Hello everyone and welcome back to my channel, Sparkle English, where I teach
you how to improve your level of English. In today's video, I'm going to teach you about 40
different collocations that we use in English with the word have. This lesson will help you improve
your English vocabulary and help you sound more like a native speaker. So what are collocations? A
collocation is a group of two or more words that are put together to create a specific meaning.
Basically, a collocation is a common expression. Using a different combination of words sounds
strange or unnatural. So for example, I'm having a party on Friday. Have a party is a collocation.
If you say "I'm doing a party on Friday"-- this is incorrect. In English, we don't say
do a party; we say have a party. So first let's start with collocations with have
that are food related. Have breakfast, lunch or dinner. Have something for breakfast, lunch,
or dinner. For example, I'm having eggs for breakfast, or I'm having a salad for lunch.
Have a snack. Have something to eat or drink. Have a cup of coffee or a cup of tea?
Or you can say have a coffee or have a tea. For example, I'm having a coffee right now.
Have a bite of something. A bite is a small piece that you take have something with your mouth. So
for example, someone had a bite of this cookie. Let's look at some sentence examples. What are we
having for dinner? Let's have pancakes for breakfast. I had a snack before lunch. Can
I have a bite of your cookie? Now let's look at collocations with have that are related to home:
have a shower, have a bath, have a nap. If you have a nap, you're having a rest or sleeping for
15 minutes or 30 minutes. Have a rest, have a day off or have a night off. If you have the day off,
it means you have nothing to do. You don't have to work that day and you are available.
Have a dream, have a nightmare. A nightmare is a bad dream. Let's look at some sentence examples.
I had a shower last night. I'm really tired, so I'm going to have a nap.
I'm going to the beach today because I have the day off. I had a crazy dream last night.
Now let's look at collocations with have related to health: have a cold. If you have a cold,
you have a runny nose, a cough and you don't feel well. Have a cough, have a sore throat,
have a fever, have the flu, have a headache, have a toothache, have a stomachache,
have allergies, have surgery, have an operation. Have an accident.
Maybe you have a car accident or a skiing accident. Let's look at some examples. Marcos
isn't going to school today because he has a bad cold. If you have a sore throat, you
should drink tea with lemon and honey. I went to the dentist last week because I had a toothache.
Now let's look at collocations with have related to fun and positivity. Have fun.
Have a good time or have a great time. Have a blast. If you have a blast,
it means you have an amazing time somewhere. For example, we had a blast on our vacation.
Have a party. Have a nice day or have a nice afternoon or evening or night, have success,
have faith, have a feeling. If I say "I have a feeling Jack isn't coming tonight,"
it means I suspect... something inside of me is telling me that Jack isn't going to come.
It's a feeling I have. Let's look at some examples.
Emily is having a party next Friday night. We had a blast at Ron and Jean's wedding.
Remember, have a blast means have an amazing time. Did you have a good day at school?
I have a feeling I'm going to get a promotion at work. And finally, let's
look at collocations with have related to family and communication. Have children or have kids,
have a baby. When we say have children or have kids, we are referring to our children.
For example, I don't have any children. But my sister has one kid. She has one child. My friend
is going to have a baby this year. That means my friend is pregnant, and she is going to
give birth and have a baby. Have a chat. Have a conversation. Have a discussion.
A discussion can be a conversation, or it can be a more serious conversation. Have a debate,
have an argument. Have a fight. Have a meeting. Have an appointment.
Have an interview. For example. My brother has two children. My friend had a baby last year.
I had a nice chat with my mom today. We have a meeting in two hours.
Okay, so that's it for my lesson on 40 different collocations with have. I'd like you to practice
using some of these collocations in the comments section of this video. What do you do to have fun?
Do you have any children? When was the last time you had a blast somewhere? Let me know
in the comments section of this video. Thank you for watching and I will see you in my next lesson.