🇬🇧🇪🇸 genie - genio : English Lesson

Meaning of "genie" ("genio"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A genie is a magical spirit in many old stories from Arab cultures. A genie can live inside a lamp or a bottle and comes out when someone rubs or opens it. The person who calls the genie can usually make special wishes, and the genie uses magic to make those wishes come true. Genies are powerful, can appear and disappear, and can do amazing things like flying, changing shape, or creating things out of thin air.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The tired genie granted my wish for more time by giving me twelve extra alarm clocks.

My wish for a cool entrance made the genie surround me with fireworks every time I walk into math class.

When I wished for a million ice lollies, the genie sighed and asked, "Do you at least have a bigger fridge?"

The genie misheard me and turned my pet dog into a hot dog; now he barks and steams at the same time.

The genie tried to look dramatic, but it sneezed itself back into the lamp three times in a row.

At dusk, a child wiped a dusty lamp; a blue genie rose, smiling. The genie offered hands glowing, asking one wish. The child touched the genie and felt warmth, wished for rain on a wilting garden. The genie bowed, rain began, flowers lifted. The child laughed, hugged the small lamp while the genie faded with a wink.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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