Getting a Manicure in China 💅 | Real English with Anna & David

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Learning English Together Channel! 🚀 Are you ready to stop "studying" English and start living it? In today's video, David gets his very first manicure before a friend's wedding — and Anna walks him through the whole thing: booking, choosing a color, talking to the nail tech, and paying. Stick around for the active-recall pauses (answer out loud!) and one phrase no textbook teaches: "Will they smudge?" ──────────────────────────────────────── ⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:43 Walking In and Booking 2:31 Vocabulary Recap 1 3:56 Choosing Color and Style 5:21 Vocabulary Recap 2 6:48 During the Manicure 8:37 Vocabulary Recap 3 10:03 Paying, Drying, and Aftercare 11:56 Vocabulary Recap 4 ──────────────────────────────────────── 🔑 Key Vocabulary & Phrases 1. a manicure — a treatment for your hands and nails 2. a pedicure — the same, but for your feet 3. Do you have time now? — ask if they can take you 4. What do you recommend? — ask for their suggestion 5. a wait time — how long until they're free 6. Something simple, please. — ask for a plain style 7. glossy — shiny and reflective 8. matte — flat, with no shine 9. Can I see that color? — ask to look closer 10. bright — bold and colorful 11. Could you make them shorter? — ask for less length 12. file — shape the nail 13. That's good, thank you. — tell them to stop there 14. too hot — the water is uncomfortable 15. soak — rest your hands in water 16. How long until they dry? — ask the drying time 17. tipping isn't expected — no tip needed 18. Can I pay by phone? — pay with an app 19. smudge — smear the polish before it dries 20. Will they smudge? — ask if it's safe to touch ──────────────────────────────────────── 👍 LIKE if this helped! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly English lessons! 💬 COMMENT: Have you ever gotten a manicure? What color did you choose?