Neil Collins's video: English lesson: what is ain t Was bedeutet ain t

One of my youtube subscribers asked me to explain what "ain't" means. So, in this business English video tip, that's what I'll do. "Ain't" is an extremely flexible and versatile word. We can use it in so many different contexts. That's one of the reasons why you can hear it in so many songs! If you'd like to improve your informal English, this is one word you should add to your vocabulary. Hope you enjoy this English lesson. If you'd like more information about business English courses, feel free to write me an email at: neil@neilcollins.de For general information, feel free to visit the website: www.neilcollins.de If you would like more information about Neil Collins or Neil Collins, Business English Training, feel free to click on these links: https://de.linkedin.com/in/neilcollinsberlin https://www.xing.com/profile/Neil_Collins4?view_mode=preview https://www.facebook.com/BusinessEnglishBerlin/ https://twitter.com/irishinberlin Former address: Neil Collins Business English Training & Coaching Senefelderstraße 15 Prenzlauer Berg 10437 Berlin Current business address: Neil Collins Business English Training & Coaching c/o Akazien Campus GmbH Akazienstr. 3 a 10823 Berlin Transcript: Introduction: Hey, everyone. This is Neil Collins. So one of my youtube followers korona821 asked me to explain what "ain't" means. Now this word "aint" is a super useful and versatile word. And in this video, I'm going to show you what it means. Enjoy. Main part: So "ain't" means "am not", "are not", "is not" or "do not have" or "does not have". But "ain't" is slang, so it's probably closer to the contracted forms of those words, so what that means is, "ain't" is closer to "amn't", "aren't", "isn't", "doesn't have", "don't have": It's often used with the verb "to be", but it's also used with "there" and you can also use twitch the verb "have". So, let's have look at what that looks like. So as I as I said, it's often used with the verb "to be". So, for example: I am not You are not She is not He is not We are not You are not They are not But of course, as it's slang, it's closer to the contracted forms. So, the contracted forms of those would be: I amn't or I'm not You aren't She isn't He isn't It isn't We aren't You aren't They aren't And you can also use it with "there". There isn't So, that would be, for example: I ain't You ain't She ain't He ain't It ain't And you don't need to use the subject there. So, often, for example in songs, you would just say "ain't". And you would mean "I ain't". Or "ain't", and that could mean "you ain't". So we don't always use the subject. With "we aren't", it would be "we ain't", "you aren't", "you ain't", "they aren't", "they ain't". And then for example with "there isn't", you could say "there ain't". "They don't have", "they ain't" and "doesn't have" could be "he ain't". So, let's have a look at some song lyrics. In these lyrics, what does "ain't" mean? Ain't no sunshine when she's gone. So that means: there isn't any sunshine when she's gone. Ain't no mountain high enough. So, that means: there isn't any mountain high enough. If I ain't got you And that means: if I don't have you. You ain't going nowhere. Means: "you aren't going anywhere". And "Ain't nothing going on but the rent" There isn't anything going on but the rent. So, that's the video about "ain't". If you have any suggestions about what videos you'd like to see, leave a comment below in the comments and I will answer you and hopefully make a video about that soon. Talk to you soon. Hey guys. Thanks a lot for watching the videos. If you're wondering what you can watch next, well, you can watch more vocabulary, you could watch more grammar videos or you could watch more videos explaining typical German phrases. Simple...enjoy.