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Do you have trouble with asking questions in English? In this essential lesson, I look at some of the most common questions using "who". The word "who" is most often used as a pronoun in English, and it represents a person or persons in a sentence. Here are some examples: "Who is it?", "Who's with me?", "Who's that?", "Who did that?", "Who won?" There are too many "who" questions to list here, so watch the video to learn many more. This useful lesson will help you gain confidence and fluency in English.
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TRANSCRIPT
Hey, everyone. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on: "Common WHO Questions in English". That's right, today I am Dr. Who for you. Woo, woo, woo, woo. That was not too bad. Right? Okay. So, today, if you've watched the other videos on common questions, this is the one for "Who?" So, just like those videos, we're going to practice the pronunciation, the fluency, and the structure of these questions. So I don't want to waste any time. Let's begin.
First one, a very philosophical question: "Who am I?" Okay? So, this is also the title of a Jackie Chan movie, and it's also the title of another movie I think from the 2000s that's also action-based. So: Who am I? You know, if you're ever 16 years old, if you're 17, you're looking up at your ceiling while listening to whatever music kids listen to today, just: "Who am I?" You know? That's it. Just think about it.
And: "Who are you?" So, you know, if you meet someone for the first time or if you think someone is acting rudely, you can be like: "Who are you?" Okay? Or, like: "Who are you? I don't know you." Like: "Who are you?" Are you, like, her brother or her sister, or who are you? I don't know. All right?
And: "Hey. Who's he?", "Who's she?", "Who's this?", "Who's that?" Okay? So if you don't know someone and you're talking to a family member, a colleague, a friend, co-worker, and you want to know because you want to meet someone or you're curious about someone, and you can say: "Hey. Who is that?", "Who is she?", "Who is he?", "Who's this?" Okay?
All right, so these three because they're common, you know, they say: "Who am I?", "Who are you?", "Who is she?", "Who is he?", "Who is this?", "Who's that?" I said them very quickly, and now I want you to repeat them after me. So repeat after me: "Who am I?", "Who are you?", "Who's he?", "Who's she?", "Who's this?", "Who's that?" All right, very good.
Now, next, similar style of question: "Who is the _________?" Here, you have many possibilities, many different titles that you can use in this question. So: "Who's the president?" If you... If you're travelling to a new country and you don't know about the political system or the political leaders, or you're just curious about the political leader in a country or a place, you can say: "Who's the prime minister there?", "Who's the president?", "Who's the new guy?" or "the new girl", right? So, if you're working in a company and someone new comes in, and maybe you never met them before, very common question: "Hey. Who's the new guy?", "Who's the new girl?" Like, where...? Where did they come from? Okay?
"Who's the teacher?" So you're taking a class in university and you're looking at the name of the class, and you're like: "Oh, this sounds interesting. Who's the teacher? Who teaches that class?" Okay? "Who's the leader?", "Who's the goalie?" Right? So if you're trying to gamble and make a bet on a team, and you want to know, you know, in hockey or in soccer/football, depending on where you're from, you want to know: "Hey. Who's the goalie for that team? Who's in net? Who's blocking the shots?" Because if it's someone who's bad, then maybe I will bet on the other team.
Or: "Who's the boss?" This is only a reference. I only put this here to reference a 1990's TV show with Tony Danza, and I don't remember the actress' name in the show. She was Angela. Who's the Boss? Anyone? If you're like under 25, you probably don't know. I'm sorry.
Okay, and next, I drew a door. Very common question if someone knocks on your door: "Who's there?", "Who is it?" Okay? So, again, you can also say, you know: "Who's there?" or "Who is it?" if you hear someone in a room and you thought you were alone, you can say, like: "Who's there?" Also very common in horror movies or thrillers, like: "Who is it? Who's there?" Okay?
Next: "Who's coming?" or "Who's going?" So, you know, your friend is having a birthday party and you want to know about how many people will be there or who will be there, so you can ask: "Who's coming?" or "Who's going? Who's going to the party?" Okay? All right.
Now, let's go back a little bit and repeat these with me. So we'll do three and three. "Who's there?", "Who is it?", "Who's coming?", "Who's going?" Okay?
Do you have trouble with asking questions in English? In this essential lesson, I look at some of the most common questions using "who". The word "who" is most often used as a pronoun in English, and it represents a person or persons in a sentence. Here are some examples: "Who is it?", "Who's with me?", "Who's that?", "Who did that?", "Who won?" There are too many "who" questions to list here, so watch the video to learn many more. This useful lesson will help you gain confidence and fluency in English.
engvid.com/15-common-who-questions-in-english
TRANSCRIPT
Hey, everyone. I'm Alex. Thanks for clicking, and welcome to this lesson on: "Common WHO Questions in English". That's right, today I am Dr. Who for you. Woo, woo, woo, woo. That was not too bad. Right? Okay. So, today, if you've watched the other videos on common questions, this is the one for "Who?" So, just like those videos, we're going to practice the pronunciation, the fluency, and the structure of these questions. So I don't want to waste any time. Let's begin.
First one, a very philosophical question: "Who am I?" Okay? So, this is also the title of a Jackie Chan movie, and it's also the title of another movie I think from the 2000s that's also action-based. So: Who am I? You know, if you're ever 16 years old, if you're 17, you're looking up at your ceiling while listening to whatever music kids listen to today, just: "Who am I?" You know? That's it. Just think about it.
And: "Who are you?" So, you know, if you meet someone for the first time or if you think someone is acting rudely, you can be like: "Who are you?" Okay? Or, like: "Who are you? I don't know you." Like: "Who are you?" Are you, like, her brother or her sister, or who are you? I don't know. All right?
And: "Hey. Who's he?", "Who's she?", "Who's this?", "Who's that?" Okay? So if you don't know someone and you're talking to a family member, a colleague, a friend, co-worker, and you want to know because you want to meet someone or you're curious about someone, and you can say: "Hey. Who is that?", "Who is she?", "Who is he?", "Who's this?" Okay?
All right, so these three because they're common, you know, they say: "Who am I?", "Who are you?", "Who is she?", "Who is he?", "Who is this?", "Who's that?" I said them very quickly, and now I want you to repeat them after me. So repeat after me: "Who am I?", "Who are you?", "Who's he?", "Who's she?", "Who's this?", "Who's that?" All right, very good.
Now, next, similar style of question: "Who is the _________?" Here, you have many possibilities, many different titles that you can use in this question. So: "Who's the president?" If you... If you're travelling to a new country and you don't know about the political system or the political leaders, or you're just curious about the political leader in a country or a place, you can say: "Who's the prime minister there?", "Who's the president?", "Who's the new guy?" or "the new girl", right? So, if you're working in a company and someone new comes in, and maybe you never met them before, very common question: "Hey. Who's the new guy?", "Who's the new girl?" Like, where...? Where did they come from? Okay?
"Who's the teacher?" So you're taking a class in university and you're looking at the name of the class, and you're like: "Oh, this sounds interesting. Who's the teacher? Who teaches that class?" Okay? "Who's the leader?", "Who's the goalie?" Right? So if you're trying to gamble and make a bet on a team, and you want to know, you know, in hockey or in soccer/football, depending on where you're from, you want to know: "Hey. Who's the goalie for that team? Who's in net? Who's blocking the shots?" Because if it's someone who's bad, then maybe I will bet on the other team.
Or: "Who's the boss?" This is only a reference. I only put this here to reference a 1990's TV show with Tony Danza, and I don't remember the actress' name in the show. She was Angela. Who's the Boss? Anyone? If you're like under 25, you probably don't know. I'm sorry.
Okay, and next, I drew a door. Very common question if someone knocks on your door: "Who's there?", "Who is it?" Okay? So, again, you can also say, you know: "Who's there?" or "Who is it?" if you hear someone in a room and you thought you were alone, you can say, like: "Who's there?" Also very common in horror movies or thrillers, like: "Who is it? Who's there?" Okay?
Next: "Who's coming?" or "Who's going?" So, you know, your friend is having a birthday party and you want to know about how many people will be there or who will be there, so you can ask: "Who's coming?" or "Who's going? Who's going to the party?" Okay? All right.
Now, let's go back a little bit and repeat these with me. So we'll do three and three. "Who's there?", "Who is it?", "Who's coming?", "Who's going?" Okay?
