How to Pronounce and Use the Top 33 Phrasal Verbs

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I’m Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.

Today you’re going to learn 33 phrasal verbs.

Let’s get started.

In today’s video I’m going to pronounce these
phrasal verbs one at a time.

Then, you’re going to see a short clip from
a scene describing this word.

I hope that this little scene will help you
to get a better idea for what the phrasal

verb means.

Also, it will be something fun or funny that’s
going to stick in your mind so that when you’re

trying to think of the meaning of a phrasal
verb you’ll remember, “Oh, yeah.

I remember that scene in Vanessa’s video.”

Hopefully it will help you to remember them
further.

So, are you ready to get started with these
33 phrasal verbs?

Let’s get started.

To add up.

At the end of the month, I have to add up
all my purchases.

I have to add them up.

It’s a lot.

To bring up.

He brings up sports in every conversation
and she doesn’t know what to say.

He always brings it up.

To blow up.

She’s going to blow up when she realizes that
her friend lied to her.

She’s going to blow up.

To end up.

I wonder how the story will end up.

Will the characters fall in love?

Will they be killed?

I wonder how it will end up.

To back up.

Don’t forget to back up your computer so that
you don’t lose all your hard work.

Don’t forget to back it up.

To show up.

Why did Dan show up at my door?

Oh, he lives here.

To keep up with.

Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the mail,
bills, and messages.

How can I keep up with it?

I don’t know.

To get along with.

We get along with each other because we both
like games.

We get along with each other, especially when
I win the game.

That’s the best.

To agree with.

I don’t agree with this article.

In fact, I don’t agree with it at all.

To deal with.

When you have two cats, you have to deal with
a lot of cat fur.

You have to deal with it.

To hang out.

My cats like to hang out with each other.

They are best friends.

They love hanging out.

To check in.

To check out.

We have to check in at the hotel after 3 pm
and check out at 11 am.

To fill out.

He is filling out a job application.

Do you think he’ll get the job as a professional
model?

He’s filling it out right now.

We’ll see.

To figure out.

I can’t figure out why my tree died so quickly.

Maybe I gave it too much water.

To find out.

Vanessa found out that Dan was really a woman.

She found it out.

Oh my goodness.

To cut down on.

He’s trying to cut down on sweets, especially
chocolate chip cookies.

To count on.

You can always count on me to offer you tea
when you visit my house.

I have a lot of tea.

To try on.

He didn’t try on the shoes when he bought
them.

Oh no.

They don’t fit.

It’s just too bad.

To keep on.

Maybe if I keep on drinking coffee all night
I can finish my report.

Just keep on drinking.

To break into.

Late last night Dan secretly broke into my
hidden stash of chocolate.

Oh no.

Who broke into my chocolate?

It’s a disaster.

To get into.

Even though Dan is an adult, he got into Pokemon
last week.

He plays nonstop and won’t stop looking at
it.

He’s really into it.

To bump into.

To run into.

Last week I bumped into my college friend
on the sidewalk.

I can’t believe I ran into him here.

To apply for.

I decided not to apply for a visa because
it’s too expensive.

I didn’t apply for it.

To look for.

I looked for my cat’s toys, and I found them
under the piano.

I’m glad I looked for them there.

To drop out of.

She told him that she decided to drop out
of the program because it was too hard.

She dropped out of it.

To make fun of.

Dan made fun of Vanessa’s new style.

He laughed at her a lot, but she didn’t like
being made fun of.

She felt really sad.

To break down.

A good teacher will break down a complicated
topic so that it’s more understandable.

He’s breaking it down for his student, and
she understands it.

To give in.

Even though I was on a diet, I gave in when
he offered me a cookie.

It was too hard to resist.

To call back.

I called him one hour ago.

Why didn’t he call me back yet?

What’s he doing?

To come across.

I came across a fascinating fact about Steve
Jobs in his biography.

He said that doing drugs was one of his top
three most important experiences in life.

To go through.

Dan is going through a hard time because he
doesn’t have any more coffee.

Will he survive?

To get over.

It was hard for me to get over the death of
my oldest cat.

He was 18 years old, and I loved him a lot.

To look forward to.

After a long, busy day, he looks forward to
playing the piano and relaxing his mind.

It’s so nice.

Thanks so much for learning these phrasal
verb with me.

Were any of them new for you?

If they were new, let me know in the comments
below and write your sentence, practicing

them as much as possible.

Thanks so much.

I’ll see you the next time.

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