LET-LET'S Flashcards
LET ME/AARON EXPLANATİON
you can use “Let me…” in a few different ways.
You can use it to announce something that you’re going to do, or to
offer to do something for another person:
“Let me get back to that later.” (Announcing what you’re going to do)
“Let me give you a hand with that.” (Offering to help.)
“Let me try it.” (Asking for permission)
It’s usually clear based on the situation which way you’re using it.
LET ME/ OFFERİNG TO DO something for another person
Someone calls you at work to ask a question, but you don’t know the answer. You need time to research the answer, so you say this.
That’s a good question. Let me find out for you.
When you’re offering to do something to help someone, you say “Let me ___”. For example, when your friend arrives at an airport and is carrying heavy bags, you can offer to help carry them by saying:
Let me help you with those.
When you use the phrase “Let me ___”, it’s common to end the sentence with “for you”:
Let me look that up for you.
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You’re going on a bike ride with a friend. She doesn’t have a bicycle, so you let her borrow yours. You’re taller than she is, so the seat is too high for her. You offer to lower the seat for her.
Here – let me adjust the seat for you.
Here – let me (do something) for you.
This is a polite way to offer to help someone:
Here - let me hold the door for you.
Here - let me make a copy of that for you.
It’s common for people to say “here” when offering to help or take responsibility:
Here – let me take a look.
LET ME /what you’re going to do: (Announcing what you’re going to do)
You get a phone call while you’re on the line with someone else. You answer it, but you want to finish the other conversation first.
Rina, let me call you right back.
Let me (do something) When you see or hear the words "Let me...", you may think that the speaker is asking for permission, but that's not true. This phrase is used in both casual and formal situations to announce what you're going to do:
Let me give you a few examples.
This is more confident-sounding than “I’d like to ___”. It’s more polite than “I’m going to ___.”
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There’s a new employee in your department. You’re training her. You think she should meet the other people that you work with, so you suggest this.
Let me take you around and introduce you to everyone
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You’re leading a meeting at work to discuss an important change in your department. You want to immediately start talking about the main topic, without much introduction or small talk. You say this to get the meeting started.
Let me get straight to the point.
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Let me give you a few examples.
“Let me try it.” (Asking for permission)
You’re learning how to use a computer program at work. You tried to open the program, but it wouldn’t accept your account name and password. You ask a coworker for help.
For some reason FBS wouldn’t let me log in.
(a computer program) won’t let me (do something)
We often talk about comptuers as if they were people. This is an example:
It won’t let me save.
This means “I can’t save (a document).”
When you’re unable to do something using a computer, you can say that the computer “won’t let you” do it. Another example:
It’s so annoying: it won’t let me open two windows, so I have to keep closing one window and opening another.
LET ME KNOW
You’ve chosen a week when you’d like to take a vacation. You’re sending an email to your boss to request those days off. Near the end of the message, you ask for permission in a confident way.
Let me know if that works.
let me know
The phrase “Let me know ___” means “Tell me ___”. It’s extremely common in everyday English, because “Tell me ___” can sound too demanding or angry.
Here are some examples:
Let me know when you’re free and we’ll set up a meeting.
Let me know when you hear from them.
If you encounter any problems, please let me know immediately.
You can see “Let me know…” a lot in business emails.
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You just interviewed someone for a job in your department. You liked him, so you offered him the job. He didn’t immediately make a decision, so you say this to give him some more time to think about it.
Think it over and let me know in the next week or so.
let (someone) know
“Let me know” means “tell me”. But “let me know” is a more polite and friendly expression. It’s very common to hear in an English-speaking workplace:
If anything comes up between now and then, just let me know.
You can also use it with friends:
Let me know when you’re finished with the computer.
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You’re planning a vacation. You send an email to your boss to tell him what days you’ve chosen for your vacation. You write this in your email.
I’d like to take off the week of March 10th - 14th. Let me know if that presents a problem.
let me know
The phrase “Let me know ___” means “Tell me ___”. It’s extremely common in everyday English, because “Tell me ___” can sound too demanding or angry.
Here are some examples:
Let me know when you’re free and we’ll set up a meeting.
Let me know when you hear from them.
If you encounter any problems, please let me know immediately.
You can see “Let me know…” a lot in business emails.
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You’ve been making plans to meet a woman that you met on an online dating site. You’ve both decided to meet next Wednesday. You want her to know that you’re considering the plans to be definite, and not expecting for either person to change them. You write this to her.
If anything comes up between now and then, just let me know.
LET İT COOL/DRY/SİMMER=
When you “let” something happen, you simply wait for it and don’t do anything. Here are some verbs that English speaker use with “let”:
You’re doing the dishes. There’s one baking dish that has food stuck to it and is hard to clean. You want to put it in the water and wait a while. You say this to yourself.
I’ll just let that one soak for a little while.
Let me see.
You say “let me see” when you’re trying to remember something, or when you’re checking on a computer or a piece of paper for information For example, when you’re calling to make an appointment for a dentist, you may hear:
A: Would it be possible to make an appointment for some time this week?
B: Let me see… we have an opening on Tuesday at noon. Would that work?
The receptionist says “let me see” while he searches the computer for available times
You have visitors at your house. You offered them something to drink. They asked what you have. This is your response.
Well, let me see… I have water? Sprite? beer?
I’ll let you go
tutmayayım seni,zamanını almıyayım
You’ve been talking with an old friend on the telephone. You want to finish the conversation, so you say this.
OK, well, I’ll let you go.
I’ll let you go.
You can say this to end a telephone conversation. Say it when you’ve finished everything you wanted to say and when the other person isn’t talking.
When you say “I’ll let you go”, it suggests that you feel like the other person is very busy, and that you’re selfishly using up their time by talking to them for so long on the telephone. So “I’ll let you go” is a polite-sounding phrase.
On the other hand, you wouldn’t use this phrase with someone who’s much higher in status than you, like someone who’s interviewing you for a job.
Let go of that!
To “let go of” something means to stop holding it. For example, if your child is grabbing your jacket while you walk down the street, and it’s making it difficult for you to walk, you can say:
Let go of my Jacket, Aiden.
Your dog is chewing your shoe. You want to tell her to stop, so you angrily say this.
Bad girl! Let go of that!
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let (someone) go
There’s also another meaning of “let go of”, which is to let go of something emotionally:
I interpreted that as a sign that he was letting her go.
There are two meanings for this phrase. One meaning is to allow a person, like a prisoner, to leave. The other meaning of “let someone go” is similar to letting an object go. It means to emotionally accept that something is gone. This is similar to “moving on”.
You’re talking with a friend about a novel that you both read. You’re discussing something that happened near the end of the book, and your friend explained what he thought it meant. You say this because you have a different idea about what it meant.
I interpreted that as a sign that he was letting her go.
This second meaning is the one that’s used in the example above. You can imagine that, in the novel the speaker is talking about, the character did something like deleting his ex-girlfriend’s phone number from his phone.
LET’S
The phrase “Let’s ___” is well-known to English learners. However, learners often over-use “Let’s ___” and use it in situations where it isn’t appropriate.
When can you say “Let’s ___”? You usually use it when you’re suggesting something that you’re sure the listener will accept. If you’re meeting a friend for lunch, then you’re sure that they will agree to eat with you. So you can say:
I’m starving! Let’s eat.
In situations where you’re not sure how the listener will respond to your suggestion, you can use other phrases like “Would you like to ___?”, “Why don’t we ___?” or “We should ___”:
Would you like to go out to dinner with me some time?
Why don’t we meet at 7:30?
We should get together some time and have a drink.
You’re leading a meeting at work. You’ve been discussing a project that you’re planning. Everyone in the meeting has agreed on a plan. You say something to end the discussion.
OK. Let’s go with that then.
LET’S SAY
let’s say that (clause)
When you’re discussing a topic, sometimes you have to imagine a situation and then describe what would happen in that situation. You can do this with the phrase “Let’s say that…” Here’s an example:
Let’s say that I hire you at my company and you do a bad job. Should I have to keep paying you, or should I be allowed to fire you and hire someone better?
In this example, the speaker isn’t really hiring the other person. In fact, the speaker might not even have a company! The speaker and listener are just imagining what would happen in that situation.
Here are some more examples:
Let’s say that someone breaks into your house and tries to attack you. What would you do?
Let’s say you ask her out and she says “no”. So what? It’s not the end of the world.
This expression is really useful for debating or explaining things.
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Your friend has been asked to give a speech at a conference that’s coming up in a few weeks. She’s really worried about it and is thinking of refusing the offer. You’re trying to encourage her to do it.
Let’s say you go up on stage and completely bomb. So what? What’s the worst that can happen?
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You’re talking with a friend about gun control. You think that it’s a good idea for normal citizens to have weapons. You try to convince your friend by describing an imaginary situation.
Let’s say that someone breaks into your house and tries to attack you. What would you do?
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You and your boyfriend want to go on an overseas trip together. You’re debating whether you can afford it. You don’t agree on how much plane tickets will cost, but you want to continue to think about the other expenses. You say this.
OK, so for the sake of discussion, let’s say that the flight is a thousand bucks each.
let’s call it a day /let’s call it a night
let’s (do something)
Make a suggestion using “let’s ___” when you’re pretty sure that the people you’re speaking to will accept your suggestion. If you’re not as sure, you can say “why don’t we ___”:
Guys, why don’t we call it a day.
BU KADAR ÇALIŞMA YETER,BU GÜNLÜK BU KADAR ÇALIŞMA YETER PAYDOS ETMEK ÇALIŞMAYI BİTİRMEK
call it a day
This phrase, “Call it a day”, means to stop what you’re doing for that day. You use this when you’re not 100% finished with everything you could do, but you’re tired or ready to go home. Use this when you’re working on projects with people, practicing for something together, or just to let people know when you’re leaving work:
Jean, I’m going to call it a day. I’ll see you tomorrow.
let’s call it a night
haydi artık gidelim/kalkalım
artık yatma zamanı!
bu gecelik bu kadar diyelim
Let me get straight to the point.
You’re leading a meeting at work to discuss an important change in your department. You want to immediately start talking about the main topic, without much introduction or small talk. You say this to get the meeting started.
Let me get straight to the point.
get to the point
“The point” of a conversation is the main idea that a person wants to talk about. In many kinds of conversations, including requests, stories, and discussions, people expect a “point”, which is the main idea.
To “get to” the point is to start talking about the main topic that you want to discuss.
Let me (do something) When you see or hear the words "Let me...", you may think that the speaker is asking for permission, but that's not true. This phrase is used in both casual and formal situations to announce what you're going to do:
Let me give you a few examples.
This is more confident-sounding than “I’d like to ___”. It’s more polite than “I’m going to ___.”
Here - let me take a look.
Your coworker is trying to change the color of some text on a spreadsheet document on his computer, but can’t figure out how to do it. You think you know how, so you say this.
Here - let me take a look.
Here - (sentence)
People often say “here” before offering to help or take responsibility for something. A few more examples:
Here - let me do that
Here - I’ll hold this while you tie it up.
take a look
The word “look” is very general. It can mean to look for a long time, a short time, carefully, absent-mindedly, or in many other ways. “Take a look” is more specific. It means to look at something for a short period, usually for a specific purpose.
You can ask someone to take a look at something that needs to be fixed, or for something that’s important for them to see. Here’s another example from a science classroom. The teacher tells the class to look at something in the textbook:
Everybody take a look at the picture on page 46. This is a model of what a strand of DNA looks like.
Let me (do something) When you're offering to do something to help someone, you say "Let me \_\_\_". For example, when your friend arrives at an airport and is carrying heavy bags, you can offer to help carry them by saying:
Let me help you with those.
When you use the phrase “Let me ___”, it’s common to end the sentence with “for you”:
Let me look that up for you.
That’s another use of “Here”.
Here, I brought you something to eat.
Words can have many different meanings, as you know :)
In any case, you can use “Here” in any situation, not only with friends.
