Hi. Welcome back to www.engvid.com. I'm Adam.
Today's lesson is a little bit interesting
because what we're doing is looking at other
ways to say "want". Now, you're thinking:
"It's a simple word, just say 'want' every
time." But native speakers like to mix up
their language a little bit; they like to
use different things, different expressions
for different moods, different feelings, they
want to emphasise something or they want to
really exaggerate something, make it more than
it is. So we're going to look at different
ways to say "want". I have eight
different expressions for you.
Now, I know that everybody knows this one:
"would like". -"Would you like some tea?"
-"Yes, I would like some tea. Thank you. Please
and thank you." Very polite, a little bit
more formal than
"want", no problem.
But then we have "feel like". -"Hmm.
Let's go out for dinner tonight."
-"Hmm. What do you feel like?" -"I don't know.
I feel like a pizza. I feel like a pizza."
It means I want a pizza. That's what I have the feeling
for. But basically, this means: "I want this."
I could say: "I want a pizza", but that's
kind of boring. "I feel like a pizza" means:
"Mm, that would really satisfy me right
now. That would make me feel good."
In the same way... Oh, okay, we have it down here.
"I could go for". -"Hmm. What could you go for?"
-"I could go for a hamburger. I could go
for a lobster." Go for... And usually
we say "could go for", because it's just
an idea. Right? I might not get it, but
"I could go for" means I want this. Whether we
can have this or not, I'm not sure, but that's
what I'm craving right now. That's
the mood I'm in right now. Okay? So,
"I could go for a hamburger" means let's
go get a hamburger, if one's available.
And you just heard me say "in the mood for".
"In the mood for" is similar to "feel like".
"Mood" is basically a feeling, but it's more
of a mental feeling than a physical feeling.
So if I'm in the mood for something, that's
what I want. That's the only thing that will
satisfy me right now. This is what I want
now; nothing else. Later, I'll be in the mood
for something else. Okay? So:
-"What are you in the mood for?"
-"I don't know. I'm in
the mood for pizza."
I already used pizza. Let
me think of something else.
"I'm in the mood for a falafel",
because that's yummy.
"Craving". Now, "craving", basically means
want, but a very, very strong want, like a
really strong desire for something. Right?
Like nothing else will satisfy you except
for this particular thing. Your mouth is already
tasting it before you even have it. It's a
craving. -"I'm going to go get some sweets. What
can I get for you?" -"Mm. I'm craving a donut."
It means that's what I really want right
now. That's what I, mm, like the juices
are coming. I'm salivating already. "Salivating"
means like the juices are flowing in the mouth
because I want
something delicious.
"Dying for". "I'm dying for something" means
I really, really, really want. Again, all
of these basically mean "want", but there's
different degrees of want. So if you're dying
for something, it means probably you haven't
had it for a long time, and that's why you're
dying for it. You feel like if you don't get
it, you're going to die. Of course, you're
exaggerating, but that gets that... Gets
the idea across much more strongly.
Now, we have another couple of expressions.
If something will "hit the spot"... So, for
example: "Wings will really hit the spot right
now" means the spot is right here and a little
bit here, too. Right? So if something hits
the spot, means that's the only thing that's
going to satisfy you. So if you say something
is going to hit the spot or something would
hit the spot, usually... If something would
hit the spot, then that's what you really
want right now. This is a
very common idiom, actually.
The last one, I just put it in for fun. It's
pretty rare. You won't hear it very often.
It comes from Shakespeare from the play
King... Sorry, Richard III, he says:
"A horse, a horse, my
kingdom for a horse."
He will trade everything he has if
somebody will just bring him a horse.
That's all he wants, a horse. So
we can say this for anything:
"My kingdom for a beer."
Means all I want right now is a beer, but I
can't find a beer. I will give you everything
I have, if you bring me a beer right now.
That's all I want right now. Okay? So, keep
in mind, native speakers use these all the
time. This one a little bit more rare. This
is very dramatic. If you want to be very dramatic
about your desire, you can use this expression.
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