"I very like it" vs. "I like it very much"

[GoodTaste]

The food is delicious and Jackie, a student from China, says:

(1) I very like it. (It is a direct translation from Chinese and I am not sure whether it works in English)

(2) I like it very much. (It seems that this is a standard English expression. I am not very sure)

(3) I appreciate it. (Is it too formal? I am not sure)

Which one works? (1) or (2) or (3)?

 

[Rover_KE]

(1) I very like it. :cross:

(2) I like it very much.:tick:

(3) [STRIKE]I appreciate it[/STRIKE] This has a different meaning.

 

[GoodTaste]

Does (3) mean "I appreciate the quality of the food" ?

 

[emsr2d2]

Does (3) mean "I appreciate the quality of the food"?

Don't leave a space before a question mark.

It only means that if the conversation is about food. Look up the verb "appreciate".

 

[GoodTaste]

It only means that if the conversation is about food. Look up the verb "appreciate".

That would mean "I recognize how good the food is and I value it" according to Cambridge Dictionary. It is kind of like "I like it very much."

 

[GoodTaste]

No, it isn't.

What does it mean then? To value it usually leads to like it very much.

 

[GoodTaste]

But to recognize how good the food is also leads to like it very much.

 

[Rover_KE]

Asked and answered.

Thread closed.