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Session 13

In today's One-minute English Phil will explain how to use 'too' and 'very'.
आजच्या भागात 'too' आणि 'very'चा योग्य वापर कसा करायचा ते फिल शिकवणार आहे.

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Too and very

In today's One-minute English Phil will explain how to use too and very.
आजच्या भागात 'too' आणि 'very'चा योग्य वापर कसा करायचा ते फिल शिकवणार आहे.

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Hi, I’m Phil from BBC Learning English. Today I’m going to tell you how to use 'too' and 'very'.

They are both intensifiers – but they don’t mean the same thing. We use very to make an adjective, or an adverb stronger. So we can say, The building is very old. That could be a good thing. It's beautiful. Or it could be a bad thing - it's falling down.

Or it might not matter. If we use too (with two Os), then it means it's a problem. Could say, It's too easy. It means ‘it’s a waste of time’. It’s a problem! It’s not too difficult – in fact, it’s very easy. Just remember that if we use too, it’s a problem.

Function/वापर 

Very
विशेषण आणि क्रियाविशेषणाला अधिक प्रभावी करण्यासाठी 'very' वापरतात.

  • The building is very old.

हे चांगलं आहे: 'the building is old and beautiful'. 
हे वाईटही असू शकतं: 'the building is old and falling down'.

Too
इथे आपण 'too' वापरलं तर तिथे काहीतरी समस्या आहे असा त्याचा अर्थ होतो. 

  • The building is too old.

ही खूपच जुनी इमारत आहे. ती धोकादायक आहे आणि पडूही शकते. (म्हणजेच हे वाईट आहे.)  

Structure/रचना 

'Too' आणि 'very' हे तीव्रता वाढवणारे शब्द आहेत. विशेषणअथवा क्रियाविशेषणासोबत त्यांचा वापर होतो.

  • This recipe is very quick to make.
  • If you use a microwave, you can cook very quickly.
  • The chef is too quick, I can't see what she is doing.
  • If you eat too quickly, you can get indigestion.

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