How to avoid making 100 mistakes

 8.Bath and bathe 

In British English,the verb Bath is used to mean ‘wash oneself in a bath tub’. 

Ne anglishten britanike’ lahem’ perdoret per te thene ‘lahet ne nje vaske’. 

• Chlidren should bath regularly. 

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The verb bath is not used in American English.Instead, the expression’have a bath’ or ‘take a bath’ are used. 

Folja ‘ lahem’ nuk perdoret ne anglishten amerikane. Ne vend te kesaj perdoren shprehjet ‘ bej nje dush’. 

• As I was feeling hot,I took a bath. 

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In British English, bathe means ‘Swim for pleasure’. It is very formal. In an informal style, we use the expressions ‘ have a swim’ or ‘go for a swim’. 

Ne anglishten britanike ‘bathe’ do te thote ‘notoj per kenaqesi’. Kjo eshte shume formale\zyrtare. Ne formen jozyrtare , perdorim shprehjet ‘ bej not’ ose ‘shkoj per te notuar’.

• He said he had a good bathe. 

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In American English,bathe is used to mean’take a bath’. 

Ne anglishten amerikane ‘bathe’ perdoret per te thene ‘bej nje dush’. 

• I always bathe before I go to bed.(=I always take a bath before I go to bed.) 

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Note that  to lie in the sun  is  to sunbathe. 

Vini re se te shtrihesh jashte ne diell do te thote te besh banje dielli.