1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: The other day, I was thinking about what kind of 2 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:08,400 lesson I can teach here, And at first I had 3 00:00:08,439 --> 00:00:13,000 an idea, and then I had another idea, and then 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:18,280 another one. The first one actually brought me to the 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,000 other one. Let me explain. 6 00:00:24,559 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from 7 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,079 New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael. 8 00:00:32,719 --> 00:00:37,079 Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael 9 00:00:37,119 --> 00:00:42,000 here from Happy English and I help people speak English better. 10 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:48,759 And this is Happy English Podcast Episode eight forty Another, 11 00:00:49,719 --> 00:00:56,679 the Other and Other. Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining 12 00:00:56,759 --> 00:01:00,679 me for another episode of the Happy English Podcast. I'm 13 00:01:00,719 --> 00:01:05,480 your English teacher, Michael, and I'm so glad you're listening. Today. 14 00:01:06,079 --> 00:01:09,439 We're going to talk about three little words that can 15 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:16,439 cause big confusion. Another, other and the other. They might 16 00:01:16,599 --> 00:01:22,200 seem similar, but they're used in different ways, and understanding 17 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,159 how to use them correctly can really help you sound 18 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:33,480 more natural in English. So let's get into it. Let's 19 00:01:33,519 --> 00:01:38,480 start with another. You can use another before a singular 20 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:46,920 countable noun. Another is basically a combination of an and other, 21 00:01:48,239 --> 00:01:54,879 and an means one, right, like an apple means one apple, 22 00:01:55,959 --> 00:02:01,560 so another means one other. You can say things like 23 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:08,479 another donut, another dog, or another person. By the way, 24 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:15,479 another actually has two meanings. First of all, another means 25 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:22,199 one more like that donut was amazing. I think I'll 26 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:28,199 have another one. Another one is one more donut. And 27 00:02:28,319 --> 00:02:31,560 I just had a cup of coffee, but I could 28 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:37,560 use another cup. In the office, someone might say, you know, 29 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:43,639 this meeting was helpful, Let's have another one next week. 30 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:48,800 We also use another when we're talking about a different 31 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:54,400 thing or person, like Hey, this train is packed, let's 32 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:59,159 wait for another train. Or at the store, you can 33 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:04,840 say these shoes don't fit, I'd like to try another size, 34 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:10,680 or hey, Jack, I'm sorry that girl dumped you, but 35 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:17,000 cheer up. You'll find another girl soon. Now let's move 36 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:22,759 on to other. Other is also used when you're talking 37 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,960 about something different, but it works a little differently in 38 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:32,879 a sentence. First, you can use other before a plural noun, 39 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:38,199 like I like jazz, but I also listen to other 40 00:03:38,439 --> 00:03:43,400 kinds of music. Do you think I look like mister bean? 41 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,520 Other people have said that too, you know show Hey 42 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,680 o Tani is a great baseball player, but there are 43 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:58,599 other good players as well. By the way, other can 44 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:03,000 also be used with singular nouns. But when we do that, 45 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:08,199 we need to add a determiner, like some or the 46 00:04:09,319 --> 00:04:14,560 Like my favorite pizza place was closed, so I went 47 00:04:14,599 --> 00:04:18,759 to the other one in town. Oh, and they just 48 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,040 announced that the trains are out of service because of 49 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:26,360 the storm, so we'll have to find some other way 50 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:31,160 to get to the airport. At the workplace, we interviewed 51 00:04:31,199 --> 00:04:35,279 two people. The first one had a lot of qualifications, 52 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:41,480 but the other one has more experience. And speaking of 53 00:04:41,519 --> 00:04:47,079 that last example, let's look more closely at the other. 54 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,160 We use the other when there are just two things 55 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,759 or two people and we're talking about the one that's 56 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:01,480 not this one. Like this, I you have two brothers. 57 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:05,720 One lives in New York and the other one lives 58 00:05:05,759 --> 00:05:11,199 in Chicago. This bag is yours, but the other bag 59 00:05:11,319 --> 00:05:16,920 is mine. You can also use the other with plural nouns. 60 00:05:17,399 --> 00:05:22,759 Like some students past the test, the other students will 61 00:05:22,759 --> 00:05:27,360 have to take it again. I've already read half of 62 00:05:27,439 --> 00:05:33,680 the books I bought. I'll read the other books next week. Okay, 63 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,240 before we wrap this up, let me give you a 64 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,680 little dialogue to bring it all together. 65 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: Hey, Jack, did you go to that new jazz club? 66 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: Yeah? It was okay, but I found another club that's 67 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:47,759 even better. 68 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 2: Really better than all the other ones you've taken me too. 69 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,759 Speaker 1: Yep, come with me Friday. We'll go to the other 70 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:58,920 one across town. You'll love it. 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