The English We Speak: 'Savvy'

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🗓️ 28 March 2011

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. This week's word is 'savvy'.

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
0:15.0	From BBC Learning English.
0:20.0	Hello and welcome to The English We speak I'm William Kramer and I'm Wangfei
0:25.8	William I hope we can finish recording quickly today oh why is that I need to get to the bank before it closes. Oh, I see. Yes, just need to move some money around.
0:37.6	I've got to move some money into a high interest account and transfer them into my investment account.
0:45.2	Well look at you, Wong Fay.
0:47.4	High interest accounts, investment accounts.
0:50.9	You really are quite money savvy, aren't you?
0:53.5	Money what?
0:55.5	Money savvy?
0:57.5	Money savvy.
0:58.5	Yeah, it means that you're good with money.
1:00.5	You know what you're doing with it.
1:01.5	How to invest it, that kind of thing?
1:03.0	Oh well, I guess I am. I do look after my money.
1:08.0	Well, I wish I was a bit more money savvy like you know
1:14.4	wouldn't need to rush to the bank if you tried online banking.
1:18.4	Online banking not for me I just don't really trust it.
1:25.0	Well, maybe you should try it.
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