1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,639 When I found out that the company picnic was off, I drove off from 2 00:00:05,679 --> 00:00:10,199 the park and went to the library to study. Since I was off today, 3 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:15,080 I thought I could make good use of my time. Plus I was 4 00:00:15,119 --> 00:00:24,640 a little off yesterday and couldn't focus on studying. Let's discuss Welcome to another 5 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:29,519 Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City, and here's your 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,759 English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. 7 00:00:35,399 --> 00:00:40,439 It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. 8 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:48,600 This is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven twenty eight. Seven ways to use 9 00:00:49,079 --> 00:00:54,159 off. Off is one of those interesting words in English that has a number 10 00:00:54,200 --> 00:01:00,119 of meanings and uses just like what I mentioned at the beginning of this episode. 11 00:01:00,439 --> 00:01:06,799 So don't turn this off, because today I'm gonna show you seven ways 12 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:11,599 we use off. Let's get the ball rolling. First of all, you 13 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:19,280 can use off with a verb of motion to show that someone or something moved 14 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:25,799 away from a place. You can say things like walk off, drive off, 15 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:32,120 dash off, and so on. The singer high five the audience members 16 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:37,400 when she walked off the stage. Ten years ago, Frankie got in his 17 00:01:37,519 --> 00:01:42,599 car and drove off. We haven't seen or heard from him since. When 18 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:48,400 I accidentally hit the handle of the frying pan. It flew off the stove 19 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:53,799 and landed on the floor. Next up, when something like an event or 20 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:59,879 a gathering is off, it's been canceled. Wow, look at that rain, 21 00:02:00,359 --> 00:02:06,000 it's poring. No wonder our picnic is off. I just got an 22 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:12,439 email saying that this afternoon's meeting is off. I wonder what happened. I 23 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:16,919 just found out that Donna's wedding is off. Have you heard anything about that. 24 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:24,000 You can also use be off to mean absent from school or work. 25 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:30,360 Johnny's caught a cold, so he's off from school today. The company gives 26 00:02:30,439 --> 00:02:36,520 us five personal days that we can use if we need to be off for 27 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:40,680 any reason. I was off all last week, so I have so much 28 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:46,199 to do to catch up this week. And we also use be off when 29 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:51,879 we talk about leaving a place, starting a trip, or a race. 30 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:57,599 As soon as they fired the starting gun, the runners were off and the 31 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:04,120 marathon had started. Well, that was a long day of work. I'm 32 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:09,439 off see you guys tomorrow. I'm so excited. In just two more days, 33 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:16,680 I'll be off to Paris. You can use be off and get off 34 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:24,360 to say that someone or something is not in the right place during the game. 35 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:30,319 His ball was a little off the target. We got off the topic 36 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:38,039 during the class. They always get off track during the meeting. When you 37 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:44,120 say that a person is off, it means that they are feeling unwell or 38 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:50,719 not feeling themselves. With this meaning, we tend to use phrases like a 39 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,479 little off or a bit off. It's hard to concentrate on my work. 40 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,759 I guess I'm a little off today. Jack said that because he has a 41 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:06,479 hangover, he's a bit off today. Listen, I'm sorry about that mistake, 42 00:04:06,919 --> 00:04:11,039 but I got a lot on my mind these days, and I'm a 43 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:16,600 little off today. And finally, in casual conversational English, when you say 44 00:04:16,639 --> 00:04:23,319 that someone is a bit off or someone is a little off, it means 45 00:04:23,519 --> 00:04:29,959 that person's behavior is weird or crazy or not normal. There was a guy 46 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,879 on the subway that was a bit off, so I decided to change my 47 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:38,279 seat. Did you talk to that guy, Dylan at the party? I 48 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:43,839 think he was a little off. 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