very, really, quite (A2)

very یا really رو قبل از یه کلمه‌ی توصیف‌کننده بذار تا قوی‌ترش کنی. تقریباً یه معنی می‌دن (really یه‌کم خودمونی‌تره).

very و really قوی‌ترش می‌کنن

• It's very cold today.
• She's really kind.
• That film was really good.
• خودت امتحان کن: The show was amazing! It was ___ good. (really / quite / too) جواب: really — "Amazing" یعنی خیلی خوب، پس really (یا very) بگو: really good.

quite و fairly یعنی یه‌کم، نه خیلی

quite و fairly از very نرم‌ترن. توی انگلیسیِ بریتانیایی، quite معمولاً نرم می‌کنه: quite cold یعنی یه‌کم سرد، نه یخ‌بندون.

• It's quite cold. (a bit cold, not freezing)
• The test was fairly easy.
• The film was quite good. (good, but not amazing)
• خودت امتحان کن: It's not freezing, just ___ cold. You'll be fine without a coat. (quite / very / too) جواب: quite — منظورت یه‌کم سرده، نه خیلی، پس از quite استفاده کن: quite cold. «Very» یعنی به‌شدت سرد، و «too» یعنی یه مشکله.

too یه مشکله، نه فقط قوی

too با very یکی نیست. too یعنی بیشتر از حد خوب، یه مشکل. همچنین: بگو too cold، هیچ‌وقت «too much cold» با یه کلمه‌ی توصیف‌کننده.

• It's very cold, but we can still go out. (strong, but OK)
• It's too cold to go out. (a problem, we can't)
• I'm too tired. (not "too much tired")
• Not "It's very too cold." — say "It's too cold. / It's very cold.". very و too رو با هم نذار. یکی رو انتخاب کن.
• خودت امتحان کن: I can't carry this, it's ___ heavy. (too / too much / very too) جواب: too — یه مشکله (نمی‌تونی حملش کنی)، پس از too + کلمه استفاده کن: too heavy. «Too much» قبل از یه کلمه‌ی توصیف‌کننده نمی‌آد، و «very too» دوتا رو با هم می‌ذاره.

enough اون طرف کلمه می‌شینه

یه کلمه‌ی دیگه هم توی این طیف هست که الگو رو می‌شکنه. very، quite و too همه قبل از کلمه‌ی توصیف‌کننده می‌آن — ولی enough بعد از اون می‌آد: warm enough، هیچ‌وقت «enough warm» نه.

• before: very warm · quite warm · too warm
• after: warm enough
• Is the water warm enough? (as warm as we need)
• He's tall enough to reach the shelf. (he can reach it)
• Not "She is enough old to vote." — say "She is old enough to vote.". enough بعد از کلمه‌ی توصیف‌کننده می‌آد، نه قبلش.
• خودت امتحان کن: The soup has cooled down. It's ___ to eat now. Go ahead! (cool enough / enough cool / too cool) جواب: cool enough — به‌اندازه‌ی کافی خنکه، پس enough به کار ببر — و enough بعد از کلمه می‌آد: cool enough. «Enough cool» ترتیبش غلطه، و «too cool» یعنی یه مشکله.
• خودت امتحان کن: Which sentence is correct? (My bag is light enough to carry. / My bag is enough light to carry. / My bag is very light enough to carry.) جواب: My bag is light enough to carry. — enough بعد از کلمه‌ی توصیف‌کننده می‌آد: light enough. «Enough light» ترتیبش غلطه، و نمی‌تونی very رو به enough اضافه کنی.

چقدر قوی؟ یه مقیاسِ سریع

از ملایم تا قوی: quite / fairly (یه‌کم) → very / really (قوی). too فرق داره — یعنی یه مشکل، بیشتر از اونی که خوبه. و جاش یادت باشه: very، quite و too قبل از کلمه می‌آن، ولی enough بعدش.

• quite warm → very warm → too warm (a problem)
• before the word: very big, too big
• after the word: big enough
• خودت امتحان کن: The water was ___ warm — just right. The sun was ___ strong, so we got sunburnt. (quite … too / too … quite / very … quite) جواب: quite … too — دقیقاً اندازه ← quite. دردسر ← too.