BBC Learning English - Bad Dates 6: Valentine’s Day - English vocabulary and phrases for dating

0:05 Hi, are you Daniel? 0:07 Oh wow! 0:09 Yes! Sorry. 0:10 I’m Amanda 0:11 Amanda? Yes... 0:12 Yes, I am Daniel. Sorry, you’re so beautiful. 0:16 Oh, um... Thank you. 0:18 I was a little bit taken aback. 0:19 Sorry, hi there. 0:20 Nice to meet you. Lovely to meet you, too. 0:29 Erm, a really nice guy, very attractive, very 0:34 charismatic, and really easy to talk to, yeah. 0:41 Have you... you’ve not been waiting too long, 0:44 have you? 0:44 No, not long at all. 0:46 Oh good, good. 0:47 I really like your top. 0:48 Oh thanks. Erm... 0:50 Such a great fashion sense. 0:52 Anyway, thank you. I mean... 0:54 Sorry, compliments make me feel a little 0:56 bit awkward. 0:57 I’ve got a joke. 0:58 Oh, OK, yes. 1:01 How much do polar bears weigh? 1:03 I don’t know Daniel. How much do Polar bears 1:06 weigh? 1:06 I don’t know. It’s enough to break the ice. 1:13 I’ve actually never heard that one before. 1:15 I think you’re the first person who’s ever 1:17 laughed at it. 1:26 I had a really nice time, and it felt like 1:29 he did too. 1:31 I feel like we had quite a lot in common. 1:33 There was a lot of common ground, and he totally 1:36 made me laugh. 1:37 He was really funny. 1:42 So tell me a little bit about yourself. 1:43 Do you have any hobbies? 1:45 Erm, I do, I do. 1:47 I’m quite active. I quite enjoy sports, not necessarily 1:53 sitting around and watching. 1:53 I like to get involved. 1:55 Oh. 1:56 Yes. 1:57 What sports? 2:00 Quite a few, but rugby’s probably my 2:01 main passion. 2:03 You’re kidding. 2:03 No, do you... 2:06 It’s my favourite. 2:07 Really? Yeah. 2:07 I mean, I’m more of a watcher, but... 2:09 Are you? 2:10 Yeah. Well, I’m sure I can... you know, 2:12 persuade you. 2:13 What... to get involved? 2:15 I played rugby at school, really enjoyed it. 2:19 And I wouldn’t mind showing you a thing 2:21 or two. 2:22 Oh some of the moves. 2:24 One-on-one rugby game. 2:25 Yeah. 2:26 Very cheeky. 2:27 Why not, why not, I mean if you’re interested? 2:29 I’m 100 percent interested. 2:38 Well it did because... yeah, we kind of... 2:39 The time really just ran away with us, 2:43 and he just seems like a really a 2:45 genuine guy. 2:47 Yeah, it was really fun. 2:52 It’s yeah, it’s really inspiring. 2:54 It’s brilliant. 2:55 Yeah. It’s so refreshing to meet someone 2:57 who’s actually 2:58 doing something they really care about. 2:59 Yeah, but you care about your job. 3:01 Oh yeah, but it’s not like yours. 3:03 Oh your phone’s going off. Please, please. 3:04 That’s OK, no, no. 3:06 Oh no, it’s no bother. Answer it, I don’t... 3:08 I wouldn’t dream of answering my phone. 3:10 I’m here with you, like I don’t need to, 3:13 it’s fine. 3:14 Ah, that’s made me so happy. 3:16 The number of dates I’ve been on where people 3:18 are just on their phone every... 3:19 Really? I just don’t see the point. 3:20 Yeah, I totally agree. 3:21 Stay at home. 3:22 Agreed, totally agreed. 3:24 Erm, shall we get a coffee? 3:26 Yes, let’s... ooh, here it is. 3:27 Hmm... 3:31 You’ve actually got a bit of erm... like not 3:34 a full milk moustache, but a little, just 3:35 a little... 3:36 Oh I haven’t, have I? 3:37 Sorry 3:38 No, it’s the other side. 3:39 Where? 3:40 I’ll just... 3:41 Oh... Ah... 3:44 Thanks. 3:52 Um... Yeah, I think so. I certainly hope so