The Suffix -able: Grow Your Vocabulary with Simple English Videos

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What kind of words are these?
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Quin tipus de paraules són aquestes paraules?
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What part of speech?
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Quina part de l'oració?
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They’re all adjectives.
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Són totes adjectius.
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When you see -able on the end of a word, it’s probably an adjective.
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Quan veieu "-able" al final d'una paraula, és probable que sigui un adjectiu.
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It generally means you can do something.
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En general, vol dir que es pot fer alguna cosa.
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The label says washable, so I can wash it.
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L' etiqueta diu rentable, així que pot rentar-se.
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Washable.
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Rentable.
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Washable.
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Rentable
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Washable.
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Rentable
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Not washable.
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No rentable.
00:41
If a crime can be solved, it’s solvable.
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Si un crim pot ser resolt, és solucionable.
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If a problem can be avoided, it’s avoidable.
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Si un problema es pot evitar, és evitable.
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And the suffix -able can also mean that something has a particular characteristic or quality.
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I el sufix "-able" també pot significar que alguna cosa té una característica o qualitat particular.
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Breakable.
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Rompible.
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Recyclable.
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Reciclable.
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Comfortable.
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Confortable (còmode)
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Notice the pronunciation of this word.
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Cal notar la pronúncia d'aquesta paraula.
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Sit down.
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Seu.
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I’m comfortable.
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Estic còmode.
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Please sit up Molly.
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Si us plau, seure bé Molly.
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Oh mom.
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Oh mare.
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I’m comfortable.
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Estic còmode.
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It has three syllables.
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Té tres síl·labes.
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Comfortable.
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"Comfortable"
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What about the ‘or’, Vicki?
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Què passa amb "or", Vicki?
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I don’t know.
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No ho sé.
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We just don’t usually say it.
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Simplement no ho diem.
01:39
Comfortable.
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"Comfortable"
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DA-da-da.
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DA-da-da.
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Comfortable The schwa in -able is a weak sound.
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"comfortable" La neutra en "-able" és un so feble.
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So we don’t say able.
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No la diem com el so d'una a
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We say able.
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Diem "-able"
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Let’s hear some more words.
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Escoltem algunes paraules més.
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If someone knows a lot and has a lot of knowledge we can say they are knowledgeable.
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Si algú sap molt i té una gran quantitat de coneixement, podem dir que és "knowledgeable" (que està ben informat).
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If something produces a profit or a useful result we can say it is profitable.
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Si hi ha alguna cosa que produeix un benefici o un resultat útil, podem dir que és "profitable" (rendible).
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If something is satisfactory and we can accept it, we can say it is acceptable.
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Si alguna cosa és satisfactòria i podem acceptar-la, podem dir que és acceptable.
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If we know in advance that something will happen and we can predict it, it is predictable.
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Si sabem per endavant que alguna cosa passarà i podem predir-ho, és predictible.
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If something is easy to enjoy we can say it is enjoyable.
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Si hi ha una cosa que és fàcil de gaudir, podem dir que és agradable.
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Great.
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Genial.
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You’ve got the idea.
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Has agafat la idea.
02:42
So what’s your favourite -able word?
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Llavors, quina és la teva paraula preferida acabada en "-able"?
02:45
Tell us in the comments.
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Explica'ns-ho en els comentaris.
02:47
And if this lesson was enjoyable, why not watch another?
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I si aquesta lliçó ha estat agradable, per què no veure'n una altra?
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