Learn the English Phrases "vice versa" and "on the other hand"

In this English lesson

I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, vice versa.

I think this is actually a Latin phrase

and it means the opposite, or the other way around.

Let me explain.

If I was to say I don't like my sister and vice versa

that would mean my sister also doesn't like me.

By the way, my sister and I get along really well.

We like each other a lot.

That was just an example.

Sometimes I say, you should watch my English lessons

with the subtitles on

and then watch them with the subtitles off, or vice versa.

That means the opposite.

You could watch the video with the subtitles off

and then watch it with them on.

So when you say vice versa,

it means you can do it the other way around

and it's just as good as the first way it was mentioned.

Or it can change the meaning to mean in both directions

like the first example.

The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase,

on the other hand.

This is when you add other

information that might contradict what you've just said.

I could say this,

I'm a little worried that it might rain today,

but on the other hand, if I look that way

I see the sky is clear, so it might not.

So you're introducing a new fact

that might slightly contradict what you just said.

If I said to you,

you should watch these videos with the subtitles on

in order to understand more what I'm saying.

On the other hand, if you listen to them or watch them

with the subtitles off,it's better for your listening skills

so maybe you should do both.

Anyways, to review,

vice versa simply means the other way around

at the end of a sentence.

And when you say, on the other hand,

you're introducing new information to the discussion

that might actually contradict what you've just said.

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

This comment is from Iryna, I believe.

"Your video is cool.

"It is very good that you are helping your wife

"to grow flowers."

And my response, many hands make light work.

Thanks Iryna, for that comment.

Yes, I try to help Jen out as much as I possibly can.

I just think it's nice for her to have help on the farm.

The more help I give, the easier it is for everyone.

And I always laugh at the English phrase,

"Many hands make light work."

It makes me laugh because we have another phrase,

"Too many cooks spoil the broth."

I think I've explained both before.

The first phrase, many hands make light work,

means if lots of people work on something, it's easier.

The second phrase, too many cooks spoil the broth,

means if too many people work on something, it can actually

ruin the thing you're working on because too many people

are doing things different ways or the wrong way.

Anyways, where am I today?

I am out.

Hopefully the wind's not blowing too much on the microphone.

I am out here on our local soccer fields.

I'll try to hold the the camera here so the mic's

outta the wind a bit.

Soccer has started.

We do have to wait until the fields are dry a little bit.

They are drained really well.

But yeah, soccer starts.

You can actually, I'm not sure if you guys can see this,

but in the distance,

the city workers are actually

here mowing the lawns, trimming the edges.

I'm sure they'll probably put the lines down for soccer.

They were down last week, but I think it rained

because the soccer lines are just made out of chalk.

Oh, and the sun's coming out now as well.

So anyways, soccer will begin.

I think when I drove by yesterday

there were actually little kids having a practice here

so I think it has begun.

Maybe I'm not making sense right now,

but certainly soccer season has started

or is least going to start soon.

Sorry for not making sense at the end.

Anyways, thanks for watching this short English lesson.

I'll see you in a couple days with another one.

Bye.