Speak Like Me - 5 - Excuse Me & I Don't Know - Sound Native with Drew Badger

hey there i'm drew badger the

hey there i'm drew badger the world's number one english

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and it is a pleasure to welcome

and it is a pleasure to welcome you to another speak like me

you to another speak like me

you to another speak like me video lesson in this lesson

video lesson in this lesson

video lesson in this lesson we'll be covering two things

we'll be covering two things

we'll be covering two things that will really help you sound

that will really help you sound

that will really help you sound more native and again all of the

more native and again all of the

more native and again all of the things that we teach in this

things that we teach in this

things that we teach in this video series if you just change

video series if you just change

video series if you just change these little pieces these ways

these little pieces these ways

these little pieces these ways of speaking

of speaking

of speaking they were really dramatically

they were really dramatically

they were really dramatically improve your speaking as well as

improve your speaking as well as

improve your speaking as well as you're speaking confidence

you're speaking confidence

you're speaking confidence so let's get into the lesson the

so let's get into the lesson the

so let's get into the lesson the first one is instead of saying

first one is instead of saying

first one is instead of saying excuse me excuse me and this is

excuse me excuse me and this is

excuse me excuse me and this is a common way to say you know you

a common way to say you know you

a common way to say you know you want to get someone's attention

want to get someone's attention

want to get someone's attention or maybe they are in your way or

or maybe they are in your way or

or maybe they are in your way or you want to ask them a question

you want to ask them a question

you want to ask them a question so excuse me I i have a question

so excuse me I i have a question

so excuse me I i have a question excuse me I'd like to go to the

excuse me I'd like to go to the

excuse me I'd like to go to the bathroom

bathroom

bathroom excuse me do you know where the

excuse me do you know where the

excuse me do you know where the bus stop is something like that

bus stop is something like that

bus stop is something like that so when you're approaching

so when you're approaching

so when you're approaching someone and you want to ask them

someone and you want to ask them

someone and you want to ask them a question

a question

a question a much more native way to say

a much more native way to say

a much more native way to say this is to blend the sounds and

this is to blend the sounds and

this is to blend the sounds and make excuse me excuse me excuse

make excuse me excuse me excuse

make excuse me excuse me excuse me excuse me could you tell me

me excuse me could you tell me

me excuse me could you tell me where the bus stop is

where the bus stop is

where the bus stop is excuse me where's the bathroom

excuse me where's the bathroom

excuse me where's the bathroom excuse me you know what time it

excuse me you know what time it

excuse me you know what time it is

is

is excuse me excuse me again this

excuse me excuse me again this

excuse me excuse me again this is a much more native natural

is a much more native natural

is a much more native natural and conversational way of

and conversational way of

and conversational way of pronouncing this

pronouncing this

pronouncing this so when you're using it in a

so when you're using it in a

so when you're using it in a situation especially because

situation especially because

situation especially because it's the first thing you say

it's the first thing you say

it's the first thing you say when you get someone's attention

when you get someone's attention

when you get someone's attention if you can sound more native it

if you can sound more native it

if you can sound more native it will make you much more

will make you much more

will make you much more confident to begin speaking even

confident to begin speaking even

confident to begin speaking even more

more

more excuse me excuse me the next

excuse me excuse me the next

excuse me excuse me the next thing we'll cover is i don't

thing we'll cover is i don't

thing we'll cover is i don't know i don't know and i want to

know i don't know and i want to

know i don't know and i want to go over this number one because

go over this number one because

go over this number one because it's such a common thing and

it's such a common thing and

it's such a common thing and number two because non-native

number two because non-native

number two because non-native speakers have a tendency to over

speakers have a tendency to over

speakers have a tendency to over pronounce things

pronounce things

pronounce things so a non-native speaker might

so a non-native speaker might

so a non-native speaker might say i don't know i don't know

say i don't know i don't know

say i don't know i don't know but rarely in conversations will

but rarely in conversations will

but rarely in conversations will you hear a native speaker speak

you hear a native speaker speak

you hear a native speaker speak like this they don't say I don't

like this they don't say I don't

like this they don't say I don't know

know

know and the only time really you

and the only time really you

and the only time really you would hear that is when they're

would hear that is when they're

would hear that is when they're really trying to be firm about

really trying to be firm about

really trying to be firm about something like it's an argument

something like it's an argument

something like it's an argument and people are saying don't you

and people are saying don't you

and people are saying don't you know don't you know and they're

know don't you know and they're

know don't you know and they're like I don't know I don't know I

like I don't know I don't know I

like I don't know I don't know I don't know but that's a time

don't know but that's a time

don't know but that's a time where they're really trying to

where they're really trying to

where they're really trying to emphasize that they don't know

emphasize that they don't know

emphasize that they don't know something and not the boar

something and not the boar

something and not the boar excuse me the more conversation

excuse me the more conversation

excuse me the more conversation away in a casual situation like

away in a casual situation like

away in a casual situation like do you know what time is I don't

do you know what time is I don't

do you know what time is I don't know I don't know I don't know

know I don't know I don't know

know I don't know I don't know or if you are asking someone hey

or if you are asking someone hey

or if you are asking someone hey what time are you coming to my

what time are you coming to my

what time are you coming to my house and they say oh I don't

house and they say oh I don't

house and they say oh I don't know i don't know but i really

know i don't know but i really

know i don't know but i really want to get you two to pronounce

want to get you two to pronounce

want to get you two to pronounce it really like a native speaker

it really like a native speaker

it really like a native speaker speaking quickly because as one

speaking quickly because as one

speaking quickly because as one phrase you can use this anytime

phrase you can use this anytime

phrase you can use this anytime in this situation when you want

in this situation when you want

in this situation when you want to say I don't know

to say I don't know

to say I don't know and you will sound really native

and you will sound really native

and you will sound really native so the easy way to think of it

so the easy way to think of it

so the easy way to think of it is I

is I

is I oh that's it

oh that's it

oh that's it I own oh I don't know I don't

I own oh I don't know I don't

I own oh I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I

know I don't know I don't know I

know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know

don't know I don't know

don't know I don't know this is the fastest way to

this is the fastest way to

this is the fastest way to pronounce it and this is really

pronounce it and this is really

pronounce it and this is really the way that native speakers

the way that native speakers

the way that native speakers will say it if you're listening

will say it if you're listening

will say it if you're listening carefully in conversations hey

carefully in conversations hey

carefully in conversations hey what time are you coming over

what time are you coming over

what time are you coming over tomorrow

tomorrow

tomorrow I don't know I don't know I

I don't know I don't know I

I don't know I don't know I don't know I oh no I oh no I own

don't know I oh no I oh no I own

don't know I oh no I oh no I own oh I don't know so we don't have

oh I don't know so we don't have

oh I don't know so we don't have the D sound where the T sound

the D sound where the T sound

the D sound where the T sound from don't i don't know i don't

from don't i don't know i don't

from don't i don't know i don't know

know

know and this is a very common thing

and this is a very common thing

and this is a very common thing again you will here I don't know

again you will here I don't know

again you will here I don't know all the time it's used all the

all the time it's used all the

all the time it's used all the time in conversations so anytime

time in conversations so anytime

time in conversations so anytime you are answering a question

you are answering a question

you are answering a question like this you can sound like a

like this you can sound like a

like this you can sound like a native speaker by saying i don't

native speaker by saying i don't

native speaker by saying i don't know i don't know

know i don't know

know i don't know how's the weather today I don't

how's the weather today I don't

how's the weather today I don't know I haven't looked outside

know I haven't looked outside

know I haven't looked outside what time are you coming to the

what time are you coming to the

what time are you coming to the party tomorrow I don't know I

party tomorrow I don't know I

party tomorrow I don't know I haven't checked my schedule

haven't checked my schedule

haven't checked my schedule oh no I oh no I oh no I oh no

oh no I oh no I oh no I oh no

oh no I oh no I oh no I oh no even when you say it slowly it

even when you say it slowly it

even when you say it slowly it sounds much more native I don't

sounds much more native I don't

sounds much more native I don't know I don't know I oh no I

know I don't know I oh no I

know I don't know I oh no I don't know I don't know I don't

don't know I don't know I don't

don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I

know I don't know I don't know I

know I don't know I don't know I don't know

don't know

don't know so practice saying it over and

so practice saying it over and

so practice saying it over and over again I own

over again I own

over again I own oh I own oh I don't know I don't

oh I own oh I don't know I don't

oh I own oh I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know I

know I don't know I don't know I

know I don't know I don't know I don't know I don't know

don't know I don't know

don't know I don't know and then start moving and using

and then start moving and using

and then start moving and using the same gestures like i'm doing

the same gestures like i'm doing

the same gestures like i'm doing like here I move

like here I move

like here I move in my hands like this my

in my hands like this my

in my hands like this my shoulders are going up I don't

shoulders are going up I don't

shoulders are going up I don't know I don't know I don't know

know I don't know I don't know

know I don't know I don't know well I hope you do know about

well I hope you do know about

well I hope you do know about practicing this now and that you

practicing this now and that you

practicing this now and that you know it's an important thing to

know it's an important thing to

know it's an important thing to practice again all of the things

practice again all of the things

practice again all of the things that we review in this in this

that we review in this in this

that we review in this in this series

series

series these are all things that if you

these are all things that if you

these are all things that if you just change them these tiny

just change them these tiny

just change them these tiny little things that you improve

little things that you improve

little things that you improve or change the way that you speak

or change the way that you speak

or change the way that you speak you will sound much more native

you will sound much more native

you will sound much more native and you will build your speaking

and you will build your speaking

and you will build your speaking confidence as well i hope you've

confidence as well i hope you've

confidence as well i hope you've enjoyed this lesson and I look

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