Feel, Feel Like
2024-06-15
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1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ana in Brazil about the difference between "feel" and "feel like."
2Hi guys
3I've... learned a lot from VOA English.
4I'm so grateful for helping us with our difficulties on English learning.
5My question is about the use of the verb "to feel".
6What's the difference between "feel" and "feel like" and other uses of this verb?
7And if its use is followed by a verb plus ING.
8Thank you so much in advance.
9Ana Lúcia from Brazil
10Thank you for writing, Ana.
11We're happy you learn a lot from Learning English.
12And I'm happy to answer your question.
13The verb "feel" has many meanings in English.
14It can mean to experience an emotion:
15I always feel thankful to my parents.
16Or experience something in your body:
17She felt a pain in her back.
18"Feel" can mean to touch something:
19I feel the rough sand under my feet.
20Or to describe the weather:
21It feels cold outside.
22"Feel" can also show an opinion:
23Do you feel strongly about the situation?
24He feels sure we are right.
25"Feel like" is a phrasal verb. We often use "feel like" in a sentence to go with (someone or something) and (doing something).
26"Feel like" someone or something means that you are similar to the person or thing:
27My feet feel like blocks of ice.
28Maria feels like her mother.
29"Feel like" doing something means that you want to do it. This is when the verb is often followed by -ing.
30Jose feels like eating ice cream.
31She feels like watching a movie.
32Sometimes, "feel like" can be used in this way without -ing:
33Jose feels like ice cream.
34She feels like a movie.
35It is understood that he wants to eat ice cream or that she wants to watch a movie.
36And we also use "feel like" to show an opinion:
37I feel like this isn't a good idea.
38We hope this explanation helps you, Ana.
39Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
40And that's Ask a Teacher.
41I'm Gena Bennett.
1Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ana in Brazil about the difference between "feel" and "feel like." 2Question 3Hi guys 4I've... learned a lot from VOA English. 5I'm so grateful for helping us with our difficulties on English learning. 6My question is about the use of the verb "to feel". What's the difference between "feel" and "feel like" and other uses of this verb? And if its use is followed by a verb plus ING. 7Thank you so much in advance. 8Ana Lúcia from Brazil 9Answer 10Thank you for writing, Ana. We're happy you learn a lot from Learning English. And I'm happy to answer your question. 11Feel 12The verb "feel" has many meanings in English. It can mean to experience an emotion: 13I always feel thankful to my parents. 14Or experience something in your body: 15She felt a pain in her back. 16"Feel" can mean to touch something: 17I feel the rough sand under my feet. 18Or to describe the weather: 19It feels cold outside. 20"Feel" can also show an opinion: 21Do you feel strongly about the situation? 22He feels sure we are right. 23Feel like 24"Feel like" is a phrasal verb. We often use "feel like" in a sentence to go with (someone or something) and (doing something). 25"Feel like" someone or something means that you are similar to the person or thing: 26My feet feel like blocks of ice. 27Maria feels like her mother. 28"Feel like" doing something means that you want to do it. This is when the verb is often followed by -ing. 29Jose feels like eating ice cream. 30She feels like watching a movie. 31Sometimes, "feel like" can be used in this way without -ing: 32Jose feels like ice cream. 33She feels like a movie. 34It is understood that he wants to eat ice cream or that she wants to watch a movie. 35And we also use "feel like" to show an opinion: 36I feel like this isn't a good idea. 37We hope this explanation helps you, Ana. 38Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. 39And that's Ask a Teacher. 40I'm Gena Bennett. 41Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English. 42_____________________________________________ 43Words in This Story 44grateful-n. thankful 45advance-n. forward in time