Adjectives

Todd: Abidemi, let's play the word association game.

Abidemi: Sure.

Todd: I say a word like big, and you say a word like-

Abidemi: Russia.

Todd: Exactly. Okay, because Russia is a big country. Okay, the next word. Small.

Abidemi: Ants.

Todd: Yes, ants are very small. Do you have ants in your house?

Abidemi: Thankfully, no.

Todd: Yeah, I no ants. I'm happy. Okay, next word. Interesting.

Abidemi: Foreign movies.

Todd: I would agree. Foreign movies are interesting. Boring.

Abidemi: Sleeping.

Todd: That's a good answer. For me, sleeping is relaxing. How about you? What's relaxing?

Abidemi: Listening to music.

Todd: Yeah, that's a good one. Okay, how about delicious?

Abidemi: Food.

Todd: And what food is delicious for you?

Abidemi: I love spicy food.

Todd: Such as?

Abidemi: Some Nigerian foods are spicy and Thai food is really spicy as well. I really love those.

Todd: Yeah, I don't like spicy food too much, but it's okay. Now, do you have a food that is not delicious for you?

Abidemi: I can't think of anything.

Todd: Everything's delicious?

Abidemi: Just about. Well, in combination with other things.

Todd: For me, I would say cooked carrots. I hate cooked carrots. They're not delicious.

Abidemi: I think of them as being healthy.

Todd: Yeah. Raw carrots, but not cooked carrots. Okay, back to the game. Okay, the next word. Old.

Abidemi: My grandmother.

Todd: Really? How old is your grandmother?

Abidemi: She's past 100 years old.

Todd: Really?

Abidemi: And she still walks and moves on her own.

Todd: Wow.

Abidemi: Yes.

Todd: So is she healthy?

Abidemi: She's very healthy. I like that.

Todd: Nice.

Abidemi: Yes.

Todd: Okay, the next word. Young.

Abidemi: My nieces are young. I have a two-year-old niece and an eight-year-old niece.

Todd: Okay, cool. Okay, next. Interesting.

Abidemi: Reading books. I love reading a lot.

Todd: Yeah, books are interesting. Are books more interesting than movies?

Abidemi: Good question. I would say yes.

Todd: Yeah, me too. What about boring? What's boring?

Abidemi: Doing nothing. Having nothing to do. I find that boring.

Todd: True, yeah. Okay, how about difficult?

Abidemi: Life can be difficult sometimes.

Todd: Yeah, life can be difficult. And easy? What's easy?

Abidemi: Nothing is easy.

Todd: Yeah, as they say, nothing is easy.

Abidemi: Nothing is easy.

Todd: So true. Okay, expensive.

Abidemi: Cars. Some cars are expensive.

Todd: Yeah, I think all cars are expensive, right? What about cheap, or inexpensive?

Abidemi: Books. Some books are cheap.

Todd: Yeah, these days. Do you read paper books or digital books?

Abidemi: I read digital books.

Todd: Yeah, digital books can be very cheap. Used books can be very cheap.

Abidemi: That's true.

Todd: I loved used books. Okay, last question is wonderful.

Abidemi: Life, even though it can be challenging, it's also wonderful.

Todd: I like it. It's difficult and wonderful. Thanks, Abidemi.

Abidemi: Thank you.