i'm just about to start my lesson
i just teach english
that's just the information i need
well
the word just in english is quite an
important word
well it is used in different ways
and that's what we're going to learn in
today's lesson
we're going to learn how to use the word
just correctly in your conversation
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hey friends it's just me niharika
and today we are gonna learn how to use
the word just in english
yes when you think about the word just
well
you would rather say that huh that's a
simple word to use
but then guess what well there are
various ways that you can use the word
just in english
people get a little confused so to clear
your doubts well here's the way you can
use the word just in your conversation
now firstly we're gonna understand
the way we use the word just as a time
expression
yes there are two ways to it so i'll
help you with some examples and clear
your doubts
so we use the word just as a time
expression when we are talking about
something that has recently happened
like you just did it some time ago okay
so here are two examples for you
well the first one is
jane's just back from work okay so
probably it's just been five minutes or
it's just been 10 minutes but this thing
happened recently okay you're just
talking about few minutes ago
so you can use the word just oh james
just back from work
okay so you use the word just when you
talk about something recent
another example for you
he
just finished his report
okay so probably there's this guy who
was supposed to finish
his report and he's just got done with
it okay so it's quite a recent thing
like just few minutes ago or just maybe
an hour ago but you are talking about a
recent activity that just happened
and therefore you use the word just
he just
finished his report okay so using the
word just as in time expression well
there's another way that you use the
word just as a time expression again
when you talk about something which is
going to happen immediately
okay something important that's just
gonna happen from now okay like
immediately
so to understand this better let's have
a look at uh two examples here for you
i'm just getting ready to leave so
probably you're leaving for work for a
movie for a party but guess what you're
just getting ready all right so it's an
immediate thing and then you're gonna
leave so therefore you use the word just
another example
i'll just finish this and then we can go
well it
sorry about that it's i'll just finish
this and then we can go okay
that's incorrect it's just finished and
not finished
so here again you are talking about
something that you're just gonna do
immediately and then you're gonna leave
for somewhere so therefore you end up
using the word just
got it
so a quick review on this you use the
word just as a time expression when you
are talking about something that
recently happened or when you are
talking about something that is going to
happen immediately
right
now there's another way
to the way you would use the word just
in your
conversation now it is used as an adverb
which means
only
okay
so to understand this better
let's go through this example here
don't worry it's just an old thing
so it's kind of a synonym for the word
only or simply
okay so
like you say oh it's simply an old thing
so you can use the word just instead oh
it's just an old thing
right
another one
i just need some time to relax
so basically you are very tired or too
much of stress
and you need a break you need a vacation
or probably a small holiday or maybe a
getaway
so
you are using the word just which is
actually a synonym for the word only or
simply
like yeah i'm stressed i simply need a
vacation
i only need a break to relax
but then instead you use the word just
so i just need some time to relax
okay that's clear
and then
another way to use the word just in your
conversation is
as an adverb meaning exactly you know at
times you say ah that's exactly what i
needed
well instead of using the word exactly
you can use the word just
now
let's have a look at the example here
this is just the information i need
okay you called up and you wanted to
inquire about something
and then you got the details and you're
pretty happy about it
so how do you thank and appreciate well
you can say that ah this is just the
information that i need
so it's either used instead of the word
exactly or instead of using the word
precisely okay
so you know when you say oh precisely
well you can use the word just instead
another example for you
well john is just the person for this
job so again you know you're pretty
happy about
getting someone for a certain job
nobody else could have done it but yes
john is just the man who can do it for
you
so you use the word just
so rather than saying ah john is exactly
the man that you need right so you use
the word just
so
these are the ways that you can use the
word just in english we've reviewed on
time expression so let's quickly
understand the two other ways that you
can use the word just as an adverb which
means only
or simply okay when you're talking about
uh
something that's just only like i only
teach english so i just teach english
okay
and then you can also use it as an
adverb meaning exactly
so go through these examples once again
and try to use the word just in many
different ways
also remember that we can use the word
just in many fixed expressions as well
which we are not covering in this lesson
but i'll soon come up with a lesson
which will have expressions with the
word just so stay tuned with us and i'll
be back with a new lesson till then you
take care and have a great day