Common English Phrases for Conversation. Improve Your Vocabulary

In this English lesson we’ll  learn 10 English Phrases  

that will help you improve your vocabulary. 

Let’s talk about phrases you can  use in your daily conversations.  

Native speakers use them a lot, and I personally  use them when I talk to my friends, relatives,  

neighbors and other people. Now let’s get started. Phrase number 1 - Nevermind! 

Nevermind! I use this  

phrase when I want to tell someone not to worry  about something because it’s not that important. 

"I'm sorry I’ve lost your textbook."  "Never mind, I can buy another one." 

The next phrase is - That’s a good one! That's a good one, I have to remember that one! 

If someone tells you a joke, and it was very  funny, you can use the phrase That’s a good one 

Or when someone said something stupid, and you  can’t believe that, you can say it in response. 

‘Can you do the washing-up? I’m tired.’ ‘Tired?  That’s a good one. You’ve done nothing all day!’ 

The next one is - But the thing is that But the thing is Chris, I'm your muse now! 

We use this phrase when we’re going to explain  something, to help other person understand  

your choice or opinion. For example, "This laptop  

is really good, but the thing is that it’s too  expensive, so I had to look for another one." 

This is a very casual phrase and native speakers  use it in conversations very often but please  

never use it in writing, because it’s informal The next phrase is - No big deal 

Come on, you, guys, it's not big deal! I use this phrase to say that something  

is not important or not difficult, for example "Thanks so much for helping me with my test,  

it was really hard for me" "No big deal, bro. I'm happy to help you" 

The next phrase is used  extremely often - It’s up to you 

It’s up to you When you want someone to decide,  

you can say - It’s up to you This phrase means - it doesn't  

matter to me, I don’t really care. - What movie should we watch tonight? 

- It’s up to you. Choose whatever you like. the next phrase is - How does that sound? 

How does that sound? This is a friendly way to  

ask what someone thinks of your plan. “What a beautiful day! I think we should take  

a stroll to the park. How does that sound?” “Yeah, that sounds great.” 

The next phrase is What have you been up to? What have you been up to? 

When someone asks you this question, and  you’re like What? What have I been… Up to  

what? what’s going on? Don’t panic, this  phrase is a casual way of asking about you  

and your activities. What have you been up to?  

literally means what happened in your life in  the period of time you haven’t seen this person. 

You can ask your friend “What have you been up  to?” but please never say this to a stranger  

because it may look weird and the person is gonna  be confused. Again, this phrase is very informal. 

The next one is a question: Did you get it? Did you get it? - Sorry 

We use this phrase to ask someone if they  understand what you’re saying to them. 

And a good response is – Got it!  This means you understood everything 

The next one is a very  common phrase - Are you down? 

This means: are you OK with something?  or Are you ready to do something?  

(or willing to do something) For example, I’m down to make video  

lessons for you every week. I’m OK with that. - Are you down to have some fun tonight? 

-Yeah, sure! And the last,  

but not the least phrase is Never been better I use this phrase when someone asks me  

How’ve you been? This means a good thing, maybe  

a little exaggerated. You can say it when you want  to tell people that things are good, things are  

going well, things have been better than usual. That’s it for today, guys! I hope you enjoyed this  

little vocabulary lesson and now you can use these  informal phrases in your daily conversation, and  

when you hear some of them in movies or TV shows  you’re gonna be like – Oh, I know this phrase! -  

and you’re gonna be incredibly proud of yourself.  Thank you for watching guys! See you later!