Expressing Preference

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In this lesson, we will learn how to express preference using these verbs: - like - dislike - hate - don't mind

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  1. Hey again now we're going to see how we can
  2. express preference.
  3. Right? So first we understand preference as something I like.
  4. Okay or something I prefer now the most normal way
  5. to express preference in english would be with the verb
  6. like okay so for example we can say I like
  7. honest people.
  8. I like honest people.
  9. Now the opposite of of like would be don't like.
  10. So I would say I don't like I don't like
  11. selfish people.
  12. Mhm. But what happens if um if we express preference
  13. about an action, right?
  14. In that case the action always goes with I.
  15. N. G.
  16. At the end.
  17. Look at the third example it says I like working
  18. with clever people and I don't like working with lazy
  19. people. So if you use a description we just say
  20. like or don't like with the description.
  21. But if you want to use an action we need
  22. I. N.
  23. G. Okay.
  24. All right, now that's the most common way to express
  25. preference. But there are other words that we can use.
  26. For example we can use dislike or hate, right?
  27. So we have dislike and hate, dislike.
  28. Hate. So dislike and don't like are synonyms and dislike
  29. and hate are also synonyms, but hate is something that
  30. you dislike.
  31. Very very very much so.
  32. The only difference would be the the intensity of your
  33. preference, right?
  34. So look at number one, we say I dislike childish
  35. people, it means I don't like childish people, right?
  36. But if I say I hate childish people it means
  37. I really really really don't like childish people Now.
  38. Um number two I dislike working with grumpy people and
  39. I hate working with grumpy people.
  40. So when we say dislike it means I don't like
  41. but hate I dislike very very very very much.
  42. Um And just like the previous example um if we're
  43. using an action we need I.
  44. N. G.
  45. At the end I dislike working.
  46. I hate working.
  47. Okay. But what happens if you just you have no
  48. opinion about the person or about the action?
  49. Right? In that case we can use the expression I
  50. don't mind.
  51. I don't mind.
  52. For example I don't mind lazy people.
  53. That means I don't like them but I don't dislike
  54. them. I don't mind I don't mind.
  55. Or if we're going to use an action we also
  56. need the I.
  57. N. G.
  58. So we say I don't mind working with lazy people.
  59. I don't like working with lazy people.
  60. All right guys thank you very very much and I'll
  61. see you next time.
  62. Okay bye bye.