like do you hear this word all the time in this video you are going to learn
really important uses of the word like that will get you talking like a native
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video until the end because I will share with you the number one mistake students
make with the word like so here we go first use of the word like comparison
yes what is that supposed to mean Priscilla what I'm basically saying is
that like in this situation is not a verb it means similar to alright let's
see some examples I am just like my mother
that means I'm similar to my mother in a certain way I don't look like my father
like I'm not similar to my father so in this case like is not a verb it's a way
to compare things okay for example in the song I'm like a bird so the singer
is singing I don't know if you know the song because it's a little bit old but
it's a nice song I'm like a bird I'm not saying I like a bird not like no I'm
saying I'm similar to a bird I'm like a bird okay and I also give an example
where I say look like there are some verbs that you will usually use with the
preposition like and in this case it's the same idea that I told you similar to
for example Look like sound like smell smell like taste taste
like I am eating a cake that is really good and it reminds me of my mother's
cake so I can say oh this tastes like my mother's cake so the taste is similar to
my mother's cake this flower smells like roses so I'm saying this flower and
roses have a similar smell okay so with the preposition like I will give this
idea a similar to and remember like is not only a verb it has many different
uses it can be a preposition it can be an adverb and many other possibilities
another common confusion is with the words like an as and on my patreon
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next different use of the word like filler word huh I like this one
what's a filler word basically a filler word is a word that you use in the
middle of conversations okay but this word apparently has no meaning no
translation it's just helping you pause the phrase or make a hesitation okay so
there's not really a translation to this filler word all right and like is
a very popular filler word that we use in the middle of sentences before we
continue speaking it doesn't necessarily have a translation it's more
like it's a it's helping you pause or hesitate now one important thing
although it is very popular and it's very informal it's not always nice to
use it the filler word like all the time it is a little bit annoying if you're
all the time like like like yeah native speakers don't really like that they do
it but they balance and depending on where you go depending on who you're
talking to they will not like the excessive use of the word like of the
filler word like so watch out for that okay let's see some examples of the
filler word like you know I was like thinking about going to the movies
tonight but then my parents were like talking to me about staying home and
having dinner with them so I just like accepted and decided to stay home my
sister invited me to go to the movies last night but I was like tired and I
didn't want to go out so I just said no I have like no money really I'm broke yes
I'm really exaggerating here but that's the idea it's a filler word it doesn't
really have a translation okay so this is mostly used in spoken language don't
write this ok it is not cool at all and if you are in a very formal situation just
don't don't okay are you enjoying this video so uh are you enjoying this video
yes so how about hitting the like button I still got one more explanation for you
and after that I will tell you the number one mistake students make with
the word like so here we go explanation 3 to introduce a quotation or
impersonation this is a function word that you can use in informal
conversations before you introduce something that another person said
quotation or an impersonation when you act like the person when you want to say
the same thing or behave the same way as the person and impersonation for example
I was in class yesterday and then my teacher was like Priscilla you didn't do
your homework again but then it was like yeah I was busy though impersonation I
did an impersonation of the teacher I did what she
did and I said what she said a quotation okay so I can use the like I can use the
word like before I introduce the quotation or the impersonation nice now
we can finally move on to the number one mistake students make which is to use
the word like only as a verb and because of that pay attention because this is
important because of that you misunderstand many different questions
in English here are some examples of questions that many students confuse
many students misunderstand I have many clients who have confused these
questions it's very normal and why does that happen because they only see the
word like as a verb so here we go question number one what are you like
here I'm not asking what do you like I'm asking what are you like so in this
question I'm asking you about your opinion about someone or something so in
this case what are you like I'm asking you about you so what are you like well
I am very friendly patient I'm hard-working so what are you like a
little bit about you another question that will help you understand this
what is your city like so here I'm not asking if you like your city
here I'm asking what do you think of your city what is your city like can
tell me a little bit about it well my city is great you know it's very
busy and there are many places for you to go it's amazing and I can use this
with many different words for example you went to a new restaurant and I want
to know about it so I say what was the food like oh it was great
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