Омофони. Be and bee

Hi, everyone!
Did you know that there are special words called “homophones”? It has nothing to do with phones, if that’s what you thought. Homophones (омоніми)  are words which have absolutely the same pronunciation but different meanings. For example, if you write that you’re so board, people will misunderstand you, because you’re not a board made of wood from a tree, you’re bored, you’re not interested.

Can you find another example in the picture? I’ll give you a hint  – it also has something to do with trees…

There are also words which have almost the same pronunciation, but still sound a bit different. For example, if you say “I want buy this” – it’s incorrect, because you meant “I won’t buy this”. One sound can make a great difference.

So as not to make fools of ourselves and do everything right, let’s find out a little more about…

Be and bee

Дієслово to be. З однією e. To be – was/were – been. Перекладається воно дуже просто – бути.

У тих реченнях, де ми в українській пропускаємо дієслово (наприклад: вона лікар, я вдома), в англійській потрібно використовувати дієслово «бути»: вона є лікар, я є вдома.

Here are some phrasal verbs with “be”:

Шекспіра теж дуже цікавило дієслово to be. Чи зможете ви пригадати відому цитату з «Гамлета»?

А що ж таке bee? А це ось хто:
Are you afraid of bees? Are bees good or bad? Why?

Ось фрази та приказки з bee:

• Bee in one’s bonnet – бути поглинутим однією ідеєю. She has a bee in her bonnet about ballet. She wants to become a ballerina.
• Be as busy as a bee – зайнятий як бджола. She doesn’t have any free time, she’s as busy as a bee.
• Beehive – бджолиний вулик. Don’t go near the beehive, you’ll be stung by bees!
• Make a bee-line for something – йти прямо до чогось. John made a bee-line for the coffee machine.

Не плутайте be и bee =) Залишайтеся з нами and learn about other homonyms!
Good luck!