20 English Words You Need to Describe Broken Things!

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  Hi, and welcome to the Espresso English Podcast,

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  where you can improve your English in just a few minutes a day.

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  My name is Shaina, and I'm the teacher at Espresso English.

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  Let's get started with today's lesson.

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  It's not just broken.

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  It's cracked.

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  chipped, scratched, or smashed.

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  In English, we have tons of specific words to describe different kinds of damage,

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  and using the right one makes your speech more accurate and natural.

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  In this video, you'll learn 20 useful vocabulary words to talk about problems, defects, and damage.

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  So let's fix up your vocabulary, starting now.

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  Make sure to download the lesson PDF by clicking on the link in the video description so you can review and remember today's vocabulary words.

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  We'll start with physical damage or defects to objects and surfaces.

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  If something is scratched, it has lines of surface damage caused by something sharp.

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  When something is cracked, it's split or broken, but without completely coming apart.

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  Something is chipped when there's a small piece missing.

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  But something that is smashed is completely broken into pieces.

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  Something dented is pushed in, usually from an impact.

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