Vanessa teaches “touched” as an emotional response to a thoughtful or kind action. If friends help someone move, that person can say, “I’m really touched that everyone came to help me.” The expression means feeling moved, grateful, or emotionally affected by another person’s kindness. It is not about physical touch in this context, though touch can also have a literal meaning.
She shows several grammatical forms: “I am touched,” “I feel touched,” “It was touching,” and “It touches me.” The first two describe the person’s feeling; touching describes the action, story, or event that causes the feeling; and “It touches me that…” introduces the cause. For example, Vanessa felt touched when viewers said her lessons were helpful. She was also touched when friends called to check that she was okay.
A family example demonstrates “It touched me that…”: Vanessa’s grandmother remembered her favorite foods and cooked them, which felt special because she did not usually make those dishes. The video then shifts to an animal-care clip. Seeing a gorilla act gently toward a child is described as “so touching.” Here, the adjective evaluates the scene as emotionally moving. The difference between “I felt touched” and “It was touching” helps learners choose whether to focus on the person’s reaction or the event that causes it.
The phrase is often warm and sincere, and can be used after a meaningful gesture, message, or act of support. It may be too emotional for a trivial favor, depending on context. Learners can practise by naming a kind thing someone did and choosing the matching pattern: “I was touched when…,” “It touched me that…,” or “That was touching.” The video ends by inviting viewers to share a personal example. The central language point is the relationship between touched (the person’s feeling) and touching (the quality of the action or scene).