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Fun versus funny.
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This is a very common mistake I hear with people that are trying to learn English.
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I've heard people say, "I'm having a funny time learning English."
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Whereas it should be, "I'm having a fun time learning English."
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So I just wanted to help you guys out, make a video⏤fun versus funny⏤sharing some differences as well as some examples.
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So, with the word "fun", it's a noun, and it means "enjoyable".
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I had a fun time at the beach.
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I had an enjoyable time at the beach.
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Or you could say, "We had so much fun at the movies."
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Yeah, we had an enjoyable time at the movies.
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I think where the confusion can come in is, with spoken English, fun can also be an adjective.
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It's very common for me to say to my friend, or to my son⏤he's going to play with a friend, "Okay, bye! Have a fun time with your friend."
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In this case, fun time, fun is an adjective.
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So, the word "funny" is always used as an adjective, and I'll give you some examples.
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It means "amusing"; think of laughter, "That was so funny!"
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The book I'm reading is really funny.
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Or, "My dad is a very funny person."
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So, we're describing the object, the book, or we're describing the person, my dad, saying funny.
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So, when you hear the word "fun", when you want to use it, think in your mind, "Could I substitute this with 'enjoyable'?"
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If you can, you're probably using it correctly.
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And then with the word "funny", think laughter, ha, ha, ha, like, are you able to laugh when you're using the word "funny" or substitute it with almost laughter?
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And if you are, you're probably using it correctly.
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So a couple more examples, just to help you guys out.
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It would be fun to go to Hawaii.
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The campfire last night was so fun.
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Oh, another interesting thing we say in English, "He was making fun of me," which means, "He was teasing me."
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She was making fun of me.
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But it can be used in, like, a non-offensive way as well, like, he's... "Are you making fun of me right now?"
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Kind of like in a fun... fun, teasing way.
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And then funny... So... the TV series "Friends" is so funny; it makes me laugh all the time.
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My husband told me a really funny joke last night.
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Oh, actually, yesterday, I was on a language call in Portuguese, and I said, "(speaks Portuguese)."
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And I realized⏤actually, I didn't realize, my language partner was like, "Wait, what?"
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I had said⏤I wanted to say, like, "I charged my headphone," and instead I said, like, the word "caguei", which in the past tense in Portuguese, I believe, is "I pooped".
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And, so, it was really funny; we laughed a lot.
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Um... language learning is... it's funny!
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And it's fun!
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I hope this video helped you guys out. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel, share this with your friends; I will see you guys soon. Ciao, ciao.