Meaning of DO YOU MIND - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles #shorts
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So in English when we say, "Do you mind....?",
it's the same as asking if it's ok to do something,
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or if the thing you're going to do will bother
someone.
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So let's pretend that you're going to have
a party in the backyard at your house.
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You might go to your neighbour and say, "Do
you mind if I have a party this Saturday?
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It's gonna be pretty loud.
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I hope it's not a problem for you."
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That would be the same as saying, "Is it ok
with you that I have a party on Saturday.
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It's going to be a little bit loud."
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There is a bit of a variation with this.
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You could also say, "Would you mind....".
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So I could go to my neighbour and I could
say, "Would you mind if I have a party this
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Saturday night.
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We're going to be up late and it's gonna be
kind of loud."
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Hopefully your neighbour says ok, and if you're
nice you should invite your neighbour to the
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party.
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