what the defferences between 'very' and 'quite'?
i always hear a lots of foreigners says '...something is quite ..something',but my teacher said that the 'very' is a word that to described how u feel .so i m really wonder when i can say 'very '?and when i should say'quite'? so......confusing.....
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What are the defferences differences between "very" and "quite"?
I always hear a lots of foreigners says say, "...something is quite ..something", but my teacher said that the "very" is a word that to described describe how you feel. So I'm really wondering when I can say "very". And when should I should say "quite"? So......confusing.....
The words are used in the same way. "Quite" is more literary. Both words are used too much. Try to avoid using them at all.
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I have a friend who sometimes uses "very" when she should use "quite" and vice versa.
For example you can use "very" like this:
"I'm not very good at badminton." - you couldn't use "quite" here. This means that you are maybe a beginner, or rarely played badminton.
"I'm quite good at badminton." - both "very" and "quite" works in this sentence, but quite is a more humble way to state that you are good, or very good at playing badminton, and it's maybe not as strong as "very" but it has roughly the same meaning.
I believe that you could as a reference say that:, "quite" is equal to 不错, while "very" is like 非常... Here they are both positive, but they are slightly different. That only works as a reference it cannot be directly translated and used like that because the languages are very different.
I'm not sure if it helps you :C ... Anyway, good luck!
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