๐ฐ Money Talk โ 5 chunks that make you sound native! Today Ivana covers the five money phrases natives actually use when splitting bills, budgeting, and confessing they're broke.
The 5 words:
- chip in (phrasal verb) โ put money into a group pot. "We all chipped in for pizza." โ ๏ธ Never "chip on" โ the preposition is IN.
- foot the bill (idiom) โ pay for everything, often for others. "The company footed the bill." โ ๏ธ The verb is FOOT, not just "pay".
- ballpark figure (collocation) โ a rough number, not an exact price. "Give me a ballpark figure." โ ๏ธ Fixed pair โ ballpark FIGURE.
- broke (slang) โ out of cash right now (temporary!). "I'm so broke this week." โ ๏ธ Not "poor" โ that's an identity statement.
- make ends meet (idiom) โ have just enough money for the basics. "It's hard to make ends meet." โ ๏ธ Plural ENDS is fixed.
โจ Magic sentence: "A ballpark figure: if we all chip in, even the broke ones can make ends meet โ and if we're short, my uncle will foot the bill."
๐ฃ๏ธ Real-life dialogue (fill in the blanks!):
- A: I'm so _____ โ can I still _____?
- B: Sure! Give me a _____.
- A: Twenty bucks?
- B: Perfect. Oh, and my sister will _____ for the cake.
- A: Amazing โ now I can _____ this month!
๐ง Translations:
| English | ไธญๆ | ๆฅๆฌ่ช | Franรงais | Espaรฑol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chip in | ๅ้ฑ | ๅบใๅใ | participer aux frais | echar dinero |
| foot the bill | ไนฐๅ | ๅๅฎใๆใ | rรฉgler l'addition | pagar la cuenta |
| ballpark figure | ๅคง็บฆ็ๆฐๅญ | ใใใใใฎๆฐๅญ | une estimation approximative | una cifra aproximada |
| broke | ่บซๆ ๅๆ | ้ๆฌ | fauchรฉ | sin blanca |
| make ends meet | ๅๅผบ็ปดๆ็่ฎก | ใใใใใใ | joindre les deux bouts | llegar a fin de mes |
Watch the video, say all five out loud, and drop your own magic sentence in the comments. ๐ง Master English, one drop at a time!