2019-09-12
5 分钟Hi there, this is Harry and welcome back to my English learning podcast. Today you will learn useful English collocations with the verb 'SAY'. This will help you improve your vocabulary and avoid repeating the same words over and over again. Learn English with me at www.englishlessonviaskype.com - VIP English Learning Club, Online Courses and Skype English lessonsSupport the Show.Advanced English lessons on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/learnenglishwithharry Learn English with H...
Okay, so we're talking to you today about collocations, and in particular collocations with the word say s a y.
Say.
So there are lots and lots of these collocations to go through.
And I'll try and give you some helpful examples as we do so.
Okay, so the first one is to say something.
Yeah, say something.
So somebody's sitting there and they're silent.
And perhaps in a class, well, say something.
Or if somebody's a little bit annoyed and you've just heard some bad news and the person's waiting for a reaction, they're very quiet.
They say, please just say something.
Yeah.
Okay, so say something.
And then the opposite of that, say nothing.
Okay.
If you don't want to get into trouble with your parents, say nothing.
Keep your mouth closed.
Say nothing.
If somebody insults you or says something bad, say nothing.
Don't respond.
This is what my parents always used to tell me.