Polite English – How to give advice

It’s very simple to be polite, we just need to use the right words… :D

Paulo

Thank You so much Ms. Rebecca and all teachers. It is a great Website.

Herzlichen Dank! (German)

I’m Bisrat from Eritrea in Switzerland.

Bisrat

Hi Rebecca
thank you for your wonderful lessons.
Could you, please, just explain, why in this video you said – ‘There is many ways how…’ Because ways is plural, so I would think that it should be – There are many ways. This is not the first time I’ve heard this but it’s very confusing. Thank you very much:)

marika07

Hi Rebecca,

Thanks for your lesson..I like it very much..i always looking forward seeing your new lessons..
Have a wonderful day!

Shing Mang Tun

Rebecca simply all yours lessons are excellent

Leonardo

thank you Rebecca, I liked the lesson
I have a question which I have been wondering about, would you please answer me ,,,
when the situation is in the past we would say ”’ if I had known you would be upset, I would’nt have told you,
the question is ,,, can I use the simple past in the first clause ? as follow ,, If I knew you would be upset, I wouldn’t have told you

saad87

thank u teacher , it was very informative, i believe that u could clear my somewhat doubts of this situation , i was confused if it is “should or would ” to be used ,

jaleel

The first option is the correct one. If I had know you would be upset…

All the best!

Rebecca

is this mixed conditional?

Briklend Handersson

Hi!!

Tks for this, I appreciated the tip!!

Andre

thanks rebecca your so awesome

mercy capistrano

HI RECABA YOUR WAY TO .ITS JUST GRAT. IM LEARING ENGLISH HPOE IT’LL MAKE MY ENGLISH BATTER

SOHA

thankssssss

pili7

Hi Rebecca ma’am
you are amazing…but i am a lit’le bit confused because i think when we say ‘ if i were………..’ it seems ‘past’.. Kindly make it clear to me…!!
Thanks..!

rifat

Hi,
Its cover both the situation i.e past & current. When something is happened in the past or near past. e.g if you (recently past or in past) fail to submit the documents in time. Someone can say to you “If I were you I would submit the documents in time”.
Recently:
When you look someone feel not good. You can say that “If I were you, I would go to the doctor”

hassanj

Thanks so much my awesome teacher Mrs Rebecca.

Ali Murad

like as usually
10 out of 10

what a nice lesson
If I were you I would be the queen of teachers in engvid
thank you’re the the best teacher in Engvid

ikiller

Thanks for u Rebecca.Your lesson explanation is very simple.I like it…

Nilanka

Thank you for lesson.

tanya70575

Hello ! Thank you !

tanya70575

Thank you , Rebecca !

tanya70575

I love the way that you teach: very simple and fast. some video for others lecture take a long time to finish

shima

sorry mistake: other lectures not others lecture

shima

its so interesting,i wanna be improve my confidence,so please guide me………..

qurratulain

We gain confidence by taking chances to grow beyond our comfort zone, one step at a time. So keep using English every chance you get and you will learn more and more through every mistake. You can do it. My best to you.

Rebecca

100 score))Thank you Rebecca!!

emil87

thanks so much for this lesson.

nonozizo18

Thank’s for you …
Because you can make me happy and clever …
:D

Tera Nita.

I enjoyed that Consecutive same Qs.
that has cleared the concept…
Thanks Engvid.
Thanks Allah :)

Salman

great like always :) thank you Rebecca,thank you Engvid :)

bakhtiyar ali

You got 10 correct out of 10!
Thank Rebecca! This lesson is very helpful.

laingocbao

Hello Rebecca ,
You always give us a wonderful lesson such as , the above one . It’s immensely useful . In addition,we can use all subject pronouns such as, HE ,SHE ,IT , and so on with were without changing the verb to be (( WERE )) It is a correctly grammatical use .
thank you very much over and over , carry on .
Ameen.

Ameen

10 out of 10!!! Yaay :)

Angelina

Prophet Mohammed peace be upon him who taught humans how to live.he taught us the Mercy
and the greatest morals to deal with people

butterfly11

Thanks Rebecca 10 out of 10 it was very simple and easy :) .

Hu$$ain

I were glad to learn this lesson and do the exercise as well, thinks.

Decoster

This is first time I visit this website but it made me very love in learning english.

darika

what is a swag.i asked from john but he won’t tell

abbas

Thank you :)

Meriame17

Thank you Rebecca, another very useful lesson.

ilfabri1966

Thanks for the lesson. If I were you I would charge something for these lessons :)

Mat

If I were in Canada, I would try to see u face to face n’ say ‘hello how do you do’ thank u Rebecca.

Efrain Dominguez

Thank you for your kind words. Hope you make it to Toronto one day; in the meantime, enjoy your days where you are. My best wishes to you.

Rebecca

ameen2015

I appreciate that

I,Q

Tks. Rebecca! Excelent explanation! I understaind very well. 100% correct my quiz! I’m glad. Lily Diaz from Brazil

Eliete

Teacher! You are wonderful. Congratulation!

jesus

10/10 great lesson,from the great teacher,thanks.

rabbani

thanks…
and dear Rebecca, we must always use “were” instead of “was”, even for she or he???

Dado

You can use either one, but using were is preferable. My best to you.

Rebecca

thanks for your lesson..it is so useful for all of members from engvid..i will practice and never will not forget this advice..

hermank

thanked for ur lesson

mohammad shahnawaz

You are my best teacher. I’m also an English teacher for elementary level. I had learnt when I was in elementary level that we should always say I WAS, YOU WERE, WE WERE, THEY WERE, HE WAS, SHE WAS, IT WAS. BUT I SEE SOMEWHERE IN BIBLE AND IN YOUR LESSON AS “I WERE”. Please tell me which one is right? I WERE OR I WAS!

If you don’t answer my question AS FAST AS YOU CAN. I may teach my sweet children wrong.

Andrewgajendra

Hello Andrewgajendra! We use “I were” in the second type of conditional sentences. In other cases we use “I was”.

yerlan95

This is correct. Thanks, Yerlan, for helping out. All the best to you.

Rebecca

I were= formal and Polite
I was= informal.
Both are correct

valldecy

Hi,
In this particular situation we use “were” with every pronoun, like
I were
He were
She were
They were
We were
Its mean “If I were instead of you”

hassanj

we speak i was or i were depend on its situation

nhuminhha

thanks….good.
Am enjoying and learning too.

franklin

Its so simple. Thanks Rebecca for your lesson.

wael

Super Rebecca, nice lesson..

clalonu

it is clear. thank you Rebecca

jose

it is clear. thank you so much.

josefrancisco472

Obrigada EngVid! Super site!

keilakeila

Hi Madam
Its really a polite lesson. thanks

hassanj

thankz respected teacher

ammad

Thank you Rebecca, I liked the lesson.

Akash John

Hi Rebecca
thanks very much for the short yet very nice lesson. I am not a new member of this wonderful site.it has been more than 2 years that I am watching these videos but I just start commenting.

Elham

Thank you very much Rebecca. If I were you I would make more videos :). Jocking. Have a great day!

catamari

Thank so much Rebecca..you have been very helpfull

vilayphone99

Thx for politeness.

polyanskinn

Very good! I like this website. Thanks.

Mirian Marocchio

Hi , i have found your site to be of great use in me . i’m willing to work in Mexico as un English teacher .

NOAH MANDE

giving advise use the doctor,lawyer, preacher,priest ,nurse .you watch him
On tv giving suggestions. Listening to radio where lawyer gives advise. Like
A salesperson try selling you products. a professor who does a research .
everything has cause and effect . Resist the temptation,the gossip ,critics,

Dan

thank you Rebacca

white

Hai rebecca,If I were u I would ask some questions with vidio

ayisha

if i were u iwould ask some question with vidio

ayisha

10/10 so cool

jeffrylove

Hi, Rebeca nice to meet you and thancks for thi lessons.

Jose

Thanks à LOT Dear Rebecca

preemy

Hi Rebecca, your lessons are excellent. Would it be okay if I lift your lessons to an instructional material I am intending to prepare for my school?

Thanks a lot.

Paz Elexis

Hi Rebecca,If I were you I would pay attention to most of the comments.

Cuong ta

thanks so much for this lesson.

hamlae

thanks Rebecca

Nooran shah(pakistan

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS LESSON…………

Anusha gurung

Thank you i got 7 0f 10

siva

hello! Rebecca i realy enjouyed this leason thnks and ga 100 out 100 on quiz its all beacaues of you thanks

faridon sharifi

Thank you very much!really interestin.

Alexander

Thank you very much rebecca for this leason

faridon sharifi

Thank you very much rebecca for this leason.
if realy enjoued this leason thanks!!!! xxx

faridon sharifi

thank u robbaca.

amina

I need help to understand the difference between compound (nouns, adjectives, etc..) and collocations … Please help me!!

Jimmy

Thanks darling!

felipepapito

Hi Rebecca. I am Iara from Brazil. I admire your work and your English classes. I wonder if you please could bring to us the difference between “to talk” and “to speak”. Thank you very much! – Iara /September, 27, 2012.

iara

it was good!! tanks

csara505

Thank you for your explanation how to speak politely. “If I were you, I woud….” I would like to use this pattern from now! Thank you!

totoro

easy and helpful, thank you !

wiam

Thank you……

Sarah

thanks teacher.your clear pronunciation is the key ,thanks again

elkin

Good! I’m going to recommend my friends.

zest4u

thanks

habarakada

hello, teacher rabecca my name is danish i am from ksa and i want to learn english sentences because my gramer is extremly week and i want your help in this regard because it is very important for my job.

danish

Tks so much for your lesson :)

Holly

Ms. Rebecca,
Thank you for this lesson & I got score 100 correct answers.

Best wishes-Dimple

Cecilio

Good!! It is very easy to be polite!!!

Supereus

I think, it is the best way to learn English. I have visited a lots of sites, but the material was not up to my expectation. I thank all the teachers who have been trying their best to teach such a worthless stuff.

Inder

What a wonderful lecture,I really appreciate it !!!! ;-)

nicol77k

I would being polite but I can’t give anymore.I got 9 of 10.Thank you very much for this lesson.See you

Zibi-Poland

good lesson

alicher

thanks

rk305561

thanxs it wae very easy

lolomuhd123

i need such lesson, simple and easy to understand, thank you

rachmas1

Very easy,

steve33

Thanks

ganesha

Nice lesson .. Thank you Rebecca

Salem

It’s cool

shrbeiny

why we can’t tell “if I was you” ?

abu

Thanks.I got to learn a new thing.
abu ‘I’ is always followed by ‘were’ not ‘was’.

ammu

Hi Rebecca thank you so much

Henry Wilson

It’s a very useful lesson. Thanks of millions.

Paratishpa777

pefect :)

Arslan

i have a doubt. can i say if i were her i would go there.thank you….

padmarai

thanks Rebecca! verry interessting lesson :)
i want to be a fraind with you
if i where you i would you i accept :p

kimikov

Thanks.great job

K.U.Reddy

Thank you Rebecca. It is great program, please keep it up. You give more, you get more. Have a great life !

PHUOC DUONG

thank you,Rebecca

helina

thank you

aityhisham

heyyyy that’s great website!!!thanks

lena

thank you a lot Rebecca, i understand you

pozitron

Thank you Rebecca teacher. Daily, i’ll study english with you and I hope my skill will be improved ^^ Nice day.

hayuki86

Hi teacher,
what should i do to speak fluently and faster without making grammar mistakes. my first language is not english but i started being taught the language since i was 12, but since back at home no one speaks english, I did not practice at home. now at work am having to speak english which is a bit poor. do you have longer lessons a round prepositions? would really appreciate.

Charles

Thank you Rebecca, very good lesson. If I were you, I would continue teaching.

Christian
Chile

Christian

Yeah!I got 10 correct out of 10.Thank you so much
:D

Annie

great website!

Yissel

Till next time

Bisrat

Thank you so much Ms. Rebecca and all teachers. It is a great website.
Herzlichen Dank! ( in German)

I’m Bisrat from Eritrea in Switzerland.

Bisrat

Thank you so much^^

Page^^

Yeah…!!!i got 08 correct out of 10.Thank you so much
I like it.

Haidar

Actually, if I want to use ” i” with past tense, shall I use was or were? Please help me.I think I was.

saiaungoo123

thank Rebecca so much, your pronunciation is very easy to hear

Alice

engvid.com is an excellent website ever seen in my life. Thanks to the team.

muralidharp

Got it! Moving forward, I’ll be more confident to give advice politely by using the right words and right patterns! Appreciated!:)

lillian007

Hello Rebeca, I would like to request you, if you so kind to help me with this question:

If he hadn´t drunk so much, he ………..sick.
a. Didn´t deel
b. Wouldn´t go
c. Hadn´t felt

Thank you very much.

Luis

not good student

zakir2011

Thank u very much,im happy to listen ur lessons

mohamad

Thank you very much for this lesson I like it I hand overed the test 100% from first attempt ))))))))))))))))

rustem114

i gor 10 of 10.. so i am so happy

hermank

thanks rebecca,it’s a good way to give an advice

adel

i got 9 out of 10 so it’s o.k.i will try my best to improve.

aslam1

It has been very usefull to me. Thank you! :)

Helen

thank rebecca for this lesson, i get 10 of10

nhuminhha

Very nice

Alex

Very helpul, many thanks Rebecca!

ilysmylis14

omg Rebecca )) i really love u u are so good teacher ))) thank u super much dear ))) ))) ! ! ! !

AID

I appreciate your explaination.

Rahul

hello all teachers

Fayzullo

what a lovely lesson ,

muhammad waqas

thanks for good lecture

basarkan13

Hi, It was a grear lesson, Thank you Rebecca

talalamed

hello
thanks but i got 80
weda

R.Weda

thanks teacher Rebecca so much for helping us.

mustafa moussa

perfect

slc hoi bat chuyen

It is very gentle lesson it makes the people polite, thanks to teacher Rebecca your lessons always make me more polite and show me my mistakes, Thanks allot.

cali25

So,,, Simple
Would u plz give some complex ques..??

Shohan

10 out of ten :D

Amer

Thank you for your interesting lesson!

annaru

l need to know that leeson was one of many expressions?

wafaam10

great teacher thanks a lot

bandara

Thanks a lot teacher! It is 100% clear to use the correct one.

Nay Zaw Lin

thank you teacher

I like the way you teach so much.

p.ae

thank you very much,by this video program to many people can learn speak correct English.Once again i thanks to engVid.

K.Ganesh

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!!!!! ;-)

sweetnicaragua

Thanks so much !

nam vu

It’s a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you! All the best to you

Regine

thank you so much
Rebecca

eye706

very helpful video,thank you :)

ta83

Thank you very much for your lesson.I like it..Have a wonderful day….

Naing

Thank you so much for speaking about being polite. Human values are so important nowadays. Your site is popular, it would be nice if teachers care about rising the level of morality in society. With gratitude to your sincere efforts,
Helen

shanti

You are may Fav, I wish you were my Teatcher, Thaaaanks alot

Ahmed

thnx for fruitful lesson.

Haidar

thanks for the lesson. this really help in work at hotel. the polite way of talk is really good in hospitality

suardi911emergency

I have to have more lessons like this one. I was said unpolite just because I dont know how to express me more friendly. Thank you so much.

flysonw

Thanks a lot..

pao28

Thanks a lot

pao28

Very good lesson thank you i got 100 score

arpine1997arpine

Rebeca: thank you for this lesson.

crayong

wow!it’s a helpfull website i will visit on this website everyday and learn new words,topics…:)
thank you Rebecca

pankaj345

Thanks for vido about how to give advise.
I will use this phrase many times in daily life.
I’m not sure I’m in the position, where I can give advise to someone.
Anyway, this lesson is magnificent.

minourajapan

Thank you very much

jinare

Thanks Rebicca.
I GOT 10 OUT OF 10.

talaat1972

ENGVID IS A HELPFUL WEBSITE.

talaat1972

good advice, it’s much polite, thanks a lot

yyt3075210hxp

Thanks,Rebecca

kosobe113

thank u mam , it was a wonderful lesson.i wanna add something important, american English counts on slang or informal language unlike British one so people who live in the US use impolite words while speaking and we see that in american movies . will u give us some important american expressions that are used during speaking (i am crazy about learning them)all the best to .

tefo

thanks Becca again 10/10 nice lesson you´re great teacher

albertblue

thank you

Anahita

Thanks a lot Rebecca !! Now I know how to give advice in a way that a little more diplomatically,a little bit more gentle.

huenhanp102

Thank you so much Rebecca. I can hear your lesson clearly and understand what you said. This is short lesson but very helpful.

Quylan

Thanks Rebecca!You are a great teacher and I realy enjoy your lessons.I wish you more success.

moshafi

Thanks, Rebecca for this useful lesson!

Ip Man Lee

Thank you.

Sukontarat

Thank you so much Rebecca ^^

Ted Lee

Amazing I cannot believe how did I got 100%, I am very thankful to you.

Abdul Qayum

thank you so much I got 10 out of 10: D

elouaridi

if i were you, i would call my mother soon

nguyenthihiep

i love to meet you

hora

thanks for teach us

hora

good rebecca

gohan

Now I know how to give advice without others thinking that I want to control their lives.
Thanks again,Rebecca.

Dionne

Rebecca if I were you, I would be proud of myself for being that good Teacher! Thanks so much for your time!

verin

Short but useful lesson. Many thanks.

borbelyn

thank you so much Rebecca, i learn so many thing from you, you are awesome

ANASANAS9

THANKS A LOT REBECCA I LEARNING PRETY WEL WITH YOUR LESSONS MY ENGLISH IS IMPROVING.

juansegura

I GOT 100 PER CENT THANKS.

juansegura

Thanx!

Iamhere.

You are excellent Rebecca. I got again 100 %. Thanks a lot.

alpido24

If I were you, I would comment my scores. :D 10 out of 10

Taiba Na

I love your website! That’s awesome. On November I have my LCCI Level 3 exam. Many greetings from Germany. Stephanie

curly82

Thank you very much!!!

Dana@

i got 100 !!!!
i really like the way’s rebbeca teaching <3 <3

Harry Jake

Dear Rebecca,
If I were you, I would stop teac…..No, impossible! You are the best in front of camera. Go on.
I am sorry; If I were you, I would continue.
Best regards.

Peter

THX Rebecca

alirajabi

Oh yeah. 10 out of 10 without watching the video:)))

Amer_70

It might be simple, but it would be very important. Thanks!

Kazuya Kinoshita

Thank you for the lesson Rebecca.

Jose Renato Demian Ferreira

Thank you for the lesson.

Andahazy

Thanks. very useful.

Soei

very useful
Thank you for all your help

Vivimi

Thank you very much for teaching us great structures.

Metin egrioglu

Thank you Rebicca.If I were editor,I would publish a paper on this lession.

Author Rakesh

Thank u Rebecca. Now can optimise my english vucabulary

ahmed69

10/10. Thank you Rebecca.

ann ann

10/10 thanks a lot rebecca

Tin2x

You got 10 correct out of 10.

thank you…

M kartal

Thanks Ma’am!

Alex-1956

Thanks Rebecca
I got 100
India

Dewan Asparan Nabi

10/10, thanks a lot!

Alenasimple

100% again, I learn this expression from my English teacher. She taught me many more polite expressions for suggestions, advice and recommendations. Thanks Rebecca