Compound nouns
6 Minute Vocabulary

Compound nouns

B1IntermediateAugust 24, 20266 min
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dot com. Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary with me, Alice. And me, Finn. And today we're looking at compound nouns. What are you eating, Finn? Popcorn. I've also got some ice cream. Do you want some, Alice? Well, maybe after the show. Oh, sorry. In today's show we're looking at compound nouns.

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