1 00:00:00,330 --> 00:00:10,650 Stop saying you're shocked. Guys, you can do better than that. Today, I'm going to teach you 20 better ways to say that you're 'shocked'. 2 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:14,720 Let's go. 3 00:00:21,590 --> 00:01:04,745 G'day, you mob. Welcome back to my channel Aussie English, I am your host, Pete, and this is the number one place for anyone wanting to build confidence, speak fluently and take their English to the next level. In today's video, I'm going to give you a whole bunch of synonyms, better ways of saying that you are 'shocked' and stay around to the end, guys, because I'm going to also teach you a whole heap of informal English and Aussie slang. And lastly, guys, don't forget to smash that subscribe button, give a poke to that notification bell, too if you want to stay up to date with all the new videos coming soon and check out the previous episodes up here or up here, wherever it is. 4 00:01:04,780 --> 00:01:06,500 Alright. Let's get into it! 5 00:01:10,850 --> 00:01:22,159 So, number 1: 'aghast'. 'Aghast', and say these with me, guys, practice your pronunciation: 'aghast'. 'They were aghast at his cruelty'. 6 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:28,825 Number 2: 'alarmed'. 'Alarmed'. 'Recently, the Australian government has been alarmed at the number of bushfires'. 'Alarmed'. 7 00:01:34,155 --> 00:01:37,928 Number 3: 'amazed'. 'Amazed'. 'I was amazed I could remember that'. 'Amazed'. 8 00:01:42,231 --> 00:01:52,519 Number 4: 'appalled'. 'Appalled'. 'We were appalled to hear of the crime'. 'Appalled'. 9 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:58,331 Number 5: 'astounded'. 'Astounded'. 'She was astounded by the magician's magic trick'. 'Astounded'. 10 00:02:02,885 --> 00:02:11,933 Number 6: 'dismayed'. 'Dismayed'. 'The public was dismayed at the government's new law'. 11 00:02:12,007 --> 00:02:23,869 Number 7, and this one's a ripper, that's Aussie slang for a really good one: 'flabbergasted'. 'Flabbergasted'. 'When they saw the news, they were flabbergasted'. 12 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:33,860 Number 8: 'horrified', 'Horrified'. 'I'm horrified at how his girlfriend treats him'. 'Horrified'. 13 00:02:34,940 --> 00:02:40,232 Number 9: 'offended'. 'I was offended'. 'Offended'. 'They were offended by the comedian's joke'. 'Offended'. 14 00:02:45,107 --> 00:02:52,163 Number 10: 'outraged'. 'Outraged'. 'The pub ran out of beer and we were outraged'. A 'pub' is a place you can buy alcoholic drinks in Australia. 15 00:02:57,306 --> 00:03:08,119 Number 11: 'revolted'. 'Revolted'. 'The chef told me the secret ingredient was insects, and I was revolted'. 16 00:03:13,780 --> 00:03:33,282 Alright, guys, let's have a pause there. I'm going to put up on the screen the words that you just learned, and I want you to pause the video, go down in the comments and create a sentence with at least one of these words. Specifically, try using one that's new to you, ok? So, the best way to learn new vocabulary is to use it as fast as possible, right? Use it to learn it. I'll see you in a sec. 17 00:03:36,663 --> 00:03:49,136 Alright. Welcome back. Number 12: 'sickened'. 'Sickened'. 'The serial killer's crimes sickened the nation'. 'Sickened'. 18 00:03:49,660 --> 00:04:00,783 Number 13: 'speechless'. 'Speechless'. It's like you were unable to talk, right? 'Speechless'. You have no speech. 'When she got the job, her family was speechless'. So, that can be a positive or a negative thing. 'Speechless'. 19 00:04:05,462 --> 00:04:16,444 Number 14: 'staggered'. Sort of like, 'staggered', right? 'Staggered'. 'When she quit her job, ger colleagues were staggered'. 20 00:04:17,790 --> 00:04:26,267 Fifteen: 'stunned', right? 'Stunned'. Like a stun grenade or you might stun a fish that you just caught. 'Stunned'. 'The audience was stunned by the performance'. 'Stunned'. 21 00:04:32,097 --> 00:04:47,338 Number 16, you guys all know this one, number 16: 'surprised'. 'Surprised'. 'Surprised'. Could be positive, could be negative. 'Surprised'. 'I'll be surprised if he comes to the party'. Oh, there he is! 'Surprised'. 22 00:04:47,770 --> 00:05:04,690 Number 17, and you know this one if you're a fan of the song by ACDC: 'thunderstruck'. You know? 'Thunderstruck'. 'Thunderstruck'. 'When he was voted president, the nation was thunderstruck'. 23 00:05:09,730 --> 00:05:27,850 Number 18, now let's get into some expressions: 'to make someone's blood run cold', 'to make someone's blood run cold'. That's like getting a shivering feeling, right? Just, you know, you're so afraid, you're so scared, that your blood runs cold. 'The gruesome scene in the movie made her blood run cold'. 24 00:05:29,050 --> 00:05:48,797 Number 19: 'at a loss for words'. 'To be at a loss for words'. This is when you can't say anything. You can't think of what to say, right? You're at a loss for words. My words are lost, right? 'At a loss for words'. 'When he won the lotto, he was at a loss for words'. And the 'lotto' is like the lottery in Australia, right? Maybe you win a million bucks or something. The lotto. 'At a loss for words'. 25 00:05:54,572 --> 00:06:05,891 Number 20: just like the previous one. 'Lost for words'. So, you could be 'at a loss for words' or you could just say 'I'm lost for words'. 'When I saw my daughter in her wedding dress, I was lost for words'. Wow. 'Lost for words'. 26 00:06:10,130 --> 00:06:26,289 And the very last one here, guys, is: 'taken aback'. And you can think of that like you were so shocked, you were taken aback, right? 'Taken aback'. 'What he said had everyone a little taken aback'. 'Taken aback'. 27 00:06:29,830 --> 00:06:41,198 Alright, guys. Now pause the video again. I'm going to put the words up on the screen, I want you to go down below and use an expression or word that you just learned that was new so that you can practice it, ok? Use it to learn it. 28 00:06:43,182 --> 00:07:06,065 Alright. Welcome back. And now we're going to do the bonus section with informal English and slang, ok? Some of these are rude. So, they're going to be left on the podcast episode for this lesson, you'll be able to access that in the description below. Otherwise, just download my podcast, my advanced English podcast, The Aussie English podcast, ok? You can find it on any good podcast app, again, it'll be down below in the description if you want to find it there. 29 00:07:12,665 --> 00:07:45,489 Alright. Bonus section time. So, I'm going to teach you a bunch of exclamations, informal exclamations that you can use when you want to show that you're shocked. And if you listen to me at all in these other lessons or on my podcast, you'll hear me say the very first one here all the time, and the first one is 'far out'. 'Far out', right? So, anytime I'm shocked or surprised or even interested in something, I'll say, 'oh, far out'. 30 00:07:46,030 --> 00:07:50,565 So, for example: 'far out. It's cold today!'. 'Far out'. 31 00:07:50,615 --> 00:08:09,848 Number 2: 'Jesus Christ'. 'Jesus Christ'. You can just say 'Jesus Christ' when you're shocked. You don't have to be particularly religious, I'm not religious, but I still say it to show that I am shocked, ok? 'Jesus Christ'. So, for example: 'Jesus Christ, what are you doing here? Jesus Christ'. 32 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:23,647 Number 3, another religious one: 'bloody hell'. 'Bloody hell'. Although, we wouldn't think of hell or religion when we say it, right? It just shows we're shocked. 'Bloody hell'. 'Bloody hell, that car almost hit me'. 33 00:08:23,712 --> 00:08:31,445 Number 4: 'good Lord'. 'Good Lord, something in here stinks'. 'Good Lord, what is that?'. 34 00:08:31,930 --> 00:08:48,364 Number 5: 'what the hell?'. 'What the hell?' This is a good one, this is a good one. Kind of informal way of saying a ruder version that we'll talk about on the podcast. 'What the hell?'. 'What the hell? Does that dog have five legs? Oh nah, it's just its tail'.'What the hell?'. 35 00:08:48,810 --> 00:08:59,245 And the very last one here, guys, before we finish this episode and go on to the podcast" 'what on earth?'. 'What on earth? Is dad wearing a dress? Dad, what on earth?'. 36 00:08:59,680 --> 00:09:12,224 Alright, number 7: 'crikey.' You know this one if you know Steve Irwin, right? 'Crikey'. It's not that common, but it's a funny Australian slang term, 'crikey'. You might hear it from time to time. 'Crikey! That crocodile almost took my leg off'. 'Crikey'. 37 00:09:14,394 --> 00:09:24,684 Another really good one in Australia is 'strewth'. 'Strewth'. Again, it's not that common, though, every Australian will know it and they'll laugh if you say it. 'Strewth! She's drop dead gorgeous!'. 'Strewth'. 38 00:09:26,984 --> 00:10:21,159 Number 9: getting onto the rude ones. This is rude because we use the word 'fuck' in the sentence. Again, informal situations with friends, avoid using this if possible, but just so you know what it is. 'What the fuck?', ok? 'What the fuck?' 'What the fuck? Someone's nicked my bike!'. 'They've stolen my bike, what the fuck?'. So, I would use that as a very, very, very strong way of showing shock or surprise, right? Again, I'd use that with friends, you know? No problem. If you hear them swearing and it's a very informal, casual situation, not an issue, but again, avoid using this in formal situations. 'What the fuck?' The polite version, though, that you could use is just dropping the word 'fuck' and saying 'what the?', and that used to be on a TV show as a segment called 'Rove Live' where he would show strange things that blew his mind or surprised him or shocked him, and he would call it 'what that?' 39 00:10:22,630 --> 00:10:24,431 So yeah, you can just say, 'oh what the?'. 'What the?'. 40 00:10:24,432 --> 00:10:34,410 Alright, number 10: 'bugger me'. This is a good one in Australia. 'Bugger me'. 'Bugger me! It's snowing outside'. 41 00:10:35,270 --> 00:11:06,304 Alright, and the last one, guys, again, this is a bit ruder: 'fuck me'. It doesn't literally mean that. So, if you were to say this, you're not inviting someone to have sex with you. You could use it that way, but that is not how the average person would use that when informally really trying to show that they're shocked, you may hear some people say, 'oh, fuck me! Jesus!'. So, maybe I'm surfing and I suddenly notice there's a shark in the water. I would like probably say 'fuck me, there's a shark in the water! Fuck me!'. 42 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:21,991 Anyway, guys. Thank you so much for joining me today. I hope you've learned a whole bunch of different words, different synonyms, different expressions for how to say that you're 'shocked'. This will help you just add a bit more colour to your English, right? 43 00:11:21,992 --> 00:11:43,111 And as well, if you're on your IELTS exam or PTE exam, it is very important to have many different synonyms for words in English. Don't forget, guys, smash that subscribe button and poke the bell notification button so that you can stay up to date with all of my new episodes and check out the previous episodes at the end of this video, on the screen, that should show up, so that you can see the previous episodes in this series. 44 00:11:46,889 --> 00:11:52,000 I'm Pete, your host from Aussie English. Thanks for joining me again And I'll see you soon. Peace!