Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Learn a very simple and easy expression in English: ‘-ish’. In conversation, we often add ‘-ish’ to the end of a word to change its meaning. What is the difference between green and greenish? What colour is my hair? Is it brown or is it reddish, blondish, or brownish? I’ll also teach you some other ways in which the suffix ‘-ish’ appears in English. Take the quiz on this lesson here: engvid.com/learn-english-ish
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00:00 How to use "-ish" in English to mean kind of/somewhat
02:22 "-ish" adjective examples
05:17 Practice: "-ish"
07:27 Nationalities that end with "-ish"
08:24 Verbs that end with "-ish"
Learn a very simple and easy expression in English: ‘-ish’. In conversation, we often add ‘-ish’ to the end of a word to change its meaning. What is the difference between green and greenish? What colour is my hair? Is it brown or is it reddish, blondish, or brownish? I’ll also teach you some other ways in which the suffix ‘-ish’ appears in English. Take the quiz on this lesson here: engvid.com/learn-english-ish
Check out my website at https://EnglishTeacherEmma.com, and watch more of my vocabulary videos for beginners!
Learning English for Beginners: My top tips youtu.be/Ff5FUoo2YZA
Easy English Vocabulary: THING & STUFF youtu.be/d_8tSKjYiRw
00:00 How to use "-ish" in English to mean kind of/somewhat
02:22 "-ish" adjective examples
05:17 Practice: "-ish"
07:27 Nationalities that end with "-ish"
08:24 Verbs that end with "-ish"
