today
gb/tədˈeɪ/ us/tədˈeɪ/
A1
אנגלית
~ 400
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A1
entity
1
The current day
The day that is happening now.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] happens today
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners confuse 'today' with 'now'. 'Today' refers to the whole day, not just the current moment.
מילים נרדפות
this day (A more formal or literary way of referring to the current day.)
הפכים
yesterday (Refers to the day before the current one.)
|
tomorrow (Refers to the day after the current one.)
צירופים
today's news
|today's weather
|today's meeting
|events today
|today only
נושאים
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- Today is my birthday.
- The store is closed today.
- I have a lot of work to do today.
- Today marks the start of a new season.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Today is Monday.
- I am busy today.
- We go to school today.
- The sun is hot today.
adverb
A1
relation
2
On this day
Happening or done on this day.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] does [something] today
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes use 'today' where 'now' is meant, e.g., 'I am busy today' vs. 'I am busy now'.
מילים נרדפות
nowadays (Refers to the present period in general, not just this specific day.)
הפכים
yesterday (Refers to actions or events on the previous day.)
צירופים
happening today
|open today
|due today
|arriving today
נושאים
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- I am meeting her today.
- We are leaving for vacation today.
- The package will arrive today.
- I feel much better today.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- I eat pizza today.
- She works today.
- We play football today.
- He studies English today.
שם עצם
B1
entity
3
The present era
The time we live in now.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the literal calendar day sense; here it means 'modern times'.
מילים נרדפות
the present (General term for the current time; not specific to a single day.)
הפכים
the past (A time before now.)
|
the future (A time after now.)
צירופים
in today's world
|today's society
|problems of today
נושאים
society
|history
|time
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- In today's world, technology changes quickly.
- Today's youth face many challenges.
- Fashion today is very different from the 1980s.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- In today's world, people use phones a lot.
- Today’s music is very popular.
- Today’s cars are fast.
דקדוק
ביטויים
as of today
1/ˈæz əv tədˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Starting from this day onward
Beginning on this date and continuing into the future.
דוגמאות
- As of today, masks are no longer required in public places.
- As of today, we have raised $10,000 for charity.
to this day
1/tə ðˈɪs dˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
Continuing until now
Still true from a past time up to now.
דוגמאות
- To this day, no one knows what happened to the missing ship.
- He denies the accusations to this day.
in this day and age
1/ˈɪn ðˈɪs dˈeɪ ˈænd ˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
in modern times now
In the present time, compared to the past.
דוגמאות
- In this day and age, everyone uses smartphones.
- In this day and age, almost everyone has a smartphone.
- It's surprising that such things happen in this day and age.
- It's surprising in this day and age that some people still don't have internet access.