Likes and Dislikes
I like ... (very much) - |
Я люблю что-то (очень)- |
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I love ... - |
Я люблю кого-то...- |
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I enjoy... (+ Gerund) |
Я наслаждаюсь ... (+ Герундий) |
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Do/did, quite and rather |
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I'm rather/very fond of ... |
Я очень люблю... |
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I'm quite/rather/very keen on ... - |
Мне очень нравится |
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I’m mad about/on ... - |
Я безумен об … |
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Just or absolutely |
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I'm crazy-about... - |
Я с ума схожу по... |
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Possible replies are: |
I’m
not very/too keen on it/them myself.
(See
also Dislikes
below, p. 92.) |
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Positive |
Negative |
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So do I. |
I don't. |
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I do too. |
I'm not. |
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So am I. |
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Are you? |
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Do
you?
Replying to the questions |
Do you like...? and how do you like...? |
I. Do you like...? |
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Y es, (I do). |
No, (I don't). — only to close friends and yes, I do, |
rather. |
Not (very) much. |
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Not particularly. |
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I can’t say I do (really). |
(Yes,) very much indeed). |
No, I’m not very keen on it actually.
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enenthusiastic
(or understatement)
Not bad.
2. How do you like...?
Very much.
Not
(very) much. I'm
not too/very keen on it, actually. It's
awful/terrible/horrible.
lovely/beautiful, etc.
It's all right.
not bad.
Illustrative Examples
— I. like science fiction very much.
— So, do I.
— I rather like going for walks in the country.
— Do you? I'm not very keen on walking myself.
— I do like Julia's new flat.
— Yes, it's very cosy, isn't it?
— I love home-made pies.
— I do too.
— I (really) enjoy going out for a meal occasionally.
— So, do I. It makes a nice change.
— What a nice dog! Have you had him long?
— About a year. We're all very fond of him.
— I've got quite keen on knitting lately. I've made two sweaters and a scarf already.
— How nice.
— Is the drama club popular with the students?
— Oh yes. They're very keen. They put on two productions last term.
— My brother's absolutely mad on chess at the moment. He spends every spare minute either playing, or reading about it, or watching games on television.
— I'm crazy about these new electronic games.
— Really? I don't know what you see in them.
— Do you like jazz?
— Not particularly.
— How do you like the hotel (you're staying at)?
— It's all right.
Dislikes
I
dislike ... — formal
style
I don't (much) like ...
I don't like... Very much. The commonest forms
at all.
keen
on ...
all that
fond
of...
all that
The following forms express strong dislike and should therefore be used with care.
I hate/detest/loathe ... — given here in order of increasing strength
I can’t bear/stand ... — colloquial. Stand is slightly more colloquial than bear.
The usual replies are:
So do I. — in reply to I dislike, ..., I hate/detest/loathe...
Do Am can
Neither
I do. (I strongly stressed) — in reply to I don't like...
Don’t |
Aren't you? I rather/quite like it/them (etc) myself.
Can’t
Really?