1. See
We use this word to refer to our eyes' natural ability of sight.
Example:
- We see with our eyes.
- I don't see very well. That's why I wear glasses
And we also use "see" when we see something by chance
Example:
- I saw Le Na, the scorpion teacher, selling tra da yesterday
In that situation, I didn't intentionally look at her. It happened completely by accident.
Remember it like this: when an image incidentally enter your eyes => use "See"
2. Look
If you want to say something like "Đừng nhìn vào tao"
You can't say "Don't see me".
This word means that we intentionally look at something, and it usually goes with the preposition "at"
"Đừng nhìn vào tao" in English is "Don't look at me"
We leave off "at" only when "look" doesn't have an object
Example:
- Look!
- Look over there!
- You have to look carefully.
- Hey, come look at these awesome selfies I took!
3. Watch
Note that although in Vietnamese we say "xem ảnh". in English we always say "look at photos", not "watch photos"
"Watch" means we watch something happen, in attentive way. We use this word with things that are moving or changing.
Example:
- I sat and watched my girlfriend cook dinner for me.
- They like to watch birds in the park
- Watching soccer is boring
We also use "watch" when talking about TV. But when talking about movies, we can use "watch" or "see" depending on the situation.
In this case of watching a movie at home, we use "watch".
- I watched Titanic with my mom last night
But in case of seeing a movie at the theater, we use "see"
- I went to see Inside Out last week
- I saw Ho Ngoc Ha at the Opera House last night
- I saw Man City play at My Dinh stadium
Or when talking about the fact of having seen a movie or not, at an unspecified time, we also use "see"
- Have you seen Frozen?
=> Yeah, I've seen it lost of times
However, if we talk about a specific time, we use "watch" again.
- In fact, I watched Frozen just yesterday.
####Try your best! Gradually you''ll feel that using these words is as easy as drinking water####
