I'd rather you didn't invite her. Early mornings are not for me. So you could say: "Nah I don't like them". I can't stand watching cricket. All right here's your first piece of homework. When we're talking about an activity that we don't like then we can also use this great idiom to say that it's not our cup of tea, you know. And there are some really, really strong synonyms of dislike so if you want to get serious say that you loathe something or someone or you detest them or you despise them.
I've come to realise that marriage is not for me. Actually, if I was to be honest, I'd say that sleep-ins are not for me. So I'm going to include this little dial on screen with each expression we go through to help you understand how intense the meaning is. Is it okay if I invite Jess to your birthday? There's some great idioms that you can use in this situation. I like being awake early. So that's it, my friends, they are my suggestions on alternatives that you can use for I don't like it. I make new lessons every week.
CLICK HERE to read the full lesson transcript. I know John's going through a rough time at home but I really disapprove of him turning up late every day. So we just talked about using I find someone intolerable or I can't stand someone. If that sounds like you, you're in the right place because I'm sharing twenty alternatives to I don't like it so that you can communicate clearly and effectively and naturally in English so let's get into the lesson!
And that might seem like a really odd response here, usually when we say that's not my thing, we're talking about something, a notebook or a pen. By the way, this is just an example. Disapprove of (someone's behaviour). I detest the way he takes credit for Sam's work. Most of the time when we're using this expression, we're using it to say that we don't like an idea or maybe a suggestion that someone's had. I can't stand her/him. Have you tried it yet? Most of the time when we say "I don't like it" we don't mean to offend anyone, we need to say it politely, right? I have no desire to spend my holiday completing an accounting course. I wonder if you can think of any others? However when it's used as a fixed expression in this context it's an informal but still quite a polite way of saying that you don't like something. We never really enjoyed hanging out with each other so I don't want her to come. You know especially when you're talking about food or you're talking about style then you can say "It's not to my taste.
You might also be interested in learning more natural everyday expressions that native English speakers use when they don't like something. Want to Learn Spanish? Do you want to wake up at 5am on Sunday and go for a ten kilometre run? I tried the grilled octopus but I don't like it. I'd rather not meet them. Don't say "I don't like it" – I'm sharing loads of useful alternatives!
What do you have no desire to do? Here's what's included: You've got to subscribe if you want to keep up to date. She doesn't like worms. So I'm using I'd rather, again just as a more polite and more indirect way of saying no I would not like to do that. I'm not crazy about (something). You can do that right down here. Spanish learning for everyone. I find horse racing intolerable. Cycling's not really my thing. I'd rather not go to their house or hang out with them. A little more formal but still just as strong as I can't stand her is: 15.
Now this is a bit of a cheeky response. If you don't like the idea of something or the concept of something like marriage or waking up early then, you can simply just say: 11. Well hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish and today I'm going to share some different, some more appropriate ways of saying that you don't like something. You can also say in a really strong way that you disapprove of someone's behaviour if you don't like what they're doing. I'm not a big fan of strawberries. So this little dial is going to show you how intense the meaning is in each of these expressions so that you can choose one that's most appropriate for the situation. I could also say "It's not my thing". I'm not into Christmas.