1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:05,280 As you may already know, I'm a huge music lover. But as for 2 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:11,480 sports, frankly, I couldn't care less for all I care. All the 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:16,679 local teams could lose and it wouldn't bother me. Would you care to know 4 00:00:16,839 --> 00:00:26,559 why? Let's discuss. Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you 5 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:32,200 from New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael al Ry, 6 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:37,520 Thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and 7 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:45,520 I help people speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode 8 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:52,560 seven seventeen. Care. The verb care is an interesting word in English because 9 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:57,039 it has a number of uses, as well as idioms that are common in 10 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:04,519 everyday English conversation. Let's dive in care as a verb means to feel that 11 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:12,000 something is important or interesting. Quite often we use care in a negative sentence. 12 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:18,920 For example, I don't really care about sports. It seems like the 13 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,920 boss doesn't care how much he makes us work. I don't care what my 14 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:30,480 mom says. I am going to Billy's party. Next is care for and 15 00:01:30,719 --> 00:01:37,879 care four has three meanings and uses. First of all, care for means 16 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:44,000 to have a strong feeling of love or affection for a person or an animal. 17 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:49,920 Here are some examples. Sandy cooks healthy meals and even bakes her own 18 00:01:49,959 --> 00:01:55,840 bread. She really cares for her family. It's easy to see that the 19 00:01:55,959 --> 00:02:01,760 cat cares for her kittens. In the movie Titan, Jack told Rose just 20 00:02:01,879 --> 00:02:07,800 how much he cared for her. In a similar way, care for means 21 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:14,919 to make sure that a person or other living thing has enough food, water, 22 00:02:15,159 --> 00:02:20,280 and so on. For example, Katie is going to care for my 23 00:02:20,439 --> 00:02:25,560 dogs when I go on vacation. They are caring for my grandfather at Shady 24 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:31,719 Rest nursing Home. I've never seen anyone care for their plants like Jimmy does. 25 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:38,919 His garden is so beautiful. The third way we use care for is 26 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:44,560 in a negative sentence, as an indirect way to say that you don't like 27 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:51,199 something. For example, I don't really care for raisins, so let's get 28 00:02:51,199 --> 00:02:58,319 another pastry. Anna doesn't care for wine. She prefers drinking beer. I 29 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,599 told the new guy in the office that the boss doesn't care for people coming 30 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:07,800 late to work. I hope he takes my advice. Speaking of negative situations, 31 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:13,120 we can use care in a number of ways to show that we don't 32 00:03:13,439 --> 00:03:17,919 like or are not interested in something. First of all, we have. 33 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:27,439 I couldn't care less. I couldn't care less means I am absolutely not interested. 34 00:03:28,319 --> 00:03:35,080 For example, I couldn't care less about football. Tony said he couldn't 35 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:39,319 care less about watching the solar eclipse. Today. You heard Ted doesn't like 36 00:03:39,439 --> 00:03:46,039 me. I couldn't care less. I don't like him either. By the 37 00:03:46,039 --> 00:03:51,759 way, in colloquial and casual English, some people use the phrase I could 38 00:03:51,919 --> 00:03:57,039 care less with the same meaning. Here are some examples. I could care 39 00:03:57,199 --> 00:04:03,039 less about football Debbie's she could care less about what the boss said. She's 40 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:08,560 going to quit the company. In a similar way, you can use the 41 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:15,560 phrase for all I care followed by a sentence to show that you are absolutely 42 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:21,360 not interested in something. For example, for all I care, the boss 43 00:04:21,399 --> 00:04:28,360 can say whatever he wants about coming late. I quit for all I care. 44 00:04:28,879 --> 00:04:32,800 Salary could be free, I still won't eat it. You can also 45 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:38,680 use for all I care at the end of a sentence like this, go 46 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:44,040 ahead, quit the company for all I care. Next, you can use 47 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:50,639 who cares or as if I care as a conversational response when someone tells you 48 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:57,639 something that you're not interested in or something that is not important to you. 49 00:04:58,319 --> 00:05:01,160 Here are some examples. Did you do you hear the company has free tickets 50 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:06,399 to tomorrow's football game. Who cares? Hey? I heard your ex girlfriend 51 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:12,920 is dating some musician, as if I care. Next, onto a more 52 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:18,040 positive note. When you have not a care in the world, you are 53 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:26,879 happy and worry free. For example, see those kindergarteners playing on the swings. 54 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,759 They don't have a care in the world. Ever since Roger retired, 55 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:38,439 he doesn't have a care in the world. Kim is always happy like she 56 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:44,759 doesn't have a care in the world. Next, we use would you care 57 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:50,319 for? And would you care too when we politely offer something or invite someone 58 00:05:50,439 --> 00:05:57,160 to do something. Here are some examples. The waiter asked us if we 59 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,839 would care for a drink before dinner? Would you care for more coffee? 60 00:06:01,439 --> 00:06:05,680 Would you care to go to a party with me on Saturday? Would you 61 00:06:05,759 --> 00:06:12,560 care to have lunch tomorrow? The last phrase for today is take care. 62 00:06:13,199 --> 00:06:18,800 First, we use take care and take care not to when we caution someone. 63 00:06:19,519 --> 00:06:25,839 The meaning is the same as be careful. For example, when you 64 00:06:25,879 --> 00:06:30,360 are heating milk on the stove, take care not to let it boil over. 65 00:06:30,199 --> 00:06:36,040 It's snowing pretty hard outside. Please take care driving home. Take care 66 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:42,360 when picking up the baby you need to support her neck. And finally, 67 00:06:43,079 --> 00:06:47,079 take care is used when we say goodbye to someone, thanks for coming to 68 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:53,000 the party. Take care, Yeah, it was nice talking to you too. 69 00:06:53,639 --> 00:06:58,040 Take care. Keep in mind. The best way to remember this, 70 00:06:58,279 --> 00:07:01,480 send any other word or for raise in English is to take that word or 71 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:06,519 phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for you or true in your 72 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:13,560 world, and then memorize your sentences. By the way. Can you imagine 73 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:17,319 getting the chance to practice this kind of English with me directly? 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