Good morning Learn English Team,
I don't understand why it's "what horrible soup" and no "what a horrible soup", it seems to be very difficult and subtle the difference between what a and what...
Thanks a lot,
Stéphane
That is correct except that the word order should be 'I wonder what time the last train is'. Since this sentence is structured like a question, it has the word order of a reported question.
Hi there. I'm not sure if I can catch what Stephen said at the end of the video... Did he say "catch you next time"? Also, is this something like "see you later", the words you can say when parting with someone, and is it quite informal?
Thank you in advance.
The sentence is actually 'Chat to you next time' but 'Catch you later' or 'Catch you next time' would also be quite normal ways to finish the conversation. All of these are quite informal, as you say.
Hi Peter
Ah, "chat to you"! I thought I heard something like "chat" but guessed I misheard it as I didn't know the expression "chat to you next time". Thank you!
Chat to you next time
Hello learn English team,
How can I improve my speaking. my English speaking is poor and I want to improve it.
I know a lot of words but I can't make sentences. please help me.
Thanks a lot for this amazing website.
'What a wonderful holiday!' is correct -- note that I added an exclamation mark ('!'), which is usually used with this kind of sentence (unless it is sarcastic).
Ahh okay I understand!
Thank you very much!
So if I say for example, what a wonder full tree (there could be more than one tree)
and if I say what wonderful weather (there could be NOT more than one weather situation, am I right?)
Thanks a lot Peter.
Hello Stephane,
'soup' can be used as both a count and uncount noun. When it is uncount, we say 'what soup' and when it is used as a count noun, 'what a soup'.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello lenhatsang,
That is correct except that the word order should be 'I wonder what time the last train is'. Since this sentence is structured like a question, it has the word order of a reported question.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Sukie,
The sentence is actually 'Chat to you next time' but 'Catch you later' or 'Catch you next time' would also be quite normal ways to finish the conversation. All of these are quite informal, as you say.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello fariba93,
Please see my response to philip thet Paing -- I'd recommend the same thing to you. Let us know how you get on!
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello spaceface,
'What a wonderful holiday!' is correct -- note that I added an exclamation mark ('!'), which is usually used with this kind of sentence (unless it is sarcastic).
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Lahiblbra,
'Weather' is an non-count noun, so we would not use 'a' before it. You can say the sentence without any article:
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Lahiblbra,
Not quite. If there is one tree then we would say
If there are many trees then we would say
'Weather' is a non-count noun so we do not use it in a plural form. We use the singular.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Lahiblbra,
There is nothing wrong with that sentence.
Best wishes,
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Akbar Safi,
Yes, that's correct. See Peter's response a little further above for more examples.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team