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Updated on 1 Feb 2023

brandun

27 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

English (US)
English (UK)

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Which sounds more natural?
1. He likes watching movies very much.
2. He like seeing movies very much.

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amjox

27 January

English (US) Near fluent
Arabic

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brandun

27 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@amjox Thanks. So Americans don’t say “see movies”?

amjox

27 January

English (US) Near fluent
Arabic

@branduhn see is for short period while watch is for long period with attention, in dreams you use see, while movies you only use watch unless you describe details in the movie if somebody asks you about it.

brandun

27 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@amjox Ok, so only “watch movies” is correct. Thank you! Do Americans say “see a game” or “watch a game”?

amjox

27 January

English (US) Near fluent
Arabic

@branduhn game needs attention so watch, for example if I say “I’m watching you” is more like threatening tone than “I see you” because watch means attention/focus.

brandun

27 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@amjox Thank you! But why does “I’m watching you” sound like threatening tone? Could you explain?

amjox

27 January

English (US) Near fluent
Arabic

@branduhn because watch means focus/attention, so if you tell stranger I’m watching you means you’re stalking him/her, meanwhile if you say see you (by chance/ no attention) it also different on situation, if you’re cop and you tell your co-cops Im watching you means you’re covering them/protecting. But in most cases it’s threatening.

brandun

27 January

Simplified Chinese (China)

@amjox Ok. Thank you! What about “I’m looking at you”? Does that sound like threatening tone too?

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Which sounds more natural?
1. He likes watching movies very much.
2. He like seeing movies very much.

Which sounds more natural?1. He likes watching movies very much.2. He like seeing movies very much. See a translation

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@branduhn see is for short period while watch is for long period with attention, in dreams you use see, while movies you only use watch unless you describe details in the movie if somebody asks you about it.

@branduhn game needs attention so watch, for example if I say “I’m watching you” is more like threatening tone than “I see you” because watch means attention/focus.

Which sounds more natural?
1. He likes watching movies very much.
2. He like seeing movies very much.