Quina és la diferència entre make i do? Quan s’utilitza l’un o l’altre? Avui i sempre volem facilitar-te el teu aprenentatge de l’anglès i que et converteixis en tot un nadiu de l’idioma. Encara que existeixen algunes excepcions, hi ha unes normals generals per a quan utilitzar make i quan do.
Diferència entre make i do
- DO es centra en el procés d’actuar o realitzar alguna cosa, no produïm cap objecte físic.
- MAKE emfatitza el producte o resultat d’una acció, per a produir, construir, crear o construir una cosa nova.
DO en general es refereix a l’acció en si mateixa i MAKE es refereix al resultat. Per exemple:
- I said I was going [outcome] to make a cake, but I’ll do it later [ action].
- When I do [action] my homework, I sometimes make silly mistakes (outcome)
- I [action] did some research on the project; I [outcome] made a collage with photos and texts.
Colocacions comuns amb DO
HOUSEWORK
| Do the housework | When I get back from work, I am usually too tired to do the housework. |
| Do the laundry | I would like to have my laundry done by Wednesday. |
| Do the dishes | We need to do (or wash) the dishes before we clean the ovens. |
| Do the shopping | I did the shopping for the week online. |
| EXCEPTION: Make the bed |
Make the beds so the look inviting |
WORK
| Do work | We have to do some work on the left wing of the hotel. |
| Do business | We do business with clients in fifteen countries |
| Do a good/great/terrible job | She did a good job organizing the conference. |
| Do a course | We’re doing a course on Food Hygiene. |
| Do research | Guests can do exercise in the gym or on the outdoor circuit. |
| Do your hair/nails (= style your hair) | We can organize a hairdresser to do your hair on the day. |
| EXCEPTION: Do a report Write a report or write up a report |
Can you write up a report this afternoon? |
Colocacions comuns amb MAKE
FOOD, DRINKS AND MEALS
| Make breakfast/lunch/dinner | We’re making lunch – it’ll be ready in about ten minutes. |
| Make a sandwich/packed lunch | Could you make me a packed lunch for our picnic? |
| Make a salad | I made a salad for the family picnic. |
| Make a cup of tea | Would you like me to make you a cup of tea? |
PLANS & DECISIONS
| Make a reservation/booking | I’ve made a reservation for 7:30 at our favorite restaurant. |
| Make plans | We’re already making plans to return next year. |
| Make arrangements | Let’s make an arrangement with them for this evening |
| Make a prediction | It’s difficult to make any predictions about the weather. |
WORK
| Make a payment | We’d like to make a payment today. |
| Make a phone call | Please excuse me – I need to make a phone call. |
| Make a complaint | We made a complaint with our internet provider, but we still haven’t heard back from them. |
SPEAKING / SOUNDS
| Make a suggestion | Can I make a suggestion? I think you should go on the wine tour. It’s excellent. |
| Make a noise | Don’t make so much noise! |
| Make a speech | He’s making a speech at the wedding. |
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
| Make sure (= confirm) | Can you make sure we have booked the junior suite, please? |
| make a difference | Getting eight hours of sleep makes a big difference in my day. |
| make an exception | I’m afraid we can’t make any exceptions. |
| make a mistake | You made a few mistakes in the final bill – the correct total is 5330€, not 4230€ |
| EXCEPTION: Don’t say “make a question.” The correct phrase is “ask a question.” |
Mom, can I ask you a question? |
COMMON MISTAKE
| Don’t say “make a question.” The correct phrase is “ask a question.” | Can I ask you a question? |
Esperem que ara entenguis la diferència entre make i do i, sobretot, que puguis posar-la en pràctica! No deixis de visitar la nostra secció d’aprendre anglès al nostre blog per a que cada dia siguis més expert en l’idioma.