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Thumb and index finger

your thumb you don't pronounce the b just thumb good and then this has two names this is called either your index finger your index finger or your pointer finger because you usu...

Course: Everyday English from the startSection: Basic English wordsSubtitles: en

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thumb

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your thumb you don't pronounce the b

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just thumb

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good and then

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this has two names this is called either

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your index finger

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your index finger

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or your pointer finger because you

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usually point with it it's not nice to

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point yeah some people think it's rude

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to point i think it's funny but some

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people also they'll point with their

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whole hand just because they say it's

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nicer it is over there do you think so

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yeah i mean if someone's pointing at you

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you're like

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yeah yeah

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okay so index or pointer finger that's

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right

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then we have

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um and then we have your middle finger

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notice i'm putting my whole hand up

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because putting up just your middle

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finger in the us is rude

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like in many places in the world

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and then you have your ring finger

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because you wear a ring

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that's usually where you wear a ring

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so that's easier to remember

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and then lastly

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and my favorite

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the favorite name of a finger is pinky

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this is your pinky

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what a cute name

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both are spelled like that

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do you know if there's one american one

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um

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i usually spell it the first way

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i don't know yeah but i don't know

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um

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yeah your pinky

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pinky it's your small your teeny tiny

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little little pinky yeah so again so

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that's

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your thumb

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your pointer or index finger

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your middle finger

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your ring finger and your pinky

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cute

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good all right little quiz what are

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these called

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you look at people using your

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eyes eyes

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um what are three or four body parts

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that you use to

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um talk with

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when you talk

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you use

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three to four or you use a lot a lot of

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body parts the inside parts too but

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that's for another day

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you can also drink using them too

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yes so when you talk you use your

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lips

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you use your teeth

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to say teeth

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for example you need your teeth to say

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teeth

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um you use your tongue a lot

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and of course this whole area is called

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your mouth right

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so your

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