Do you get it?

Hey everyone, time for a quick mini-lesson about the phrasal verb:

Get it

Which is pronounced: geddit.

Do you get it?

Means

Do you understand it?

It is most often used when talking about JOKES~!

A: Do you get it?

B: No, I don't get it. Do you?

C: Me neither. Why's he laughing so much?

A: Well, if none of us gets it, it can't be that funny...

It might also be used to simply say you don't understand something like a book or a piece of art, a song, etc... in which case we use don't get X.

I don't get why Britney Spears is so popular.

I don't get this book, it's gibberish.

Gibberish means 珍糞漢 (ちんぷんかん) or 痴れ言 (しれごと).

I don't get this painting...do you?

OK that's it for now. If you like click on the tag for get on the left side of the screen for more lessons about this useful verb!

Have a good week,

Phil