How to use 'ish' - English In A Minute

'Ish' is tiny but useful -

especially in informal English.

We add 'ish' to the ends of words

to make them more vague,

when something is not exact,

for example.

'Ish' makes times more

approximate so '2ish'

is about 2 o'clock.

'Okay, I'll see you there at 2ish.'

We also add 'ish' to other numbers,

so '40ish' is about 40.

'I'm not sure how old she is -

40ish I think.'

We add 'ish' to many adjectives

such as colours, so if something

is kind of brown, we say it's 'brownish'.

'My coat's the brownish one over there.'

And if someone is quite tall,

we can say they are 'tallish'.

'I'm tallish with longish brown hair.'

Finally, because 'ish' has become

so popular, it's become its own

word in informal English as a

way to say 'kind of'.

'Did you like the film?'

'Yeah, ish.'

I hope you found this video useful -

'ish'.