Омофони. Want and won’t

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…

Want and won’t

They are not homophones. They sound similar, but the pronunciation is different.

Ось як вимовляється want: [wɒnt]
Want – хотіти.
Want to do something – хотіти щось зробити.

• I want to drink some coffee.
• She wants a new dress.

Here are some phrases with “want”:
- Want in – хотіти зайти. The cat wants in.
- Want out – хотіти вийти. The dog wants out.
- What do you want me to say? – що ти хочеш, щоб я сказав? I’m sorry, what else do you want me to say?
- Want for nothing – мати все, що потрібно. I promise, you will want for nothing.
- For want of a better word – за відсутністю кращого слова. He called her his girlfriend for want of a better word.
- All I want is… – все, чого я хочу, це...

Example:

Won’t вимовляється по-іншому. [wount]
Won't = will not – не буду.

• I will not go to your party = I won't go to your party.
• He won’t work here in ten years.

Here are some phrases with “won’t”:
- I won’t breathe a word – я не скажу жодного слова. You can tell me your secret, I won’t breathe a word to anyone.
- I won’t take up any more of your time – не буду більше забирати у вас час – Thank you, i won't take up any more of your time.
- You won’t believe (what/who/where)! – ти не повіриш…! – You won’t believe who I met today!

Що ви собі говорите, коли вирішуєте досягти свого за всяку ціну? А ось що:

Now you can understand this:

Answer these questions:
1. What do you want to buy?
2. Tell me something you won’t do today.
3. Is a person who wants for nothing really happy?

Thanks for reading!

I hope you won’t confuse “want” and “won’t” anymore!