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Speaker 1: I have to say, it's very kind of you to

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listen to this podcast. It's a kind of English lesson,

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isn't it. There are different kinds of English lessons out there,

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but maybe this one is one of a kind. Let's

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dive in.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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This is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven seventy nine. Kind

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kind of you, kind of a kind of I was

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kind of tired yesterday, so I went to bed early.

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I have a comfortable bed. It's made of a kind

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of memory foam. It keeps its shape and has good

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back support. I won't mention the brand here, but I

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will say that it was kind of expensive. My sister

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said that I was a kind of crazy person to

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pay so much for a mattress, but my back needed

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some support. Kind of a kind of The word kind

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is interesting because it has a number of different meanings

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and uses, depending on which word comes before it and

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after it. As an adjective, we use kind to describe

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someone who is considerate, generous, and friendly. You can say

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that someone is kind or that someone is kind to others,

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like I find my new boss is kind to everyone

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who works here. My parents taught me to be kind

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to others. By the way, the opposite of kind with

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this meaning is mean. I hope your boss is more

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on the kind side than on the mean side of things.

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When you want to talk about someone's kind action or deeds,

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you can say things like that's very kind of you,

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or it's very kind of you, Like when your coworker

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offers to help you finish up a project, you can

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thank them by saying, thanks for helping me out, it's

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very kind of you. Oh, and my car was in

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the shop yesterday and Jack lent me his car to

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go shopping. That was so kind of him to lend

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me his car. Next up, we're going to find a

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totally different meaning of kind. We use kind followed by

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an adjective to mean rather or somewhat, like it's kind

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of chilly in this room. That's a more informal and

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casual way to say it's rather chilly in here. And

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do you remember I told you about that mattress. It

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was kind of expensive, but I wake up without back

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pain in the morning, and let me ask you, can

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you eat food that's kind of spicy? So when someone

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is kind, they are considered of others. You can show

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appreciation to people like that by saying that was very

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kind of you to help me. And then we use

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kind of followed by an adjective to mean rather that

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chili was kind of spicy but tasty. And finally for today,

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you can use a kind of when you want to

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describe what something or someone is or what they resemble.

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Like a smartphone is a kind of pocket computer. It's

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not exactly a pocket computer, but it resembles one. It's

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like one. It's a kind of pocket computer. It's also

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a kind of TV too. And your phone can even

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be used as a kind of radio to play music

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or a podcast like this one. Who knows, maybe someday

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they'll invent a phone that works like a kind of chef,

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so it can cook you a meal. By the way,

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earlier I said that maybe this podcast is one of

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a kind. Something that's one of a kind is unique.

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What do you think? Keep in mind, the best way

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to remember vocabulary like this and any other word or

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phrase in English is to take that word or phrase,

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write it in a sentence that's true for you or

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true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Can

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you imagine getting the chance to practice this kind of

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English with me directly? You can get more practice using

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your English when you join my podcast Learner's Study Group.

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each episode has exercises where you can practice this English

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point with speaking and writing checked by me. So to

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learn more, just visit Myhappy English dot com and choose

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podcast lesson seven seventy nine. Remember, learning another language is

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not easy, but it's not impossible, and I'm here to

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help you on your journey.

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