English Vocabulary to Talk About 2026

0:01 Right!?

0:02 I mean, the news is crazy.

0:06 Everything is crazy.

0:08 This guy is crazy.

0:09 Sometimes the word "CRAZY" is not enough.

0:12 So let's learn some good English words that you can use to describe.

0:19 Everything.

0:21 Everything.

0:23 if your mum says, hey, clean your room and you reply.

0:27 shut up mom!

0:29 what will the parents say?

0:33 Are you out of your damn mind?

0:35 This is a great expression to use when someone does something crazy.

0:40 But damn, it's a more American modifier.

0:43 British people are not as confident or dramatic as Americans.

0:48 So if you have an American accent and you feel confident,

0:52 this might be a great expression for you

0:55 to use when someone does something crazy.

0:58 to be off one's rocker is also very, very good.

1:01 To say you did something crazy.

1:04 Now we replace this to match the person's gender.

1:09 So she.

1:10 Is off.

1:11 Her rocker.

1:12 Sorry.

1:12 That should be there.

1:16 She is off her rocker.

1:17 And you out of your damn mind.

1:19 Notice that you stress the last words in these sentences.

1:23 That gives them that power.

1:25 That gives them this strength.

1:27 And just remember, the genders must match.

1:30 She is off her rocker.

1:31 He is off his rocker.

1:33 They are off their rockers.

1:38 My boss tried to fight me today.

1:40 She's got a screw loose.

1:45 If your boss or anyone tries to fight you,

1:49 then you could say that they are crazy.

1:51 But you could also say they have got a screw loose.

1:55 This is more specifically when they are not acting like a rational person,

2:01 and usually in an aggressive way.

2:04 They have got a screw loose.

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2:20 and become better than all of your friends and classmates.

2:23 You're better than them.

2:24 Also.

2:25 Yeah, the world is crazy right now,

2:27 so if you need to vent or say stuff in the comments, please do.

2:32 But please use the vocabulary that you learned today.

2:36 That's all I ask.

2:38 Practice with me in these videos.

2:40 Don't just repeat what I say.

2:43 Also copy how I say them.

2:46 That is how you become natural in English.

2:50 Now to say that someone has no sanity.

2:54 Literally crazy.

2:55 You could say.

2:56 He is mad.

2:57 This is the old fashioned way of saying he's crazy.

3:03 Yeah.

3:03 People said that, like 100 years ago.

3:07 it can sound more serious or profound.

3:11 Just remember that.

3:13 He's mad.

3:14 He's actually mad.

3:16 But if you want a more modern version,

3:18 or if you like being dramatic like I do, then say these.

3:22 nuts.

3:23 Don't say he is nuts.

3:26 No, no.

3:26 You need to add some British feeling.

3:30 Say it with me.

3:31 He is nuts.

3:33 Bonkers.

3:33 I love this word.

3:35 He is bonkers.

3:37 Notice that we're stressing the adjective in all of these.

3:41 He is bonkers.

3:43 He's nuts.

3:43 He's mad.

3:44 Bonkers.

3:46 Almost sounds silly.

3:48 Keep that in mind.

3:49 But it's very fun to say he is bonkers.

3:52 Say it with me.

3:54 He's bonkers.

3:55 Wait.

3:55 He's selling his bathwater now.

3:58 Is he bonkers?

3:59 Are you stressing the adjective?

4:02 You should be.

4:04 He's bonkers.

4:05 He's nuts.

4:07 He's mad.

4:08 Nice.

4:09 Mental sounds really good in a British accent.

4:13 Because you can drop the l sound instead of mental.

4:19 Mental?

4:25 Your tongue doesn't touch anything.

4:27 For that l sound mental.

4:30 Say it with me.

4:32 He's mental.

4:33 Wait.

4:34 You bought his bathwater?

4:36 Are you mental?

4:38 Oh.

4:38 and yes, insane is fine but extreme.

4:42 But in 2026, it's necessary.

4:45 Hey, how's the news today?

4:46 everything is insane.

4:50 when something is so crazy, it doesn't make sense.

4:54 And also almost funny.

4:56 was arrested for being too handsome.

4:58 This is ludicrous.

5:00 Pronunciation.

5:01 Ludicrous.

5:03 Ludicrous.

5:04 Repeat with me.

5:06 Ludicrous.

5:07 Nice.

5:11 This is ridiculous.

5:12 Pronunciation.

5:13 Ridiculous.

5:14 The stress is on the second syllable.

5:17 Ridiculous.

5:18 Say it with me.

5:21 Ridiculous.

5:22 Nice.

5:23 Hey, how's the news today?

5:24 Yeah.

5:25 It's ridiculous.

5:27 Preposterous.

5:29 Preposterous.

5:31 Say it with me.

5:32 Preposterous.

5:34 Nice.

5:35 That's very old fashioned.

5:37 I love this word because it's so old fashioned.

5:42 But when you talk about crazy things,

5:45 then using crazy words like a really old fashioned word makes sense, right?

5:52 So use preposterous.

5:57 Wait.

5:57 I have a sexy ghost living in my house.

6:00 That is preposterous.

6:02 Can we make a TikTok together?

6:03 Or another one, which I really love is absurd.

6:07 I love this word It's maybe inappropriate.

6:11 It's out of place.

6:12 That is absurd.

6:14 Again.

6:15 Pronunciation.

6:16 Stress.

6:16 The second syllable.

6:18 Absurd.

6:18 Nice.

6:19 Make sure you copy my intonation as I speak.

6:22 That will give you that natural British pronunciation

6:25 and make you sound like a genuine British human man.

6:30 Woman?

6:31 What?

6:31 an alien?

6:32 Look, I'm not an alien.

6:34 Oh, I'm an alien?!

6:37 That's absurd!

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6:50 In English, if someone seems like their brain is not complete,

6:57 that is why they're being crazy.

6:59 We have a type of expression you might say.

7:02 10 pounds to use the toilet.

7:04 She is a sandwich short of a picnic.

7:07 And it always is.

7:08 Something like this is missing from a full, complete brain.

7:15 a sandwich short of a picnic or.

7:18 she's not playing with a full deck.

7:20 In other words, her brain is a deck of cards.

7:23 Some cards are missing.

7:24 Not all our dogs are barking Not all ones.

7:27 Dogs are barking.

7:28 So replace this and match the person's gender.

7:33 So not all her.

7:35 Not all her dogs are barking.

7:37 She's crazy.

7:38 What is one of this?

7:40 From your language?

7:42 I'm sure you have it.

8:05 When something is CRAZY expensive!

8:09 then you'll need the adverb of those adjectives to describe it.

8:13 like oh my god, one banana for $10.

8:16 That is absurdly expensive.

8:19 That is insanely expensive.

8:22 It's also really common to say.

8:24 That's stupidly expensive.

8:26 Some people pronounce this like stupidly.

8:32 That's fine.

8:33 Some people say stupidly.

8:36 That's also fine.

8:37 More American, but still fine.

8:38 And some people say stupidly.

8:41 That is also fine.

8:43 Which one should you choose?

8:45 That's your choice.

8:46 now.

8:47 Bonkers and nuts.

8:48 We don't use adverbs of those.

8:51 "BonkersLY expensive"/ "nutsLY expensive".

8:54 No, we don't say it like that Wait.

8:56 I'm sorry.

8:57 You're too good looking and, That's illegal.

9:02 Yeah.

9:03 I think every town in the world has one unique character.

9:10 He dresses strange and different.

9:12 He wears glasses with the year 2000 written on them.

9:16 Different?

9:17 Yes.

9:18 Weird.

9:19 Maybe.

9:19 He wants to say he's crazy, but she wants to say no.

9:25 He's eccentric.

9:27 Different.

9:27 Unique.

9:28 Colorful.

9:29 Maybe charming.

9:30 Still a little bit crazy, though.

9:32 Now, if this is you, you are shopping.

9:35 You're calling people.

9:36 You're doing 5 million things at the same time.

9:40 You are not crazy.

9:41 You are running around like a headless chicken.

9:44 You are doing a million things at the same time.

9:48 Do you have this expression in your language?

9:50 Because yes, it is gross.

9:53 Don't think about the meaning.

9:55 Don't visualize it.

9:56 But this expression is very common to use in English.

10:00 And there is always a phrasal verb for this.

10:03 For example, if someone acts crazy suddenly like.

10:09 you ever felt this way?

10:10 You Then you can say they flipped out,

10:13 To flip out means to go crazy, to go wild, aggressive.

10:19 Maybe.

10:20 With lots of energy.

10:22 Very suddenly you flip out.

10:25 He flipped out.

10:26 never seen you like that.

10:30 What's another one?

10:31 Write them in the comments.

10:32 Who else flipped out?

10:34 What's what's your favourite "celebrity flip out moment"?

10:37 Write it in the comments.

10:39 Oh.

10:40 Oh, Remember that?

10:42 That was mental.

10:44 obviously don't use any of this in professional situations.

10:48 These would sound quite rude.

10:50 However.

10:51 However, if you are in a professional situation,

10:56 you need to be polite and professional.

10:58 But you still want to say this is crazy.

11:01 this guy, he wants to keep it professional,

11:05 still say she's crazy, but stay professional.

11:09 That's unconventional.

11:11 It means very different than usual.

11:13 And You'll notice this word in the news

11:16 when they talk about a politician doing something crazy.

11:20 But the news person wants to sound neutral.

11:24 It's very annoying.

11:25 but if someone is calling you crazy and you are not crazy,

11:30 they might be gaslighting you.

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