Speaking English: WHILE or MEANWHILE?

Emma, hi ;) “meanwhile” has always been used in the past, this is a rule?

Diego Lima

Hi Diego! Take a look on #5 “Karen studies hard in the library. Meanwhile, Peter relaxes in his favourite chair.”. So, it’s not a rule.

Andrey

You hit the nail on the head Andrey!!!

Good for you!

Have a nice week.

Regino

excellent

neverloseheart65

thank you))

Muslim(Salyaf)

My score was perfect! Ya~y :D I didn’t know about how to use “meanwhile.” I got it because of you. And about ‘mean’…I had learned ‘mean’ has ‘verb+ ing.’

ex. I was at home while my daughter was dancing at a studio.

But ‘I was at home while my daughter danced at a studio’ is OK?

Thank you, Emma :)

Happy04

Nope, it’s not ok. If it was a short dancing and it ended while you were at home, you can say “My daughter danced while I was at home.”

Danials

I got it! Thank you, Danials :)

Happy04

I’m sorry but I don’t know what is different between : My daughter danced while… and I was at home while…
Danials. Can you explain to me, please!

vandoiemve

Good morning . Many thanks you are gorgeous

khalidse10

Thanks Mam Emma, I was answering questions while I confused at question 9 and got 90%. Again a lot of thanks for lesson.

Abdul Qayum

Thanks a lot. I got 80%

nuwan4you

excellent lesson I got 100

Bavajini

Excellent I got 100%, thanks for teaching us.

Nabukenya Betty

Thanks my dear teacher, for your useful lesson.

jatta1920

Thank you Emma.

Mehran Sky

Thank you very much Emma.

haiderhabeeb

Thanks, I’ve got 90%. It’s my first quiz. I’m very happy.

Inmi

90 out of 100, great!!!!

Goodness

i watched a cute girl while i am driving.
is this right ?

murlirao

I think: I watched a cute girl while I was driving.

szanctom

Yes, you are right

Matlab

80?

Matlab

thanks Emma u do lesson for free that is really amazing and humanitarian i dont know how to think u and think the group of teachers in this site thank u so much ))

sami45

Hey Emma, thank you so much.

Sepideh

Thank you so much, Emma. I can understand more about 2 words ^^

Blues

thx Emma, it’s will be useful, when i write or speak with someone…

TheTVC

sure THETVCBR.

Amer 2

Thank you very much, Emma :-)

Bobby

while I am searching more answers….

bundersvaguen

i am learning english while i am playing computer game thank you Emma

ladon

thank you.

Astalavistas

70/100

belarmin67

THanks so much.

sona2008

Thank you. Easy but important.

Drillbit

I finshed the quiz in 1 min soo easy thank you very mach Emmma :)

Omar Al-Kalei

sure

Emad Daoowd

Nice. Thank you.

Robert Brest

Emma I’ve seen some of your video-lessons and noticed that you always make the viewer reflect on the teaching point in question, provide sample sentences to clarify meanings, and give us a chance to put everything into practice right away (at the end of the video we [you and us ] go through a short quiz).

Emma I like your videos since the way you organize your class is very effective and motivated.

Thanks for everything

Regards

Regino

10 out of 10 Thanks Emma.

CedomirP

I love how you teach us, I can understand everything. Thanks Emma.

Bumanguesa

yes you true she’s a good teacher

faical AKL

Thanks Emmma, I have scored 100. I really like the way of your teaching.

riaznoor82

thank you Emma

awadmoha

thanks my teacher I get 9/10

abeer alward

Thank a lot for the clear explanation how we have to use ‘while’ and ‘meanwhile’

ela1

thanks, everything is clear.

Ilyasov

Excuse me, Emma, but “I will do my homework while you watch TV” is a composed sentence because it has two predicates (“do” and “watch”).

geotip

However it remains one sentence. So Prof Emma was correct in her explanation.

MKJMKJ

Hello Emma thano you for this’s lesson.meanwhile i got 9 correct

Scary

Thank you so much Emma

idris.hajo

Emma, you are a great teacher. Your lesson is very useful, as always! Thank you!

P.S: I like your necklace and think you should wear earrings too!!! :)

Sally S

Thanks a lot

albeak84

It’s been my first video and it was ok.
I hope to follow your useful lessons. Thanks

jlpebe

you are excellent.

farmos

Hello, and thank you Emma and user site. I had 8/10.
I tried to undersand all words while I listed the lesson.
Could you correct me ?
Does my sentense is correct please ?
Cordially.

ody joly

Meanwhile i got 5/10. Is we.

adalberto75

Hi Emma,

Thank you for you effor. However, how can you use these rules when you are speaking. Where and when we should use meanwhile and while? How we can understand if there are 2 or 1 sentance?

Thank you, keep the good work.

roshavbg

Hi EMMA .
Does while and when have the seem meaning
for exemple:when (while)i ate breakfast i was reading newspaper.
think you so much

MOHAMED33

hi Emma,
i,m really really dispirit and I need ur help plzzz
next month I’ll take FCE exam untill now I don’t know where should I start from in studying

I found the word formation and word transformation

plzzzz help me :((((((

mani moon

Thanks Emma :)

Miramis

You got 10 correct out of 10.
:D

Ricardo Arnoud

Thank you Emma. Fortunatelly I saw you clear explanation before my quiz and I got 100%

ArtPC

I have studied English since 1999 and today I understood the correct application of both connectors while and meanwhile. thanks a lot again.

ArtPC

No.9 question is a bit tricky…

ゞ(≧▽≦*)o

100!
Emma you are amazing!
Your lessons are always very clear!

Thank you!

Evandro Prado

I got 100/100 :)

Thanks Emma. Your lessons are always helpful for me :).
I have one question that when should we use while and meanwhile? They are the same meaning, aren’t they?

Nam Huynh

Thank you, ms Emma.

Thanh Nhu Quynh

Thanks Emma my score is 6/10 hhhhhhhh

assia moud

but how do we use “awhile” ????

sami45

sami45, there is already a lesson which has been published by James !
Follow this link : http://www.engvid.com/a-while-or-awhile/
:)

bgaudilliere

In question 7 i answer wrong :( but i took 90/100 i think its good in my first test!

skorpina

Thank you!!!!!

Vvanessa45

Great lesson, Emma! Congrats!

Degustatio

Thank you very much Emma for this lesson !

bgaudilliere

Your lessons are amazing!
Thank you!

andy4

hı’ emma. Actually I haven’t known “meanwhile” yet.And I had 8/10. This website is really useful and make us understand and improve our eng. Thanks

ebru01

I got 70 :-] I want more….

cherry27

Thank you Emma.

howaida

Thank you Emma
Sometimes I dream about knowing English language. Meanwhile, I think reality screeches. Poor, poor, poor.

eurokolchoznik

I’ve got 90.T_T;
Thanks though!

sarah2013

Thanks a lot.

Hanzolboo

thanks a lot ;)

badamtsetseg

mm I’ve got 90, it is quite ok ;-)

Bonjour

Thank you Emma.
Now. I understand the difference between while and meanwhile.
How about during?? what’s the difference with while??

DAEHEON KANG

Emma, Thanks a lot, it’s helpful tutorial :)

Sam

Perfect explanation! Thanks, Emma!

Janilza

great teacher

starcharly

Thanks Emma, while watching this lesson, finally I pointed out the difference.

henri

Thanks teacher :)

Anas Almazouni

I got 90

ajmalakbari

i got 100 good thanks

kev-d

While I rode my motorbike my brother had chat with his friend.
I rode my my motorbike into town. Meanwhile, my brother had chat with his friend.

p.santhosh13

Thanks.

Menghan

very much thanks you!

ferid1191@box.az

thank you so much.. i got 10/10 tc. :-)

mae perlas

Very usefully, i got 100.
Thanks a lot

Wael Rashed

It’s the first time I hear how to use while and meanwhile correctly. I understand, now. Thanks for your lesson. :)

query

Thanks a lot. I got 100%

mohamedwhab

Thank you Emma, It´s excellent!!

Rejy

,i’ve got 90 thank you Emma.

Samo

Hi, Emma! Very good lesson. I have a question related to it. What about while and whilst? Can we use them interchangeably?
Thanks very much!

anandafg

thank you

nekaelt

Thanks)))

Khamit

Very good lesson! Thanks, Emma.

andresfuv

Thank you my teacher Emma !

JAMILU

I got 90%. ☺️

ricardorios23

Thanks, Emma.
I got 100%

ahmedsayedd

Great Class!

MaverickV8

Thank you Emma.
I will do my best to study English in the future!

reeena

thank you alot

magd63m

Thanks Emma, i got 90. I didn’t understand the question 7. I messed it.

paulo13

i got 100/100 :)) lol

Thao Vo

Thanks

Haysoknathary

Thanks

Haysoknathary

ohh Emma! I love u so much. I can learn a lot of something from u. My E more better. i can see my improvement clearly day by day. again. thank u very much
i am looking forward to yr movie

vienthinh15

to improve our speaking plz give me your skype or facebook

amin salehi

90 You got 9 correct out of 10.
:)

amin salehi

Thank you Emma.

pafsilipoclub

thank alot

samira

Thank you Emma you are good teacher

intifa

is meantime mean same as meanwhile

f25091575

Thank you Emma.

amiladilini

yeeyyy,, i got perfect score

mirnamarnohara

Thanks Emma :) … You are my favorite teacher ;)

rokaia.wafik

my skype add me (musfir2012)

amin salehi

skype (musafir2012)

amin salehi

thank u…

snehasubi

Thank you very much! <3
Owing to this lesson, I all understood.
What a pity! that you aren't my teacher.;(

♥ MyLife ♥

Hi can you send me a request this is my FB https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010966425489&sk=about&pnref=about&section=year-overviews
I hope to do this

faical AKL

thanks my dear teacher i learning more from this listen

faryad1

Thank you.

Tishani

#5 is weird. Favorite is spelled wrong. I thought you only test on while and meanwhile.

GrammarLearner2016

Try to catch the mistakes before you post it online. I liked your lesson anyway.

GrammarLearner2016

while i was watching this video,somebody shouted at me hhe

Bilegt

Awesome lesson, Emma. Thanks a bunch

murilomoreiraaguiar

Hi,Emma.Thanks a lot. I got 100/100.

Muhammad100

Thanks Emma! I got it. The score was 80 %.
Now , I can distinguish them.

Zakir51

Wow ! Your explanation is very clear. Thank you so much.

frn225

THANK YOU

bahaafakhry

Thanks a lot Emma,it was verry helpfull for me.

Atmane1970

Thanks is amazing lesson

ousman

I liked it.

wellmac

congratulation Emma. keep on like this.

wellmac

Have the latest version of Chrome or Firefox installed, and you do not need any other media player. But you can also make sure to have the newest version of Adobe Flash Player installed if you want.

engVid

Thank u ma teacher:-) Eng. will be very easy while watching engvid lessons

cagan

Great lesson Emma. Everything clear. I learned very much!

pedra001

It’s very useful for me…Thanks Emma

Abhijit16

thnx for these kind of videos.It is really helping us.I have a Suggestion.
Can U put the main point of these lessons some where in the site.What I mean for a example the differences between meanwhile & while are 1.M->connects 2 sentences 2.M->Use @ the beginning of the 2nd sentence 3.M->Comma followed by the subject.1.W->1 sentence 2 actions 2.W->Use @ the beginning of the sentence or Mid 3.W->No comma 4.W->sometimes Subject& Sometimes subject+ing.HAVE a NICE DAY..Emma.

Dinesh Himantha

I have 2 mistakes, and I got only 80%.. Thank you. “I want to learn more”

Angel

I got 90. I mistook No.7 because I didn’t understand that I do not need a comma before while If it is in the middle of the sentence,

nagobito

Emma , you are the best teacher,how can I take some individual classes with you ? Is it possible via Skype or another way?

EduMilano

Thank you I got 80%

fahad330

It’s ok I got 80% not bad

fahad330

Hi Emma,
thanks a lot for helpful video.
You’re a great teacher.
take care

cep62

Thanks…Emma..I got 90%

Joshisadanandan

Thanks….Emma

amirsh11

hello..Emma, can you explain to me the difference between when and while?

Rasho

Hi Emma, thank you for your video.
I don’t understand when we have to use a verb+ing after while. Is it when in the sentence we are using the same subject? For example:
I always have lunch while watching TV.
Can I say the next sentence?
I always have lunch while I watch TV.

Thank you.

Marcusme

Hi Emma,,,,thank you for your video.

Vars

thanks Emma. i got only 9/10. i confused question 7. i will try more

tranvanhung

Thanks Emma.I like this lesson.

Sawarart

Thank you for your clear explanation. I would like to know the difference between the word “dot” and the word “period”. Could you, please, explain how use them ? Thank you in advance.

Martine B.

Thank you so much Emma. Got an 80%

Khalzie

I had been working while study your videos. Excelent class.

julio31

thanks Emma!! I got 80% :) good start!!

Loveee3

thank’s Mis Emma I got 10/10

Abderrahim09

thanks!now am understand lot!

anitiru

i got a perfect score! Many thanks to you Emma

enerisa

Thanks Emma!I’ll continue from now your lesson

RIKU1107

great teacher ever

burger

Thanx,I got 10/10

pawanranar

Thanks Emma

surya13478

great Emma! you are the best!

gustavomay

We are learning while you teaches! Thanks Emma!

michelverduras

Thnx for ur efforts,,rly it makes me understand everyrule in english ☺ U r a great Teacher :)☺♥♥♥♥
Big Thnx for u from EGYPT ♥

yotatoty

thank you

sureshadtl

I got 10 correct out of 10. Thank you, Emma.

DIEUPHAN

Thanks for your efforts.

Sara321

Thanks you Emma! You’re so nice.

khoanguyen

After this lovely explanation, it was a piece of cake! thanks a million!

Dimythebest

Thanks a lot

yousifwlda

Thanks emma . I’m so excited while watching this useful video .

aboood1994

thaks emma ..you have a beautiful dress..:)

adryan23

Thank you very much Emma, your lesson is strongly useful and interesting to us. you are a excellent English teacher.

yuanjunheng

thank you Emma
its useful lesson

osama osama

I got the score of 9 out of 10. Better luck next time.:)

Phearl

Hi Emma! There was a catch in the question number 7, the comma! You’re good at that. :)

oseiasslompo

Mark…Thanks, Emma.

nanaSai

thanks Emma, You teach very clear. it can help me to learn English

hanifmauludin

great! lesson.
congratulation Emma.

wellmac

ok. I hope.

wellmac

I like your class

Raymond1954

Thank You again,you are very nice.

Raymond1954

THANX GOOD LESSON EMMA!

ISRAELEHAD

Thank you so much

Brkb

Thaks
EMMA this is my first lecture .

Shakeel Ahmad

I got total score!
I ‘d like to take this opportunity to thank Emma!

Arash

Today’s lesson was a little difficult. I got 8 out of 10.
I will try to write some sentences using ‘Meanwhile’.
Thank you Emma so much.

Yutaka Endo

Nice topic, i though they had the same meaning, like “but” and “however”

Alleinwolfen

its quite interesting site

sumairarabbani

while i’m studying the different between while and meanwhile, my boss is coming
Thanks Ema

Chairisman

Many thanks to you!!!!!!!!!
We will learn English correctly along side you, dear Emma.

Arash

Thank you so much.

chivialoco

Thanks, Emma!

zoejoi1

Thank you Emma, I got 8/10. I did not notice the period and comma in the first question and, I also learn a lesson while taking this test, it is not only about ansewring the question but, I should also identify the tense of the sentence in the given question.

sergioopoc

i got it
Thank u … Emma

Toe Wai Linn

tnx for your nice presentation.

Mohiuddin

I got 8/10. Thank you

Kwan-Sombun

what is meant by yelled?

GillGurpal

My favorite teacher ever Emma!!

Sayaka.S

I’m s new student . My teacher Emma !

dhualfiqar

Thanks Emma:)

praewtown

Thanks emma.I am100%of your lesson!

elroyliu

Emma is the best teacher on this course.TNX

Milan

Thank you very much,Emma!
I got 10/10 Thanks :)
Can you help me,please?
I am looking for a lesson -DUE TO/OWING TO,but I can*t find anyone

Yana Yancheva

hello teachers…
kindly please provide me lesson on usage of “while & whilst” . i’ll b very thankful to you

MEENA N

i got a 70, it is helpful

handleft

Good,I got 9 out of 10

victoria79

you helped me understand English đc more easily because I am Vietnamese so the English in the country so we are useful and which would approximate DC I met Emma

buigiayen2003

Hey I got 10 to 10….

Sivakumar

Hi Emma,
While I was watching your video I thought a question about the following sentence:
“I read a lot of books while I was on the airplane”
If I have to read the sentence aloud to people and I don’t know the sentence completely how can I know the correct pronunciation of “read” (present simple or past simple tense)?
Thanks a lot!

Lkinter1

Hi there!
In my humble opinion, I’d like to suggest that you can take a look at whole sentence first while reading that sentence. It might help you figure out the sentence whether it is present or past simple tense at beginning.
Or just correct it later if you make a wrong pronounciation on that word.
Trust me , your friend or other strangers won’t be criticized at this point ,period.

MustChuck

MustChuck, thanks for your opinion.

Lkinter1

Hi Emma ,
Please could you explain me?
” what is the different between While and When”

thayalan

Amazing teaching!

jalilabuhajar

I do appreciate for everything you did on teaching English teacher Emma!

Here comes the practices of what I learned in the videos:

1.While a dog was barking , I learned one English course at engvid website.

2.I slipped on my way to school. Meanwhile , the cutie girl I’m fond of was just passing by.

MustChuck

I got 9 out of 10. Now i know how to use “while” and “meanwhile”.. thanks emma for this video.

Ryan18

thanks Emma I Got 9/10 I want more

faical AKL

Very good lesson, thank you.

Waniline

I got a 10/10 :) Thank you, Emma. I am not clear a sentence with ‘by’ meaning. Could you show me example with ‘by’ sentences, Emma?

Tammyjang1

got 100.

richardagustin

got 90 thank you Emma and engvid :D

sirius54

Thank you, teacher! Nice lesson. I study English while I have free time in the morning.

lorenzoyoques

thanks

LeTranBaoKhoa

While you explaned the lesson i was looking for some examples.
Thanks a lot.

Brahim58

I was in Guam while my son was in Rhode Island for college.
Is this sentance correct, Emma?

Tammyjang1

I always used to use while only. Now I understood and can use both while n meanwhile perfectly. Thanks

Jayanta baro

I got 100%

Jayanta baro

I will keep thanking you as much I can because of your helpful lessons.By the way your 1st example has cracked me up,many thanks.

mahdi target

YOUR lessons are great !
but I’ve question , when you use the often you also pronouncing “t” so is it AmE or BE ?

TuranAliyeva

Thank you so much Emma.

Gift

Hi Emma ! What about meanwhile in the middle like here (fragment of article)
“Cobain’s struggle with drugs, meanwhile, was all but an open secret while he was alive, whispered about or written around in order to maintain good graces and access to the superstar and his band.”
And
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/68435/can-however-and-meanwhile-be-used-in-the-middle-of-a-sentence

So this is like another use-case of meanwhile which is not covered in this video ?

mariusz86

thanks a lot , is there a way to differentiate between theme in while speaking ?

faisal

while speaking*

faisal

Emma you are my favorite teacher ?

Amna zakariyah

can we use ” WHEN” in place of ” WHILE ” ????

KP23KP

Please differentiate ” WHILE ” ” MEANWHILE ” and ” A WHILE “… .!!!!!!

KP23KP

i finanlly know the differences between these two words. thak you teacher

CART

Excellent teacher

sherif megawer

Thank you teacher emma.

lukatthawng

I wrote what Emma teach while Emma spoke.
I was watching Emma’s video. Meanwhile my computer was down.
I was writing the example. Meanwhile I was thinking about a new example:))

Thank you Emma. Your all lessons are very clear.

byildirim

he Came to my house. Meanwhile, I went to the office.
is this sentence currect

M143786

could you give the examples on meanwhile. In daily life.

M143786

i need urgent can any body answer me.

M143786

Yes, can we help you with anything?

engVid Moderator

Thanks Emma

Olga

She teaches very well.

qi wei wang

thanks.i got 70/100 in my first quiz because of this class.you are teaching well emma

venukishore

Thanks, Emma. Good lesson. I got 100.

nickandr

Thanks Emma for your precious time. You are something else.

Neel

Great job you all guys doing. Really accurate and very very helpful to enhance English language.

Shripal

“Ben cleaned his house while listening to music”
my answer is wrong with this sentence because i don’t notice comma :(

Jolie Nguyenhoa

While I was eating,I watched TV on the news. I was cooking in the kichen. Meanwhile,my husband was reading a newspaper. Is it okey, Emma? Thank you. :D

Tammyjang1

I was sleeping while my mom was cooking meal. I’m working at home. Meanwhile,
my husband is sleeping in the room. :D Thank you Emma.

Tammyjang1

I got an 8 out of 10 the first time i took the quiz. Meanwhile, i got total score after signing up to envid.com with Emma, so thank you Emma.

.Iris.

Thanks Emma. Is there any video about the difference in using “no” and “not”?

Asifkhan65

Dear Emma,
Thank you very much,
10/10

nissankadiaz.ou

Thank you so much Emma!

hoaipham

While answerring questions i was thinking about my score , so i did not get fall score .

ALKEBSEE

I got perfect score. Thanks Emma.

GilbertR21

Exclente Lesson

Jcpachon

I’m studying English now. Meanwhile, my father is sleeping. What a wonderful life he has!

Adriano Martins Péres

You got 9 correct out of 10.

If “while” is in the middle of the sentence, you do not need a comma before it.

thank you

KARTAL

The best teacher that i know .She has a great pronunciation and clear explanation!!
Thanks Emma

Agamenon1010

thank you teacher Emma..

Joel Tomobag

Wow! I got 100. Thank you very much to all team members of the engVid. I’ve learn more from Ms. Rebeeca,Mrs. Ronnie and Ms. Emma. Also others, they are all really good teacher.

Asik mohammad

I liked it so much. Thanks for this exercise.

Elizangela Campos

Watching the lesson while I understand some grammar. :)

dreamk7x

Thanx Emma

Alrefai

Thank you! Emma, great lesson.

tsmith 5262

thanks i got 9 out of 10.

Prashant2000

am really loving your teachings, so grateful

Lammy

pefect ,thanks Emma

taghi pours

Excelent explanation! Thank you so much Emma.
EngVid has helped me improving my english.

ricardorodrigues12

Thanks Emma!!!!

skkapadia

Thanks!

shihai182

I was waching TV progrem show.Meanwhile,my husband was fixing the door at home.
I was cooking in the kichen at home while I was talking to my friend on the phone.
What do you think of my sentences,Emma? :D

Tammyjang1

I got 100. Thanks guys