Easy English Conversation: MEET, SEE, GET TOGETHER, MEET UP...

Hello, my name is Emma, and in today's video,

we are going to learn some English that is

very important for our social lives.

So we're going to learn words like "meet", "see", and "get together", and we're going

to learn the differences between these words and how to use them.

They're very important words, and we use them a lot in English.

So my first question to you is, which sentence is better?

Every weekend I meet my family, or every weekend I get together with my family?

Both of these sentences are possible, but one is a little bit better than the other.

Okay, so which sentence is better?

Well, they're both possible, but I would say

the second sentence, "Every weekend I get

together with my family" is the better sentence.

And the reason is because we use "get together"

informally when we're talking about social

events, and we usually use "meet" in formal situations.

So for example, at work I meet with my boss.

This is a formal situation.

I use the word "meet".

At work, I meet with clients.

I meet with customers.

These are all formal situations, whereas when

I'm seeing my friends or my family, it's not

formal.

We're having fun.

I can relax.

I can be myself.

So in these cases, when we're socializing, we can use "get together with".

So the major difference is this "meet" is usually used for work situations, and "get

together" is used more for social situations.

Now let's learn a little bit more about these two verbs and how we use them.

Okay, so let's look at some more examples with "get together".

Again, we use "get together" to mean spend time with someone.

It's often when there's a group of people together for an event, like a party or to

hang out.

So how might we use this?

Well, someone might ask you, "What did you do last weekend?"

You might say, "Oh, I got together with my family."

This means you spent time with your family.

Again, we use this a lot in English, so it's a really good expression to use.

Notice here I wrote "got".

"Got" is the past tense of "get".

And I want to also just show you this word "with".

When we use "get together", we need to talk about who we got together with.

So you'll see this preposition, "Who did you get together with?"

"I got together with my friends."

"I got together with other YouTubers."

"I got together with my family."

"I got together with my co-workers."

So we use the word "with" after "get together".

All right, let's look at another example with "get together".

So every Tuesday, I get together with my friends.

So this is - we're talking about every Tuesday,

we're talking about the present tense, so

we can say "get" instead of "got".

"Got" is for the past, "get" is for the present, and "will get" is for the future.

Okay, so what about as a noun?

Well, we can use "get together" as a noun.

What you will notice is we have the word "get",

and then we have here this hyphen, and then

we have the word "together".

So it has that little hyphen to connect the word when we use it as a noun.

And how do we use it as a noun?

Well, here's an example.

I went to two get-togethers.

This means - this means I went to two events

where people were at, they might be parties.

The reason I said "two" here is because I

want to show you "get together" is a countable

noun.

We can count the number of get-togethers.

So that means that if you're talking about one get-together, you need the article "a"

or "the" in front of it.

There is a get-together this weekend.

Do you want to come to the get-together?

And again, it just means an event, usually with friends or family.

So let's look at another example.

At the get-together, I saw Adam, James, Ronnie, Rebecca, and Alex.

It was an engVid get-together.

So get-together is another great word to use

when you're talking about your social life.

Now let's look at the words "see" and "meet".

So we talked about get-together.

We also use "see" for social events as well.

So when we use "meet", I mentioned earlier we use "meet" for formal situations, like

when you meet your boss and you have a meeting.

These are usually things you do at work.

We can also use "meet" for a different situation.

We can use it for the first time we talk to someone.

So the first time we talk to someone, we say, "It's nice to meet you.

I'm Emma."

This is an example of when we would use "meet".

Now many learners continue to use "meet",

even if they already met the person and they

know the person.

Well, a better word to use is "see".

We use "see" the second time we talk to the person, the third, the fourth, the fifth.

We continue to use the word "see".

So the first word we use is "meet" for the first time we talk with a person, and then

after that, we often use "see".

So let's look at some examples of this.

"Well, yesterday I met Frank."

This means I met him for the first time.

I said, "Hello, I'm Emma."

And he said, "Hello, I'm Frank."

So that's a first time meeting.

I can also say, "Oh, I like meeting people."

This means I love meeting new people.

I like to say, "Oh, I'm Emma.

It's nice to meet you."

And talk to people for the first time, that's really fun.

So then let's look at "see".

So, again, "meet" is for the first time.

"Well, I met Frank, and today I see him."

I can say, "Oh, I see Frank at work.

Every Tuesday, I see Frank.

I work with Frank on Tuesdays.

I see Frank every Tuesday."

So this means I've talked to Frank already.

It's not the first meeting.

It's the second or third, or maybe I see him every week.

I can also use this in the past tense.

"I saw Frank yesterday."

So this means I talked to him.

I saw Frank, I talked to him, we socialized.

Another example we can use is, "I like seeing my friends."

I don't say "meeting", I don't, you know, "I

meet my friends", but that is a bit strange

because when I - with friends, it's not formal,

and I know my friends, I - it's not the first

time, so because of that, when I'm talking

about my friends, I'm saying, "see my friends"

or "see my family".

So, a very key expression to learn from this video is this one.

"It's nice to see you."

"It's nice to see you again."

We use this when we met someone before, and it's our second or third or fourth or fifth

or, you know, later meeting, we use "see" instead of "meet".

So, just to clarify, "It's nice to meet you"

is the first time, and then after that, when

you talk to the person again, at a different

time, you say, "It's nice to see you again."

All right, well, let's now look at the word

"meet up", and let's practice these different

expressions.

So, now, let's look at "meet up", which is a phrasal verb that is a little different

from "meet".

So, "meet up" is informal.

"Meet" is formal; "meet up" is informal.

This means we use it like "get together"; it has the same meaning.

When we "meet up" with someone, it means we see someone socially, so like our friends

or our family.

So, let's look at some examples.

"I meet up with friends on the weekend."

So, when we add "up", it's informal, and it means to socialize.

"On Friday, I met up with my sister."

So, again, in this case, we have the word

"up"; we're not talking about a formal meeting

like we do at work; we're talking about

socializing, having fun with friends or family.

And notice that, just like with "get together",

"meet up" is followed with "with", so the

preposition we use here is "with".

We "meet up with someone".

All right, so these are some examples with "meet up".

Now, let's do some practice together.

I have here five questions, and I want you

to fill in the blanks with the right answer.

So, I'm going to just grab my marker.

Okay.

Let's look at the first question.

"Want to get" - so, the question is about socializing.

What word goes here to mean "socialize"?

"Want to get together".

So, the answer here is "together".

"Want to get together this weekend?"

It's a very common question in English.

"Do you have time to get together?"

Another example of an English question.

Okay, what about the next question?

Question two, "Let's meet _______ on Tuesday."

Well, in this case, I'm talking to my friends, so it's informal.

What do we need to add so it's informal and it's about socialization?

We can add here "up".

"Let's meet up on Tuesday."

That means let's socialize, let's hang out, let's get together on Tuesday.

Alright, number three, "We had _______ get _______ on Friday."

So, let's work backwards, maybe that will be helpful.

"We had _______ get together on Friday."

And notice I put the hyphen and then the word "together".

Okay, so "get together" is a noun and it's countable, so what do we need in front of

the word "get together"?

Well, we need an article, like "a" or "the".

"We had a get together on Friday."

Alright, next question, "Hey, John.

It's nice to _______ you again."

So, what do you think?

Do you think this is going to be "see" or "meet"?

Well, we have here the word "again", so we

know this has happened before, so the answer

here would be "see".

"It's nice to see you again."

This means I've met John in the past.

What about the next one?

"Hi, my name's Emma.

It's nice to _______ you."

Do you think it's "see" or "meet"?

Well, in this case, I'm introducing myself, so it's probably the first time I'm talking

to somebody, so I would say, "It's nice to meet you."

Okay, great.

So, thank you for watching today about this

lesson on "see", "meet", "meet up", and "get

together".

Social English is important, and we use these

words a lot in our everyday conversation,

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