Air kiss

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2016

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

How do you kiss someone without kissing them? Neil and Feifei explain a word which describes a popular way of greeting and saying goodbye to friends

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English We Speak
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.com Hello and
0:15.0	B.
0:18.0	B. And with me is Faye Faye. Hello, you seem a bit tired, Neil, late night?
0:25.1	Yeah, I had to go to this old university reunion thing,
0:28.1	which was fine.
0:29.4	But by the time all the goodbyes and the air kisses were over it was really late.
0:34.8	Air kisses, you were kissing the air?
0:38.4	You know, those kisses people give each other where their lips never actually touch each others.
0:43.4	They just make the noise.
0:44.7	Ah yes I know.
0:46.2	When you meet up with people you know at a social event and to greet and say goodbye
0:51.2	you pretend to kiss.
0:52.2	That's it. Usually you touch cheeks on either side and make a kissing noise,
0:57.0	but the lips never touch.
0:59.0	Sometimes the cheeks don't touch either, and that is an air kiss. Let's hear some examples.
1:06.3	I always feel so awkward at parties. I hate all those air kisses and small talk.
1:12.1	Ugh!
1:13.0	So phony!
1:16.0	Charles, so wonderful to see you.
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