Bar and Pub Slang

Hi Alex!Unfortunately I didn’t understand the meaning of ”the hole in the wall” very clearly.Isn’t it a machine from the bank where you can withdraw the money??? Please explain this to me!Thanks, Cristina

cristina

Hi Cristina! Imagine a wall! If there is a hole is not a good wall… A hole in the wall is not a good place …I think…

Ste!

I think what Cristina meant is, that a hole in the wall means an ATM, so is it possible that it also means a dirty bar/pub. Alex, could you please tell us if we’re correct? Does “a hole in the wall” mean both ATM and dirty pub?

Malena

Hi Cristina, i really do not understand your question, the explanation is clear.

rafasant

The expression is “a hole in the wall.” It just means a really ugly, messy, and dirty bar, pub, or restaurant.

Alex

shithole,shitfaced lol. last Monday I drank many beers so face looked like a shitfced lol. that’s all right I like drinking. thanks Alex pretty nice lesson so long n’ good bye.

Efrain

thanks Alex

yalo

Wow………! I got 5 out of 5. Thanks for your lesson, Alex.

Monomoon

Hi Alex

Could you help me out in phrasal verbs especially Transitive, Intransitive, separable, Inseparable.

How does it work?

Thanks,
Ashu

Ashu

good question¡

rafasant

Nice one! Thank you!

Geraldo

sweet i got 5/5 but it didint help me one bit with my shitty spelling

trigger

5 out of 5!!! I killed the test!!! Ah ah ah!!! I don’t like very much bars, but after a day of climbing every hole is good to get some beer with my friends! Thanks Alex!

Ste!

aww! good for you bro!

jazz29

Awesome.

Alex

woww i got 5 out of 5…thnx

sadia78

Hi Mr., I really enjoyed your class again. You`re really fun and dynamic at the time to teach and it´s very important to learn on that way. Thanks a lot.
Best regards, Javier.

Javier

After going through this wonderful lesson, I will oblige to go to any bar tomorrow to use it.

Andrew

It’a shame Igot 4 out of 5 Thank you anyway I’try my best next time

Dung from Viet Nam

Watch it and try again. :) You’ll get it. The key is practice.

Alex

Hi Alex, Thanks for your clear explaination, its very nice indeed. i have one question that, a dive and a hole in the ground is used for a dirty bar?, Can i use wherever, the place dirty?,
Thanks alot, Alex.
Have a nice day!

shing mang tun

Usually, we refer to dirty bars and pubs as dives. It can be a music venue, or a dance club that’s dirty as well. A hole in the wall can also be used for a small or dirty restaurant.

Alex

Hey alex,thanks for ur video,its good to know about some new words and their meanings.i have some doubts that,a tab and a dive is used for a total pay and a dirty place,can i use them wherever,the things happen?,anyway thank u so much .

priyanka

thanks for the effort/ means a lot to me… i’ve learned something while watching and even got 5 on the quiz provided. thanks God bless you. :)

maylyn

thank you for this effort

amer

thank’s mr.alex …

hman

I knew that one too. But, that was selected by chance. Any way, …… thanks for teaching … .

Ibrahim

nice nice nice thank you very much Alex=D

m552200

No problem! Thanks for the comments, guys.

Alex

its really inteeresting thanks you

obeid

thank you

kamal

nishhhh onee keep it up !

bassantsalama

Thank you so much

aldreamer

how about the bar is a good place? is there any slang on it??

mukti

You can use the phrase “top notch” to describe something that’s really high quality. “Final Fantasy XII is a top notch video game!” “That place is top notch.” “She’s a top notch teacher.”

Alex

a helpful lession.thank you!

aruna

great explanation!

Marco

many thanks and good understandable teacher Alex

Rashid

it’s really a good way to learn thanks guys.

soha

Thank you alex, it has been very useful. From now I will know how to push my friends to pay the next round… just saying them: This one is gonna be on you! hahahaha xDD

viator

Thank you alex

hassanson

Thank you Alex, that was useful for me. I really like your lessons.

Aqeel

Very useful explication, thanks. But I gonna buy you a red marker ;-)

Dele

“Very useful explanation.” We don’t use “explication” in English. :)

Alex

But then I could find explication in English dictionaries. Why can’t we use it. It means the same as “explain” or “elucidate”

sweetshit

Thank you Alex. It was really a nice class. I got good things.

waris

Geez! i took the quiz and i got 2 out of five! i must say i need more practice and help. Thank’s Teacher Alex keep up the good work!

jazz29

ihave been ones in the bar and i sayed its massed up it good one or no

alnaji ismail

“Messed up” means crazy, disturbed/disturbing, or just ridiculous.

“Have you seen Oldboy? The ending of that movie is totally messed up!”

Alex

Hey Alex!
Nice to meet you :) I am a freshman here and do like to get knowledge this way. Thanks a lot. You and other guys are really great. The information you give people is really useful and I hope I will use it when I visit the USA in the future.

Ash

i don’t go to a bars so i won’t use this lesson
ty anyway :)

amri1986

good lesson Alex thank you for that, i don’t go to bar but still good to know :)

miran26saleh

Very Nice lesson ;) I appreciated a lot the strong language…a teacher in Englad taught me lots of swear words! xD thank you…

antonio9

hey, you are very kind to do all this great job for us the non native english speaks. thank you very much

carlos vargas

Hi Alex! It was clear as usually. It’s useful for me. :) Thanks!

rostasjanos

Hi!Alex,

please tell me if i can use “dive or hole in the ground “to describe a garden or a class room ,any dirty place .
Thanks .

nanoushka

Hi Alex, I love you… I m very happy because I can understand everything you say and explain… and my test are all ok.
Thank you very much!!

angie81

can we start a tab?
that means we pay a bill at the end ,but i really don’t know how to imagine the situation,
so can you describe clearly?
thank you.

Sharon

All teachers of this site great. Its a very beautiful job you do here. Congratulations. I want to know people from all world and to pratice English. Who want talk to me, send me an e-mail: tiago_queiroz18@hotmail.com

queiroz

My scored five out of five.
thank you Alex

Bruce

thank u sir

sri

thanks a lot for the whole lessons,
greetings from iran.

sadeghsafari

Thanks Alex, it was useful and you do great job, could you please foucs on Adjective clause, Noun clause and Adverb clause one day too. Thank you

Zakk

thanks sir … sir are from canada

karankapoor

Tonight I am going to bar to use these words,
Alex sir thanks for get me the reason to go bar tonight. I am jus gonna celebrate my result 5/5….

vijay

Alex sir I love your voice and way of speaking. I could understand everyting what your saying, even i am not a born english man. Thanks a lot…
Vijay from India.

vijay

Dear Alex, you are a top notch teacher. I love your teaching. It is very useful. Thank you so much. Keep teaching.

nantha

again…a helpful lesson

linda

so many thanks Alexe,your lesson and teaching method is very vital for english learner,very short explination and very vivid description,thanks

Abdullah

Hello Alex I did not understand some thing

najeeb19

Now I can go to a pub!!!!!

crawgio67

Sir , can u help me? where should use , till, still ,untill , upto , since.

thax sir

ABDUL

Thanks Alex, That was “bad-ass” lesson!

George from Georgia

I got scored 5 out of 5. Thanxxxxxxxx Alexxxxxx

sarasoso

Alex, is this American slang only or British people also understand this word???
Ex, in vocabulary the word “hole in the wall” means cash dispenser or ATM (British)
thanks!

sunflower

How about it looks like a Pigsty!

hapkido

hiii, thank you verry much for this lesson , i really loved it , can i ask you pleaze more lessons on slang , thanks !!!!!

bb23

nice lesson ,thanks so much

Omar

Thnx Alex

I got zero marks out of 5

Abdul Qayum

Thank u Sir, I am improving ,my english by watching ENGVID.

SUNEER

You’re amazing,I couldn’t help laughing Very useful lesson lool

Alex

nice lesson thanks

rabbani

Hi Alex,let’s go the dive tonight,I will take care of the tab Because I was load.

Cuong ta

I was loaded.

Cuong ta

Hi Alex
What is the different between “He drank way too much” and “He drank too much”
thanx

kasia

you are a top notch teacher!!!! thanks a lot for your class I love them

myriamnowhere

Once my friend brought me at a bar. Actually that was a shithole place. I asked a bar-tender to start a tab. Finally we got hammered and went at home.

zeddez

great teacher!

negel

Wonderful way to learn and Teach English. Teacher’s pronuntiation is so Clear that anybody can understand almost everything. Thank you very Much Alex, you are a great teacher !!!!

jmossorio

Thank you very much Alex, it is so useful ;)

aida29

It is really nice slang. I got new useful slang word. Thank you very much.

Kou (Laos)

You are an excellent teacher Alex, I like when you refer to us , your students , as “guys”

elisa

you are awesome teacher Alex.

sara

You guys i was good,but it would be awesome if you guys had a video about video games and their slangs :D;however,you American People Love XBOX :D.ops! Canadian :D BTW,I love you so much Alex.you videos and technic of teaching is so different with others.Cheers Dude :D

bobyhunter

It was good” Sorry for the error :P

bobyhunter

That’s a great idea — I’ve added it to the request list and hopefully one of the geekier teachers will pick it up :)

engVid Moderator

i just wanna speak English in email

hussein syd

thank you so much

Sepideh

I appreciate this site.. very helpful, I keep on studying as well as practicing.

jennpaquera

thank you so much I understand these now slang

kettyarath

thank you Alex

hassan1980

thank you sir!

JunLennon

Thank you.:)

Iamhere.

It’s such awesome sir

Jacks

yeahhh 100 %. Thanks

alpido24

Thanks. This is my favourite site of learning English)))

Nadushka

You are a top notch teacher. Teehee

Solange Kim

I am very glad that I have found this really interesting and useful site!
And Alex is cut out to be a teacher Well done, man!

Michelle

perfect score

ann ann

Hi Alex, thanks. this is the new slang for me to learn about pub and bar slang.

HENDRIKRIWU

Hi Alex, thanks. i will remind when we are going to bar and pub he.. the slang is important to learn… if any others slang please share with us..

HENDRIKRIWU

got 5 correct out of 5.
:D thanks
but still as i guess there are many pubs expressions for example when i was in London .i asked the bar man to give me to pips of beer and then i told him the beer name , so the word pips i didn’t understand what it refer too but later i understood that it must refer to glass or bottles :)