The video features Zendaya sharing anecdotes from her new movie "Challengers" and discussing the experience of watching intimate scenes with her family at a premiere. Zendaya humorously describes her family's reactions, emphasizing how she prepared them for the content by warning them ahead of time. She highlights the awkwardness and humor in observing the discomfort of her younger family members during provocative scenes.

Additionally, the video explores some linguistic tips for English learners, focusing on connected speech and common expressions like "a couple of", "going to" often pronounced as "gonna", and "warn" versus "forewarn". It provides comprehensive breakdowns of colloquial phrases, offering examples of reductions and sound changes that occur in natural English speech. These linguistic insights are aimed to help non-natives improve their comprehension and conversational fluency.

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Key Vocabularies and Common Phrases:

1. forewarn [fɔrˈwɔrn] - (verb) - To inform someone in advance of a potential danger or problem. - Synonyms: (alert, caution, anticipate)

I forewarned them.

2. schwa [ʃwɑː] - (noun) - The mid-central, neutral vowel sound in an unstressed syllable in English, often represented by 'ə'. - Synonyms: (neutral vowel, mid-central vowel)

We reduce the of to a schwa sound.

3. collocation [ˌkɑːləˈkeɪʃən] - (noun) - A combination of words that are frequently used together in a language. - Synonyms: (phrase, set phrase, word combination)

That's a really common collocation as well.

4. assimilate [əˈsɪməˌleɪt] - (verb) - To understand and integrate information into the mind; also to merge or blend speech sounds together. - Synonyms: (absorb, integrate, incorporate)

It actually assimilates meaning that it.

5. discretion [dɪˈskrɛʃən] - (noun) - The freedom to decide what should be done in a given situation. - Synonyms: (judgment, prudence, choice)

It's kind of parents discretion.

6. downfall [ˈdaʊnˌfɔl] - (noun) - A sudden decline in something, often relating to loss of status or fortune. - Synonyms: (ruin, collapse, demise)

So that's the only. The downfall.

7. knock out [nɑk aʊt] - (phrasal verb) - To become unconscious or to fall asleep quickly. - Synonyms: (fall asleep, doze off, crash)

And to knock out is a slang word for falling asleep

8. curl up [kɜrl ʌp] - (phrasal verb) - To sit or lie in a comfortable, rounded position. - Synonyms: (cuddle up, snuggle, huddle)

curl up in a ball and sleep on the flight.

9. anticipate [ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt] - (verb) - To expect or predict a future event or action. - Synonyms: (forecast, foresee, predict)

But it does connect to the 'it', and I, while I was watching it, I was wondering.

10. crossover [ˈkrɔˌsoʊvər] - (noun) - A point or place of crossing from one side to the other. - Synonyms: (intersection, junction, merge)

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Learn English with ZENDAYA — Funny INTERVIEW

By the way, you're getting, I know you're getting like incredible reviews for this movie Challenges, which is. I gotta ask you a couple questions. First of all, I know you had a premiere on Tuesday right here in LA. Yes, yes. And I know you have a very big family and they are often at your things. Yes, they were. They were. Okay, so you've got some very sexy scenes in the movie. Yes, you do. And while I was watching it, I was wondering if your family was going to see. Yes, they have, they did. And do you warn them beforehand? How does it work?

Well, they know it's a rated R movie. Okay. So I was like, you know, walking into this, if you can't handle the heat, get out the kitchen. But I forewarned them. But it was honestly my favorite part of the night. Cause I've seen the movie many times and I'm, you know, the producer on the film. Right? Yeah, that too. Yeah. But so I know when the scenes are coming, right. So I basically when those scenes were happening, I just was watching my family. Cause they were behind me. So I just watched them the whole time. It was hilarious.

They're starting and they're like. And then I sleep slowly get more uncomfortable. And then they're like. And then my little nieces were back there. I mean, they're grown ups, but they're 18. They literally were like. It was my favorite part of the night. Who was most uncomfortable in your family? Most uncomfortable would. Yeah, I think it would be my nieces. Your nieces? Yeah, they were just like, oh yeah, oh yeah, right looking at. Cause they're at that age that any of the. Even if they were watching strangers, they might be uncomfortable. And then they're watching their aunt.

How many countries have you been to since February? Oh, man, like probably like seven. Wow. And do you like traveling around the world quickly like that?

You know, I am grateful that I have a job that allows me to travel, allows me to see the world. I wish that I had more time in the place. Because really, you know, when you're doing press tours, you really just see the inside of your hotel. You know, you don't ever really get to go out and see the sights and get to be around people. So that's the only. The downfall.

Are you a good packer? Are you a good sleeper? Can you go sleep on the plane? Are you a good traveler in general?

So I used to be able to sleep anywhere. Like, I used to be able to just, like, curl up in a ball and sleep on the flight the whole way. Like, before it even takes off, I would be knocked out. But these days, I don't know if it's because I'm getting older.

You know, my first time here, I was 16. Yeah, that's right. I know that's right. We were on Dancing with the Stars, and as I remind you, each time I see you, I bet quite a bit of money on you and won quite a bit of money on you.

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