💸 5 Words That Make You Sound Native — Money Talk | EnglishDrops

💸 Money Talk — 5 words that make you sound native, in one 30-second drop.

The 5 words:

1. ballpark figure (idiom) — a rough estimate. ⚠️ Never for exact amounts.
2. splurge on (phrasal verb) — spend a lot on a treat you want. ⚠️ Always "ON".
3. tight on cash (expression) — having very little money right now. ⚠️ Not "tight with money" (that's stingy).
4. a steal (expression) — a great bargain. ⚠️ Say "it was a steal", not "a steal price".
5. live paycheck to paycheck (idiom) — spend it all before the next payday. ⚠️ No preposition.

✨ Magic Sentence: Give me a ballpark figure first — I splurged on that laptop last week, so I'm tight on cash; it was a steal, but I'm living paycheck to paycheck.

🗣️ Dialogue: A: "Give me a ballpark figure for the trip cost." B: "No clue — I just splurged on a laptop, so I'm tight on cash." A: "A laptop? Expensive?" B: "It was a steal! But I'm living paycheck to paycheck until payday."

🌍 Translations:

• ballpark figure | 大致数字 | おおよその数字 | estimation approximative | cifra aproximada
• splurge on | 花钱买 | ～に奮発する | se faire plaisir avec | darse un capricho con
• tight on cash | 手头紧 | 金欠で | à court d'argent | corto de dinero
• a steal | 超值 | 掘り出し物 | une bonne affaire | una ganga
• live paycheck to paycheck | 月光族 | 給料日前の生活 | vivre au jour le jour | vivir al día

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