🇬🇧🇪🇸 quite - bastante : English Lesson

Meaning of "quite" ("bastante"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Quite" means very or really, or sometimes just a good amount. We use it to show how strong something is. For example, "quite funny" means very funny, and "quite tall" means really tall. It makes the describing word stronger.

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

My room is quite messy; I just found a sandwich that’s old enough to start school.

The teacher was quite surprised when my homework was so neat it looked like someone responsible did it.

Dinner was quite spicy; my tongue wrote a complaint letter to my brain.

My dad is quite bad at dancing; his moves look like he’s trying to fight an invisible bee.

Owls are quite silent when they fly, which is cool, but also terrifying when one sneaks past your window like a ninja with feathers.

The little boy finds a small cat in the rain. The cat is quite cold, quite wet, and quite quiet. He runs quite fast with his red coat and holds the cat. The cat looks quite warm and purrs. The boy smiles quite big and walks home and feels very safe.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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