Try, try, and try again
That is what Thomas Edison liked to say. He worked š Ā hard. If it was not good, he tried again.
He made the first the light bulb š”, Ā movie player Ā š½, and the music player.Ā š§
Will you try to learn a new English word every day?
On Monday, I tried making a blog. I did not like my first one. I did not stop. I tried again, and I liked it.
I am trying to learn how to read Arabic. Ā <<< theĀ ā-ingā means I still try. Ā If I saidĀ āI tried to learnā, that means I stopped.Ā
I tried to write Arabic words. It was hard. I will keep learning, and try, try again.
Practice
If someone gave $1,000,000 to you, what would you do?
Hmmmā¦ I donāt know what I would do.
Give me a minute. Ā Let me thinkā¦š¤
OK! Ā I know what I would do! Ā š”
I wouldĀ like to travel. I would visit people. That would be nice. Ā āļø
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Please do something for me. On Monday, I gave you a book. Tomorrow, pleaseĀ give it toĀ Sara. Then she will give it backĀ to me.š
Then I will make dinner for us, and we will talk about the book.Ā š²
would and want
Would you like to learn about these? Ā I want to teach you.
āwould likeā = āwantā
āI want some foodā is OK, but it is nicer to say
āI would like some foodā.
āWantā is a strong word.
āWouldā is more polite, like asking and saying āpleaseā. It is like saying āIf I had some food, I will be happyā.
Would you like a drink?
Yes, I would like some tea please.
Would you like some cake too?
I would, but I am not hungry
If something is not 100% real, you can use āwouldā:
If you saw a house on fire, what would you do?
I would call 911.
Would you try to stop the fire?
No, I would not.
Really?
No, I wouldnāt. I would call 911.
If your car does not start, would you call 911?
No! I would not. I would call my friend.
Oh?
Yes, Iād call my friend. He would help me.
Really?
Yes, heād help me.
Iād = I would
heād = he would
sheād = she would
theyād = they would
youād = you would
weād = we would
give and gimme
Today, we practice the words “give” and ātoā.
- Please give your pen to me.
- Please give your pen to Sarah.
In English, we like to make things short. Ā We could say:
- Please give Sarah your pen.
- Please give me your pen.
More sentences likeĀ āgive meā,Ā āgive herā,Ā āgive usā:
- Will your motherĀ giveĀ us some cake?
- Give me all your money!!! Ā Ā Ā <<< that is not nice to say!
If it happened yesterday, the word isĀ āgaveā
- Yesterday, you gave me a pen. Ā I will give it to you tomorrow.
- Why do you need money? I gave you a lot of money yesterday.
It can also be used for nouns (things) you canāt really touch:
- I will give you a job.
- Can you give me a hand? Ā <<< not your real hand! Ā This meansĀ āCan you help meā, like, āI need some more hands.ā
āāā-
You will read the wordsĀ āgive meā, but we usually sayĀ āgimmeā.
Try saying them. Ā Itās a lot easier to sayĀ āgimmeā!
- Can you gimme a drink?
- āGimme Shelterā is the name of a famous song.
- If you need to pick up a big box, you might sayĀ āHey, gimme a hand.ā
