How to use the word AIN'T in English (slang lesson)
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"Ain't" can also be used as substitute to "there isn't" and "there aren't" like: Ain't no people in the street.
Can I say There ain't people in the street ?
@@vitz9352 i'd say "there ain't any" or "there aint many" example while talking to my friend jack while clubbin "There aint any talent out t'nite jack, nuffin but butterskets." for your sentence you can say "There ain't many people out in the streets tonight" or "There ain't any people out in the streets today." you don't really use ain't for a basic statement for "there ain't people in the street" you'd just use "There aren't people in the street" "Ain't no people in the street." sounds more natural than "There ain't people in the street" you wanna drop the "There" when it's obvious in that statement. still a weird sentence that woudn't really be said like that anyway if you're talking about how there's no one in the street you wouldn't say "no people" you'd say no one or there ain't anyone, i'd say "There ain't anyone in the streets." or There's no one in the streets" this sounds the most natural to me and if there was only a few, less than normal i'd go with the observation of, "Not many people out (in the streets) (temporal noun - today, tonight etc)." e.g "Not many people out tonight." or "No one's out tonight" and "Ain't many out tonight." or "Ain't anyone out tonight." which one you use depends on whether you wanna note how theres none or not many, you can exaggerate that there's none when there's not many, this is common and works fine. This would be the most native thing i expect someone to say in england where i live. you can add the "there you wanted to use infront of the Ain't examples ^ and There's infront of the not/no examples^, i'd personally not include them since it's "There/There's" is implied by context - native londoner
@@kylbarry4466 Thanks man, is that gramaticaly right ? "There ain't people in the street."
@@vitz9352 technically yes, wouldn't really hear it said like that though
No
I ain't angry at the blanks in the audio.
Lol
The first time I've read "I ain't done nothing" my mind literally melted.
The audio ain't that good, but the video explanation is great and useful. Congrats Alex!
Mistake student ain't can be be spoken but not be written so accordingly you are a completely mistaken
A native English speaker
@@English-ug2cs the guy was just joking with the "aint" and describing his point of view about the video
@@AntonioSilva-zl9lk although it was great to know that it can only be used spoken
@@davidflorez1196 well its not a rule tho at least from what i can tell seeing a lot of people using "aint" writing too
I'm learning English, and this video was the first that completely understand, thanks for you information. I come back.
Nice, concise explanation Alex. It ain't bad at all. "Ain't" is a wonderfully incorrect example of the English language. It's a fantastic example of how the English language reflects the way people speak in normal life.
You are doing a really good job with all your video. I do work 8 hour at day, when I'm working, I use to listen your videos. Can u imagine how many peoples like me are learning from you. Thanks
"when I'm working" is a grammar mistake?
I am living in this world almost 2 decades. Those years I found out that "Ain't" is also used for "not". Well I ain't regret after all I watched this video. Thanks for this kind of lesson😊
Thank you so much, your explanation is very clear, and is much easier than I thought. :)
Yep, me too, I thought that would be very difficult to learn, but seems that we use this very often in portuguese and we don't even realize.
"I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed" 🎶 xD
I was practicing listening to sherk songs but i didn't know what was the meaning of "ain't". but now i know thanks to this video. 👍
I looooooved your lessons :D
very understandable, clear and right to the point.
Already suscribed!
Thanks pretty darling
The double negatives really did confused me,
UNTIL NOW!!!!
Thankyou so much
Thank you for explaining the word ain't quick and compact. I have learned more from this video as in 2 hours english lesson
Thanks Alex, very useful lesson! In George Michaels's song 'One more try' there is: "It ain't no joy .." - double negative
This helped me a lot, thanks teacher! I'm totally following your channel.
Ain't nobody got time for this.
Ain't anybody.
Thats sounds so hard to say to me. Its sounds extra saying to a words back to back. Like that. @masumonmas4229
so the conclusion would be everything relates with 'ain't' simply means a 'no/not'. Thanks for clearing my confusion. Since this 'ain't' is not a necessary in formal writing/speaking, i just think that a non-native speaker like me has no need to use it at the first place while getting in any conversation next time. It's enough for me just getting to understand to someone that using this kind of word in any of his/her sentences. Have a good day Sir Alex.
“Ain’t” sounds cool ! Thanks for your explanation 😀👍
Great explanation!!! thanks a lot, I had always had problems using that word. Greetings from Colombia!
I haven't used ain't in like year's. Itvwas a beautiful effective verb.
فيديو لقيته بالصدفة
وعجبني شرحه ولهذا اشتركت بقناته وعملت له إعجاب
لأن نطقه بهدوء ولا يسرع في الكلام ولهذا عجبني
Very interesting I was searching for a video like this, I am Italian and I was interesting to learn ain't where I hear in all Country songs, thank you now I ndestood ;-)
To me both are right
Me too
@georgeulyanov Remember ain't also equals have not thus ain't got = haven't got.
Americans usually don't say "I haven't got a watch." They say I don't have a watch" but either one is grammatically ok. However, in slang, they tend to say "I ain't got" which really equates with "I haven't got."
One more thing, most Americans also don't tend to say the past participle form of the verb "Get" as in Gotten so when they say "I haven't got home yet it means haven't gotten.
Hope it helps!
I totally agree. In the teacher's example... He ain't got a car. I thought the equivalent would be: He hasn't got a car. I also thought that for Americans it would be more natural to say: He doesn't have a car.
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Muy buena explicación...muy clara. Gracias
the lesson he provides us with is so useful!!!
As a native Southerner, I think the best way to understand how to use ain't is to think of it as a negator just like in Spanish when you negate a verb with 'no,' but you use ain't instead of no.
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I noticed double negative in movies and I didn't understand it so good.
You explained it very well.
Thanks once again!
This video in 2011. The sound is normal. I have my video recording of my webinar in 2012, the sound is worse there! Alex, this is your story and your progress. 🤝
Amazing lesson sir!! I really enjoyed it alot! Especially the naughty part of 'double negative'. Too nice!
Alex, thanks for the lesson! I watch this TV show called "Breaking Bad". One of the characters use this word often. Now I know what does he mean.
It's so hard to find teachers like you.
Thank you for your videos, you've really helped me a lot!
Keep going doing this!
God bless you!
I don't plan on stopping. Thanks for studying with me.
Thank you for this lesson... It helped me to understand more this word 😁
Thanks for the video. I ain’t disappointed 😁
I ain't such a knowledge like you sir.. Thank u so much
The last one is for me, I've been a long time to search for the right answer, it really fucks with me.
That was useful, cuz i can speak n have no problem on that .. but sometimes i can not understand some slang expressions " ain't" was one of them .. so, yeah .
thank you :) finally got what it actually means
You are the best teacher ever! 👏🏾 🇧🇷
Thanks mate! helped me a lot, I was very confusing about this auxiliary.
People can get confused when you say that ( ain't replaces Do/Does) like in the example He ain't got a car but in fact it doesn't replace (Does) , it replaces (hasn't) Because we can not replace it for ( Do/Does). I cannot say( I ain't love her) because I am replacing (don't) and that's not right so Basically (Ain't) can replace just ( am not, is not, are not, has not, and have not).
Why do I watch these if English is my first language? But I've now found a love for answering peoples questions.
Wishing "Ain't" could be a substitute for those ones in written English as well so that it would be less hard for English learners. Hopefully, some day "Ain't" here, "Ain't" there, "Ain't every where.
which one is correct? - You’re not my friend no more. - You’re not my friend anymore. I think both ! I often hear NO+things with ain't ! ain't nobody ... I ain't got (no) money . So can I say this (no) is optional and it just and emphasis?
The second.
Not the first cruz its a double negation.
You're not my friend anymore
a good teacher ,thank you.
Clear my all confusing thanks sir !!!
I ain't hungry anymore.. Right.. Tq so much for Such a nice lesson
Thank you I was confused about it
Me too
this is a good explanation about " Ain't "!!! thanks teacher :-)
i ain't mad at cha
I ain't never mad at nobody who tries to explain our slang.
@@jodetrol Nope, "aint never" is negative.
You ain't done any bad to our English lang insted you helped us
I ain't used ain't ..now I get it thanks!
I've learned something new. Thank you!
thank you Alex, you are the best teacher!
Thank you very much for explaining this word
Thanks Alex!
Those tips are extremely useful. Thanks alot!!!!
I think that in the third example "ain't" should be replaced by "hasn't because the correct sentence for me is: He hasn't got a car which is the same to say: he doesn't have a car.
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Thank you very much
Thanks man!!! Awesome explanation!
very clear mate ¡¡
thanks for your time and the explanation :)
Take care
It's also common to hear "He ain't got no car" and it means exactly the same thing as "He ain't got a car." They both mean "He doesn't have a car."
use of ain't according to context
got it.
Thanks for the explanation
thank u that was a very useful lesson
thanks a lott. but im a bit confused with what you said at the end...... well i've got a question this is about phrasal verb. i was watching a movie and first they said... turn on the lights... and then they said turn the lights on....can you explain me this pls. how can i use phrasal verbs..... thanks and greetingss.
thanks I appreciated that this is a good explanation
Thx.
thanks
Thank you very much!!!
great lessons they all are very useful. thanks
great lesson, greeting from el salvador
i did downloaded ur all uploaded videos, its really helpful...
I ain't forget my Russian friend Albert !
We had had a great time before he left me.
:( that's kinda sad
A great lesson
Good work
i was looking for this word thanks
Awesome sir...❤️❤️
Thanks! I’m glad it was useful for you.
Great video
Thanks!
Thanks Alex for your explanation.
Should sentence Number 3. be translated in "Past tense" instead in Present? "I didn't get a car"? Or this is incorect?
Thanks.
Good lesson, thanks
I love the way you teach so much though the audio ain't well this time.
I ain't going to stop learning!
Love your lessons!
ain't nobody cold as me i'm dressed so fresh so clean
Hell yeah.
"Ain't No Sunshine" video leads me here^^
I’m grateful for it!
Thanks!
Thank you Sir.
thanks that helped me !
Thanks Alex
Thank you
so ain´t is the negative form for " I do not remember what I saw in class" lol
Hi Alex!
Hope you are doing well!
I've watched the video and that seems very beneficial for me, thank you for that! But other days I listened to an AC/DC song, and there were strings:
I've been around the world
I've seen a million girls
Ain't one of them got
What my lady she's got
Looking at this "Ain't one of them got" it looks like ain't could be a replacement for No itself. Am I right? If so, is it common for Australians, or it's used widely by the whole English world?
Thank you!
clearly explained. tq
this was so clear, thank you so much!
You're very welcome! I'm glad it was clear.
It is great
thank you amigo you are the best
very good