'Tough', 'rough' and 'stiff' - Learners' Questions

[@bbclearningenglish]

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[@woman.who.dreams]

Great idea to have a section for questions, there're so many things non-native speakers can't grasp that easily, as it happens for example with semantic subtleties or certain collocations. Thanks so much, Dan! We love youuu!!!

[@nawarnawar5822]

Learning foreign language is a tough task especially when you live in a country where its people don't speak it. For me I have been focusing on English for one year beside knowing the basics since I was in school. The problem is when I don't exercise for one week I feel like forgetting so many phrases and words. I always watch your channel to be in touch with English and I like your programs all, the staff is increadablely amazing, so thanks so much for keeping us motivated.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Wow, such kind words! It's great to hear how useful you are finding studying with us. It makes the effort all worthwhile for us! Good luck in your English language journey! We hope to hear from you again..! 🙂

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[@jayamohan9988]

Dan you are fantastic as ever. You are great help for learner. Thanks from India.

[@vyshnavibobburi3099]

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[@paulovictor-bh9yd]

Great explanation! They all make more sense to me now 😍

[@dotcaodin]

Great explains.

[@ahmedfarraj22]

Hi Perfect and funny episode My maths exam was tough His skin is rough I have a neck stiff 4.roughly = about Thanks for BBC learning English channel and for Mr Dan as well.

[@bbclearningenglish]

Great example sentences! Thanks for sharing!

[@anthonydruelles5637]

Great lesson Dan, a lot of thanks

[@bbclearningenglish]

You're welcome! We're glad you found it useful!

[@joelmasamba6762]

Oh my gosh!!! You brought my level up

[@Liza_horbunova]

So detailed, I like it

[@sirpatrickspence6171]

Thank you!

[@nadjetnadjet4616]

Thanks🌸🌸

[@vivianagambetta9197]

Nice lesson!! Thank you

[@tarcisiocortedepaula]

that was very nice...learned something today Thanks guys, I love this channel

[@bbclearningenglish]

Thanks for your kind words! You can find more useful vocabulary videos here: bit.ly/2XuovIf with our 6 Minute English lessons. 🙂

[@s.gourav8951]

Thank you sir

[@RomanL.N]

Thx Dan, great lesson us usual!

[@rungsakthongmuk8538]

Hello Dan you have a nice sense of humour. Have a good one.😁

[@tgchan]

Thank you, BBC. 💚

[@Mia-cc9bm]

Thank you so much

[@thelightofknowledge7580]

Funny teacher and great ideas

[@benjaminestrada1670]

THANKYOU GREETINGS from México

[@zakariaealami3135]

great video for hard words, need to replay this video ten times to remember , thanks ...

[@irynaalatartseva6243]

Thanks a lot!

[@oualid4441]

Thank you for this constructive video

[@Clippetz]

Dan has the best dance moves ever

[@lizarmada5660]

My son has a tough job..he.spoke a rough English sentences..there's a stiff competition among the call centre agents on who's going to be the next team leader

[@bbclearningenglish]

Great example sentences. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@celinejesus7703]

Can you teach me how to use Gerund please? And how to use specifically, particularly, literally in sentence please? What’s the meaning please? Cheers

[@TheGudsProduction]

Mr. Habibie had a tough vision to his home country since he had made some changes on the country's aeroplane technologies. I have drawn some rough paintings of the Indonesian beautiful animals. The city council has amended a law that had some stiff punishments.

[@minhnguyen4601]

Your facial expression and gesture are really hilarious. Love it :V

[@aligbeer]

Fabulous video I love it 🥰

[@akram5643]

Very nice man

[@andresnn9845]

Please can you explain how to use stuff and things... greetings from Ecuador...

[@rasitoz659]

he shows a plastic cup but it is broken like porcelain, how it could be? This is a tough question

[@zakariyeahmed8357]

All of them their means is about Difficult it has relationship with each other Tough freinds, rough road, and good stuff body

[@DuongTrongHue]

tough, rough, stiff. Very interesting. Thanks

[@arifrahman.i8012]

Thief, robber, etc

[@AbhishekYadav-gn2jy]

Good bro!

[@lbechi]

Can you explain the meaning and usage of “as of “please?

[@-_-6169]

Nice

[@moramore6752]

Thx it's was tough video 😁

[@youssefjalabi7072]

Thank you very much it was very nice, but What is the difference between tough & rough when they both mean (difficult or challenging) Thanks

[@linguagene]

I’ve got the same question😂

[@anvalpan8247]

Good sir

[@sonle3818]

What are the different meanings if we use these 3 words to describe personality, sir?

[@emyeman4575]

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ Awesome , thanks a lot Is stiff and stubborn have the same meaning ? 🤔

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi. Not quite. Stiff means that something is not easily bent and is usually used to refer to physical properties. "I have a stiff neck" or "her fingers feel stiff in the morning". To be stubborn means to be be unwilling to change position on something. It is usually used to refer to someone's personality - "She is very stubborn. She never changes her mind" or it can used to refer to something that refuses to move - "These stains are very stubborn. I've washed this shirt 3 times and they still won't come out". OK. Does that help at all?

[@emyeman4575]

BBC Learning English Thank you so much 🌹 , I get it now . I’m really have a stiff neck when I woke up this morning 😢

[@emyeman4575]

BBC Learning English Thank you so much 🌹 , I get it now . I’m really have a stiff neck when I woke up this morning 😢

[@emyeman4575]

BBC Learning English Thank you so much 🌹 , I get it now . I’m really have a stiff neck when I woke up this morning 😢

[@irnahardiana8476]

mantap

[@crscricket5795]

Den plz help me with talking about born how can we use it as a verb

[@sabakhan-ne2mj]

I have a query. Could we use plural forms of nouns while using them as adjectives. As I have heard that under no circumstances would we use plural forms as adjectives. Having said that at the very beginning of this video, there is a slide at the bottom where it is written "learner's questions playlist". Why is it so?? As per me it should have been question. Shouldn't it?

[@teacherjeffandjohnny3735]

Hi Saba, I hope I understand your question correctly. Do you think the slide should read “Learner’s Question playlist” ? Note this is just the name/ title of a playlist, there are no words being used as adjectives here. Imagine you had a playlist full of cat videos. The slide might read “Saba’s Cats playlist “ To answer your first question...in most cases plural forms of nouns are not used as adjectives. There are some though, look up attributive nouns for more info. Example - race car - race is a singular noun used as an adjective sports car - sports is a plural noun used as an adjective

[@nuraneibrahimova3955]

Learners is plural that’s why questions must be plural too learners have many questions it doesn’t matter if it is used as adjective

[@surajit7252]

Could you tell me sir, how do I use "HAVE HAD" together in a sentence.. I'm from India your little fan, not only yours but also your channel.. Thank you sir ...

[@nuraneibrahimova3955]

SURAJIT BAWALI have had is the present perfect tense of the verb “have” for example I have had my breakfast it means I have eaten my breakfast

[@bbclearningenglish]

Try looking into the present perfect tense for more on this topic. We have a series of lessons here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/marathi/course/lower-intermediate/unit-11 which should be able to help you with this question. 🙂🙂

[@aminemohammed8974]

hi teacher i have a question/ So why we say for exemple water is involved and not water is involvlig. It's not a present continuous

[@sabrarzz8005]

What about hard?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hard can mean 'difficult' or 'firm'. "That exam was very hard" - it was difficult. "Diamonds are extremely hard" - diamonds are firm, strong and difficult to break. Hope that helps. 🙂

[@sabrarzz8005]

@@bbclearningenglish thank you so much

[@TheRichExplorer]

Shouldn't have been rough. Would've been better to replace it with rigid. Haha

[@nevergiveup2198]

Like

[@candela5555]

so wait this means that hard and tough have the same meaning?

[@賴文茹-y1w]

A tough tefad

[@tammytsang3487]

If you over cook the steak, it is going to be tough. If you drive on the rough country road, you had better drive a four-by-four car,

[@tammytsang3487]

If you muscles are stiff , you may as well do some stretches.

[@RaquelPerez-pr6fn]

👏👏👍👍😸

[@esraafadel9422]

I sent u an e-mail last month but didn't reply yet 😔I feel disappointed

[@ranjeetkumarbhadani5992]

Nice