife in the drawer." Has the same meaning and it's used in the same way as its English equivalent.
@FleurDeCersier5 жыл бұрын
I love it! The German equivalent to that expression would be "not the brightest candle on the birthday cake"
@belenhernandezbenavente34205 жыл бұрын
Lol
@belenhernandezbenavente34205 жыл бұрын
@@FleurDeCersier lol 😍
@simonmultiverse63493 жыл бұрын
Here in the UK I've heard, "Not the sharpest tool in the box."
@ItsYashu5 жыл бұрын
My fav : "I dont have enough crayons to explain this to you"
@dorkatomankova51325 жыл бұрын
ItsYashu I love that 😂😂😂😂
@بنوتةمحششة-ي2ن6 жыл бұрын
You are very good at drawing
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@banszkiadam42035 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@Gekkooooooooooooo4 жыл бұрын
idiot.
@StaticBlaster4 жыл бұрын
Trump is brainless
@bofasofa93993 жыл бұрын
@Awesomesauce_YT yikes
@Juliita656 жыл бұрын
I’ve always liked the expressions “the light is on but nobody’s home” and “not the sharpest tool in the shed”!
@dorkatomankova51325 жыл бұрын
Julia Navacerrada Also "he's not the brightest cookie in a box"
@MusicalBox6 жыл бұрын
I feel more powerful now :) Here are some variants used by us, french Canadians : Niaiseux : "Dumb, stupid" - In France they will use "niais" instead. Tête de pue : "Pus head" - Pus instead of brains. Sans-dessein : "No-purpose" - A mindless person, a person that have no judgment. Sans-génie : "No-genius" - Doesn't really mean "Not a genius". Means more : Without the capacity of thinking, of reflection. Crétin : "cretin" - One of my favorites. It is also an English word, but I dont think you use it a lot.
@NutritionImpossible6 жыл бұрын
The Finnish equivalent to "a sandwich short of a picnic" is "Not all the Moomins are in the valley" ("kaikki muumit eivät ole laaksossa"). So adorable. ^^
@rakischmidt70326 жыл бұрын
Haha, in Germany people don't have all their cups in the cupboard.
@95kpeople26 жыл бұрын
I like your picture
@messaggerodelladecadenza42325 жыл бұрын
@@elpsy In Romanian it is "you don't have a stave" too but it refers more to madness than stupidity.
@messaggerodelladecadenza42325 жыл бұрын
@@elpsy "Nu îți ajunge o doagă"
@MrSieben525 жыл бұрын
In French, that would be "you don't have electricity on all floors" (Tu n'as pas l'électricité à tous les étages)
@tamaras59116 жыл бұрын
Moron is from Geek word "moros" which means baby. In Greek it's "μωρός" and mean that sb is immature like a baby and acts like a baby
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
I love this
@emre54516 жыл бұрын
It's interesting in Turkish we use moron while calling the old so the old-fashioned ones
@TheJaseminguler5 жыл бұрын
@@emre5451 Türkiyenin neresinde eskiye moron diyolarmis? Morukla mi karıştırdın acaba?
@emre54515 жыл бұрын
@@TheJaseminguler olabilir neyse ya o kadar da mühim değil
@suhakhaled19845 жыл бұрын
That was very informative. Thanks for sharing
@sabrarzz80056 жыл бұрын
In italian we have an expression that comes to my mind when I read "a sandwich short of a picnic", we say that a person lacks some wheels in the gear, so kind of" a wheel short of a gear". But we don't really use it to describe stupidity, it mainly applies to craziness
@littlemissfrany6 жыл бұрын
Hi and thanks for this awesome video ! In french, you can say "he was cradled too close to the wall" to express that someone is a half wit !
@barborajezkova83935 жыл бұрын
Et comment vous traduisez ça en français s'il te plaît?
@littlemissfrany5 жыл бұрын
@@barborajezkova8393 "Il a été bercé trop près du mur", attention, c'est très familier comme expression !
@AlePaoletti6 жыл бұрын
Old style Venice slang: "Ma ti ga' e scarpie nel serveo?" that literally means "have you got spiderwebs in your brain?". You use it to say someone is dumb or thick
@zsoltoroszlany6 жыл бұрын
"Pókháló van az agyad helyén" in hungarian language, but we seldom use it.
@gabrielellerfagundes246 жыл бұрын
This "a sandwich short of a picnic" actually reminds me of an expression we have in Portuguese: "ter um parafuso faltando", that literally means "to have a missing bolt", and we use it to say the person is crazy
@rahulkandu9986 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much sir..I was idiot before watching this lession but now I'm moron.. Yeah...! Honestly u gave a sophisticated knowledge.
@giomariausai82466 жыл бұрын
I wanted to write all the insults in italian, then I’d take a whole week😂
@Filospher116 жыл бұрын
Giomaria usai wow,thats cool. It may take me two weeks,Im in china🤣
@ale85175 жыл бұрын
Dai, facciamolo!
@maxleichner94475 жыл бұрын
I guess, it will take at least a year to tell you all the swear words in Russian
@silviaparedes44785 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha the same here in Argentina.. I can be writing the whole week!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@NannyMiss5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@adimikimkoydu5 жыл бұрын
Your T-shirt and this topic, 50 points to Ravenclaw 🦅💙
@papateachme5 жыл бұрын
🧙♂️
@priyangikasenavirathna24485 жыл бұрын
Thank you. You're the one attractive teacher...🙂
@JkVersus6 жыл бұрын
"Do you feel this smell? It smells like bacon when he tries to think hard." - I'm kidding sometimes on my friends. :))
@simonmultiverse63493 жыл бұрын
If someone says, "I'm thinking" or equivalent words, a reply might be "I thought I could smell wood burning" implying that the person's head is made of wood. It's not actually calling someone stupid, but is more of a humorous reply.
@tarsierreisrat28776 жыл бұрын
great lesson. In my country now is popular word "dzban" what means jug / jar
@justina69486 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland! 😂
@okoneq-bn6fr5 жыл бұрын
witam cebulaków!
@eugenekaminski33655 жыл бұрын
Interesting, In Belarus we use this word too, but as a "head"')
@cristinaarnaldi81146 жыл бұрын
In northern Italy we commonly say “He’s no peak” (non è una cima) to say someone’s kind of dumb. We also use “tardy” (tardo) or “slow” (lento) as adjectives.
@mojif99953 жыл бұрын
that's really good you mention that which one is polite or informal or formal so we know where should we use them thanks papa english you're brilliant
@gioc.19086 жыл бұрын
In German we've got some funny idioms to say somebody is stupid: - He doesn't have all the cups in the cupboard. - One of his screws is loose. They might imply a bit of craziness.
@CrushaKRool6 жыл бұрын
- To look stupid out of the laundry - To have straw/gelatine/jelly/sawdust in the head - To be dumb like bread/like a stick - To have been beaten with the bag of stupidity - To be lobotomized - To have been shat in the brain - To not have eaten wisdom with a spoon - To have eaten stupidity with a spoon - To have an egg rotating/wandering - To be powdered with the clothespin bag - To stand naked in peas - To stand like an oil idol/juggernaut - To be dumber than the police allows
@gioc.19086 жыл бұрын
@@CrushaKRool - hahaha .. Hast du das gegoogelt oder ist dir das ernsthaft spontan so eingefallen? xD .. Wie sind die letzten 4 auf Deutsch (abgesehen vom aller letzten)?
@CrushaKRool6 жыл бұрын
@@gioc.1908 Google'd it. But while rare/archaic, they don't seem completely unfounded. - "Ein Ei am drehen/wandern haben" - "Mit dem Klammerbeutel gepudert sein" - "Nackt in den Erbsen stehen" - "Dastehen wie ein Ölgötze"
@gioc.19086 жыл бұрын
@@CrushaKRool - Haha, okay. Never heard them before. But it's good to know there are more. Cheers!
@marklopez13126 жыл бұрын
We use the last expression in Spain too
@eisque6 жыл бұрын
I've heard people say "thick (thicc)" refering to someone fat. Also, I've heard "dope" meaning someone/something is amazing, incredible.
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
Very true! I'm a fan of both those words in those contexts 😁
@eisque6 жыл бұрын
@@papateachme 👏👏
@DidrickNamtvedt6 жыл бұрын
I've only ever heard "dope" being used to describe someone or something amazing and fantastic, being used in a positive context. It's the first time hearing it being described as a negative slang term in this video but it's interesting to learn it can be used that way as well.
@the-bruh.cum54 жыл бұрын
thicc means sexy in slang If you are thicc you have a big butt or something I dunno
@ijustcarryon6 жыл бұрын
In Spain we have a lot of them . One can be literally " this mate needs a boiling " it means that a person is too innocent or goes more slow its common sense.
@kolowud6 жыл бұрын
I loved it. That's reminds me of the first video I saw in u channel it was in 2015, I didn't know or understand a single word of English so I decide to challenge myself and learn English from KZbin and I can't explain the joy I felt when I want back to the same video I was able to understand every word thank u papa for encouraging me I really appreciate it and I will continue my journey of learning English from ur channel .
@alexanderf21216 жыл бұрын
In Brazil there is a expression (maybe a little old) "dumb as a door"... I used it sometimes, but the fact is, for some circumstances these days, I really think that I am offending the door.. :-/
@escorpio19635 жыл бұрын
In Spain "simple as a bucket handle". Hahaha... No way you could offend the handle... still as simple as always.
@alexanderf21215 жыл бұрын
@@escorpio1963 Yeah... nice expression... "simple as a bucket handle"... hahaha... but, in my case, the expression is not so kind, you know... Call someone "simple" maybe is not as offensive as call someone "dumb" (which means stupid, idiot)... And my point was that, in Brazil, today, our social and political situation kinda proves there are people that really are MORE dumb than a door... hahaha... after all, a door do only what it supposed to do, right? Not more, but not last idder...I never have been in Spain... But I loved "Ministério del Tiempo" and "La casa de papel"... Espero que sean vistos por ustedes como buen ejemplo de los españoles... hahahaha ...
@escorpio19635 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderf2121 I would say there is a subtle difference in use. In Spanish we would say: He is not more stupid because… he does not practice/the day is no long enough. He is more stupid than… made to order/an ashtray on a motorbike/a house without door. He is more stupid than Abundio (the old-fashioned character, example for stupidity)… who sold his car to buy petrol. He is stupid… for the whole day/forever. It is like being stupid or idiot implies an action. Otherwise the stupid does not get that far and is just simple, thick or brute… hahaha. I am just guessing but I am sure my brain will keep working on this. Anyway, people are getting more stupid and simpler while doors are getting smarter and more intelligent. I do not watch series, even though I feel I am missing a lot. I love Brazil and Portuguese is probably my favourite language… to get someone to whisper in my ear… hahaha.
@alexanderf21215 жыл бұрын
@@escorpio1963 it's funny because that ways to call someone stupid in spanish are quite elaborated... I really liked it! Hahaha... The way that you feel about portuguese, I must say, many people think about spanish... It's a good language to sound sexy and to sound angry... I have a brazilian friend who's english get a spanish accent everytime she is nervous or angry... and we don't know why... hahahaha... PS.: You may find "Ministerio del Tiempo" a little bit silly, and that's ok. But you should give "La casa de papel" a chance... It's a very smart and intense story... ;-)
@noone-mg3qn6 жыл бұрын
We have "yarım akıllı" it's similar to "half wit". Yarım = half akıllı =smart :D
@muhammetyildiz35845 жыл бұрын
Thickhead(Woodenhead) Birdbrain( means stupid) In Turkish, we invariably use 'aptal' for 'stupid,thick,dumb etc.' ; we haven't got much variations but we absolutely have creativity while swearing :d
@manjirabanerjee71696 жыл бұрын
Fascinating lesson .Feel confident to tell on those nitwits.thanks .
@sos45505 жыл бұрын
The actual meaning of the Latin "ignoramus" would be "we ignore that"
@jimmygolucky236 жыл бұрын
My favourite expression that I learned from an American friend is "one fry short of a Happy Meal"
@pimentapimenta69785 жыл бұрын
Kristin What does that mean? I just want to make sure i know its meaning.
@simonmultiverse63493 жыл бұрын
How about gestures? Raising one hand, and tapping the side of one's head/forehead with the index finger is not so much stupid, but more like weird, strange, bizarre, loopy, round the twist, round the bend, all of which indicate that the person is (to a greater or lesser extent) deranged, mad or crazy. It might mean that someone's behaviour prompts the "does not compute" reaction or alternatively "I have NO IDEA AT ALL what's going on in their head". One can also fix one's index finger so that it is horizontal and touching the side of one's head, and rotate the finger (as if drilling) clockwise briefly, then anticlockwise, and continue alternating for a few seconds. Extra facial expressions, such as wide staring eyes, can heighten the effect.
@dorkatomankova51325 жыл бұрын
Oh I love the expression "The lights are on, but nobody's home". I think that is such a nice way of saying that someone is "a sandwich short of a picnic" 😂😂😂
@mollietai89466 жыл бұрын
Papa English is out of this world!
@stero656 жыл бұрын
In Finnish we have this expression "olla tyhmä kuin vasemman jalan saapas", "to be as dumb as a left foot boot".
@bordoraux95376 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA And yeah, in canarian Spanish we'd say 'you had a missing boil, mate', 'you're not complete' or 'you have a missing bolt'
@zsoltoroszlany6 жыл бұрын
In hungarian I think it translates to "nincsen ki egy fogaskereke".
@dani3link5 жыл бұрын
JAJAJAJAJA te falta un hervor
@liliafuentesgarcia15025 жыл бұрын
In Spanish: "tienes mierda en el cerebro." It's very strong
@LeMondedeCarla045 жыл бұрын
Lilia Fuentes I guess that it is quite similar to have a “shit for brains”
@eduardoestrela74524 жыл бұрын
In portuguese there's a very funny word to say "idiot". It's "burro", "donkey" in english. Another expresion is "você tem um parafuso a menos", "you've got a screw less". I guess it would take me a month to write all the words and expressions to call someone an idiot that I know in portuguese.
@foodengineer17635 жыл бұрын
That Bing Bing was terrifically hilarious, thanks mate, you made my day.
@pepearagoneses69086 жыл бұрын
I loved this video. I'm an English teacher and I find it sad that we don't get to teach this sort of stuff. I find it hypocritical that bad words do not appear in any textbook. Swearing is a real part of any language, and as such, it should be taught (probably not to children, though) and understood. I don't encourage people to swear (although I do it quite a bit), but students should be able to, at least, understand those words (in case they are yelled at them or something, LOL). In the region of Spain where I'm from, some of us say "tonto coño" or "tonto del coño", whose literal translation would be "fool/idiot of the twat" or something like that. It's usually employed to say that someone is is both stupid and unpleasant. "Coño" is just added for emphasis, and it's a very popular four-letter word. I live in Brazil, where I live, there is one I like a lot, although it's not really that offensive in itself. The expression is "cabeça de vento" (literally, "head of wind"), meaning there is nothing inside your head, just air. Finally, a friend of mine uses a hilarious expression to say someone is not very smart: "tienes la cabeza para que el cuello no te acabe en punta", something like "you just have a head so that your neck doesn't end of your neck is not sharp", meaning your head is just like a knob, merely decorative. Great job! Thanks!
@apprendrelanglaisavecmrsfa17755 жыл бұрын
Hi! In French we do have a funny expression to say someone's stupid: "Il n'a pas la lumière à tous les étages.", meaning "He doesn't have light in every floor". Some people say there is an equivalent in English: "The lights are on but nobody's home". I think theses funny expressions would be a wonderful subject for another video.
@marklopez13126 жыл бұрын
In Spain we have expressions like: he’s got a screw loose or he’s got a missing summer which both mean someone isn’t totally sane
@Justme-ip3wc6 жыл бұрын
I think "twat" is the most popular one. I hear it so often. When people walk into each other on the street they sometimes yell something like "watch where you're going, twat!" Is it popular in other parts of the UK as well? I live in East Midlands.
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
It's my favourite too
@JkVersus6 жыл бұрын
Ha ha ha! Could you give me the original link for this video? 1:06
@u.maryam3616 жыл бұрын
How come you didn't include 'jerk'?
@paulovictor-bh9yd6 жыл бұрын
For doofus here is pretty common we hear children calling each other "Mongol" or sometimes "debilóide" I can relate so many Brazilian words for those. We have tons of ways to call someone stupid haha My favourite ones are: "sem noção" (it'd be mindless/clueless), "burro" (dunce) and "imbecil"
@Cristinglish6 жыл бұрын
Expressions: - "tonto del culo" (dumb+arse) - "más tonto y no nace" (if he was more stupid and he wouldn't have been born). - "no tener dos dedos de frente" (someone who makes/says stupid things without thinking them first). Words - Tontolabas (offensive) - Mentecato (offensive) - Memo (not too offensive) - Corto/cortito (de mente) (not too offensive, depends on the context) - Lelo (estar alelado) (less offensive) - Subnormal (quite offensive) - Zopenco (I love this one 🤣) - Bobo (less offensive) The one I would definetely erase from our vocabulary: - Mongolo/mongolico (this one is very offensive in my opinion, it might differ from other people's opinion. It was pejoratively used for people with down syndrome or any other issue, and it is very racist too since it comes from the word mongol, the ethnic group, we have a very "lovely" racist past, but people still use it unfortunately). DON'T USE IT!!!
@deryeti3515 жыл бұрын
I'd like to know: where on the scale between "not _that_ bad" and "mortally offended" would you range the words "imbecile" and "douche bag"? B.t.w.: in German there are many different expressions for "a sandwich short of a picnic". You might say: "Du hast doch nicht alle Tassen im Schrank!" ("You don't have all your cups in the cupboard." - a more mild, somewhat childish expression), or "Du hast doch nicht alle Latten am Zaun" ("you're missing some pickets on your fence", a little more grown-up than the cups and cupboard) or "Du hast doch nicht mehr alle Nadeln an der Tanne!" ("You've lost some fir needles on your christmas tree", nowadays rather rare) and countless more of that kind, varying from region to region and from age group to age group.
@ornella17715 жыл бұрын
In Argentina we say: "No water reaches the tank". Spanish version: "No le llega agua al tanque".
@luisfernandoyiyo126 жыл бұрын
Their coconut patinates (from mexican spanish, and it means that someone is a little bit out of their mind). Donkey (stupid) Their squirrel doesn't work (that someone is slow). Their mother dropped them when they were a child (when someone is too stupid). Their goat escapes to the hill (this is a funny and not so strong one).
@alexanderf21216 жыл бұрын
The last one is so funny... it's so Simpsons that I really imagine the goat jumping out of Homer's head and going to the hill.... :-D
@happyman89385 жыл бұрын
Haahah the second example is one of the most popular curse expressions in russian speaking countries😂😂especially in online games
@irineonyet23875 жыл бұрын
you're the only one who successfuly make me learn english again! subscribed.
@ccclcsr5 жыл бұрын
I like to call my stupid mates a ‘plonker’, only close mates tho
@ChristinaPetre5 жыл бұрын
You know you’re British when you make a video on how to politely call someone an idiot. 😂😂 👍
@michelpp016 жыл бұрын
lol! When I was a kid and did something wrong my mother always called me a nincompoop! Good days! Cheers!
@NichollsK5 жыл бұрын
The lesson was really useful for me. Needless to say, you're one of the best KZbinrs about teaching English. Well, apart from these words, I've also heard these: Asshole, Jackass. Are they correct for calling someone Idiot? Best regards, Krishna, Krishna.
@suaadalkhafaji80716 жыл бұрын
Sparrow ‘s brain ....to describe someone who is stupid or immature in my Iraqi language
@jaffaorange38095 жыл бұрын
The first and only time I heard 'nincompoop' was in the 1971 film "A New Leaf". The attorney of a rich single woman warns his client for pursuing her own arrangement. In it, she proposes making all her accounts join with her fiancé; he gets a chequebook with his name on it. Her rationale: If he disclaims all her money, she'll have to write all of his cheques. Then people would really think he's marrying her for her money. In her plan though, the fiancé already has access to her money, so he would't marry her for it. At this point, the attorney call his client a nincompoop. I love this word and in Dutch, we have a translation of sorts: 'uilskuiken' ('owl's chick'), which is seldom being used these days--like nincompoop.
@Emmiii3034 жыл бұрын
3:00 Snatcher from a hat in time: aRe YoU sUrE ABouT tHAt
@victordrummond4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Aly! For my morning classes! I wish success and creativity always, mate! ✌️🏾👏🏾🙏🏻💪🏿🤗
@papateachme4 жыл бұрын
Cheers bud🤘
@pozniej11125 жыл бұрын
Poland here, most of time we just say "idiot" but we can say someone is a chained head, a snowman, a donkey, a ram, an elk
@mesamies1234 жыл бұрын
I've loved this channel and this teacher for a long time, but this video must be the best of them all - not just because of the language used but because of the visual imagery. Brilliant! Thank you! 👍🤣😎
@sakugava6 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@55Vega556 жыл бұрын
You can also say- he's not the sharpest tool in the box
@cockroachblacksmith68525 жыл бұрын
Good examples.
@wadaloope_5 жыл бұрын
Here's something you'd use in Argentina "you lack of a few smurfs in your village".
@papateachme5 жыл бұрын
I love this one 😂😂❤️
@dbdrdbag6 жыл бұрын
you're the English teacher I have been looking for!
@Hakantheon6 жыл бұрын
This lesson might be the most useful one. I've already started using it.
@stardust_resin_artistry6 жыл бұрын
U r the gem of English
@kavyaap4065 жыл бұрын
You are a great teacher and an artist as well👍 I've even heard of pea brain , nut
@melindavermes51395 жыл бұрын
Can u explain what does ‘ mewling quim’ mean excatly?
@banszkiadam42035 жыл бұрын
Great lessons
@AndrewHerreraP6 жыл бұрын
5:00 a.m in Colombia... but I'm watching this right now.
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
Hola parcero ❤️🇨🇴
@irisgomez26246 жыл бұрын
Good to know!!! New ways to call some people we find by chance (or bad luck) every day... YAAAAAY Thank you Aly ✌🏻
@tomasmanikis13556 жыл бұрын
The one of “a sandwich short of a picnic” reminds me of the expression in Spanish “he doesn’t have enough toffees in their jar”
@elenayil864 жыл бұрын
This video was very useful!
@camillemeynardier71955 жыл бұрын
In french we have so many expressions to say that someone is stupid. We can say : "he has been rocked too close to the whole(when he was a baby)" "he doesn't have the light on each floor" "He is stupid like his feet (or a broom)" My favorite one isn't french, I don't remember when I first heard it but I use it everytime now : "you can't even spell IQ"
@Gideon016 жыл бұрын
I'll give you one adjective and two nouns from Hebrew: (a) satum - literally: clogged (n) balata - literally: floor tile (n) na'al - literally: shoe. However, you'll hear the full 'stupid as a shoe' more often.
@miskamysa43235 жыл бұрын
When else to sneak in a little Ravenclaw hint than when questioning someone's intelligence ;) ;) A wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure
@michelruiz51144 жыл бұрын
I think “ jerk” and “ dork” also can use to describe someone stupid
@eugenschmidt36396 жыл бұрын
Awesome lesson Aly. I think seems for me Ignoramus sounds more like an Harry Potter spell way. Sort of an "Forte Ignoramus!".
@alexanderf21216 жыл бұрын
I thought the same... hahaha... but it is because in HP all the spells (or most of them) are in Latin... ;-)
@finsnerhel89045 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos! They are really helpful. :) Do you have any videos or are you going to make any videos about British euphemisms one can use to insult.. I mean describe a person in a more or less "polite" way?
@raquelcastro63336 жыл бұрын
Hey Aly, how can I be ironic when I call someone an idiot? All these examples are so direct. I'd like to be more subtle. Are there any expression in formal or informal context?
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
Great question! The words listed on the right will always sound fine with friends (if you know and trust them to understand your humour) and the ones on the left are kinda old fashioned, so usually by default they sound sarcastic. However! "Nincompoop" is great and I thoroughly recommend saying that one if you wanna be funny 🤘😁❤️
@lydiaqny6 жыл бұрын
What about simpleton? Recently heard it and liked it 😋
@papateachme6 жыл бұрын
That's a great one too
@AE-yl1bt5 жыл бұрын
Such a useful lesson! Thank you! You have helped me to expand the vocabulary I use to talk to my English speaking colleagues :D
@369ahx5 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude!
@Thomas.Deverell4 жыл бұрын
What about word ‘duffer’? Is it still popular?
@glenkover74306 жыл бұрын
without a king in the head (russuan) = the lights on, but nobody's at home
@primetwig6 жыл бұрын
My teacher back in school days used to say: "Few cards short of a full deck". I haven't met that in real life, tho.
@onesandzeroes3 жыл бұрын
"What did the President have to say about that?" "Bing bing bong bong bing bing bing!"
@andreagiraldomdphd.83766 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed. You are the be-all and end-all. A
@NannyMiss5 жыл бұрын
Oh muy goodness I'm learning a lot with you!,... lots and lots of thanks!
@elyt.99075 жыл бұрын
In French, when you want to say that someone is stupid, you can say "That guy doesn't have light at all the floors" (like in a building). Meaning his brain is not really bright :)
@aliceinwonderlandaliceinwo41565 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@desireedjs5 жыл бұрын
loved the t-shirt 💙
@sohamroy68106 жыл бұрын
Hey papa u know I follow every word u say and every advice u give cuz I respect u ... nd love u as well.
@wkoppe5 жыл бұрын
Another great lesson. Learning a lot. Thanks once more mate.
@Mikichan855 жыл бұрын
Interesting! But so much words to remember! 😭 Can you explain the different type of work? For examples, for us (not American/English people) is really hard to find the English version of our work/works.
@JnSobre Жыл бұрын
Which one of those words can we write on Youtbe commnets section without being shadowed or AI deleted?
@asimkamal97765 жыл бұрын
Hi Bro! You are really very clever with painting. I need hardly say that you are a big shot among the English teachers. Your teaching style is extremely impressive. By my account you are out of this world! I didn't really mean that you are an alien. Hey Bro! You are witty and exuberant! Do you think the same about yourself? Have a nice one!