English CONVERSATION LESSON: How to use DO YOU MIND? WOULD YOU MIND?

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In this English conversation lesson, learn English speaking: how to use Do you mind? and Would you mind? And how to answer Do you mind? or Would you mind? This is polite English.
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Would you mind if I came over later?
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@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

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@ipudfive-two5945 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Teacher. Would you mind if I ask a question? Or Would you mind if I Asked a question? Which one is correct? I really appreciate if you would answer to my question.

@kavehkushi3661 5 ай бұрын

Finally I understood something that seemed to me so confusing. Thank you so much! You are a great professor );

@LearnAcademicEnglish 5 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@Draconian2012 3 ай бұрын

Your explanation is very helpful! Thank you!

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊❤

@maalekashari5889 4 ай бұрын

Hello. Thank you for your Excellent lesson.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@thiagolima2957 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are incredibly good!!! Thanks!!!

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! Thank you so much!!

@samirafaizi4340 3 жыл бұрын

The video was so helpful, and about the sentences answers I can say that: 1. Sure. 2. Of course, please.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect :)

@Alisayadi2000 6 ай бұрын

Thanks

@LearnAcademicEnglish 6 ай бұрын

No problem! 😊

@NguyenPham-yr9wt 3 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem that you was mention in the video about the answers "yes" with the question "Do you mind?". Now I can say the correct answer that is "No, problem" or " of course, go head" Thanks Professor so much.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

That's great. Thanks for letting me know :)

@geraldosimoes8875 6 ай бұрын

I thank you!!!

@LearnAcademicEnglish 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@vivianagambetta9197 Жыл бұрын

Really interesting!! Thank you

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ushapk5143 10 ай бұрын

Thank U so much.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 10 ай бұрын

You're most welcome!

@vivianagambetta9197 11 ай бұрын

Useful lesson!! Thank you!!

@LearnAcademicEnglish 11 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@supriya1323 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome

@gitakiyamoosavi1311 10 ай бұрын

thank you. it helped a lot

@LearnAcademicEnglish 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@rainflaw6934 3 жыл бұрын

The rising intonation sounds cute. I like your accent, it's really clear to understand.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@selemundemeke6990 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@user-fu4cy2ei2s 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the lesson

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! :)

@jimececenabellydancer4105 2 жыл бұрын

Very Nice vídeo! I practised a lot. Thank you so much

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@bountyhunter2479 3 ай бұрын

This video is quite helpful you made our job easy . I'm so lucky to find this video do you mind if I say these words

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! 😀

@ArianaSelenator4726 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot ! . I from Portugal and I learning English for a travel ❤

@LearnAcademicEnglish 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Where in Portugal? I love your country.

@raminjavi1708 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it was very helpful

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊

@ivorychannel4813 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful.

@LinhNguyen-tb4jj 3 жыл бұрын

The video was useful, I understood all your teach. Many thanks :*

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

I’m happy you found this video helpful! 😀

@mandirachutia5835 3 жыл бұрын

It's helpful... thanks a million ❣️

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mandira, I’m so glad you found it helpful! 😀

@baohuynh2611 3 жыл бұрын

It’s helpful ❤️

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear, Bao! Try to practice it next week in class :)

@_MAEL Жыл бұрын

Great video.

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Befit_Ram 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ✅

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@user-cm4qu3ih6i 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@colmenacreativa2388 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! :)

@MAR-fb3er 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation 🌹

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@aravind9839 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video mam . Very useful.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to hear that you found it useful!

@shabeelbangash8807 Жыл бұрын

All your videos are appreciable Love & respect from Pakistan

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😀 happy to have you here!

@Alisayadi2000 2 ай бұрын

👍🙏

@yaseen5372 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful ❤️✨️

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

So glad! "Do you mind" and "would you mind" are very common in spoken English 😊

@TrucNguyen-wr1cu 3 жыл бұрын

1.Would you mind subscribing to my channel? Sure! 2. Do you mind if I make more videos about pronunciation? No, that would be great, please do it, my dear professor Francisco.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect, Truc! :)

@ahmedadamflowahmedadam1610 2 ай бұрын

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@subbareddykolli4626 Жыл бұрын

1)Would you mind tenses vedios uploading for me . (2) would you mind lift for me . (3) would you mind side for me .( 4) would you mind explain English speaking skills for learners . (Thanq mem good vedio. Your explanation is good )

@iamreji6014 2 жыл бұрын

It's so useful

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so! 😊

@himajareddy3196 3 жыл бұрын

1.No,no problem 2.That would be great/please do!

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Good job! :)

@tukawyarawxassan7725 Жыл бұрын

nice to meet you

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Nice to meet you, too! Where are you from?

@mahfujaafrinupoma6317 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful class🥰

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it helpful!

@tsanioctaviam.r5910 3 жыл бұрын

thank you😗

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@meowareasaservice Жыл бұрын

Would you mind making a content on explanation about how to use "I don't suppose you to ....." and what's the difference compared to "would you mind ..."?

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

That's a good suggestion. You can say "I don't suppose you want to..." but it's used only with people whom we know well. It's considered more direct. You can learn more about how to ask for help in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q8CJetR4s6u-gWg.html

@blinderz2801 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much..Would you please make a video on ''using been and being''

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! 😊 I can add that to my Ask Jenna video series. Let me know if you have a specific question that you have about these words.

@blinderz2801 3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish Im kind of confused sometimes whether to use been or being.Like when using "'its being/been''

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

OK! I added your question to my list for a future "Ask Jenna" grammar Q&A video.

@blinderz2801 3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thank you very much😊

@slbuddhisttv7109 3 жыл бұрын

Crystal clear thank you very much.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Great! I’m glad you found it clear 😀

@NormalGaming73 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, 1. Would you mind if I ask a question? Could you please please tell me that can I use this question when I want some one to do something? Would you mind me a big favor? Or do you mind me a favor?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great question! We say, "Would you mind doing me a favor?" We use the verb "do" with "a favor." This is a common question that we use when we ask for help.

@thanhtrucnguyenang7044 2 жыл бұрын

Hi teacher, If I have a negative sentence. for example : "would you mind I don't join you tonight ?" Is that correct.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! You can say that with a negative. However, you need to add the word "if" like this: Would you mind if I don't join you tonight? 😀

@elaheabdolahi1878 2 жыл бұрын

Hi and thank u for this perfect video. I have a question and i'll be really thankful if you answer me cause i've searched about it a lot and when i saw this video, i became a little confused. When we use "do you mind if I ", we have to use a verb with present tense just like what was said in the video. But As i read before, we use "would you mind if I " plus the past form of a verb like : Would you mind if i opened the window? and this is for past and present. And i noticed that you didn't use the past form in your examples like: Would u mind if i do it later? Which one is correct?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment and question. You are right; according to the grammar, we should use the past form in the if clause, like this: Would you mind if I did it for you? However, in speaking, we often mix the verb forms in conditionals, and it's quite common to hear Americans use the present verb here. Part of the reason for that is that it is clear that it is conditional because we have both "if" and "would," so the past verb feels unnecessary. Sorry for the confusion; I should have mentioned that the form according to the prescriptive grammar rules is to use the past verb form.

@elaheabdolahi1878 2 жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish No problem at all🥰 Thanks a lot for answering. It was so useful😊

@nicknameunknown4911 3 жыл бұрын

so the different between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my asked, would you fix it?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be happy to fix it. There are a couple of mistakes in your question. Here's your question: "so the different between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my asked, would you fix it?" and here's the correction (in capital letters): "so the differenCE between would and do is would is more polite and do is more casual? and would you explain to me about "go ahead"? if there is something wrong in my QUESTION, would you fix it?" Also, use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence. Yes, the difference between would and do is that would is more polite. :)

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

And "go ahead" invites the person to do something. It invites them to go first or to proceed.

@nicknameunknown4911 3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish haha different is an adjective and different is an adjective. I know it, but it was confuse about it especially when talked dirrectly in short time😶

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

@@nicknameunknown4911 Yes, different is an adjective and difference is a noun. It's a common mistake, don't worry :)

@jaydevbera1173 3 жыл бұрын

Good

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jaydev. I have a problem with the lighting when I use the whiteboard, but I am working on improving the quality of the video in those situations. :)

@kchinthaka8975 3 жыл бұрын

example from when Stephen Fry uses 'Do you mind...'. Note that before he receives an answer, he follows up the initial question with 'Would it be okay ...' and then JK Rowling answers that follow-up question with a 'No.' Interesting that 'No (I don't mind)' has the opposite meaning to 'No (it's not okay)': kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJ5ko8WBx6ildo0.html

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

That's really interesting. Thank you for sharing!!

@andreagiraldomdphd.8376 Жыл бұрын

Dear Prof , I was wondering if I might dare to ask you a question ? Why did you use present simple after would ? I would have said: would you mind if I WENT first? Thank you. I pay my respects to you. A

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Great question! And you can always ask questions! :) I added a note about this in the description of the video. Here it is: "Note: In speaking, we often mix tenses in conditional sentences, but the grammatical form with "would" is to use the past verb in the "if" clause, like this: Would you mind if I came over later?"

@fromisheon4867 Жыл бұрын

For the "don't you mind" phrase. Do we answer yes for yes? Or no for yes?

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Good question! If you ask "Don't you mind if someone borrows your car?" you can answer "Yes, I mind if someone borrows my car" or "No, I don't mind if someone ..." When we ask a negative question, we answer "no" if we agree with the negative. You can learn more about them here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/arRpmM6dmrSwd6c.html

@inkyinwar7474 3 жыл бұрын

How about I answer the question with ‘of course not’ ?? Would i be denying the request or accepting it?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

If someone says, "Would you mind if I sit here?" and you say, "Of course not," you are accepting it. The same thing if someone says "Would you mind getting that for me?" If you say "Of course not," you are accepting the request. I hope that helps! 😊

@Jojo-ir8df 4 ай бұрын

What about the difference between "could I" and "do you mind if" ?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 ай бұрын

You can use "could I" as well. It is polite. However, in everyday conversation, we use "do you mind if" or "would you mind if" very often.

@nguyenanh4722 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I have a question. I totally agree what you taught and it sound natural. However, in my school, for example, they teach like 'Would you mind if I took a photo' instead of 'take'. Is it correct? They taught that because there is 'Would" means in the past tense, so the next clause will be the past tense, too. What is your opinion? Thank you!

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Hi Anh, Great question! I added a note about this in the description of the video. Here it is: "In speaking, we often mix tenses in conditional sentences, but the grammatical form with "would" is to use the past verb in the "if" clause, like this: Would you mind if I came over later?" Therefore, you are right, according to the grammar rules, we should use the past tense ("if I took"). However, native speakers often mix tenses in conditionals. I should have made that clear in the video. By the way, you mentioned that "would" means in the past tense, but note that in these sentences, would does not indicate past tense. It indicates a conditional that's not referring to the past at all. I hope that helps, and thanks again for your question.

@jauharmaksum1765 Жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish it means present tense and future tense, doesn't it?

@gagadaddy8713 Жыл бұрын

I am afraid that the example used in this video: "Would you mind if I go first?" should be changed to "Would you mind if I went first?" instead. The past tense "went" is used here but it is NOT referring to a past situation. But a unique grammatical structure for using "Would you mind .... ?" However, it is correct to use present tense for "Do you mind .... ?". That is, - "Do you mind if I go first?" - "Would you mind if I went first" These two sentences have the same meaning with "Would you mind .... " in a more polite approach.

@arnelmonares9242 2 жыл бұрын

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@zakariiraillen2559 3 жыл бұрын

I was watching a youtube videro and a guy said "I have never gotten a tato before and HER neither" talking about his girl friend and an the guy is Australian by the way, shouldn't he have said "SHE neither" instead of "HER neither" unless HER in this sentence is an object. My second question : is my question above (in the second ligne) correct "shouldn't he have said". Do you mind answering my questions when you get a chance, I would be most grateful, thank you Jenna.

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great question. Basically, when we answer with the structure like "Me too" or "Me neither," we always use the object pronoun. When we use the short answer like "I do too" or "Neither do I," then we use the subject pronoun, of course (because the verb is there, too). I honestly don't know why we use the object pronoun in the first construction. I will try to look it up. However, this is definitely not a situation in which some people use I too and others say Me too. And yes, your question is correct (shouldn't he have said). That's a difficult one, so good job!

@zakariiraillen2559 3 жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish I got it now, you explained it very well, thank you so much !!!

@saeid9800 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Sorry to bother you. Would you mind answering my question about your useful lesson? Is it possible to use me + gerund after mind? Would you mind me asking you a question? = Would you mind if I ask you a question?

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Yes, absolutely. We use this all the time! However, according to prescriptive grammar rules, it should be "my asking" instead of "me asking" because the structure is to mind something --> to mind + noun/gerund. In conversation, we would almost always use "would you mind me asking...," and "would you mind my asking..." would sound too formal or old-fashioned. Also, we often use the other form, "would you mind if I..."

@saeid9800 Жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish Thank you so much! You answered the question fully. I appreciate it. An interesting coincidence: The other day, the KZfaq suggested a video in which a person was asking passersby questions, and he started off by saying: " Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions? The passerby answered, "Sure." That video also reminded me of your lesson and its usefulness.

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing :)

@letsplaywithgrammar5061 2 жыл бұрын

Do you mind me having a seat ? Is it correct ? I read this example from Google search

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is correct. You can say this in 2 ways: Do you mind me having a seat? or Do you mind if I have a seat? I would say that the second one is more common. I rarely use the first one.

@letsplaywithgrammar5061 2 жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish thanks a lot

@bountyhunter2479 3 ай бұрын

Do you mind if i go to movie at this time

@mohammadaliqalandari207 2 жыл бұрын

What is the meaning of this sentence " don't mind me"?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 2 жыл бұрын

Good question! It means “don’t pay attention to me” or “I will not bother you”

@geraldosimoes8875 6 ай бұрын

Do you mind if I watch your videos?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 6 ай бұрын

Definitely not! 😃

@bountyhunter2479 3 ай бұрын

Do you mind finish my homework for me

@LearnAcademicEnglish 3 ай бұрын

Do you mind finishing my homework...?

@bountyhunter2479 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for noticing the error one mam

@bountyhunter2479 3 ай бұрын

Do yo mind bring me an ice cream

@luisadigaudio7047 23 күн бұрын

Sorry, if I use "Would you mind if ......? the verb in the if clause doesn't go in simple past?

@LearnAcademicEnglish 23 күн бұрын

Yes, you are right. Unfortunately, native speakers make mistakes in conditionals when we are speaking all the time, so it's very common for us to say "would you mind if I sit here?" However, I realized the mistake and explained it in the description of the video. Sorry for the confusion.

@luisadigaudio7047 12 күн бұрын

Thank you for answering !! It's a pleasure to watch your videos! They aré really useful!❤

@michalbotor Жыл бұрын

thank you for showing me how to use "do you mind if i ..?" correctly. but this makes what i've just watched even more confusing.. i've been watching "monster the jefferey dahmer story" s01e01. at around 32 minute cops come to dahmer's apartment and at some point one of them asks: "you mind if we come in?" dahmer has a long pause, he clearly does not want them to come in, he answers: "uh.. yeah. yeah, sure." and then he **opens** the door! does "uh.. yeah. yeah, sure." really mean "uh.. no. please come in." or did the screenwriters intentionally made a grammatical mistake here to be more authentic as this is what, some possibly less educated, native speakers tend to do?

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

Great question! Hard to explain, but you really have to rely on the whole context including the person's gestures and other cues to know if it's OK or not. The grammatical answer is "no" but often we answer with other words like "No problem" or "Sure, go ahead" to indicate that we are OK with the person doing whatever it is. If you answer simply "yes" or "no," you have to use the correct form, but in general, when we're speaking, we answer with other phrases to be polite. We might say, "No, go ahead." or "Sure, that's fine, of course." In both cases, I would understand that the person means that it's OK. On the other hand, if the person says, "Actually, this is not a good time" I would understand that it means that it's not OK.

@michalbotor Жыл бұрын

@@LearnAcademicEnglish thanks so much for the answer! it's fascinating that languages are not just words, and structures, and rules, but also people who speak them, and that at some point a better understanding does not come from the former anymore, but from the latter, the people: from their tone, and their gestures, and their ques. i have learnt a lot more from you today than i anticipated, thank you kindly!

@LearnAcademicEnglish Жыл бұрын

That's great to hear :)