3 English Fluency Bits That Help You Sound More Native And Natural

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hi there I'm Drew Badger the world's number one English Fluency Guide and it

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is a pleasure to welcome you back to the

is a pleasure to welcome you back to the studio with me today today I really want

studio with me today today I really want

studio with me today today I really want to talk about just helping you sound

to talk about just helping you sound

to talk about just helping you sound more like a native speaker by teaching

more like a native speaker by teaching

more like a native speaker by teaching you some English fluency bits and these

you some English fluency bits and these

you some English fluency bits and these are something that really I don't

are something that really I don't

are something that really I don't believe anyone else teaches actually I

believe anyone else teaches actually I

believe anyone else teaches actually I tried googling that and when you do you

tried googling that and when you do you

tried googling that and when you do you find a snippet that Google has actually

find a snippet that Google has actually

find a snippet that Google has actually about me teaching these things so I

about me teaching these things so I

about me teaching these things so I thought that was pretty interesting

thought that was pretty interesting

thought that was pretty interesting anyway English fluency bits are very

anyway English fluency bits are very

anyway English fluency bits are very common and they're very commonly used in

common and they're very commonly used in

common and they're very commonly used in regular conversational speech and really

regular conversational speech and really

regular conversational speech and really what an English fluency bit is it's just

what an English fluency bit is it's just

what an English fluency bit is it's just a little bit of conversational speech

a little bit of conversational speech

a little bit of conversational speech that makes you sound more casual and

that makes you sound more casual and

that makes you sound more casual and even they can make you sound a bit more

even they can make you sound a bit more

even they can make you sound a bit more advanced but you'll hear these these are

advanced but you'll hear these these are

advanced but you'll hear these these are phrases that are basically unnecessary

phrases that are basically unnecessary

phrases that are basically unnecessary but people use them to sound you know

but people use them to sound you know

but people use them to sound you know maybe either more casual more

maybe either more casual more

maybe either more casual more conversational or if they want to sound

conversational or if they want to sound

conversational or if they want to sound actually more impressive so people who

actually more impressive so people who

actually more impressive so people who are academics will use them all the time

are academics will use them all the time

are academics will use them all the time or these are special phrases that a

or these are special phrases that a

or these are special phrases that a lawyer might use if they just again want

lawyer might use if they just again want

lawyer might use if they just again want to sound a bit more impressive but

to sound a bit more impressive but

to sound a bit more impressive but really these are things that just kind

really these are things that just kind

really these are things that just kind of like an idiom or any other kind of

of like an idiom or any other kind of

of like an idiom or any other kind of phrase it just makes you sound more

phrase it just makes you sound more

phrase it just makes you sound more native when you use it but usually these

native when you use it but usually these

native when you use it but usually these phrases again they're not necessary they

phrases again they're not necessary they

phrases again they're not necessary they will help you sound more native but

will help you sound more native but

will help you sound more native but they're pretty easy to understand so

they're pretty easy to understand so

they're pretty easy to understand so unlike an idiom where you really can't

unlike an idiom where you really can't

unlike an idiom where you really can't quite understand where maybe some of

quite understand where maybe some of

quite understand where maybe some of those meanings are coming from when

those meanings are coming from when

those meanings are coming from when you're looking at an English fluency bit

you're looking at an English fluency bit

you're looking at an English fluency bit it's actually quite simple so let's go

it's actually quite simple so let's go

it's actually quite simple so let's go through three of these things and some

through three of these things and some

through three of these things and some very simple examples so that you can use

very simple examples so that you can use

very simple examples so that you can use them in your conversations and sound

them in your conversations and sound

them in your conversations and sound more native the first one is if I'm not

more native the first one is if I'm not

more native the first one is if I'm not mistaken if I'm not mistaken now this is

mistaken if I'm not mistaken now this is

mistaken if I'm not mistaken now this is also commonly heard as unless I'm

also commonly heard as unless I'm

also commonly heard as unless I'm mistaken now you don't have to put this

mistaken now you don't have to put this

mistaken now you don't have to put this here but this is a way of softening and

here but this is a way of softening and

here but this is a way of softening and an opinion or a claim or maybe you're

an opinion or a claim or maybe you're

an opinion or a claim or maybe you're saying something but you're not quite

saying something but you're not quite

saying something but you're not quite sure if it's correct or not

sure if it's correct or not

sure if it's correct or not so I could say unless I'm mistaken isn't

so I could say unless I'm mistaken isn't

so I could say unless I'm mistaken isn't that your dad's car over there now maybe

that your dad's car over there now maybe

that your dad's car over there now maybe I see a car driving down the street and

I see a car driving down the street and

I see a car driving down the street and it's unexpected maybe it's not even a

it's unexpected maybe it's not even a

it's unexpected maybe it's not even a big deal but you know it's like oh like

big deal but you know it's like oh like

big deal but you know it's like oh like your dad has kind of a rare car and

your dad has kind of a rare car and

your dad has kind of a rare car and there's another person driving either

there's another person driving either

there's another person driving either his car or somebody else's so I think

his car or somebody else's so I think

his car or somebody else's so I think that's kind of

that's kind of

that's kind of right so I could say oh that's your

right so I could say oh that's your

right so I could say oh that's your dad's car or isn't that your dad's car

dad's car or isn't that your dad's car

dad's car or isn't that your dad's car if I may be a bit more unsure if that is

if I may be a bit more unsure if that is

if I may be a bit more unsure if that is his car not but if I see the car driving

his car not but if I see the car driving

his car not but if I see the car driving and I say unless I'm mistaken isn't that

and I say unless I'm mistaken isn't that

and I say unless I'm mistaken isn't that your dad's car

your dad's car

your dad's car I add the unless I'm mistaken they're

I add the unless I'm mistaken they're

I add the unless I'm mistaken they're really just to say that I could be wrong

really just to say that I could be wrong

really just to say that I could be wrong but I want to sound a bit more

but I want to sound a bit more

but I want to sound a bit more impressive and natural when I'm speaking

impressive and natural when I'm speaking

impressive and natural when I'm speaking again it doesn't like we don't have to

again it doesn't like we don't have to

again it doesn't like we don't have to put that in there but if you add this

put that in there but if you add this

put that in there but if you add this unless I'm mistaken if I'm not mistaken

unless I'm mistaken if I'm not mistaken

unless I'm mistaken if I'm not mistaken again it's just a way of sounding a lot

again it's just a way of sounding a lot

again it's just a way of sounding a lot more native and conversational and

more native and conversational and

more native and conversational and you'll try this if you can maybe give

you'll try this if you can maybe give

you'll try this if you can maybe give two examples about like a conversational

two examples about like a conversational

two examples about like a conversational situation where like you say to one

situation where like you say to one

situation where like you say to one person isn't that your dad's car and

person isn't that your dad's car and

person isn't that your dad's car and then you say to another person if I'm

then you say to another person if I'm

then you say to another person if I'm not mistaken isn't that your dad's car

not mistaken isn't that your dad's car

not mistaken isn't that your dad's car the second person will think wow you

the second person will think wow you

the second person will think wow you really sound a lot more like a native

really sound a lot more like a native

really sound a lot more like a native now you can use this in any kind of

now you can use this in any kind of

now you can use this in any kind of situation where you're making a claim

situation where you're making a claim

situation where you're making a claim about something or asking a question but

about something or asking a question but

about something or asking a question but again you're just trying to sound a bit

again you're just trying to sound a bit

again you're just trying to sound a bit more native by adding that really nice

more native by adding that really nice

more native by adding that really nice English fluency bit at the beginning of

English fluency bit at the beginning of

English fluency bit at the beginning of that unless I'm mistaken didn't we

that unless I'm mistaken didn't we

that unless I'm mistaken didn't we release that report last week so I'm

release that report last week so I'm

release that report last week so I'm asking maybe a question about work or

asking maybe a question about work or

asking maybe a question about work or something like that

something like that

something like that you get the idea next another great

you get the idea next another great

you get the idea next another great English fluency bit truth be told

English fluency bit truth be told

English fluency bit truth be told truth be told now truth be told is

truth be told now truth be told is

truth be told now truth be told is something where we're trying to admit

something where we're trying to admit

something where we're trying to admit something where maybe a friend of mine

something where maybe a friend of mine

something where maybe a friend of mine is asking me a question or I'm just

is asking me a question or I'm just

is asking me a question or I'm just revealing some kind of truth it's

revealing some kind of truth it's

revealing some kind of truth it's another way of saying honestly but it's

another way of saying honestly but it's

another way of saying honestly but it's an English fluency bit because again

an English fluency bit because again

an English fluency bit because again it's not really something we need to use

it's not really something we need to use

it's not really something we need to use I can just say honestly or I can just

I can just say honestly or I can just

I can just say honestly or I can just actually tell the claim or the truth or

actually tell the claim or the truth or

actually tell the claim or the truth or the opinion whatever that is so if maybe

the opinion whatever that is so if maybe

the opinion whatever that is so if maybe my friend is asking me oh do you like

my friend is asking me oh do you like

my friend is asking me oh do you like your wife's cooking and I say yeah I

your wife's cooking and I say yeah I

your wife's cooking and I say yeah I like it you know and I kind of think for

like it you know and I kind of think for

like it you know and I kind of think for a while then I say you know truth be

a while then I say you know truth be

a while then I say you know truth be told there's some things that I don't

told there's some things that I don't

told there's some things that I don't really like so I could say honestly

really like so I could say honestly

really like so I could say honestly that's perfectly fine English but truth

that's perfectly fine English but truth

that's perfectly fine English but truth be told is a really great casual way but

be told is a really great casual way but

be told is a really great casual way but it's also a bit more advanced as well

it's also a bit more advanced as well

it's also a bit more advanced as well that's going to help you sound a lot

that's going to help you sound a lot

that's going to help you sound a lot more like a native speaker truth be told

more like a native speaker truth be told

more like a native speaker truth be told truth be told and last

truth be told and last

truth be told and last advanced one especially you will hear

advanced one especially you will hear

advanced one especially you will hear this in academic situations professional

this in academic situations professional

this in academic situations professional situations or again as I gave the

situations or again as I gave the

situations or again as I gave the example of a lawyer before so some may

example of a lawyer before so some may

example of a lawyer before so some may be like a legal situation and this is

be like a legal situation and this is

be like a legal situation and this is despite the fact that despite the fact

despite the fact that despite the fact

despite the fact that despite the fact that so despite the fact that is really

that so despite the fact that is really

that so despite the fact that is really just a longer way of saying although so

just a longer way of saying although so

just a longer way of saying although so even though or like this could be true

even though or like this could be true

even though or like this could be true but I mean it's even really that simple

but I mean it's even really that simple

but I mean it's even really that simple but the whole point really when you're

but the whole point really when you're

but the whole point really when you're kind of learning at a like a higher

kind of learning at a like a higher

kind of learning at a like a higher trying to be more educated or to see

trying to be more educated or to see

trying to be more educated or to see more impressive like that people will

more impressive like that people will

more impressive like that people will add these phrases even though they are

add these phrases even though they are

add these phrases even though they are kind of common things that everybody

kind of common things that everybody

kind of common things that everybody knows when you're listening to a speech

knows when you're listening to a speech

knows when you're listening to a speech or at certain situations you know one of

or at certain situations you know one of

or at certain situations you know one of these phrases is going to come but

these phrases is going to come but

these phrases is going to come but especially like despite the fact that is

especially like despite the fact that is

especially like despite the fact that is a very common one that you'll hear in

a very common one that you'll hear in

a very common one that you'll hear in situations where even though really

situations where even though really

situations where even though really could be used or even something as

could be used or even something as

could be used or even something as simple like but despite the fact that I

simple like but despite the fact that I

simple like but despite the fact that I really wanted to hurry home

really wanted to hurry home

really wanted to hurry home I drove at the speed limit so I could

I drove at the speed limit so I could

I drove at the speed limit so I could just say I wanted to hurry home but I

just say I wanted to hurry home but I

just say I wanted to hurry home but I drove at the speed limit I don't need to

drove at the speed limit I don't need to

drove at the speed limit I don't need to add despite the fact that but it just

add despite the fact that but it just

add despite the fact that but it just makes the sentence sound more impressive

makes the sentence sound more impressive

makes the sentence sound more impressive and it makes me sound more intelligent

and it makes me sound more intelligent

and it makes me sound more intelligent as a result of that so this is why

as a result of that so this is why

as a result of that so this is why people add these extra English fluency

people add these extra English fluency

people add these extra English fluency bit phrases because it makes them sound

bit phrases because it makes them sound

bit phrases because it makes them sound more fluent so these little bits of just

more fluent so these little bits of just

more fluent so these little bits of just the vocabulary just a few simple words

the vocabulary just a few simple words

the vocabulary just a few simple words you can add that really changes the way

you can add that really changes the way

you can add that really changes the way people see it isn't that cool so again

people see it isn't that cool so again

people see it isn't that cool so again remembering these these three phrases

remembering these these three phrases

remembering these these three phrases almost have three three cz's remembering

almost have three three cz's remembering

almost have three three cz's remembering these three phrases as you're going

these three phrases as you're going

these three phrases as you're going through go back and remember these and

through go back and remember these and

through go back and remember these and look for opportunities to use these and

look for opportunities to use these and

look for opportunities to use these and again I'll probably share some more

again I'll probably share some more

again I'll probably share some more English fluency bits you will find these

English fluency bits you will find these

English fluency bits you will find these in premium programs we have like the art

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anyone calm but I hope you have enjoyed

anyone calm but I hope you have enjoyed these so do take these go out and use

these so do take these go out and use

these so do take these go out and use them in your conversations and I will

them in your conversations and I will

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