Hello and welcome back to your English Fiver Day on the Elan podcast.
This is a short daily podcast for intermediate to advanced level learners who want to build natural English vocabulary through the power of stories.
My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 2.
Day two of our new season following Gabriel,
an adventurous French traveller discovering the UK one city at a time.
Yesterday he arrived in Liverpool and explored the Albert Dock.
Today we're looking at five expressions that you'll hear
if you ever visit Liverpool or speak to a Liverpoolian,
also known as a scouser.
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So let me set the scene for what Gabriel experienced next with our snapshot.
After wandering sadly around the dock, Gabriel headed into the city centre in search of some lunch.
A barista greeted him, saying, All right, love.
A man tells him that his English is sound.
He was told that he had made a boss choice for lunch, and that it was good scran.
By the end of the afternoon, Gabriel was completely made up by how friendly everyone seemed.
Alright, let's explore these expressions in our vocabulary breakdown.
In Liverpool, if something is boss, then it means it's excellent, brilliant or really impressive.
For example,