I have mentioned it earlier that the discovery or quiz approach to vocabulary is more repulsive than helpful. Thus we take the help of situation which each of us faces every time we catch up with a long-lost friend. To expose you to Vocabulary for meeting a friend.

Where do we meet?

casual conversation between friends

Fluent life – meeting a friend

Raj: Sanju dear! Raj here
Sanju: Okay so the devil has arrived
Raj: Yes sir. I have just landed and I need my poison. And I have no clue how this city works
Sanju: Haha, Nobody knows how Mumbai works. 
Raj: I beg to differ, Google knows the city well, just me the destination I need to enter.
Sanju: Well, why don’t you take a cab to Nariman point. And then we can go pub hopping.
Raj: Roger that!
Vocabulary Analysis
Try to guess the meaning of the highlighted words. You would notice some words have a different meaning than their dictionary definition, for example, devil.
Use the following words to make a sentence and that will cement the word permanently in your active vocabulary:

  • devil
  • my poison/your poison
  • beg to differ
  • destination
  • pub-hopping
  • The meeting

The Meeting

Raj takes 2 hours to reach Nariman point and start walking along the sea
Sanju: God, it took you forever to reach here
Raj: I know it was crazy man
Sanju: What crazy, why did you take the detour via Mahalakshmi, you could have saved at least 30 minutes
Raj: You know my dad. But the traffic was maddening. This city has so many people everywhere. 
Sanju: Well, you get used to it eventually
Raju: Yes but for a first-timer like me, it’s overwhelming. Especially when you come from the US. I mean look at this Nariman Point. It looks like a carnival here. 
Sanju: Okay. Let’s take you to another crowded place now. A place with good food, live music, and that poison of yours
Raj: What are we waiting for. Let’s go!
Vocabulary Analysis

  • taking forever
  • detour
  • eventually
  • overwhelming
  • carnival

Submit your sentences if you want a feedback. You are also free to discuss words whose meaning you could not understand.