– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

In today's episode,

we'll be traveling and learning English

in Hue

Vietnam's imperial city

once home to 13 kings.

And now...

we have arrived.

We're in Hue,

and I've got a list of things

I wanna do.

So, let's learn some English

and the first activity

is to feed these koi fish.

So I am crouching down

and chucking the fish food in the pond.

To chuck is to throw.

This is fish food.

Behind me is a small stone wall.

I'm sitting on the wall.

Now I'm touching the grass

and this grass is very short,

well-manicured.

This is a boulder – which is a large rock.

These are smaller.

So we call these rocks.

These are smooth rocks.

The texture is smooth.

You wanna give 'em some food?

There you go.

Thank you

You're welcome.

Nice!

Tons of fish. You're right.

There are tons of fish.

Tons.

There's a new word to learn – tons.

it means lots.

Now they're gonna go mental.

After feeding, the koi fish are satisfied.

Meanwhile, bees collect nectar from a sunflower.

A bird hops from branch to branch,

then flies away.

Water cascades down the waterfall.

A man cleans the koi pond

and scares the koi away.

A woman meditates on the grass,

calm and at peace.

Now it's time to get out of this kimono,

get dressed, and go to town.

One..two.... Hello!

We are going to the Pagoda,

but we're gonna take a little detour

and ride around the imperial city first.

See the ancient temples.

We're riding on a Xích lô

We call it a pedicab in English,

which is a bike taxi.

They have something similar in Thailand.

They have a rickshaw.

Alright, a little break here.

Let's look at this

This looks like

it could be a Xích lô made for a king

or a pedicab made for a king.

Can I get in this?

Am I allowed?

Yeah, I'm definitely allowed.

Let me just... one sec...

get in the mindset of being a king.

right.

I feel like a king.

Can I teach a cool word here?

Yeah, I can. Alright.

So the word is juxtaposition

and it means

a contrast of two elements in the same space.

So right now we're in the emperor's old house.

It seems.

You've got all the old photos of the emperor

and you've also got a brand new

modern television there.

These elements juxtapose each other.

There is a juxtaposition between the modern

and the old.

Let's continue.

Get back on.

Chang looks like she's headbanging.

haha, you look like a bobblehead.

It's lovely to be a passenger

ride in a pedicab

and just take in the sights.

Enjoy the calmness and the peace of it.

Alright, we just made the next stop

on our little Xích lô tour

or pedicab tour.

And apparently, the man just told us

that this place used to make gold

for the emperor,

for the king.

So if we're lucky, we might find some gold.

Oh, sick. There's a little bridge.

Alright, time to teach.

This is a small bench.

The bench is made of wood.

I'm standing up and I'm walking across a bridge

and I'm looking at a small pond

and we have some more koi fish

and these are mini koi fish.

I'm walking backwards across the bridge.

Hopefully I don't fall.

Look behind me.

Yep. Okay.

And this bridge kind of

has an interesting shape to it.

It's not completely straight.

This is a path.

We are walking along a path.

This tree is pretty mad.

The limb there, a big thick branch.

So down here are the roots of the tree.

And the roots keep the tree firm in the ground.

Much like our feet

keep us firmly planted on the floor.

I like to think of the branches of the tree

as our hands, and the leaves as our fingers.

I like this metaphor.

It's a nice way to remember.

Is this our stop? Yeah

Oh right, nice

Thank you.

Cảm ơn. Bye-bye.

Okay, we have arrived at Thiên Mụ Pagoda,

which is hopefully gonna be beautiful.

It's been recommended

by my good friend James.

Shout out to James

for always giving us great recommendations.

Much love, dude.

Anyway, let's go up the stairs.

So, we are walking up the stairs.

We just climbed that set of stairs.

Wow, these trees are beautiful.

Look at these guys.

This is one of my favorite trees.

A beautiful pine tree.

I'm touching the trunk of the pine tree.

If I break off a little piece,

this is called bark,

which is like the skin of a tree.

It's also the sound that a dog makes.

So, these are steps,

and we are walking up the steps.

This is an archway,

and this is a ladder,

which normally you climb,

but I'm not going to climb

because I've been told I'm not allowed.

This is a statue of a turtle.

It's beautiful here.

The sun is out.

Gorgeous weather.

Ooh, we've got some steps.

There's a bell up here.

Again, I'm walking up some more stairs or steps.

And at the top of the steps is a bell.

Ouch.

It hurts my knuckles.

These are my knuckles,

and I'm knocking on the bell

for it to make a sound,

for it to ring.

So coming up,

they are burning some incense sticks,

and I've got to be quiet

so as to respect the people here.

Alright. So this is a grass strimmer.

A strimmer.

You can hear the noise.

The man is strimming grass.

Never seen a monk strim grass before,

and you know what else I've never seen?

a monk on a motorbike.

This is a bonsai tree

and it's in a hexagonal-shaped plant pot.

A hexagon is a six-sided shape.

This at the bottom,

I love the feeling of this stuff

It's called moss.

This is a gate, and you would go through the gate.

I just went through the gate.

So I am walking through

my favourite place on earth,

a forest.

And in particular, this is a pine forest.

There are large pine trees.

Now from the pine trees

we have a pine cone

which protects the seeds inside.

This is a twig, which is a small stick.

I can snap the twig.

I could also eat the twig

but, I'm not gonna do that.

But I am gonna watch

these two boys play badminton

while a monk is walking past.

Ooh, what's over here?

A lotus flower

and some lily pads on the water.

A hibiscus flower.

A man is putting an incense stick in the pot.

Smoke is rising.

Two girls, one in red, the other in blue,

are eating and taking in the view.

At the bottom of the picture,

two people are floating on a paddle board.

A Chang is walking through the gate

and down the steps.

After the pagoda,

we booked a cruise on the Perfume river.

And legend says

people once boiled hundreds of flowers

and poured them into the river,

and that's why it's called the perfume river.

They served as afternoon tea

and cute little cakes.

Chang's enjoying her tea.

Alright, that's the pagoda that we were just at,

and we are standing

on the deck of the boat,

the front part.

This boat is called a cruise

when you cruise along the river.

While we were cruising,

I spotted a man swimming.

He was wearing goggles

and had a float attached to him.

It was quite an odd sight,

but I was buzzing to capture it.

We spent the rest of the time

eating, drinking, and chilling out.

I'd give it a solid 9.9 out of 10.

Would cruise again.

As we ride the train home,

I feel that same buzz I always do.

Trains always bring me to my happy place.

They remind me of old memories and good times.

That's why today's final word is...

Nostalgia

which means a warm, happy feeling you get

when you remember good times from the past.

It's been a long journey to get here

and we're only just getting started.

So, thank you.

Couldn't do this without you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
koi /kɔɪ/ B1	noun - a type of ornamental fish, often colorful, bred in Japan and China
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to an animal or person
crouch /kraʊtʃ/ B1	verb - to lower your body close to the ground by bending your knees
chuck /tʃʌk/ B1	verb - to throw something lightly or carelessly
grass /græs/ A1	noun - a green plant that grows wild or is planted in gardens, used as a lawn
short /ʃɔːrt/ A1	adjective - having little length; not long
boulder /ˈbaʊldər/ B1	noun - a large rock, typically one that has been moved by a glacier
rocks /rɒks/ A1	noun - hard solid substances found in the earth
smooth /smuːð/ A2	adjective - having a flat surface without roughness or bumps
bees /biːz/ A1	noun - flying insects that make honey
collect /kəˈlɛkt/ A2	verb - to bring things together from different places
nectar /ˈnɛktər/ B2	noun - a sweet liquid produced by flowers that bees collect to make honey
sunflower /ˈsʌnflaʊər/ B1	noun - a tall plant with a large yellow flower that faces the sun
meditates /ˈmɛdɪteɪts/ B1	verb - to think deeply or focus your mind for relaxation
calm /kɑːm/ A2	adjective - peaceful and quiet; not excited or nervous
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - a state of calm and quiet without war or fighting
pedicab /ˈpɛdɪkæb/ B2	noun - a bicycle with a passenger seat in front, used as a taxi
juxtaposition /ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən/ C1	noun - the act of placing two things side by side, often to highlight contrast