The Vocabulary of Respect: 40 Ways to Improve Your English & Our World

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Hi, I'm Rebecca from engVid, and this isa very special lesson for me and I hope for

In this lesson, I want to giveyou the vocabulary of respect.

What does that mean?

I want to show youseveral words that you

can use to expressyour feelings of gratitude

or thankfulness to someone or some peoplewho you know have helped you and who have

been kind to you, and so on.

Now, you can alwaysshow your thanks and your

gratitude to someoneby simply saying "thanks"

or "thank you", right?

We can use these verybasic words, and you should.

That's absolutely fine.

However, it can beeven more meaningful to

have some more wordsto follow up with after

that or to find otherways in which to express

these very importantfeelings and ideas to

Now, the vocabularythat we're going to look

at today can be usedin your personal life

or in your professionallife because we need

to express this inall kinds of situations,

whether it's to the people who are near anddear to us, our family, our friends, and so

on, or whether it's to people we workwith, our colleagues, our managers.

We need to show andestablish a kind of relationship

where we express toothers the gratitude and

the good feelings that we have for thingsthat they have done for us or for things or

for who they are.

So, I'm going to give youthe vocabulary to do that.

We're going to dothat with six main verbs,

and then we're goingto look at lots of other

expressions and collocations that you cancombine these verbs with to express these

So, I hope this lessonwill interest you and

that you will start touse this to express

some very importantfeelings to others.

So, let's begin here with one of the mostcommonly used words, and that is this one,

So, that's a verb thatmany students do use.

I see that in emails and so on, and manypeople will write something like, "Thanks.

I appreciate it."

So, what does it meanto appreciate something?

It means that you are...

You realize that it'simportant, you realize

that it's relevant, andyou recognize that

it's special and youwant to thank someone a

little bit more, andso you appreciate that.

You say, "I appreciate it."

Now, you couldsimply say, "Thank you.

I appreciate it", ifyou already described

what it is that theother person did for you

that you appreciate, that youunderstand, has value, has importance.

Or you can gofurther with your...

And I'm going to give you the vocabulary sothat you can be really precise, and that's

part of having a more educated vocabulary,a more advanced vocabulary, is being able

to describe exactly what it is thatyou're showing your appreciation for.

So, let's look atsome possibilities.

And you could actually start to includethis when you're speaking or in an email.

So, let's look at that.

So, first of all, let's look atthe pronunciation of this word.

It's written like this, but it'spronounced like this, "ah-pree-shee-ate".

Say it after me, "ah-pree-shee-ate","ah-pree-shee-ate".

The stress is on "ah-pree-shee-ate",so the stress is here.

"Ah-pree-shee-ate", "I ah-pree-shee-atethat", "I ah-pree-shee-ate it".

If we're going to be morespecific, then we could

say something likethis, "I ah-pree-shee-ate

That's a sentence by itself.

"I ah-pree-shee-ateyour assistance."

"Assistance" is just a little moreformal or business-like word for "help".

"I ah-pree-shee-ate your time."

Somebody spent time to help you, to explainsomething to you, to advise you, to guide

you, so you could add that.

Or, "I ah-pree-shee-ate yourinput" or your contribution, okay?

When somebody gavesomething to you, that

added to somethingthat you were working on,

a project, a report,or something like that,

and they gave you theirthoughts, their ideas,

or their information, or they took part init, then that's their input, what they put

Or, what they contributed, okay?

"I ah-pree-shee-ate your generosity"or "I ah-pree-shee-ate your donation".

Now, "donation" mean...

Usually refers to money,but it doesn't have to.

So, if somebody gavemoney, you could say, "I

ah-pree-shee-ate yourdonation", but sometimes

people don't just donate money,they can also donate other things.

They could donatefurniture, they could donate

old clothes, they candonate food, alright?

So, then you wouldsay, "I ah-pree-shee-ate

your donation", somethingthat you gave free

without making anybodypay, or your generosity.

Generosity is thequality of being generous,

of somebody whogives with all their heart

or gives very easilyand openly, and this

doesn't have to meanonly for physical things.

It can also be just for help, for advice,for guidance, for leadership, all kinds of

They were generousin many ways, okay?

So, this is what youcould use in that context.

Let's look at some more specific thingsthat you could say to thank someone.

"I ah-pree-shee-ateyour advice."

"I ah-pree-shee-ate your ideas.

They really helped me tofind a solution to my problem."

Or "I ah-pree-shee-ateyour suggestions", okay?

Or recommendations, and so on.

Next, if you did somethingand then you asked

someone to look overit and tell you what

they thought, andthen they did, you could

say "I ah-pree-shee-ateyour feedback", okay?

They gave you theirthoughts on how it was,

or "I ah-pree-shee-ateyour comments", okay?

Next, here we come tosome other areas, okay?

These are now describing not things thatsomebody did, but qualities that they have.

For example, "Iah-pree-shee-ate your kindness."

"I ah-pree-shee-ateyour thoughtfulness."

You thought aboutsomething beforehand.

You thought, oh, youread an article and you

realized, oh, I waslooking for that information

and you forwarded it to me,or something like that, okay?

"I ah-pree-shee-ateyour honesty."

Somebody told youexactly how they felt about

something, they toldyou what would help you,

what would not help you, or toldyou the truth about something else.

That's important in life, to have peoplearound you who are honest with you, okay?

So, these are just someof the many words you

could use just with thisone verb, "appreciate",

Now, we are going tocover other verbs, not

just "appreciate",because if in every email

you write to someone, "I appreciate","I appreciate", there's nothing wrong.

It's probably the most common one that weuse, but there are many other verbs, okay?

And we're going tolook at these, "I value",

"I admire", "I respect","I applaud", and

And on the next board, I'm going to explainto you exactly what those mean, and several

ways in which you canuse some more of these

very respectful wordsto show your respect,

your appreciation,and your gratitude, and

your thankfulness forwhat someone else did.

And this is a wonderfulway to not only make

your relationshipsdeeper and better, but

also to make the world around you and yourenvironment at home, or with friends, or at

work into a much morepeaceful and harmonious place.

Now, let's look at five more words that youcan use to show your appreciation of what

someone has done for you, okay?

So, these words are "respect","value", "admire", "salute", and "applaud".

What do you think would happen ifyou started to communicate like this?

What if you started touse this kind of vocabulary

with your family,with your friends, with

your colleagues?

Do you think that it would makethe world a slightly better place?

I try to use this kind of vocabulary in mywriting when I talk to people I care about,

and I care about mostpeople in the world, okay?

So, I think it will help you to deepen yourrelationships, and also to express more of

what you have in your heart or in your mindabout what someone has done for you, okay?

So, let's look at thesewords a little more carefully.

So, we could say, "Irespect something."

So, what does it meanto respect something?

It means you havea high opinion of that.

You appreciate that.

All of these wordsbasically mean appreciation,

but in slightlydifferent ways, okay?

So, here we could say,"I respect your opinion."

I respect your feelings.

You can also respectpeople, of course.

"I respect your parents."

"I respect your family."

"I respect your team."

If you're working in an office.

"I respect the work thatyour department does."

It means a lot.

It's very important for me, or it'svery important for our company, okay?

Or for our success.

Things like that.

Okay, let's look at some more.

"I value."

"Value" is like "appreciate",maybe a little bit higher, even.

I consider it veryimportant, very worthy.

It's valuable to me, okay?

Just like a diamondring could have value

to somebody, the sameway, kindness and help

that someone has given you or advice thatsomeone has given you can also be of value

So, then you could say,"I value your judgment."

What is judgment?

Your ability to understand what's rightand wrong, what's good or bad, okay?

This is judgment.

"I value your guidance."

You're helping me.

I was new in this company.

I didn't know what to do.

You told me you could do this, you shouldbe aware of this, you could try this.

This somebody was guiding you, somebody washelping to show you the right way forward,

So, this is guidance.

You could also say to someone,"I appreciate our friendship."

"I appreciate our relationship."

Again, as I said, someof these you can use

in the work context andsome outside of work.

We have a life outsideof work as well, which

is very important tous, and it's important

to also express tothose who are closest to

us regularly how muchwe appreciate who they

are and how muchthey mean to us, okay?

Don't wait to do that.

Do it regularly.

It will make such abig difference, not only

for you, but also forthose around you, and

then as you communicate like that, peoplewill also communicate with you that way.

But don't worry about that.

We can only do the right thing.

Next, "I admire".

"I admire your courage."

So, what does it meanto admire something?

You're like, "Wow, look at that.

How did you do that?"

Like somebody who, Idon't know, climbed Mount

Everest or didsomething like that, which

was very amazing for thatperson to have achieved.

You say, "I admire that.

It was so inspiring.

I wish I could dosomething like that."

That's when we talkabout "I admire that", okay?

So, you could say, "Iadmire your courage.

You weren't afraid.

You were brave, even when youwere faced with this difficult situation.

I admire your strength.

You were strong, okay?

Even when hard times came along.

Even when therewere difficulties.

Even when there were challenges.

You stayed strong.

You stayed optimistic."

You could say, "Iadmire your optimism.

You stayed positive.

You believed that goodthings were going to come."

Or, "I admire yourdetermination.

You had decided that you were goingto achieve this goal, and you kept going.

You didn't give up,even though it was hard."

This is to be determined,to have determination.

Or, "I admire your patience.

It took time to receive yourgoal, to achieve your goal.

It took time to receive an answerfrom someone, but you didn't give up.

You were patient.

I admire yourpatience in that case."

Now, we have two otherlovely words, "I salute".

So, "salute" islike this, right?

They do this in thearmy to show respect to

a higher official or inany kind of situation

like that, but we don't onlyhave to use it in those situations.

We can also use it ingeneral to express what?

That, "Wow, I look up to you.

You can say that.

If somebody didsomething or said something

really amazing, youcan say, "I salute you."

That means you're showingyour respect towards that

person or whatever theiractions or achievements

So, you could also say,"I salute your decision.

I salute your vision."

Somebody has a viewthat's bigger, some ideas

or innovations whichare going to change the

world, which are going toimprove things for others.

This is a visionthat someone has.

Or, "I salute your compassion, yourcaring for other people around the world."

From your heart, understanding whatthey're going through, helping them.

Or, "I salute your wisdom."

How wise somebody is.

Not just your intelligence,but your wisdom.

Knowing, understandingthe difference between

right and wrong, andso many other things.

So, that's why we talk about wisepeople, wise elders, and so on.

Next, "I applaud."

So, what does itmean to applaud?

Like this, right?

Like what you do after a concert or ashow or something, you applaud or you clap.

So, this is called applauding physicallywhen we go to a concert or something.

But when we say, "Iapplaud your performance",

it also means the samething like "I appreciate

it", because when an audienceclaps, what are they trying to show?

They're trying to show that they appreciatewhat they've just heard, what somebody just

But you could also saythat to your colleague.

Let's suppose that yourcolleague did a fantastic

job at a presentationand got the contract.

Got a new client.

You could say, "I applaudyour performance."

It's a way of saying, "Ithink you did a fantastic job.

You did a great job.

I applaud your performance.

I applaud your creativity in coming up withthese ideas, in creating these solutions."

"Your creativity.

I applaud your efforts,your hard work."

Or, "I applaud your talent.

You are so talented.

You have such amazing abilitiesthat you show again and again."

So, look at the very,very many ways in which

we can complimentand express our gratitude

to other people for the manythings that they have done.

And when you look around, you can probablyfind someone or some people in your life,

either at home or atwork or somewhere else,

who you can expressyour appreciation to.

So, I hope that this lesson has given yousome of the vocabulary that you can do...

Use to express those ideas.

So, perhaps in thecomments, you could write

something to expressyour appreciation for

different people in your life.

What would you say?

What would yousay to your parents?

What would you sayto your siblings, your

brothers, sisters, yourfriends, your manager?

Perhaps there's a managerwho's been extremely helpful.

It doesn't always have to bejust a family member or a friend.

Who would you like to thank?

How would you do that?

Use some of this vocabulary.

Tell someone today orwrite to someone today,

use some of thisvocabulary, and you'll start

to see so much changeand positive change in

your relationship andin your satisfaction,

not only in your career,but also in life in general.

I wish you the very best.

Thanks very much.

And I would liketo appreciate...

To show my appreciationand express my appreciation

to you to tell youthank you for watching,

thank you for caring enough about improvingyour English to make your life better, to

make your career better,to help your family more.

So, thank you very much.

I appreciate your watching.

Thank you, and all the best.