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Hello everyone...welcome back to the Daily Vitamin! I hope you had a good weekend. 

Most English students know the verb live, but did you know that the word live ('vivir') can also be an adjective or an adverb? Depending on how we use this word, there is an important difference in pronunciation and meaning. Over the next few days, we will look at some of these differences.

LIVE as a Verb
The pronunciation of the verb live is /lIv/. It rhymes with give. Live is used in different verb phrases with different meanings.

To live it up ⇒ means to have a fun or exciting time.

Example 1:
When you go to Mallorca, be sure to live it up.

To live off something or someone ⇒ means to get what is necessary to survive from a particular source or person.

Example 2:
When Mrs. Bennet lost her job at the factory, the family had to live off welfare for several months.

To live through something ⇒ means to experience a difficult or dangerous situation and survive.

Example 3:
My aunt Lil lived through Hurricane Andrew, although she lost her house and car.

NOTE! In English we do NOT say "live an experience." In English we have an experience.

Tomorrow we will look at live as an adjective and an adverb. Until then, if you would like some extra practice, I encourage you to create your own original sentence with one or more of these expressions? You can post your sentences on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Twitter) and we will give you feedback as soon as possible.

Enjoy the rest of your day! We'll see you tomorrow with another lesson.