The trickiest word in English - Quite!

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  • @randolpho-
    @randolpho- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    Jay: It's QUITE cold out. It's 9º.
    Vicky grabs her light sweater, goes outside, shocked how cold it is, realizes Jay said it's "very" cold and it's 9ºF (-13ºC)

    • @sq7238
      @sq7238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This made me laugh, specially because I pictured her ranting about it lol

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ha! Hi reddragonshirt. Vicki here. I LOVE this comment. It could happen! Maybe we should make a video about this.

    • @disoriented1
      @disoriented1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos Vicki...love the 'Quite' video. I now know I was a bit premature in accepting praise from my U.K. friends! I never knew 'quite' could be anything but 'very'!

  • @kamleshsainiindia
    @kamleshsainiindia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've always been confused about the word "quite". Today you both British and Americans solved my problem. Thank you very much!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's great to hear Kamlesh. It took me a while to work out too! So glad you liked it. :-)

  • @sarahpanda3252
    @sarahpanda3252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Oh right, it's quite difficult! To get the difference. I'm always utterly impressed how you manage to make these awesome skits! You both got an amazing talent for acting haha!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So glad you liked it Sarah. Thanks for writing. :-)

  • @porterwilson2439
    @porterwilson2439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As an American, I’ve never really seen “quite” as a difficult word. But seeing it from this perspective really makes me think. To be honest, you made the word quite tricky for me now! Still a nice video though 👍

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi Porter. Vicki here. It seemed like an easy word to me too until I moved to the US. :-)

  •  5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    You guys rock!!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks so much Dicas de Ingles by Diou. So glad you liked it. :-)

    • @ChitraJayawardena
      @ChitraJayawardena 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos That is my thoughts in his words too

  • @LoanKim-ns8yy
    @LoanKim-ns8yy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's very interesting to learn the differences between British and American English. Now it's clear to me when 'quite' means 'fairly' and 'completely' in British English, but I'm a bit confused when 'quite' means 'fairly' in American English. Thanks Vicki and Jay for the great lesson.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Loan Kim. Thanks so much for writing. Vicki here. I think it's confusing too and that's why I think it's the trickiest word in American English. :-)

  • @danielgallagher8064
    @danielgallagher8064 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Such a beatiful couple! God bless you both!

  • @ΒΑΣΙΛΗΣΑΓΝΑΝΤΗΣ
    @ΒΑΣΙΛΗΣΑΓΝΑΝΤΗΣ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Greetings from Greece(Athens) - with respect and love. I love your english videos - they are great. Thanks a lot you two

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the lovely compliment, ΒΑΣΙΛΗΣ ΑΓΝΑΝΤΗΣ. And thank you for watching our videos.

  • @thoughtfortheday7811
    @thoughtfortheday7811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When I used to teach English as a foreign language, the most common mistake that intermediate students, adults, would make was with "hardly".
    Example, turn adjectives into adverbs by adding "ly" to the adjective.
    Examples : slow /slowly, quick /quickly... then hard /hardly.
    OK, use "hardly" in a sentence, and they say: "I study hardly",
    meaning "I study a lot" but actually saying "I study very little". That's a tricky one.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi Thought for the day. We agree, it's very tricky. You might like this video: th-cam.com/video/SkuyA0kBCOA/w-d-xo.html

    • @thoughtfortheday7811
      @thoughtfortheday7811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos thanks for the great link.
      As a quick story, when I was teaching hard /hardly, I corrected a student and asked for a different example, they replied ug/ugly. 😁 I loved it! Such a great job!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ug/ugly! Ha! Good one. :-)

    • @WSandig
      @WSandig 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos I just realised that both of these work in german as well... ug -> hassen, ugly -> hässlich and hard -> schwer, hardly -> schwerlich (though the last one sounds is very uncommon, we usually say "kaum" instead)
      anyways... great Video, thanks you very much.

    • @plislegalineu3005
      @plislegalineu3005 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's like "It was *hard* to learn for me"

  • @renatacagliari
    @renatacagliari 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What? How could you, British people? Making me confused for a long time without never telling me about this one!!! But now I know. Thank you, Jay and Vicki. Once again you made my day and helped me learning a lot!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Vicki here Renata. It was only when I came to the US that I realised what a strange thing we do when we use the word 'quite'. So glad you liked it. :-)

  • @ondrejremas3552
    @ondrejremas3552 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Both of you are amazing people and thank you for helping me to fall in love with English. I wish you a lot of love and happiness in your live. :)

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi ondrej. It really encourages us to hear that you're falling in love with English. That's so good to hear. Thanks so much for writing.

  • @hibenjie
    @hibenjie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I learned something today. I'm an English teacher in Vietnam using a British book (I'm American). I got wholly confused when I came across quite good as meaning "somewhat good" in an activity. I had to look this up! Happy to see that I wasn't wrong since American English's version of quite good means "very good!"

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh, so glad we could help Benjie. This is Vicki responding. I still find myself discovering new American meanings too!

  • @HeHe-du4le
    @HeHe-du4le 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom is learning to speak English and she is struggling with the differences between the word very and quite. She is being taught British English, and the one that I learnt was the American. I’m going to send her this video, thanks!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robin, let us know if the video helped her. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

  • @ayrtonfry3094
    @ayrtonfry3094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In Australian English, all that really matters is the stress/tone, and sometimes the context. A sentence like "she looked quite nice" may be hard to understand when just reading it. If you meant "very nice" you would inflect your tone up at the end of both 'quite' and 'nice'. If you meant "fairly nice", you would start 'quite' with a high tone, then lower it, and do the inverse for 'nice'. Confusing I know!
    Thanks Jay and Vicki for another great video.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for chipping in with this helpful info, Ayrton. And so glad you liked the video.

  • @jacksonamaral329
    @jacksonamaral329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good to hear the British English like this. good lesson.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We're glad you liked it Jackson. Thanks for watching.

  • @jiejie2282
    @jiejie2282 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so good. Now I understand that American and British English are used differently. I'm an Asian and sometimes when I used English for foreigners to interact I used mixed British and American. Haha and sometimes I felt the confusion. Hayyy so confusing. Thank you for doing this vlog. You are better than my teachers. You explain everything so clearly and simple to grasp.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      jiean, we're so pleased we could help clarify things for you. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

  • @jeffersonnery6781
    @jeffersonnery6781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is quite good. I do not understand why some people give thumbs down. You both are quite good in explaining things. Congrats! Don't ever stop it, please.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Jefferson. We plan on making videos for a long time. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching :-)

  • @humble3343
    @humble3343 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    English is my second language and my american collaborator said my proposal looks quite interesting today. I got nervous and started thinking about what to do. Now that I realized that I learnt British “quite” in my home country. I used to say “quite” in British way; fortunately, I happened to be a quite nice person who has the greatest empathy to any stories American ppl are speaking about. 😅

  • @musictrance7013
    @musictrance7013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watch your vids quite often as they re quite invaluble.though i m a teacher of english myself I quite love to listen to your quite wonderful pronuciation.plus if you dont mind my telling you that you are bombarding youtube quite enough with your useful videos.finally thanks a million for the help you offer to your viewers and i m quite sure that they re quite happy whenever you post a new tutorial video

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      We're so glad to have you with us abdou. Thanks for writing. :-)

  • @elizabethbekes1810
    @elizabethbekes1810 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am absolutely addicted to your videos. I am amazed by the clarity of your explanations, especially when it comes to differences between British and American English. You are reaching out far and wide and by now seem to have built up a cult following. Bravo.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much Elizabeth. This word took me a good while to figure out. The channel is growing slowly but surely and we feel very lucky to have you with us!

  • @emdiar6588
    @emdiar6588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vicki and Jay. Love the content.
    I always explain it like this: Quite means completely, 100%, (as you rightly pointed out) but logically, it therefore means "no more and no less".
    If you say someone is "quite clever" you are saying they are not stupid, but they are certainly no genius either. Likewise, to call a girl "quite pretty" is to say that while she is not ugly, she is not stunningly beautiful either.
    In other words, to qualify a compliment with "quite" is to subtextually damn with faint praise. This is the main difference between the US and UK usage of 'quite'.
    One subtle British usage is missing from this video:
    We have established that 'quite' warm does not mean 'very' warm to us Brits. However, Americans beware. Sometimes we might say "quite" to sarcastically IMPLY "very".
    For example: If it is the hottest day in recorded history, with the sun blazing down and melting road surfaces, we might say "It's quite warm today, isn't it?". This is sarcasm, sometimes (though not always*) delivered with a wink/slight inflection which indicates we are employing ironic understatement, the implication being that it is in fact VERY warm today.
    We love us a bit of ironic understatement. "The natives are restless" = "There is a bloody revolution going and the Embassy has been blown up".
    *We don't always flag up our jokes with a "baddum tish" rim shot. British humour can be very dry. In my experience this can sometimes lead to our intent being lost in translation when talking to Americans. We are not trying to trick you. We are actually paying you a compliment by not assuming you need the joke pointing out to you. "You see what I did there?" is not a phrase we feel it necessary to use after every bit of wordplay.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh what a great comment em diar! I haven't looked at sarcasm yet, but I have been working on some scripts about it. Maybe in a few months. :-)

    • @emdiar6588
      @emdiar6588 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos Thanks.
      Of course, as a Brit, if you DO want to use 'quite' in a compliment, it is possible. You might say "You are quite the prettiest girl I have ever seen".
      This time 'quite' is fine because you have included the superlative 'prettiest'. You have stipulated the position of the prettiness when ranked against all other girls you have ever seen.
      You are saying "You are EXACTLY the prettiest - not just in the top ten but actually number one".
      As a linguist and English teacher, I enjoy your videos very much.

  • @alanr4447a
    @alanr4447a 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm quite delighted that someone addressed this, because I was never quite sure how to handle it.

  • @saimajarwar5921
    @saimajarwar5921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vicki and Jay. I always wait both of you on Friday. Now good to see you and happy 😊

  • @drayyoutube5843
    @drayyoutube5843 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    As one who speaks American English, I’ll use the word “quite” both to strengthen and to soften adjectives, depending on the tone I use the word.

  • @Ferreromsn
    @Ferreromsn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for clarifying so easily... I am amused with you guys!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Diego. We're very pleased you enjoyed this video. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

  • @17jonilson
    @17jonilson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was not just quite good, it was extremely good! Thank you for the amazing explanation!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a lovely thing to say, Jonilson. Thanks for that and thanks for watching.

  • @alexlong9654
    @alexlong9654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m very good at studying English with you every week .
    2) I think whichever video is quite good to watch first

  • @makramelfergi3908
    @makramelfergi3908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A very good video like all the time. I’m morroccan and now i can learn English with two of the best teachers in the world. Thank you for everything and I wish for you the best☺️☺️☺️

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Greetings to you in Morocco Evee Mak and thank you for the kind words. It's great to have you with us.

  • @Jr-ft9ii
    @Jr-ft9ii ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved it! 😂 I was struggling with this unit, then ran into you and you made my day! Your lesson is *quite* clear and *quite* hilarious 😍🤣 (of course meaning "completely"). The gradable/ungradable thing was *quite* crucial for me to distinguish the difference 🤩.
    Thank you so much!!!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jr3510, We're so glad you found this video helpful. - Jay

  • @SRveteran2762
    @SRveteran2762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was a quite good lesson! (American)
    It was a very good lesson! (British)
    Thank you all the time!!!

  • @BiglerSakura
    @BiglerSakura 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The advice to use the word "quite" at a date with a British girl carefully was quite useful.

  • @alexlong9654
    @alexlong9654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video about quite isn't quite bad at all. What a quite perfect video

  • @noellangcauon7133
    @noellangcauon7133 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the way you teach! Thank you and God bless!

  • @mehmetaliaslan1912
    @mehmetaliaslan1912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quiet useful (as in American) videos for English learners :) I love these two. Thank you guys. Greetings from Turkey xxx

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Mehmet. So glad you liked this one. We had fun making it.

  • @elizabethllatas9414
    @elizabethllatas9414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much !!! You are the best teachers I have ever had !!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're very welcome, Elizabeth. Thanks for watching our video.

  • @juliocesaralveslima5387
    @juliocesaralveslima5387 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi!! I'm from Brazil and I get quite happy when I've watched your videos. Congrats by the pretty job.

  • @elizabethcaiado4344
    @elizabethcaiado4344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wonderful lesson!thanks. I had no idea about this difference.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad you liked it Elizabeth. It's one of those language differences that can slip under the radar. :-)

  • @inspiretheworld7121
    @inspiretheworld7121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I quite understand this lesson. Thank you!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent (if you mean the American quite!) :-) Thanks so much 1B Views.

  • @laxmibhandarikhanal9497
    @laxmibhandarikhanal9497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the way you teach, God bless you

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's so kind of you to say, Laxmi. Thanks for watching.

  • @alexlong9654
    @alexlong9654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the explanation! I wasn't aware about American quite good usage

  • @Marco-Mattos1964
    @Marco-Mattos1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Friends! I have to watch the video several times to understand better, "Quite" is for sure a Tricky word,but anyway,Thank you,you Both Rock!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Marco, Vicki here. It took me a while to understand what was happening too! So glad you liked it. :-)

    • @Marco-Mattos1964
      @Marco-Mattos1964 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My dear friend Vicki ,I Always like your videos,you both are amazing and I love your spontaneous smile and good mood.

  • @TheClone1324
    @TheClone1324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Okay I'm quite shocked now. ^^ I'm far more familiar with american expressions and pronunciation and assumed I'm talking in an american manner. Now I realized that I always used "quite" in a british way.
    Useful Video!

  • @Crissel
    @Crissel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Please make a video about word "actually"

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Here you are Krystian: th-cam.com/video/3fcJrLFaBIQ/w-d-xo.html :-)

    • @Crissel
      @Crissel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos Thank You, I couldn't find that :)

  • @TheCathgr
    @TheCathgr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello Vicky and Jay, thanks a million for your videos, they are really great and helpful. Well done.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you like them Catherine. Thanks for writing. :-)

  • @alexlong9654
    @alexlong9654 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks both of you to clear our doubts related quite

  • @anouarrifaai5990
    @anouarrifaai5990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's absolutely quite a useful and interesting video (to Jay.) And that's honestly a very helpful and entertaining video (to Vicki.)

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Anouar. Well done. You've certainly understood the difference. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.

  • @pssilva3973
    @pssilva3973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for elaborating this (quite) tricky word.

  • @joeprice4738
    @joeprice4738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting video comparing the US English to the UK English. I didn't realise this about American English. Also in British English we can use quite in the context of: "Are you quite done!?"

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great point, Joe. Thanks for that and thanks for watching.

  • @floridaman2000
    @floridaman2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well I was born and raised in Trenton New Jersey and in terms of the word quite I say that relatively on the British side

  • @dreamitpossible3908
    @dreamitpossible3908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's quite humour ways to learn English
    Great!!!!
    Thanks so much both

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We're so glad you're enjoying our videos, dream it possible. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

  • @renanr.s2913
    @renanr.s2913 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you two are quite good in teach us!!!

  • @marcoselisbao6297
    @marcoselisbao6297 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. I was quite confused on how to use quite.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @marcoselisbao6297. I quite understand. - Jay

  • @JorgeSpina1980
    @JorgeSpina1980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In Spanish, if I'm not mistaken, used with 'good', we translate this word as "Bastante" (bastante bien/bueno), meaning that it's acceptable good, but not perfect... With 'often' (bastante seguido) as a little bit more than often, but not always. Etc..
    Your videos are super! ❤️

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much for sharing this Jorge. So glad you like the videos. :-)

  • @UnpackingAsmr-f7x
    @UnpackingAsmr-f7x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are amazing guys! Thank you for the video!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are most welcome, Пика Шплаинткер. Thanks for watching.

  • @sendatamie8574
    @sendatamie8574 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great ! very funny and humor are important in learn English, Thank you !

  • @robersonoliveira701
    @robersonoliveira701 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the lesson.

  • @leonhardeuler8457
    @leonhardeuler8457 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow I really needed this video because I wasn't sure what the quite word means, however I know that word now because of your quite perfect video, many thanks to you.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you liked it Toxez. Thanks for writing and telling us. :-)

  • @jakeriot69
    @jakeriot69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoy this lesson. it's quite good

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      skinjake, did you mean that in the British sense (it was OK but not that great) or in the American sense (it was excellent)? :-)

  • @marmartin3487
    @marmartin3487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've quite enjoyed it ! hahahah really guys, your'e fantastic! Your videos are of great help to learn and to teach!!! Thanks a lot!

  • @ChitraJayawardena
    @ChitraJayawardena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a LOT. No words to thank them

  • @hqooq4240
    @hqooq4240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you both for your amazing lessons! My friend whose English is about A1-A2 can understand almost everything you say because you speak slowly and it makes her so happy😊 she can't write correctly by herself yet so I decided to help her and comment your video:)

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Vika Rs. Bravo to your friend. She's doing really well. Please tell her thank you so much for writing and to keep up the good work.

  • @divinestep3251
    @divinestep3251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting this topic! Thank you guys!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad you liked it Divine Step. Thanks for writing. :-)

  • @arthurb1603
    @arthurb1603 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi! I’m Brazilian. If I tell you I spent one year living in New Zealand always confused if ”quite” really means ”very” because I had the feeling people were talking using ”quite” meaning ”almost”, especially when they were saying ”quite good”. It happens in 2015 and only now it made sense to me 😂 thanks a lot! You guy are quite perfect! :D (is it right now? Haha)

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Oh that's funny, Arthur. This is Vicki writing and it took me a while to figure out when I came to the US too. Thanks so much for writing.

    • @arthurb1603
      @arthurb1603 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! It just came to my mind, what about the verbs? I understood there are some gradable adjectives and ungradable... In the sentence when I say ”I quite like her” would it means I fairly like her or that I like her very much? Again, thank you a lot!

  • @generalalmirantepresidente2595
    @generalalmirantepresidente2595 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for your videos i keep learning more and more

  • @nhatdang2278
    @nhatdang2278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    quite fantastic lesson and channel to learn English. Thank you two for this!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you like it Nhat Dang. Thank you for the kind words.

  • @Adriana-ti5er
    @Adriana-ti5er 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome couple!! Thank you!! 👍

  • @rosanacanalli511
    @rosanacanalli511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this couple ! Your videos are soooo didactic ! many hugs from Brazil.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Rosana. That's so kind of you to say. And hugs from Brazil mean a lot to us. Brazil is one of our favorite vacation spots.

    • @rosanacanalli511
      @rosanacanalli511 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos ⚘🥰

  • @AmandaMoraes
    @AmandaMoraes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! Great job!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! And thanks for watching, Get Me Fluent.

  • @isabelcavada3873
    @isabelcavada3873 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for all your efforts explaining the subtleties and nuances between American and British language. You are quite good at it=🇺🇸

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! Thanks so much for the kind words Isabel. Much appreciated. :-)

  • @bmeetze
    @bmeetze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you do a video about the differences between a idiom and an a metaphor? It’s easy to understand the difference between a metaphor and a smilie. Hope that request made sense. Your channel is quite good!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi B Meetze. Thanks for this suggestion and the kind words. I'd like to do something on metaphors.

  • @nickgram1537
    @nickgram1537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just found your channel and I love it . Keep up with the good work you help me so much with my English because I give Proficiency exams in 2 months . Greetings from Greece!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi NickGram4. So glad you like our channel and thanks so much for writing. It's great to have you with us. Good luck with your Proficiency exams!

    • @nickgram1537
      @nickgram1537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SimpleEnglishVideos thank you so much !!

  • @lindaansah4512
    @lindaansah4512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quite an interesting lesson ..pretty useful.. I love your voice

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you liked it Linda. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.

  • @mohammedmoustafa9360
    @mohammedmoustafa9360 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love both of you guys "
    you are awesome "
    thanks a lot for the video

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mohammed, thanks for letting us know you like this video. Thank you for watching.

  • @ladydonia8027
    @ladydonia8027 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how you two explain British and American accents ؛ I think that British accent is quite challenging while American needs more of tongue twisters and practise.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello Donia World. Vicki here. Jay and I find the differences a lot of fun and we hope you will too.

  • @bridgetmazikana9681
    @bridgetmazikana9681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank u so much for this video. I have learnt a lot

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's really good ot know, Bridget. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

  • @CBJAMPA
    @CBJAMPA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Quite informative and, yes, of course, very informative too! Great job, guys! Thanks for the excellent lesson!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So glad you liked it C. Thanks for writing and telling us. :-)

  • @taherelsayed1865
    @taherelsayed1865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you a lot, I appreciate quite the effort you have done to make Videos

  • @sergiob035
    @sergiob035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Vicki, thank you for this video, it is very good. And thanks for that video Jay, it is quite good.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ha! A perfectly pitched message for us both. Thanks so much Serge. :-)

  • @TheRealTricky
    @TheRealTricky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never realized there was such a big difference in the word "quite" in UK and US English, and maybe that's because it's not my first language, so this video was very enlightening to me.
    One thing about the word though.... It's a misunderstanding I've seen a few times (especially when people do not have a fully trained ear to the English language).
    + "This place is beautiful!"
    - "Quite!"
    + "Huh? Why are you telling me to shut up?"
    Perhaps you can see what went wrong here. Since "quite" and "quiet" come close in pronunciation (although 'quiet' is a bit longer in sound, but when people do not speak English natively, or are not speaking clearly this difference can be hard to hear), this kind of misunderstanding can happen. I guess "quite" is quite a dangerous word :P

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Loved that dialogue! Yeah, quiet and quite are often confused. :-)

  • @amazingsam4841
    @amazingsam4841 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve only recently found your channel, and I already love you guys! You absolutely radiate happiness and positivity. I’m not even really sure why I watch your videos; I’m a native English speaker myself. I suppose I just find them interesting and rather entertaining. Thanks, and keep on producing great videos!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello AmazingSam and welcome to our channel! Native speaker or not, we're delighted to have you with us. Many thanks for the kind words.

  • @simomontersino01
    @simomontersino01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for the video. Quite useful

  • @Katie-cb1xx
    @Katie-cb1xx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always used 'quite' as
    I'm not quite ready but I didn't know there was some other ways. Thanks For teaching me ;))

  • @galimaciq
    @galimaciq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video was quite good! I thought it would be dedicated to the difference between "quite" and "quiet" - there are still people that are using these words the wrong way. But you managed to surprise me. At first I intended not to write any comments, but I just can't remain quiet. My personal conclusion: If I have to choose between working for an American or British boss, I'll pick the American guy. Just in case :).

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah yes, the pronunciation of quiet and quite can be tricky too. And wise choice going for that American boss, Galina. :-)

  • @waleedwaleed668
    @waleedwaleed668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much it was very useful.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's great to hear. Thanks for writing and telling us. :-)

  • @susiherrera1406
    @susiherrera1406 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent!! Thank you

  • @bernardoxbm
    @bernardoxbm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you! That was quite impressive.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! That's great to hear Platon. We're hoping you're saying that with the American meaning. :-)

  • @mamymimma
    @mamymimma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much, your lessons are quite ( American ) enjoyable 😄

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Delighted to hear that Mamy Mimma. :-) Thank you!

  • @RenataSantos-qw4pz
    @RenataSantos-qw4pz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This word is tricky I've always struggled with it but this video was quite helpful: )

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Oh we're so glad it's been useful. Thanks so much for writing Renata. :-)

  • @dayiss
    @dayiss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    first video that i found of them and i love it, thank you so much for the video I really needed it !

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi and welcome to our channel De. We hope you'll find many more videos you like. It's great to have you with us!

  • @حافظادريس-س4غ
    @حافظادريس-س4غ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi, I'm hafiz and live in Birmingham really its quite good lesson. God bless you where ever you are.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello hafiz and greetings to you in Birmingham. We're based in Philadelphia in the US. So glad you liked the video.

  • @t.o.b.8541
    @t.o.b.8541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I quite liked it = I liked it a lot! Fantastic video and amazing explanation - I am quite happy to become one of your subscribers )))

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      T. O.B., welcome to the Simple English Videos community. We're very pleased you enjoyed this video. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching.

  • @sethius
    @sethius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for these awesome videos, defo the best channel for learning English!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks so much Sebastian. So glad you liked it. :-)

  • @tranhuong8238
    @tranhuong8238 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is QUITE good. Thank you😄

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi tran huong. Did you mean it's quite good in the British sense or the American sense? Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching :-)

  • @carolinaramirez3686
    @carolinaramirez3686 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've just discovered this channel and I loved it!!!

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Cerezapara tumesa and welcome to our channel! So glad you like it. We're delighted to have you with us.

  • @fscmedeiros
    @fscmedeiros 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos! You're quite an inspiration! Thank you!

  • @juliohcesar6402
    @juliohcesar6402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so confusing. I'll try to avoid using "quite". I love your tips

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Julioh. Vicki here. I found it confusing at first, but I think that now you're aware of it you should have no problems.

  • @Darpan-mw1xz
    @Darpan-mw1xz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video!! 😃😃
    I love the way you teach us. ❤️❤️

  • @iloveislam9164
    @iloveislam9164 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting ... and at the same time is funny ... thanks

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad you liked it I Love Islam. :-) Thanks for writing.

  • @farshidrabbani
    @farshidrabbani 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Verrry helpful! Like always, it’s very good!!!

  • @TheBest-sf2rs
    @TheBest-sf2rs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks a lot you two. I love your english videos. They are such great.
    I love British accent. But I learn from American accent better. English is fun.

    • @SimpleEnglishVideos
      @SimpleEnglishVideos  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's great to hear elias. Having fun is so important when you're learning a language. So glad you like the videos and thanks for watching.