Phrases with the word advice

Advice is a recommendation or guidance that is given to help someone or an organization in something they plan on doing in the future. Advice can be given about anything and it can come from anyone.

The person giving advice may know what they’re talking about, they may not. The advice may be solicited (asked for), or given without someone saying they want it.

There are many collocations with advice, here are some of the most popular.

1. Constructive advice

refers to advice that may be a little negative but is given with the purpose of helping someone or something become better. With constructive advice someone is trying to help, by pointing out flaws or something that can be improved.

• I am going to give you some constructive advice about your presentation.
• Can I give you some constructive advice?

2. Excellent advice / Good advice

means that someone has given a suggestion that made a positive impact, or could make a positive impact. It does not mean that the advice was positive, it means that the effect or potential affect is positive. More likely than not the advice was a suggestion that something should be done differently.

• I really appreciate the excellent advice that James gave at the meeting, it’s already made a huge advice.
• I tend to not listen to what she says, she doesn’t give very good advice.

3. Practical advice

refers to advice or guidance that is given that someone can actually use. When advice is practical that means it is actionable and can be put into place relatively soon.

• After hearing all of that theory, it’s nice to get some practical advice.
• In todays mentoring session, I hope to get some practical advice from my professor.

4. Give advice

means to share your thoughts on a subject with someone.

• I would like to give you some advice.
• You give good advice.

5. Sensible advice / Sound advice

refers to someone suggesting something that is reasonable. It’s advice that is meant to be helpful. It’s kind of like the advice your mom would give you. It’s meant to be what will help you in the moment. It’s usually trying to solve a big picture problem, or give big picture advice for the future.

• My mom always gives me sensible advice about my career.
• The company is running smoothly right now, but I’d like some sensible advice on how we can meet our mission moving forward.
• Thank you for the sound advice you gave me about my relationship last night.
• I always go to my best friend for sound advice.

6. Conflicting advice

means that a person or an organization is getting advice from more than one source, and that advice is different. One side is telling you to do one thing, and the other side is telling you to do something else.

• I’m not sure what to do, I’m getting conflicting advice from my best people.
• I like getting different people’s opinions, but sometimes it results in conflicting advice.

7. Get advice

means to receive advice from someone. In this case one may have asked for the advice or it may just be given unsolicited (without asking).

• I’m tired of getting advice that I didn’t ask for.
• I’d like to get some advice.

8. Impartial advice

means that the advice that is being given is equal and unbiased. That means that they do not pick a side. The person giving the advice is not trying to get something out of it. They are looking at the best situation for everyone.

• The mediator will give us impartial advice.
• We need to get impartial advice, and I don’t think I am getting that from you.

9. Expert advice

refers to guidance coming from someone who is an authority on the situation that the advice is being give on. For example if someone is looking for computer advice, they may go to someone who works with computers all the time. It’s like getting advice from the Apple store.

• This problem is beyond me, we need some expert advice at this point.
• Can we handle this on our own, or do we need expert advice?

10. Bit of advice / piece of advice

refers to a small amount of guidance, or someone’s “two cents”. This is usually given casually, and it is quick advice that happens one time. This could be advice asked for, or just given.

• Let me give you a quick piece of advice.
• Can I get a bit of advice from you.

11. Seek advice

means that someone or an organization is wanting to get some guidance on an issue. When someone is seeking advice they are going out of their way to ask someone for help or guidance.

• I am seeking some advice about how I should proceed with this situation.
• I’m not seeking advice right now, I think I know what I want to do.

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Кто из нас не любит давать советы? Куда пойти, что сделать, что надеть сегодня вечером – обо всем этом мы можем услышать, даже если не спрашивали.

В английском языке тема советов более деликатная. Иностранцу не всегда может понравиться, что вы что-то ему рекомендуете, когда он вас об этом не просит. Как же тогда американцы и англичане живут без советов? У них есть очень много способов передать свои предложения, пожелания и рекомендации, чаще всего в завуалированной форме.

В этой статье вы узнаете множество грамматических конструкций, слов и выражений, которые помогут вам поделиться советом на английском языке.

Advice или advise?

Advice переводится как «совет», это существительное, advise – «советовать», глагол.

Советы бывают разные:

Хороший	Good	Advice
Отличный	Excellent
Полезный	Useful
Дельный	Constructive
Разумный	Sound
Ценный	Valuable
Плохой	Bad
Неправильный	Wrong

That’s really constructive advice and Ron’s advice was bad. – Это действительно дельный совет, а совет Рона был плохим.

Помните, что английский advice – это неисчисляемое существительное, поэтому с ним нельзя использовать неопределенный артикль и он не может использоваться во множественном числе. Если вы хотите акцентировать внимание на том, что совет один, используйте такие словосочетания, как a bit of advice, a piece of advice, a word of advice, some advice. Все эти сочетания будут переводиться как «небольшой совет», «один совет». В английском также есть такие сочетания, как two pieces of advice или several words of advice, но обычно так не говорят. Если советов больше одного, можно сказать some advice (небольшой совет; пара советов / несколько советов).

He gave me a word of advice on my driving. – Он дал мне небольшой совет относительно моего вождения.

Совет можно не только «дать». С ним используются и другие глаголы:

Дать	To give somebody	Advice
Предложить	To offer somebody
Принять	To take/obtain
Попросить	To ask for
Прислушаться к	To listen to
Последовать	To follow
Проигнорировать	To ignore
Отвергнуть	To reject

Глагол to advise используется в речи носителей гораздо реже. В английской традиции не принято напрямую давать советы (за исключением ситуаций, когда вас открыто об этом попросили). В случае крайней необходимости вы можете сказать: I strongly advise… – Я настоятельно рекомендую…

I strongly advise you not to keep company with him. – Я настоятельно тебе рекомендую не водиться с ним.

Making suggestions. Совет-предложение

Как уже говорилось выше, совет лучше не давать напрямую. Для того чтобы быть вежливым советчиком, используйте предложения (suggestions) и рекомендации (recommendations). Этой цели служат:

• Глаголы to suggest (предлагать), to recommend (рекомендовать). После этих глаголов обычно используется существительное, герундий или придаточное предложение с that. С глаголом to recommend употребляется еще и инфинитив.
  

  He recommended taking a chicken in this restaurant. – Он рекомендовал попробовать цыпленка в этом ресторане.

  I suggest that you take morning courses. – Я советую тебе ходить на утренние занятия.

  He suggested going by bus. – Он советовал ехать на автобусе.

  Jane recommended Alice not to wear this skirt for the date. – Джейн посоветовала Элис не надевать эту юбку на свидание.

• Выражения to come up with a suggestion/recommendation (внести предложение/рекомендацию), to make a suggestion/recommendation (внести предложение / дать рекомендацию).
  

  She came up with an interesting suggestion but her boss rejected it. – Она внесла интересное предложение, но босс отверг его.

  He made a recommendation to the board of directors on the working conditions. Он дал рекомендации для совета директоров относительно рабочих условий.

• Какие еще слова и фразы использовать для советов, читайте в статье «Nice advice: даем советы на английском языке».

Даем совет с помощью модального глагола

Модальные глаголы – самый распространенный способ дать совет. При этом каждый модальный глагол передает свою степень настойчивости:

• must – настойчивый совет;
• should – общий совет;
• ought to – совет морального характера;
• can (could) – совет-предложение.

You ought to call your mom this week. – Ты должен позвонить маме на этой неделе. (мои моральные принципы говорят о том, что надо позвонить маме)

We can join them after dinner. – Мы можем присоединиться к ним после ужина.

C помощью must и should мы даем совет близким людям, друзьям, так как эти глаголы открыто сообщают, что делать. Малознакомому человеку такой совет покажется слишком прямолинейным. Здесь лучше использовать can (could).

You must see this film on a big screen! – Ты просто обязан увидеть этот фильм на большом экране!

He shouldn’t eat so many hamburgers and French fries. – Он не должен есть так много гамбургеров и картошки фри.

Настойчивая рекомендация на английском языке

В случае если собеседник пренебрегает вашим советом, а вы хотите сообщить ему, что рекомендация очень ценная и ею непременно следует воспользоваться, то вам повезло. В английском языке для этого есть специальная конструкция – had better (лучше бы), в сокращенном варианте – ‘d better. Обычно она подразумевает, что может случиться что-то плохое, если вы отвергните совет.

You’d better put on your wooly hat. It’s freezing outside, you can catch a cold. – Лучше бы тебе надеть шерстяную шапку. На улице мороз, ты можешь простудиться.

You’d better stop teasing the dog before it bites you. – Тебе лучше бы перестать дразнить собаку, пока она тебя не укусила.

Если вы все еще сомневаетесь, в какой форме выразить свой совет, посмотрите видео о разнице между should, ought to, had better:

Совет в форме вопроса

Если вы хотите произвести впечатление учтивого человека, предлагайте совет в форме вопроса. Такой совет будет вежливым и ненавязчивым.

Совет-вопрос может выглядеть так:

• Why don’t you..? – Почему бы не..?
• How about..? – Как насчет.. ?
• Have you tried..? – Ты не пробовал..?
• Have you thought about..? – Ты не думал о том, что..?
• Have you considered..? – Ты не думал о..?

Why don’t you come up and meet this girl? She’s given you a smile. – Почему бы тебе не подойти и не познакомиться с этой девушкой? Она тебе улыбнулась.

Have you considered giving up your work as a ticket collector and concentrating on studying? – Ты не думал бросить работу билетером и сосредоточиться на учебе?

Совет с помощью условного предложения

Условное предложение – это еще один способ преподнести вежливый совет. В такой форме ваши слова не покажутся собеседнику навязчивыми, а будут звучать как предложение.

He will let you drive his car if you ask him. – Он позволит тебе покататься на его машине, если ты попросишь.

If you visited her in hospital, she would be really glad. – Если бы ты навестил ее в больнице, она была бы очень рада.

• Если вы подзабыли «условности», освежить знания вам поможет статья «Условные предложения в английском языке».

Put yourself in somebody’s shoes

В продолжение темы условных предложений: если вы хотите дать хороший совет, поставьте себя на место человека (put yourself in their shoes). Такая форма совета выигрышна вдвойне: вы произведете впечатление и как воспитанный человек, и как понимающий.

• If I were you… – Если бы я был тобой …
• If I were in your shoes… – Если бы я был на твоем месте (дословно – в твоих ботинках)…
• If I were in your place… – Если бы я был на твоем месте…
• If that happened to me… – Если бы это произошло со мной…
• If it was my decision… – Если бы я принимал решение…
• If I had that problem… – Если бы у меня была такая проблема…

I would call my wife immediately if such a joyous thing happened to me. – Я бы сразу позвонил жене, если бы такое радостное событие произошло со мной.

If I had that problem, I would never let anyone interfere in my business. – Если бы у меня была такая проблема, я бы никогда не позволил кому-либо вмешиваться в мои дела.

Совет-предостережение

Мы также можем использовать глагол to want, когда хотим дать совет или предупредить о чем-то. Это вариант исключительно разговорный. По смыслу он совпадает с модальным глаголом should и переводится как «следует», «надо». Как правило, to want используется в настоящем времени, реже – в будущем.

You want to be careful in the streets in the evening. – Тебе следует быть осторожным на улице вечером.

You’ll want to take off your coat and bring it to the dry-cleaner’s. – Тебе надо снять с себя пальто и отнести его в химчистку.

Как еще дать совет: полезные фразы

Вы все еще чувствуете, что полезных выражений для совета недостаточно в вашей копилке знаний? Тогда ознакомьтесь еще с несколькими фразами, с помощью которых можно поделиться советом:

• It is a good idea… – Хорошая идея…
• Whatever you do, don’t forget to… – Что бы ты ни делал, не забывай…
• …always works for me. – …всегда мне помогает.
• Your only option is… – Твой единственный вариант…
• You have no choice but… – У тебя нет другого выбора, кроме как…
• …is worth a try. – …стоит попробовать.
• I read in a book that… – Я читал в книге, что…
• Perhaps/Maybe … will really work. – Возможно, … действительно сработает.

It’s a good idea to calm down and not attack that arrogant guy. – Хорошей идеей будет успокоиться и не нападать на этого заносчивого парня.

This herbal tea always works for my headache. – Этот травяной чай всегда мне помогает при головных болях.

Если вы подзабыли какой-то из грамматических аспектов, вы всегда можете освежить знания, прочитав соответствующую статью в нашем блоге:

• Модальные глаголы: must, shall (should), ought to, can (could).
• Выражение had better в английском языке.
• Типы вопросов в английском языке.

Теперь вы убедились, что совет можно подать под разным соусом: открыто, прямо «в лоб», настойчиво, вежливо и учтиво, примерив «чужие ботинки». Может быть, вы знаете другие способы? Делитесь ими в комментариях. Но предварительно пройдите тест и проверьте, как хорошо вы освоили искусство совета на английском языке.

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advice — перевод на русский

/ədˈvaɪs/

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He gave us very good advice on one or two occasions.

« Diggory and Jack Vance followed the advice given to Kennedy and Jacobs, and did so rather sheepishly.

It was forthwith arranged that he should occasionally visit the Hermit, to receive instructions, as if for the purpose of asking medical advice.

You could be Lord knows where now if you‘d ‘a‘ took my advice four years ago and lit out when I did.

His patients, the poor African blacks, would walk a hundred miles to seek his advice, and his waggon was followed by a great crowd of sick folk anxious to be healed.

Shelley addressed to Keats in Naples another letter, ‘anxiously enquiring about his health, offering him advice as to the adaptation of diet to the climate, and concluding with an urgent invitation to Pisa, where he could assure him every comfort and attention.‘

From him Byron sought and received advice, and he owed to him the prevention of what might have been a most foolish and disastrous encounter.

They wanted her advice.

He who had so thoroughly dominated the entire ship, eagerly accepted advice of mea man without experience.

To quote her own words, «Though I do so need advice and wisdom in my own matters, the most extraordinary people think proper to consult me about the most extraordinary things, and I cannot lose the opportunity of giving the only Christian advice they may be in the way of receiving.

She remembered the advice she had given her young brothers, «Don’t pick a fight.

But a furious madness constrains me to follow the worse course; vainly does my heart, insatiable in its desires, long for strength to enable it to adopt thy advice; what reason enjoins is rendered of no avail by this soul—subduing passion.

Had Braddock heeded the advice of the man whom he asked to join his family, the event might have been different.

« «On what point do you wish my advice?« said Mrs. Wilson, kindly, after she had finished reading the letter, «and when do you expect to see your uncle?« «Would you have me accept the offer of my father, dear madam, or am I to remain separated from him for the short residue of his life?« Mrs. Fitzgerald was affected to tears, as she asked this question, and waited her answer, in silent dread of its nature.

«If the sovereign rules badly,« he said, «they should reprove him; if he persists again and again in disregarding their advice, they should dethrone him.«

Here Mr. Hamilton Brown, a Scotch gentleman with considerable knowledge of Greek affairs, joined the party, and induced them to change their course to Cephalonia, for the purpose of obtaining the advice and assistance of the English resident, Colonel Napier.

Feeling himself incapable of coming to a decision, he sent for Belial, unfolded the matter, and requested his advice.

Hadifah heard this advice and repeated it, word for word, to his rider.

There were many details upon which he required Paul‘s advice, and the two men talked together with less constraint than they had hitherto done.

As Quirini wished for nothing more than to return to his own country, he desired therefore advice and assistance to enable him to travel either by the way of Germany or England.

She would take a school some place nearand see what was going to happen; and besidesshe suddenly thought of thisshe must not decide on anything until she saw Mr. Donald, her old teacher, and got his advice.

« There are many sayings of this kind still current among our country—folk, some of which no doubt contain good advice; and of the plaintain, which from time immemorial has been used as a vulnerary, it is said: «Plantain ribbed, that heals the reaper‘s wounds.

Centuries after St. Benedict‘s death we find St. Bonaventure repeating this advice to his novices.

Sextus rejected the advice with the characteristic words, «You should have done it without asking me.«

« They considered this advice seriously.

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— Updated example sentences

Hey Subscribers welcome to free online English lessons from Let’s Talk English speaking Institute in Mumbai. In this English lesson with Michelle you will learn how to give, take and decline an advice. In life we constantly need advice, or sometimes we are required to give an advice and sometimes we need to decline and advice, when people try to unnecessarily advice us. In this Spoken English lesson you will learn some useful English phrases related to advice.

Complete Lesson Transcript :-

Oops! I got a tooth ache. What do you suggest that I should do? Come on quickly tell me, what would you do, if you were me and if you got a tooth ache, would you go to the dentist? I need your advice over this but are you looking for words to advise me? That’s really sad but I’m gonna help you with that because in this lesson, I’m going to tell you how to ask for advice? How to give advice and not just that, how to even decline advice. Stay with me, Michelle to learn more.

So the first thing that we are going to look at in this lesson is the different forms of the advice. Do you know that advice can be used as a verb? Yes if I tell you that, I advise you to learn English it’s because you’re going to use that in your job application or for bagging good jobs. So here the word advice is acting as a verb because I’m giving it as an action. I advise you, so it is an action that I’m telling you, that I’m performing. So one way of using advice is as a verb. When you use the phrase, I advise you and I must tell you that once my father gave me a great piece of advice. He told me, never give up. When I use the phrase a great piece of advice, here the word advice changes its form. It becomes from a verb to a noun. Advice can also be used as a noun in the phrase, a great piece of advice. Some two common expressions that you can use to talk about advice are should or ought to. So if I say that you ought to admit your mistake, does that sound a bit rude? Yes that talks about a moral obligation or something that is morally correct. So if I ask you to accept your mistake that means that it’s a moral obligation. But if I say, children shouldn’t be allowed to watch too much TV, this one is an advice but the first one was a moral obligation. So should is one way of using or expressing advice.

Now let’s quickly look at the phrases that we have on the board. So I asked you a question in the beginning of the lesson. I said I’ve got a tooth ache, what do you suggest I do? This is one way to ask for advice and it’s a very general question. But if I say, what’s your advice? That is asking your advice specifically. You might want to tell me a specific routine that I must follow when I ask you this question. So I could ask this question to a doctor or possibly to a dentist. I could ask him what what’s your advice doctor and he’d give me a set of routine that I must follow, a set of steps that I must follow. So this is a very specific phrase and you could ask this to a doctor in a more formal way. But the fits phrase where we say, what do you suggest is a more informal that you could ask from your friend.

Let’s look at the third one. If you were me, what would you do? Here, you’re asking the listener to put himself in your shoe. You’re empathizing them; you’re asking them to feel what you’re feeling. So if I’m feeling the toothache, I’d say, I’m having a toothache, what would you do, if you were me? So here I’m asking you to experience my pain so I’m empathizing, I’m asking for empathy, asking for empathy. These three are some ways to ask for advice.

Let’s look at the fourth phrase, why don’t you see the dentist? Am I asking for advice or am I giving advice here? Yes with this phrase, we have moved on from asking advice to giving advice. So if somebody asks you a question, I have a toothache, what do you suggest? You could reply, why don’t you see the dentist? That’s a general answer to a more general question. Let’s look at the next phrase; if you take my advice, so which one, which of these questions do you think this phrase answers the best? According to me, it answers the second question best. What’s your advice? If somebody asks you this question, what’s your advice, you could reply, if you take my advice, you should brush your teeth on a regular basis and you must also a mouth freshener to keep your gums clean. So this one is very formal and it’s the best fit for the second question, to give a more specific answer.

Let’s look at the sixth one. If I were you, as you would have already guessed it, this is how you should answer this question. What would you do if you were me? You should reply, if I were you, I’d see a dentist ASAP, as soon as possible. So here, you’re empathizing with the speaker, which means that you’re trying to understand their situation and help them out with a solution.

So these are three ways to give an advice. Now let’s look at these two phrases. I wish I could help, so if you’re really busy one night and one of your friends, needs some help for a project at work but you’re also very busy with an assignment and he asks for help but you’re not able to. You’re not in a situation where you could help him. So you’d reply, I wish I could help but I’m sorry I have loads of work to complete. So in this situation, you are declining an advice. Declining a favor or advice. Let’s look at the next phrase. I’m afraid I don’t know. So this phrase can be used in a situation where you are scared to answer the question. Maybe you’re too confused or you cannot give a specific answer. So let’s say that your cousin is asking you for a career advice, she says that she wants to be a guitarist and she wants to join professional training for that instead of graduate school. So what do you think is a suggestion? What would you suggest to her? If you’re not in a situation to suggest her, then you could say, I’m afraid, I don’t know. When you can’t suggest anything. Now let’s look at the last phrase that we have on the board, you’d better. What do you think this contraction stands for? Does it stand for you had better? Or does it stand for you would better? The interesting fact is, it can stand for both of them. If you’re talking about a past situation. So let’s say that you had invited some guests at home and you turned up late and your wife ended up hosting your guests. So the moment you reach home, she’ll say you’d better not come late. So she’s talking about a past situation that cannot be changed. You had better for a past situation. You would, you can use this phrase to talk about a future situation, you could say, you’d better obey your parents. So here you’re asking someone to obey their parents in the future. So you can use, you had for a suggestion in the past but you cannot change the situation and you would use you would  for a situation in the future or for an advice in the future.

So these are different expressions to ask advice, to give advice and also to decline advice. Don’t forget to use words like should and ought to that I shared with you and remember to use the word advice both as a verb and also as a noun. thank you so much for staying with me in this lesson, please come back again for another lesson with me Michelle, till then you take care, bye.