15 Smart and Polite Ways to Say I DONT LIKE Do NOT be RUDE in English
[Music]
and everyone and welcome back to english
with Lucy today I am going to teach you
how to politely say that you don’t like
something this is really really hard
even for British people for native
speakers so I can only imagine how hard
it is for you I’m going to teach you 15
ways then you can say I don’t like
something in a smart and polite way
quickly before we get started I’d just
like to thank the sponsor of today’s
video it is a talkie and if you haven’t
heard of I talked you before it’s a huge
online database of both native and
non-native teachers who give one-to-one
video lessons 24 hours a day seven days
a week you can learn English and over
130 other languages from anywhere in the
world any time of day any day of the
week as long as you have a stable
internet connection
it’s an incredibly affordable way of
learning a language much cheaper than an
offline tutor or a Language Academy so
many students write to me and ask how
can I meet and talk with native speakers
well I talk he is a really good option
because not only do they have qualified
teachers they also have community
teachers who will practice conversation
with you they’ve given me a special
offer to pass on to you you can get $10
worth of I talkie credits in your
student wallet 48 hours after making
your first purchase of any amount that
could be a free lesson all you have to
do is click on the link in the
description box to sign up right let’s
get started with the lesson number one
the first alternative for I don’t like
is I am sick of I am sick of or if you
want extra emphasis
I am absolutely sick of an example one
my mother used to say to me a lot when I
was growing up I am sick of hearing you
complain
I am absolutely sick of hearing you
complain I don’t like hearing you
complain now whilst this might not seem
polite
I don’t like is quite direct it’s quite
to the point and in British English
especially in our culture we don’t like
to be too direct I am sick of is still
quite intense but it’s not as direct if
you want to be a bit less intense
you could also say number two which is I
don’t appreciate I don’t appreciate with
emphasis I really don’t appreciate an
example I really don’t appreciate the
way she spoke to me this is a much more
polite way of saying I don’t like the
meaning is conveyed very clearly we know
you mean that you don’t like it but I
don’t appreciate is a much more highbrow
way of saying it number three back to
being intense I can’t stand
I cannot stand an example I can’t stand
people who don’t know how to cue
properly this is true I can’t stand
people that push into queues oh my oh my
word I’ve spoken many times about how
much I love a good queue I’ve never
quite got my head around the fact that
every time I join a queue I’m always at
the end it’s so depressing isn’t it
number four another less intense version
is I’m not fond of this is really quite
polite I’m really not fond of whatever
you don’t like and this means that it’s
not that I dislike it it’s just that I
don’t love it haha exactly the same
thing but sounds better an example I’m
not fond of dancing but I’ll give it a
go to give something a go is to try
something or attempt something it’s a
much nicer way of saying I don’t like
another one that is very similar number
five is I’m not a fan of or I’m not a
big fan of I’m not a big fan of so
remember I’m not fond of I’m not a fan
of we need the article there I’m not a
big fan of early starts I’m not a big
fan of early starts this means getting
up early in the morning now numbers
is quite similar to the previous two but
a lot of students make mistakes with it
it is I’m not keen on now the previous
two had the of preposition we have on
fond of fan of keen on if you remember
these three phrases then it will look
very good in exams if you use them
correctly I’m not keen on or if you want
emphasis I’m not so keen on and actually
that isn’t really emphasis that almost
reduces the phrase further I’m not keen
on I’m not so keen on I’m not very keen
on an example I’m not so keen on her new
boyfriend meaning I don’t like her new
boyfriend but I don’t want to say that
so I’m going to say I’m not so keen on
him now the previous three were very
very polite but let’s go back to some
more intense ones number seven
I can’t bear I cannot bear something
this means that you really don’t like
something it’s very very similar to I
can’t stand
an example I can’t bear the way Tony
speaks to his wife I don’t like it I
cannot stand it it’s terrible
this means that you just cannot put up
with it you can’t endure it
now number eight is an interesting one
it is I’ve had enough of I’ve had enough
of something so you’re not directly
saying I don’t like something it’s just
you’ve reached your limit of being able
to accept something for example I’ve had
enough of scam phone calls I could take
it up to a certain point but now it’s
overstepped the mark and I’ve had enough
that’s a very British I’m sure lots of
British children have heard their
parents say that they’ve had enough of
our behaviour now back to a really
polite one number nine if someone is
asking you to do something but it’s it’s
not your thing you don’t like what
they’re offering or what they’re asking
you to do you can say I’m not into or
I’m
me not into it’s not my thing
is what you’re saying an example sorry
I’m really not into that type of music I
don’t want to say I don’t like the music
that you’re playing but I’m not into it
it’s not my thing it’s quite a nice
thing to say
another more polite one is number ten
I’ll pass on or I think I’ll pass on an
example I think I’ll pass on visiting
grandma after she was so rude to me last
time I’ll pass on that I don’t want to
do it
it’s not literally I don’t like it means
I don’t want to do something I think
I’ll just avoid doing that you’re
implying that you don’t want to do
something that you don’t like doing it
so I have included it in the list number
eleven a very British one I think this
was in one of my first ever common
British expressions video it’s it’s not
my cup of tea it’s not my cup of tea
again another way of saying it’s not my
thing I’m not into that an example
thanks for the invite but ice-skating
really isn’t my cup of tea this is
actually what my fiance said when we
were dating I invited him ice skating
and he at six foot six told me it wasn’t
his cup of tea when actually it’s
because he’d been before and he looked
like a baby giraffe would just limbs
everywhere
I would pay good money to see that I
wouldn’t want the osteopath bill okay
this one it’s brilliant I love this one
I hope you have the confidence to use
this one
it is it doesn’t tickle my fancy it
really doesn’t tickle my fancy ah it’s
brilliant it’s the same as it’s not my
cup of tea it’s not my thing
an example going on a double date with
my ex-boyfriend and his new supermodel
girlfriend really doesn’t tickle my
fancy number 13 if you don’t want to use
tickle my fancy you can just say it’s
not for me not for me an example sorry I
just think that the knitting club isn’t
for me I’m really sorry number 14 a very
nice way I’d say it’s maybe slightly
more American than
is British I’m not crazy about I’m just
not crazy about I’m not crazy about golf
but I’ll come along with the same I
don’t love golf I really don’t like golf
actually but I will come along anyway
all the same is the same as anyway and
number 15 this is quite a good one if
you want to offer an alternative if you
don’t like something and you would
prefer to do something else it is I’m
more of a hmm
person for example I don’t think I’ll
come to the dog shelter with you I’m
more of a cat person I think that’s
quite a nice way of saying I don’t like
something I don’t want to do it but I
would be you know up for doing something
else right that is it for today’s lesson
I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you
learnt something you have homework don’t
try and leave the class now you have
homework your homework is to create five
sentences with these alternatives or if
you want to be top of the class find
even more alternatives - I don’t like
and use them in sentences below we can
all learn from each other don’t forget
to check out I talk e the link is in the
description box down below you can get
$10 worth of I talky credits for free in
your student wallet 48 hours after
making your first purchase of any amount
and don’t forget to connect with me on
all of my social media I’ve got my
facebook my Instagram my Twitter and my
personal channel Lucy Bella L where I
talk about everything else that isn’t
related to English lessons
some of you find it interesting some of
you will definitely consider it to be
not your cup of tea
ah see what I did there but it’s there
if you want it I will see you soon for
another lesson
[Music]
[Music]