Hi my name is Anna and some of you might know me from English like a native which is kind

of similar but not as glamorous as Lucy's channel.Oh it's pretty glamorous.

Definitely check out Anna's channel she makes some fantastic videos all about the English

language and if you like this channel I'm sure you will really like hers.

Firstly, before we get started I would just like to remind you that if you really want

to take your English to the next level then you should use the website called italki.

And this is a platform where you can connect with professional qualified and native teachers

and improve your spoken english with them. So I've got a present for you so if you click

on the link in the description box your account will be credited with 100 italki credits which

is around 10 dollars as soon as you make your first purchase. So check that out and let

me know how you find it. So today we are going to be talking about

how to give compliments. We are filming 2 videos. The first one is here on my channel

and the second one will be on Anna's on my channel. You can go straight to her channel

as soon as you've finished this one. Here we are going to be talking about things that

you should say. And then we're going to be talking about things that you shouldn't say

when you're complimenting someone. So both very important videos so stay tuned. Ok so

firstly let's talk about some adjectives that we can use to compliment people. Compliment

the way they look exactly. So the first one is pretty. You're very pretty. So are you.

And pretty should be used generally towards women. If you want to compliment a man on

the other hand you can use handsome. I know lots of handsome men. I don't know any maybe

you can introduce me. So another word you can use to compliment a man or a woman would

be beautiful. Yes that can go for both can't it yeah. Really nice word. And then we have

gorgeous and gorgeous just means ah so attractive so if someone is gorgeous it means they are

really really nice. And then we have stunning, So if someone stuns you with how beautiful

they are then you would call them stunning. And then the last on breathtaking. so they

take your breath away with their beauty. they are just so amazing. i can't breathe you're

so handsome. One thing that I often hear my students use incorrectly is you look and you

look like. I would say you look plus adjective and you look like plus noun. So I might say

you look like Angelina Jolie. Funny you should say that! Or Anna you look beautiful or you

look stunning. So make sure that you're very careful when differentiating between you look

and you look like. So now we are going to give some examples of some nice ways of complimenting

people. Something that I always think is nice is noticing a change. So if someone's made

an extra effort with what they're wearing yeah or their hair yeah it's nice to say something

about it. Or if they've had their teeth whitened perhaps. Wow! You have amazing teeth! Um ok

so an example would be Anna I love what you've done with your hair. Oh, I've just had it

cut thank you so much Lucy! I love that top is that new? Thank you it is! It really brings

out the colour of your eyes! Ah, it's always good to compliment the eyes, when in doubt

talk about the eyes! You could also talk about something that's not related to the way they

look. Yeah, it's always really nice to compliment the way a person is. I appreciate compliments

about personality more than I do about looks. So if I were to say maybe Anna I find you

really easy to be around or I find you really funny, I think that's a much nicer compliment

than just you look nice. Yes definitely I think I would definitely hold on to a compliment

like that than someone just saying you look pretty. It's really nice when someone says

something that they've obviously spent some time thinking about. Like I really like that

little line on your face when you smile. I like things like that. I really like your

dimples. Ok so those were some helpful tips on how to compliment people in English. Remember

it's very important to differentiate between you look and you look like. Remember Anna

looks beautiful and she looks like a potato! Sorry, she looks like Angelina Jolie. Make

sure you use the correct adjective. Be careful when calling men pretty and women handsome,

they might get offended. You should generally call women pretty and men handsome. Another

thing is to try and be specific. People will always appreciate a specific comment more

than a generic comment. Definitely yep. Try and make an effort to compliment things other

than just appearance. Normally people are much more flattered by a compliment about

something they've done or their personality rather than their appearance. Or something

they've chosen. Something they've had an effect on. Ok so that's it for today. Now you need

to head over to Anna's channel to watch the second part of this video. Which is very important

it's about what not to say when you're trying to compliment someone. So if you don't want

to offend us you need to watch that video. Don't forget to connect with me on all of

my social media which is right above Anna here and I'll see you for another English

lesson very very soon. Mwah! The word pretty. Ayyyy. Hansome men recent Lucy. Aaah why is

my mouth not working? Now one thing that I often hear. Often! Very posh! Now...now one

thing that I Um..oh...compliment me bitch!! Or I really like. Oh my god! It's like word

vomit! It's like all the compliments I've ever wanted to hear just coming out!