Subtitle (110)
0:00Wanna speak real English from your first lesson?
0:02Sign up for your free lifetime account at
EnglishClass101.com.
0:08Summer is coming. It's warm in here.
0:12Welcome back to Ask Alisha, the weekly series
where you ask me questions and I answer them,
0:18The first question this week comes from Ajin.
0:21Ajin says, “Hi, Alisha. I'm your fan.”
0:24“Explain the difference between ‘scared’
and ‘afraid,’ with examples.”
0:28American English uses the word “scared”
more often to talk about the emotion of fear.
0:35We can use this as both an adjective and a
verb.
0:39“That movie really scared me.”
0:43“Afraid” can be used also for emotions
but it sounds a bit more formal than the word,
0:51But, we do have a different use for the word,
“afraid.”
0:54We use it in formal situations to make apologies
or rejections.
0:59“I'm afraid we can't do that.”
1:00“I'm afraid he's not in the office at the
moment.”
1:03You can use both “afraid” and “scared”
to express fear but if you want to use one
1:09as a verb or as an adjective, go with “scared.”
1:12I feel like we use “scared” more often
in American English.
1:15Thanks for the question.
1:16Next question comes from Johnny Ringo.
1:20Johnny says, “Hi, Alisha.
1:21What's the difference between ‘I don't have’
and ‘I have not.’
1:25Also, do you have Instagram, I want to follow
you.”
1:28Okay, first question first.
1:29“I don't have” and “I have not” quite
different.
1:32“I don't have” refers to not possessing
something, not owning something.
1:38“I don't have any money.”
1:39“I don't have a big house.”
1:41“I don't have your keys.”
1:42“I have not,” however, refers to lack
of life experience.
1:46Something you do not have experienced in your
life.
1:50“I have not been to France.”
1:52“I have not eaten horse.”
1:53“I have not taken your bag.”
1:55So, I hope that answers that question.
1:57As for Instagram, yeah, sure.
1:59You know, I’ve been giving it literally
every single live stream by posting something
2:03from my social media accounts but if you haven't
found it yet, you can find me on Twitter and
2:07Instagram @arishaintokyo.
2:11Actually, next question is two questions.
2:13I get this question a lot so from Viran Israeli,
“What is the meaning of though at the end
2:21of a sentence?” and from Yukie, “I saw
someone commenting, ‘his face though.
2:27What does this though mean?”
2:29Yeah, very common question about the use of
the word, “though.”
2:32I've answered this question please check this
video to see some more information about this
2:38use of “though” and a couple of variations
on it.
2:44Next question comes from Kenneth.
2:46Kenneth said, “Good day!”
2:48“What's the schedule of your live stream?”
2:51We broadcast every Wednesday night at 10:00
p.m. Eastern Standard Time, that's New York
2:57If you don't know that time in your time zone,
google it.
3:01So, 10 p.m. Wednesday nights, Eastern Standard
Time.
3:06Please join us if you can.
3:08Next question comes from Amir.
3:11Amir asks, “How can I communicate with Alisha?”
3:16Okay, next question, seriously.
3:18Next question comes from Roberoo.
3:20Roberoo says, “What is the difference when
pronouncing ‘leader,’ ‘leather’ and
3:28“Leader,” so, to break it down.
3:29“Lead,” that “E-A” there is pronounced
“lead” in the word, “leader.”
3:34In “leather,” the “E-A” is pronounced
“eh,” “leh,” “leather.”
3:38And, in “letter,” we have the same vowel
pronunciation, “eh,” but there's a “double
3:46However, we don't pronounce it as “letter”
in actual speech, in rapid speech.
3:51We say, “letter,” it's a “D” sound.
3:55So, “leader,” “leather,” “letter.”
3:57So, “leather” and “letter” might sound
quite similar but there's a “T-H” sound
4:02in the word, “leather.”
4:03Also, you can just listen to the context.
4:05Does “letter” or “leather” make more
sense?
4:08“Leader” has a very different vowel sound.
4:11So, those are all the questions that I want
to answer for this week's episode.
4:15Thanks very much for sending your great questions,
as always.
4:19Remember, you can send your questions to me
at EnglishClass101.com/ask-alisha.
4:25If you liked the video, don't forget to give
us a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel if
4:29you haven't already and check us out at EnglishClass101.com
for other good English study tools.
4:35Thanks very much for watching this episode
of Ask Alisha and I'll see you again next week.
