Hi everyone! Thank you for tuning in to Time for English.

My mother is learning English. She takes private lessons once a week, plays audio CDs for English learners, while doing the dishes or laundry. She used to play Fujiko Hemming.

When I visited her over the weekend, quite out of the blue, she said, "What do you fancy for dinner, my dear?" Obviously, she has chosen to learn British English because Americans reraly use the word "fancy".

Instead of saying "Do you fancy a cup of tea after dinner?" or "Do you fancy going to the cinema tonight?", they would say, "Would you like a cup of tea after dinner?" or "Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?"

Fancy as an adjective means expensive or not plain but decorative. For example, we stayed in a fancy hotel in Paris. Or, I just want something simple, nothing fancy.

Anyhow, do you fancy learning some British English? Please repeat after me:

What do you fancy for dinner?