How to Use GET in English | Real Life English Conversation & Listening Practice

Let me ask you something. How many times

today did you hear the word get? Get up,

get ready, get a coffee, get home, get

it.

This tiny word is everywhere, but most

English learners are scared of it. Why?

Because get changes meaning all the

time. And today, I promise you this. By

the end of this episode, you will

finally feel comfortable using get in

real life. Not in a grammar book, but in

your mouth. A gentle pause. Welcome to

the Fox English podcast.

>> Yay, I'm here. And Isabella, I already

feel nervous.

>> That's okay, Henry. Everyone feels

nervous with get. Even native speakers

don't think about it. They just use it.

>> That's the problem. I think too much. My

brain says get. Get get. Get get. What?

Get.

>> Perfect. That's exactly why today's

episode is special. I'm Isabella, your

English teacher who loves coffee a

little too much. And I'm Henry, your

brave student who makes mistakes so you

don't have to.

>> And today we are learning how to use get

in English, the real way people speak.

Okay, Henry, imagine this. We're in a

normal day, a real day. We wake up. We

go outside. We talk to people.

I just woke up. I didn't get my coffee

yet.

>> Oh, perfect sentence already. I didn't

get my coffee yet.

>> Wait, get means drink.

>> Not exactly. Here, get equals receive or

buy. You didn't receive your coffee. You

didn't buy it yet.

>> Oh, so get is like a magic verb.

>> Yes, a magic verb with many faces. And

today we'll focus on six very important

meanings of get.

>> Only six. That feels safe.

>> Very safe. Here they are. Listen slowly.

Get equals receive.

Get equals become.

Get equals arrive.

Get equals understand.

Get equals buy. And get equals catch.

>> Catch like Pokemon

>> sometimes. but also colds and buses.

>> English is dangerous.

>> Let's start with the first one. Get

equals receive.

>> Like I get a message.

>> Exactly.

Examples. I got an email. She got a

gift. We got the job. Wait, so I got

good news is correct.

>> Perfect English.

>> Why not received good news?

>> You can say that. But get is more

natural, more friendly.

>> So native speakers are lazy.

>> Comfortable, not lazy. Now this one is

very important. Get equals become. This

one hurts my brain already.

>> Slowly listen. I get tired. He gets

angry. It's getting cold.

>> Oh, so get plus adjective.

>> Exactly. You are not tired. Then you

become tired. You get tired.

>> Can I say I'm getting hungry?

>> Yes. And I believe you.

>> I get happy when I get food.

>> Two gets and both are correct. Next

meaning get equals arrive.

>> Like I get to work at 9.

>> Yes. Perfect. I get home at 6. What time

did you get here?

So not arrive home.

>> We say get home, not arrive home. Small

but important.

>> English is full of traps.

>> But you're learning to see them now. My

favorite meaning get equals understand.

>> Oh, like I get it.

>> Exactly. I don't get this question. Do

you get me?

>> Wait, do you get me means understand me?

>> Yes. Not take you.

>> Good, because that's scary.

>> Next. Get equals buy.

>> This one feels easy.

>> Examples. I got a new phone. Where did

you get that jacket? So get doesn't say

how. It just says I have it now.

>> Beautiful explanation, Henry.

>> Wow, I get smart when I talk to you.

>> That's get equals become. Again, last

one. Get equals catch.

>> This sounds bad.

>> Sometimes

I got a cold. I got the flu.

>> Oh, no.

>> But also good things. Let's get the bus.

Did you get the train?

>> So, I can get sick and get a bus in the

same day.

>> Yes. English is emotional.

Okay, everyone listening, it's your

turn. Henry, you're my student now.

Okay, teacher,

>> repeat after me slowly. I got a message.

>> I got a message.

>> I'm getting tired.

>> I'm getting tired.

>> What time did you get home?

>> What time did you get home?

>> I don't get it.

>> I don't get it.

>> Where did you get that?

Where did you get that?

>> I got a cold.

>> I got a cold.

I hope not.

>> Me, too. New situation.

Something goes wrong. Henry, you look

confused.

>> Isabella, I don't get this sentence. I

got my phone stolen.

>> Ah, very good question here. get plus

object plus past participle. It means

something bad happened to you.

>> So, I didn't steal my phone.

>> No, someone stole it. I got my wallet

stolen. She got her car broken.

>> English really likes drama.

>> Real life has drama. Let's review. Six

meanings of get.

>> I'll try. Get means receive. Get means

become.

Get means arrive.

Get means understand.

Get means by. Get means catch.

>> Excellent.

>> And sometimes get means problems.

>> True.

>> Okay. Question of the day. Everyone

listening, write in the comments, what

did you get today?

>> Beautiful question. Thank you for

learning with us today.

>> I got confidence today

>> and that's the best thing to get. See

you next time.

>> Bye everyone.

>> Bye. Keep focusing and keep getting