The English We Speak: Heavy

Learning English Conversations

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. This week's programme looks at new meanings of the word 'heavy'.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak.
0:14.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:17.0	Hello and welcome to the English Hello. I'm Helen.
0:24.0	Oh, Helen, that was a very heavy sigh.
0:29.0	A heavy sigh.
0:30.0	By that, do you mean a big sigh? Well I suppose it was. It's just I've been trying to lose
0:37.5	some weight but my diet isn't not working. So how heavy are you exactly? I'm not going to tell you my weight.
0:44.0	Okay, but my advice is to cut down on the biscuits, eat more fruit and stick to the diet.
0:50.0	Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:52.0	Sorry, am I getting too heavy?
0:54.6	Heavy?
0:55.6	You mean you are putting on weight too?
0:57.4	No, Heavy can have another meaning.
1:00.6	Used informally, it can mean serious or intense. Have a listen to this.
1:05.0	Our relationship's getting a bit heavy. I think we need to go out more and have a bit more fun.
1:12.0	And... more and have a bit more fun.
1:14.0	And another informal use of the word can mean difficult.
1:18.0	That was a heavy lecture. I had trouble understanding it all.
1:22.0	A heavy lecture. I've been to a few of them me too
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