229 – It Seems vs It Sounds – Conversational Phrase Lesson

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Seem & sound are both used to talk about what our impression of something, but the way we use these words is different. For today’s English lesson, let’s have a look at how we use seem & sound in everyday English.

Here are the example sentences:
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Compare:

  • That sounds nice.
  • That seems nice.

Using seem:

  • It seems cold outside.
  • My dog seems comfortable sleeping on the sofa.
  • You seemed tired today. Are you okay?
  • This movie seems to be interesting. Let’s go see it.
  • Everyone seems to enjoy this podcast.
  • Jack seems to know everything about computers. You should ask him for help.
  • It seems that Jack had some trouble at the conference. I want to talk to him when he gets back.
  • It seems if we don’t make a decision now we might lose this opportunity.
  • It seems like all of the students are interested in the lesson.

Using sound:

  • A one-week vacation in Hawaii. That sounds great.
  • You have homemade bread? That sounds delicious.
  • Jack’s family is going to Disneyland. That sounds fun. I’d like to go there someday.
  • That was a tough meeting today. It sounds like the boss isn’t happy.
  • Bob said he needs to replace all the computers in the office. That sounds like a lot of work.
  • I hear some loud talking. It sounds like Jack is arguing with someone.

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