very یا really رو قبل از صفت بذار تا قوی‌ترش کنه. هر دو یه معنی دارن، و really یه کم خودمونی‌تره.
very و really
The soup is very hot.
The sun is really strong today.
خودت امتحان کن: Hiroshi: Look at this laptop. It's $2,000. Camila: Wow. That's ___ expensive. I can't buy it. حرفِ Camila رو انتخاب کن. (a little / really / not) جواب: really — Camila نمی‌تونه یه لپ‌تاپِ دو هزار دلاری بخره، پس خیلی گرونه: really expensive.
pretty (نسبتاً)
pretty صفت رو قوی می‌کنه، ولی نه خیلی قوی. اینجا pretty به معنیِ «قشنگ» نیست.
The test was pretty easy.
It's pretty cold today, so wear a jacket.
خودت امتحان کن: Hiroshi: How's the new pizza place? Camila: It's ___ good. Not great, but I like it. حرفِ Camila رو انتخاب کن. (really / a lot / pretty) جواب: pretty — خوبه ولی عالی نیست: یعنی pretty good. Really good از این قوی‌تره.
a little و kind of
a little یا kind of رو قبل از صفت بذار تا ملایم‌ترش کنه. kind of خودمونیه.
I'm a little tired.
The room is kind of small.
خودت امتحان کن: Hiroshi: Is your kitchen dark? Camila: It's ___ dark. One of our two lights is broken. حرفِ Camila رو انتخاب کن. (very / a lot / a little) جواب: a little — فقط یکی از دو تا چراغ خرابه، پس آشپزخونه یه کم تاریکه: a little dark.
چقدر قوی؟
از ملایم تا قوی: a little یا kind of، بعد pretty، بعد very یا really.
a little cold → pretty cold → very cold
خودت امتحان کن: Hiroshi: Is your street noisy at night? Camila: It's ___ noisy. There are a few cars at night. حرفِ Camila رو انتخاب کن. (really / kind of / a lot) جواب: kind of — شب‌ها فقط چند تا ماشین رد می‌شن، پس خیابون فقط یه کم پرسروصداست: kind of noisy.