Tudi če govorite angleško tekoče, vas lahko presenetijo drobne, a pogoste napake, ki jih dela večina govorcev angleščine kot tujega jezika.
Ste prepričani, da pravilno uporabljate briefly in shortly, if in whether ali last in take, high in tall..?
Preverite s kratkim kvizom, ali bi tudi vi izbrali pravilen odgovor!
1. I will speak to you briefly / shortly
- I will speak to you briefly.
- I will speak to you shortly.
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Pravilno: Uporabimo lahko oba prislova (briefly in shortly), vendar se pomen stavka spremeni.
Razlaga:
Briefly pomeni for a short time (na kratko, za kratek čas).
- I will speak to you briefly.
- Can you come over briefly?
- We will switch off the electricity briefly.
Shortly pomeni soon (kmalu).
- I will speak to you shortly.
- I will come over shortly.
- We will switch off the electricity shortly.
Opomba: Uporabite briefly, kadar govorite o trajanju pogovora, in shortly, kadar govorite, kdaj se bo nekaj zgodilo.
2. Whether ali if? (1)
- I’ll pay you double whether you get the work finished by Monday.
- I’ll pay you double if you get the work finished by Monday.
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Pravilno: I’ll pay you double if you get the work finished by Monday.
Razlaga: If uporabimo, ko izražamo pogojnost v prihodnosti.
- Primer: You may leave work early today, if you finish the report.
3. Whether ali if? (2)
- I’m wondering whether to have the fish or the beef.
- I’m wondering if to have the fish or the beef.
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Pravilno: I’m wondering whether to have the fish or the beef.
Razlaga: Whether uporabimo:
- ko govorimo o dveh možnostih: She did not know whether she would go out or not.
- za predlogi: We are interested in whether we could get discount.
- pred nedoločnikom: They can’t decide whether to buy the flat or not.
- kadar ima cel stavek vlogo osebka ali predmeta: Whether I should trust you is still a question./The question is whether you are to be trusted.
Kdaj lahko uporabimo oboje – whether ali if?
V posredni vprašalni povedi: Do you know if / whether you will go on holidays this summer?
4. During ali for?
- I went to Mallorca during the winter.
- I went to Mallorca for the winter.
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Pravilno: Pravilni sta obe možnosti, razlikuje se le pomen stavka.
Razlaga:
- During: I went to Mallorca during the winter.
During vedno stoji pred samostalnikom, ki označuje čas. Pomeni med in nakazuje obdobje ali enkraten dogodek znotraj daljšega časovnega okvira. Namesto during lahko uporabimo tudi predlog in.
- I always keep the window open during the night.
- I sometimes visit my grandparents during the weekend.
- For: I went to Mallorca for the winter.
Če uporabimo predlog for v zgornjem primeru, to pomeni, da smo celo zimo preživeli na Mallorci.
5. Habit / Custom (1)
- The habit of decorating a Christmas tree dates back to 16th century Germany.
- The custom of decorating a Christmas tree dates back to 16th century Germany.
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Pravilno: The custom of decorating a Christmas tree dates back to 16th century Germany.
Razlaga: Beseda custom označuje družbeni običaj, ki se nanaša na določeno kulturo oziroma skupino ljudi. Primeri:
- In many families it is still a custom to sing Christmas songs around the tree before opening up the presents.
- What are some of the Christmas customs in your family/country?
6. Habit / Custom (2)
- She has a bad habit of overdoing Christmas shopping.
- She has a bad custom of overdoing Christmas shopping.
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Pravilno: She has a bad habit of overdoing Christmas shopping.
Razlag: Beseda habit označuje posameznikovo osebno navado, nekaj, kar ta oseba pogosto ali ponavljajoče počne.
- One of my new year resolutions is to give up the habit of smoking.
- Which bad habit would you like to abandon in 2026?
7. Last / Take (1)
- The film lasts 2 hours.
- The film takes 2 hours.
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Pravilno: The film lasts 2 hours.
Razlaga: Last uporabimo, ko nimamo nobenega vpliva na trajanje:
- The lesson lasts 60 minutes.
- The train ride lasts 2 hours.
8. Last / Take (2)
- How long does it last you to get to work?
- How long does it take you to get to work?
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Pravilno: How long does it take you to get to work?
Razlaga: Take uporabimo, kadar smo aktivno vključeni v dogajanje in lahko posegamo v trajanje dogodka. Če za glagolom stoji osebni zaimek (me, you, him, her, us, them), moramo vedno uporabiti glagol take:
- My homework usually takes me an hour everyday.
- It takes me half an hour to get home from work.
9. High / Tall
The Burj Khalifa building is very high.
The Burj Khalifa building is very tall.
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Pravilno: The Burj Khalifa building is very tall.
Razlaga: Pridevnik tall uporabljamo, ko navajamo višino ljudi, dreves in zgradb (My brother is very tall). High uporabljamo, ko želimo izraziti, da je nekaj visoko nad tlemi (The plane is flying high).
Do samozavestne rabe angleščine
Če ste pri katerem od primerov oklevali, niste edini – tudi napredni govorci včasih omahujejo pri drobnih razlikah.
V Linguli take dvome razblinimo hitro: na tečaju boste z izkušenim učiteljem v pogovoru slišali, uporabili in utrdili izraze, ki jih sicer pogosto zamenjujemo. Pridružite se tečaju angleščine in spregovorite samozavestno
Sredi novembra začenjamo tudi z učinkovito pripravo na maturo iz angleščine. S pravočasno pripravo so maturanti spomladi samozavestni in manj v stresu!
