Your grammar questions answered | 23/10/19

In today's Q&A I will explain the meaning and origin of the word 'salary', explain why we sometimes use the preposition 'of' with nouns, how to understand the conditionals in English, how to use transitive and intransitive verbs, and when to use have or has.
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0:27 The story of the origin of the word 'salary'? 2:46 When to use use the preposition 'of' 5:34 How to use 'when' to make conditionals 7:35 Transitive and intransitive verbs 13:25 'Have' vs 'has' It’s impossible for me to reply to all your comments, but I read them all, and I am eternally grateful for your love and support. Become a patron and sponsor free English education here: bit.ly/2BYlZi1 Buy official Canguro English merchandise here: rdbl.co/2E3J6gY

[@m4rche77o]

All the roads bring to Rome, and "via Salaria" is one of them. Salt was a really important thing and they build a way to commerce salt through the country. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Salaria

[@lcsgs]

Christian, I thought it'd be 1st conditional I will.. if I am.. Wouldn't 2nd be: I would.. if I were.. And 3rd: I would have.. if had.. (?)

[@lcsgs]

Always great job!!! Thank youu!!

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Sorry but "if" as vocabulary exists in German as well.. WHEN = Wenn/Wann..... (Wann = specific time related and only used for a question and it is expected to receive a time related answer (either a point of time or a period of time) like "When did you arrive" = "Wann bist du angekommen" ...and is therefore not conditional at all.... just "Wenn" is conditional..like "When I arrive, then.." = "Wenn ich ankomme, dann..) IF = "Falls" shorform for "Im Falle, dass" = "in the case of" ...case = Fall .....although going deeper into detail of the actual meaning of "Wenn" and "Falls" then "Wenn" is a bit more sure to going to happen than "Falls"...but in the common speech this slight difference doesn´t matter at all so therefore some Germans say "Wenn" and some say "Falls" by meaning the same kind of be sure that those predicted condition is going to happen because most of them simply don´t learn German in such a detail ...and just in that sense of common speech you are right to say "if" (in an english sense) doesn´t exist in German.... And by the way "salt" was also called "the white gold"...just to show how valuable salt was in the Antique....and salt was more for the use to make food especially meat and fish way more durable/long lasting than to give food just a nice taste...because in fact those meat/fishes were very very salty in taste because of the previous drying process with salt.

[@yuricarriero]

I do not know if someone has already written it, but I'd want to say that in the ancient Rome the salt - in its rarity and preciousness - was so important not merely because it made delicious the food, but mostly for its being one of the best methods of food preservation. Other than that, Christian, you’re really awesome!

[@danielalves1162]

I'm always grateful to know you and to see your classes! Great work! Please keep doing it forever, I assure you that you are changing how learning English is seemed! Hi from Brazil!!

[@Tuscanytravel]

Thank you Christian for all your effort that you put to teach us English. In my opinion the most useful are videos where you explain something about grammar. Because only you have lightness and flexibility which could wake up our imagination

[@boubaberodicko3651]

The best teacher in the world thank I love Australia

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Christian you made a good videolesson as! When I listened to you was like a nectarine.

[@alexnogueira9874]

The best English teacher in the world.

[@camilablw]

Christian, you're an absolute inspiration! Thank you SO MUCH for your beautiful work on this channel! Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

[@edgardo9967]

Amazing Q&A video!!! Thank you a lot from Argentina!!!

[@Eri-wy6ye]

I liked this lesson so much. Thanks you are a good teacher!

[@thomasscholz1748]

Hello Christian. I like your videos very much. They help improve my english. In german we have "wenn" and "falls". Perhaps it's like in english. The difference is the following: We use "wenn" for situations/conditions that will happen. We use "falls" for conditions that may happen. Pleade excuse my bad english but I hope you'll understand me.

[@togabayeva7]

love you, my teacher!

[@jimmyciq]

this is one of the best videos you have recorded Christian, thanks and please definitely keep doing it! Can't wait for the second Q&A and I have many challenging questions for you :)

[@AZ-ev7ly]

So much enjoyed! Thank you sir!!!

[@user-fo2vr5qz2l]

You speak in your videos very clearly It's cool I can to understand something in your speech

[@sanix183]

I love your classes.

[@bellusci1505]

Hi Christian, you're amazing!! Very nice this Q&A! Thank you very much for your great job!

[@peterryabinin3829]

Thank you, Christian! It was very interesting!

[@Guiovar]

Thank you Christian! Your explanations are very useful.

[@bookindrizer8330]

Cristian, thank you very much for such an interesting lesson!

[@khanghuynh456]

you are the best teacher

[@FLEurThaie]

Really nice watching and listening to your explanations.

[@causilvestrini7000]

:-D I loved this video. Well, and I love your videos in general. Thank you!

[@jarlielson]

Great class cristian. Thanks.

[@irmgardweiss8981]

Hello Christian. I enjoy your video. Thanks

[@egidiodragonetti7797]

If I have had a teacher like you in my youth I've been today a poliglot 😁. Christian your videos are ever like gems in a world of mediocrity, thank you.

[@bilalbudan1]

Great. I like it

[@EduTanti]

Muchas gracias

[@robertorosati53]

Very interesting thank you

[@urso3000]

Thankful for it!

[@maherhelayel7300]

thank you very much for you

[@ximenagarzia]

Very interesting!!

[@trishacolt6120]

Interesting. It would be cool if you continue this series of videos "Your grammar questions answered". p.s. I watch your videos for a long time, but didn't right a word yet. This is my first comment. I feel like I want to say it now:) I became obsessed with English( in a positive way) day by day watching and adopting your passion to English. I fell in love with you, Christian and Canguro English.

[@alexfavarodoheroisdorio695]

Congratulation for you Creative vídeo👏👏👏

[@flavioforte790]

I think for ancient romans the salt was important for conserve the food too, without fridge

[@englishiseasy6092]

Love from Iran. 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@alessandrozannin]

Hi! Thanks for your lessons, I love them. A small correction about sausage in Italian, it is not "salami" but "salsiccia", salami is the plural of "salame", a similar thing but way different on the preparation.

[@mezentsevva]

Thank you for your great job! Could you explain for what reason we add -s with the third person singular? I've always been interested in the roots of this rule.

[@Skitaka]

Thanx for cool think about intransitive between mother tongue and English. Really its simply then you use your language as a conductor for association of a neural network.

[@user-rj6kn4vi6b]

Christian, you're cool man!

[@marlybella]

Hello Christian. I loved this new section. Very interesting. Something that surprised me is that you're the first person I hear to say that thinking in English is not necessary, and it's even counterproductive. There's hundreds of videos and books who claims the opposite. To be honest, I've always found very difficult to "think in English" and in any of those videos I've found how to do it, which steps I must follow. So, that's makes me wonder, If they say you should think in English, but never tell you how to do it, could it be that that statement is wrong?

[@jollysharma9389]

Great

[@twu1915]

I am not a language expert but I want to add something to 6:49 ("in German 'if' doesn't exist"). In German, "wenn" is used indeed, which is rather similar to "when" than to "if" but the word "when" also means "wann" in German. So I would rather think "wenn" covers both "when" and "if". But as I said, this is an amateur's opinion ;)

[@AlexeyBatyaev]

Why, didn’t I have such a good teacher at school? Maybe because I would watch it now on KZbin.

[@sorelsuareztube]

Good morning from.Bolivia, Nice class professor. If you happen to read me please explain the use of the semi-colon. Thank you very much!

[@viviana-7569]

Excellent!, thank you so much for your explanations. I love you reply these grammar questions. I'd love to know why we are taught "NO would after if" but natives sometimes do use it. Can you tell us why?Thank you so much Christian, I love your classes, hug from Bs As 🙋‍♀️💞👼😊😘

[@Tony32]

Could you give an example?

[@supertramp316]

love u

[@marinadeargentina2646]

I am going to watch Nonna Paola's channel, enough grammar for today.

[@marinadeargentina2646]

So many naughty boys 🤣

[@juanabenitez4659]

noone of the questions were answared in my understanding. I think you don´t wet in the matter and enlighten the doubts. Under your explanations everything is valid and justified. Despite that your labour is appreciate

[@pinksummer5233]

Your smile makes me smile during all the lesson. Do we have to pronounce "t" in the word "often" as you do?

[@ivanastikovac89]

You don't have to. Some people pronounce it with a "t", and some people without it. Both versions are correct.

[@Tony32]

Hi Christian, first of all I'm very happy you started this series. This is not a correction or anything, according to a documentary that I listened to, Roman soldiers were paid in salt, (not given money to buy salt) being so valuable, the soldiers in turn could easily sell it and turn it into cash. I don't know if I misunderstood, but "if" and "when" have two different meanings. If is for something that may or may not happen, and When is for something we believe will definitely happen. There's that saying in English: It's not a matter of if, but when.

[@Canguroenglish]

Most dictionaries list the etymology as money given to buy salt, rather than payment in salt itself, but of course, we can never be 100% sure. 'When' can also be used for things that are totally fictional, for example: "When I'm a millionaire, I will buy a mansion". Although the speaker might believe it is just a question of time, it's still just a prediction.

[@Tony32]

@@Canguroenglish Thank you for your reply 😁 See you in class!

[@tilila5780]

please how i now when i will use past perfect and past perfect continuous, and future perfect and future perfect continuous in the sentence.

[@dmitrychemankov3309]

Hi Christian! Are you still broadcasting from Spain or from Australia? And what is your native town in Australia? Thank you!

[@lolyphysicist3609]

please can I use the phrase "have been being" such as I have been being a better part of me with him? and want to know “have been here” vs “have been being here” which one is correct?

[@sergeystarkov8010]

Hi, Christian! Nice section. I also have a question. What is the difference between "until" and "unless"? For example: "Do it unless it happens!" Can I use "until" in this case?

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[@felipemmg8697]

In portuguese, this word is igual the original. Salt in portuguese is SAL. And SALARY is SALÁRIO.

[@francoiseluzy360]

Hi there ! I would have say : "our team won the championship" because the action is finished.

[@chakra3478]

hi teacher! l am from India and I want to know the difference between 'will' and 'shall'

[@HitoNoGoMUU]

Actually you could translate the german word ,,falls'' as if

[@juanabenitez4659]

the second conditional is formed by Subject + Present (to be) + past? ?? I never saw this before. I think is not gramatically correct

[@chiaras2274]

In italian sausage is called salsiccia not salami 😀

[@boomdraw6056]

very interesting but nothing is clear. 🤔☺️ I enjoyed

[@yammah771]

Just wanted to mention that your videos are way better without that Spanish woman who doesn't even try to pronounce English well and is clear she doesn't have a clue about what you're saying. At least someone who barely understand English will not spoil your videos. you're a great teacher!

[@user-xl6ny4qh6b]

Hi! Second conditional ? I think that first.

[@user-xl6ny4qh6b]

If i finish the work, i will see. 1-conditional. Structure: IF Present simple , future simple And in that case u can't use for " I" passive voice, otherwise it will be meaning that you are dead,ha ha, but can use for " work" : If the work is finished, i will see. About second conditional : If i finished the work, i would see. Structure: IF Past simple , WOULD+ infinitive without to

[@topbey1708]

Yh I think he meant to say first conditional

[@user-xl6ny4qh6b]

@@topbey1708 perhaps, but any way not correct about using passive voice in that case, I've written about that before, BUT I'm not sure bc I've been studying English just 5-6 months by myself, so that's why want to be clear.

[@topbey1708]

I see what you mean but I don't think when 'I am finished' is the passive. It's just the be verb with an adjective like 'I am tired' or 'I am bored' It refers to the state of being finished rather than the action of finishing. Although in a real conversation 'I'll see when I am finished' and 'I'll see when I finish' have the same meaning.

[@user-xl6ny4qh6b]

@@topbey1708I am appreciated about your explanation)! thank you very much

[@Davide-xk4bg]

Salt is poison

[@Tony32]

Table salt is pretty bad, they strip all the minerals from it and add aluminum and other nasty stuff. Kosher, sea salt and Himalayan pink salt is actually very good. Our bodies need salt to function properly.

[@AZ-ev7ly]

So much enjoyed! Thank you sir!!!