Tag: curs engleza

“been” sau “gone”

infinitiv trecut participiu trecut to go went gone/been Gone este participiu trecut pentru to go iar been pentru to be. Totusi putem folosi been daca vrem sa spunem ca am mers/fost  intr-un loc si ne-am intors deja. She has gone to…

“alone” vs “lonely”

alone = without other people around; on your own “Home alone” was a very funny movie! lonely = unhappy/sad because you have no friends, no company, nobody around you We moved house and I am very lonely here, I don’t…

“allude” vs “elude”

to allude – to make an indirect reference; pronuntie (ə-lo̅o̅d′) Exemplu: During the meeting Mr. Ionescu alluded to some of the problems but didn’t mention them. elude – verb- to cleverly escape from; to avoid; pronuntie (ĭ-lo̅o̅d′) Exemplu: The suspect managed…

“all ready” vs “already”

All ready –  completely ready, all prepared; in acest caz all – toti/toate Example: Are you all ready to come home? Already – an adverb – earlier than the time expected Example: I called her to come to the theatre but…

“accept” vs “except”

Accept – verb – agree to take something – pronuntie ăk-sept Exemplu: The banks always accept coins. Except – de obicei prepozitie sau conjunctie – not including – pronuntie ik-sept Exemplu: I go to work every day except Saturday and…

“interested in/about/at”

CORECT: to be interested in = to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of somebody in something EXEMPLU: I am very interested in hearing your story.                     I’m not interested in football. I prefer volleyball. GRESIT: interested about/at  …

Cum pronuntam corect “live”

Sunt 2 variante de pronuntie pentru “live“: 1.“i” se pronunta ca in cuvantul “this” atunci cand “live” este verb: Exemplu: I live in Bucharest. 2. “i” se pronunta ca in cuvantul “five – 5 “ atunci cand “live“ este adjectiv:…

Diferente intre: say, tell, speak, talk

                 Say – a spune – utilizat atat in vorbirea directa cat si in vorbirea indirecta Atentie: 1. poate fi urmat de o propozitie care incepe cu that sau wh – word (mai ales la intrebari sau propozitii negative) Exemplu:…

“advice” sau “advise”

advice = (noun) a proposal for an appropriate course of action Example: Please give me some advice about learning English.  advise = (verb) give advice to; offer a suggestion Example: I advised him to see a lawyer. ATENTIE la pronuntie:…

“resident” sau “citizen”

resident – a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis Example: He has been resident in Romania for 10 years. citizen – a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized…