๐ก 5 Words That Make You Sound Native โ Hospitality & Hosting Friends | EnglishDrops
๐ก Episode 65 โ Hospitality & Hosting Friends. Five chunks that turn any visit into a warm welcome โ straight from Ivana's favorite sunny coffee shop to your living room. ๐ง Master English, one drop at a time.
The 5 Words
| # | Chunk | Type | Meaning | โ ๏ธ Watch out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make yourself at home | idiom | tell guests to relax like it's their own place โ "Come in, make yourself at home!" | Always reflexive โ never "make you at home" |
| 2 | the more the merrier | idiom | the more people join, the better it gets โ "Bring your roommates โ the more the merrier!" | Fixed wording โ never "more is merrier" |
| 3 | help yourself | expression | serve or take something on your own โ "Help yourself to the snacks!" | Needs reflexive + TO: help yourself TO the cookies |
| 4 | put someone up | phrasal verb | let a guest sleep at your place โ "We can put you up for the night!" | Not "put up with" โ that means tolerate |
| 5 | stuffed | slang | completely full after eating โ "I'm stuffed โ no more dumplings!" | For crowded rooms say packed, not "stuffed" |
๐ก Usage pearls: Make yourself at home is the warm welcome line for any guest โ home or even a casual office visit. The more the merrier uses a frozen theโฆ theโฆ comparative โ playful, welcoming extra people. Help yourself is the polite host line for food, drinks, anything out on the table. Put someone up is separable โ put him up / put up my cousin โ casual, spoken. Stuffed is stronger and funnier than "full" โ casual spoken English after a big meal.
โจ Magic Sentence
Make yourself at home, help yourself to the dumplings โ I'll put you up all weekend, because the more the merrier, even if I'm completely stuffed by Sunday!
๐ฃ๏ธ Real-Life Dialogue (fill in the blanks!)
A: Come in โ make _____ at home! B: Can I invite Sam too? A: Sure โ _____! B: Can I start on the dumplings? A: _____ โ and Sam can stay over, we'll _____! B: Wow, I'm already _____!
Word bank (scrambled): stuffed ยท put him up ยท the more the merrier ยท help yourself ยท yourself
Reveal: yourself โ the more the merrier โ help yourself โ put him up โ stuffed. How many did you get?
๐ Translations
| English | ไธญๆ | ๆฅๆฌ่ช | Franรงais | Espaรฑol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| make yourself at home | ๅซๆๆใๅๅจ่ชๅทฑๅฎถไธๆ ท | ใใคใใใงใญใ่ชๅใฎๅฎถใฎใใใซ | fais comme chez toi | siรฉntete como en tu casa |
| the more the merrier | ไบบ่ถๅค่ถ็ญ้น | ๅคใใใฐๅคใใปใฉๆฅฝใใ | plus on est de fous, plus on rit | cuantos mรกs, mejor |
| help yourself | ่ฏท่ชไพฟใ้ไพฟๅ | ใ่ช็ฑใซๅใฃใฆใญ | servez-vous | sรญrvete |
| put someone up | ็ๅฎฟๆไบบ | ๏ผไบบใๅฎถใซ๏ผๆณใใ | hรฉberger quelqu'un | alojar a alguien |
| stuffed | ๅๆไบใๅฅฝ้ฅฑ | ใ่ นใใฃใฑใ | รชtre calรฉ | estar lleno |
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