🇬🇧🇪🇸 myself - mí mismo : English Lesson

Meaning of "myself" ("mí mismo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Myself" is a word you use when you are talking about you, and you are both the one doing the action and the one receiving it. You usually use "myself" after "I" or "me" to show that the action comes back to you. For example, if you say, "I taught myself to whistle," it means you did the teaching and you did the learning, all by yourself.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I gave myself a time-out for eating all the cookies, but I ate more cookies during the time-out.

I asked myself if I was weird, and myself answered, "Extremely."

I scared myself in the mirror and then apologized to myself for being so dramatic.

I wrote a love letter to myself and still forgot to write back.

I dared myself to eat a lemon slice, then watched myself make a face that could scare a dragon.

I want a cake. I climb a chair myself to reach the bowl. I drop the bowl and I hurt myself. I cry and wash myself at the sink. I dry myself and bake again by myself. I eat a small warm cake by myself and I smile and I sit down.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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