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कोई पंक्ति दोबारा सुनने के लिए उसे चुनें। किसी भी शब्द पर टैप करके उसका मतलब देखें। जिन शब्दों के नीचे रेखा है, वे इस वीडियो के मुख्य शब्द हैं।

1. 0:00
   Theo Theo: We... mixed our cables? Our lines? Help.
2. 0:04
   Nadia Nadia: Did your bag come?
3. 0:06
   Theo Theo: No! I waited. The shop says I must pick it up.
4. 0:11
   Nadia Nadia: So how will you explain it politely?
5. 0:14
   Theo Theo: We... mixed our cables? Our lines? Help.
6. 0:20
   Narrator Theo knows what he wants to say.
7. 0:23
   Narrator He can't find the phrase.
8. 0:27
   Narrator Five steps for crossed wires.
9. 0:30
   Narrator First, think about the meaning of the phrase.
10. 0:34
    Narrator Theo expected delivery to his home.
11. 0:39
    Narrator The shop expected him to collect it.
12. 0:42
    Narrator Their two messages did not match.
13. 0:46
    Narrator We got our wires crossed about the drop-off time.
14. 0:52
    Narrator The phrase is about honest confusion, not real cables or bad intentions.
15. 1:00
    Narrator To build it, use get, a possessive word, and wires crossed.
16. 1:07
    Narrator The possessive word matches the people involved.
17. 1:10
    Narrator Use our when both of you share the confusion.
18. 1:14
    Narrator We got our wires crossed over the invoice total.
19. 1:20
    Narrator Use my when the mistake is only yours.
20. 1:24
    Narrator I got my wires crossed and walked into the wrong room.
21. 1:31
    Narrator Use their when you talk about other people.
22. 1:34
    Narrator The cleaners and the manager got their wires crossed about recycling.
23. 1:41
    Narrator Keep wires plural, and always keep crossed with its -ed ending.
24. 1:48
    Nadia Nadia: Call them. Stay polite.
25. 1:51
    Theo Theo: I think we got our wires crossed about delivery.
26. 1:55
    Theo Theo: The clerk said the desk and the delivery driver got their wires crossed.
27. 1:59
    Nadia Nadia: Wow. Everyone's confused!
28. 2:02
    Narrator Got our wires crossed, I guess.
29. 2:05
    Narrator He says "got our wires crossed" because both people misunderstood each other, so the mix-up
30. 2:12
    Narrator belongs to them both.
31. 2:15
    Narrator Listen to crossed again.
32. 2:17
    Narrator It's one syllable, and the -ed sounds like t.
33. 2:23
    Narrator Your turn.
34. 2:25
    Narrator Listen, then say it out loud.
35. 2:28
    Narrator I got my wires crossed about the lunch plan.
36. 2:38
    Narrator We got our wires crossed about the address.
37. 2:49
    Nadia Nadia: Did you get the bag?
38. 2:51
    Theo Theo: Not yet. We got our wires crossed about the time.
39. 2:56
    Theo Theo: We've gotten our wires crossed twice now.
40. 2:59
    Nadia Nadia: Then end with a clear plan.
41. 3:02
    Narrator The verb get changes with the tense.
42. 3:04
    Narrator The words wires crossed stay the same.
43. 3:09
    Narrator For a finished event, use got.
44. 3:12
    Narrator We got our wires crossed yesterday.
45. 3:16
    Narrator With have, American English often says gotten.
46. 3:21
    Narrator We have gotten our wires crossed.
47. 3:26
    Narrator British English usually says got instead.
48. 3:30
    Narrator We have got our wires crossed.
49. 3:34
    Narrator Add about or over to name the topic.
50. 3:38
    Narrator The two drivers got their wires crossed over the loading gate.
51. 3:44
    Narrator Somebody's got his wires crossed.
52. 3:47
    Narrator Listen to "his".
53. 3:50
    Narrator It tells us whose wires are crossed: somebody has made a mistake, and the word shows who.
54. 3:59
    Narrator Choose the best answer.
55. 4:01
    Narrator You and a friend each thought the party was on a different day.
56. 4:11
    Narrator A.
57. 4:12
    Narrator The phrase needs a possessive word.
58. 4:15
    Narrator Use our when both people share the mix-up.
59. 4:20
    Theo Theo: I called again. I said, "You got your wires crossed."
60. 4:24
    Nadia Nadia: Ouch. That sounds like blame.
61. 4:28
    Narrator To avoid blame, say we.
62. 4:31
    Narrator Adding I think or it seems softens the message more.
63. 4:36
    Narrator Telling a colleague you got your wires crossed blames them directly.
64. 4:42
    Narrator Saying I think we got our wires crossed shares the responsibility.
65. 4:50
    Narrator In legal letters or contracts, skip the idiom.
66. 4:54
    Narrator Use a more neutral sentence instead.
67. 4:58
    Narrator There was a misunderstanding regarding the terms of payment.
68. 5:02
    Narrator It's a formal way to say there was a mix-up about payment.
69. 5:08
    Narrator Choose the best answer.
70. 5:10
    Narrator You want to point out a mix-up at work without blame.
71. 5:19
    Narrator B.
72. 5:20
    Narrator Using we shares the mix-up.
73. 5:24
    Narrator Saying you can sound like you are blaming your colleague.
74. 5:30
    Narrator Learners often slip on the grammar.
75. 5:33
    Narrator Keep the possessive word, the plural s, and the -ed.
76. 5:40
    Narrator Here is the full form in a sentence.
77. 5:43
    Narrator We got our wires crossed about who would lock the storefront.
78. 5:49
    Narrator The second mistake is about meaning.
79. 5:53
    Narrator A disagreement is not a misunderstanding.
80. 5:57
    Narrator The architect and the builder disagreed about the roof, but they understood each other.
81. 6:05
    Narrator Nobody is confused there, so skip this idiom.
82. 6:09
    Narrator Other lessons cover differing opinions.
83. 6:14
    Narrator A good explanation has two parts.
84. 6:17
    Narrator First, name the mix-up with the idiom.
85. 6:21
    Narrator Second, say the exact plan, so both sides agree.
86. 6:26
    Narrator A full explanation sounds like this.
87. 6:28
    Narrator We got our wires crossed about the collection.
88. 6:32
    Narrator I will pick up the bag today at four.
89. 6:37
    Narrator You can also own your mistake.
90. 6:40
    Narrator I got my wires crossed about the room, but I'm walking over now.
91. 6:46
    Narrator Always end with the action, not with blame.
92. 6:50
    Narrator Then nobody has to guess what happens next.
93. 6:55
    Nadia Nadia: Now the plan, Theo.
94. 6:57
    Theo Theo: I think we got our wires crossed. I'll collect it at five.
95. 7:02
    Nadia Nadia: They agreed?
96. 7:04
    Theo Theo: Yes! Five o'clock, and my bag comes home.
97. 7:09
    Narrator One more.
98. 7:11
    Narrator You and your boss understand each other, but you disagree about the budget.
99. 7:21
    Narrator A.
100. 7:23
     Narrator Nobody is confused here, so it isn't a mix-up.
101. 7:27
     Narrator Crossed wires is for misunderstandings, not opinions.
102. 7:33
     Narrator Now a dictation.
103. 7:35
     Narrator Listen and write the sentence.
104. 8:02
     Narrator Check your sentence.
105. 8:04
     Narrator Did you write my, and wires with an s?
106. 8:10
     Narrator An honest mix-up?
107. 8:13
     Narrator Use get your wires crossed.
108. 8:16
     Narrator Match my, our or their to the people involved.
109. 8:21
     Narrator Keep it polite with I think we, and keep wires plural.
110. 8:28
     Narrator Then give a clear plan for what happens next.
111. 8:34
     Narrator Next, practice using get your wires crossed in the exercises for this lesson.
112. 8:41
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1. सवाल 1

   Which situation describes crossed wires?

   A A customer and a repair shop assistant have different dates in mind for picking up a bag. B A customer refuses to pay a repair fee because the work was done poorly. C A customer asks for a discount and the assistant offers ten percent off.
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