Other Words for Hungry in English - English Lesson via Skype

Other Words for Hungry in English - English Lesson via Skype In this post youre going to learn other words for hungry in English.  In the video lesson below I give you 5 alternative words instead of hungry. For those of you who prefer reading, please scroll down and read the full transcript below.And if you want to enrich your English vocabulary with new words, dont forget to check my other words for difficult lesson. Other Words for Hungry in English Hi there. Im Harry and welcome back. What I got to talk to you today about is the word hungry and were looking at alternative words that mean the same or can be used instead of hungry in English. When were  talking in British English, we like to  use different words.  Just to show that we  have a knowledge and a good wide  vocabulary.And its important when  youre doing exams when youre writing letters or communicating with people that you dont use the same word all the time.Particularly if youre doing an exam. The examiners like to see and test  you to see the breadth of your  English vocabulary so its really important to  have alternative words.Okay.  So were  talking as I said about  the word HUNGRY.And HUNGRY means you want something to  eat.So Im sure youve all been in that  situation where youve come home from  work, come home from studying in the  university or youve been playing a  football match and youre really really  hungry and you want something to eat.  So  how do you te ll somebody?  Well,  you can  just simply say:Oh God,  Im really hungry. Whats to eat?  Whats in the fridge? Whats in the cupboards?Okay.Its a very  simple word.  Or you could say:Im feeling hungry. We need something to eat and  something to drink.So the alternative word that we can use instead of HUNGRY is FAMISHED  F A M I S H E DSo you come home  and you say:Oh look I havent eaten for  days or it feels like I havent eaten  for days. Im famished. Whats to eat? Whats for dinner?  Whats in the  cupboards?Okay. Famished F A M I S H E DWe can also say  an expression I COULD EAT A HORSE  You  often hear this in British English.  I  could eat a horse. Are you hungry? Yeah,  I could eat a horse.Meaning Im really hungry.  Yeah I could  eat a horse.You go to the restaurant and its one of  these all-you-can-eat for ten dollars. Amazing if you go to America, you see  lots of these restaurants with a sign or  you can eat.  Ten dollars breakfast. All-you-can-eat  ten dollars.  And so you  go in so great and really hungry I could  a horse.  Okay. Other Words for Hungry - Infographic Don't keep this to yourself. Tell the world! Another word we can use instead of HUNGRY is  STARVING Are you hungry? Yeah,  Im  starving.Meaning I dont think Ive eaten for days. In fact, you probably have, but you just have that feeling that Im starving.Usually the young kids and the young school goers or the University  students in your house  use STARVINGOh God,  Im  starving.They may have had a really wonderful breakfast and by the time it  gets to the lunchtime they are starving. Meaning they are very very hungry.Okay.YOUR STOMACH IS RUMBLINGThis is another expression to show that you are  hungry and you would  like something to  eat.Yeah my stomachs rumbling.Meaning  its making noises,  its talking to me, its telling me that its time that I  ate.So MY STOMACH IS RUMBLINGOr you can  simply say I’M FEELING A LITTLE PECKISHand A LITTLE PECKISH  is not meaning  youre absolutely starving but you could  eat something.  So its a little bit more  polite.You go to your friend and you you greet her and she greets you and she  says : Come on in and sit down, Ill put the kettle on and we’ll have a cup of tea.Would you like something to eat? I  dont  mind,  Im a little peckish.It is quite likely that you really are hungry but you just don’t want to seem rude and say:  â€˜Yeah,  what youve got? Whats in the fridge? Whats in the  cupboard?’  Instead you say ‘Im a little peckish’If youre going to have something:  â€˜I can  have something with you’.  Okay.  So PECKISH meaning youre willing to pick pick pick  like a bird.Im a little peckish, Ill eat something small but only if you want  to have something as well.Okay.And then one last expression that  we sometimes hear isMY STOMACH THINKS THAT MY THROAT HAS BEEN CUTOkay. So this is quite a long expression but really what its saying is I havent eaten for so long that my stomach thinks that my  throat has been cut.I havent eaten for such a long time. My stomach thinks that my throat has been cut.Okay.  So heres some alternative  words instead  of HUNGRY:st arvingfamishedI could eat a horsemy stomach is  rumblingIm a little peckishmy stomach thinks  that my throat has been cutOkay.  So you  can use all of those in certain  circumstances as a synonym for HUNGRY.Okay.  So enjoy using your English,  enjoy  eating your food and remember to  subscribe to our Channel and join me on  www.englishlessonviaskype.com  and if  you look down on the link below youll  come across all our wonderful English  courses on English grammar that will be  really useful for you and you can buy  them at very reasonable prices.And were  going to have some very good news in the  very near future so watch out for that  and join me again soon.