5 things native English speakers NEVER say!

5 cosas que los hablantes nativos ¡NUNCA dicen!

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- Hello everyone, and welcome back to English with Lucy.

Hola a todos, y bienvenidos de nuevo a English with Lucy

Hoy, voy a hablarles acerca de las cinco

Today, I'm going to talk you through the five

palabras y frases que necesitas dejar de decir inmediatamente

words and phrases that you need to stop saying immediately.

Nah, no es enserio

Nah, it's not that serious. (chuckles)

Antes de comenzar, me gustaría agradecer

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Tengo tanta gente que me envía mensajes a diario

I have so many people message me each day

preguntando como conocer, hablar y practicar

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Bien, empecemos con la clases

Right, let's get on with the lesson.

Okay, entonces el título es bastante impactante

Okay, so the title is pretty shocking,

Las palabras y frases que nunca debés decir

The Words and Phrases You Must Never Say.

Pero honestamente, si querés sonar como un hablante nativo

But honestly, if you do want to sound like a native speaker,

o incluso sonar como un/a estudiante de inglés hábil

or even sound like a very accomplished English student,

deberías evitar decir estas palabras y frases

you should avoid saying these words and phrases.

Porque cuando estudiantes las dicen

Because when students say them,

inmediatamente pienso que están en un nivel más bajo

I immediately think they're at a lower level.

La primera frase que nunca debés decir es,

The first phrase that you must never say is,

'have you ever been in?'

have you ever been in?

Y después el lugar

And then the location.

'Have you ever been in Italy?'

Have you ever been in Italy?

'Have you ever been in Istambul'

Have you ever been in Istanbul?

Siempre que hago un vivo en Instagram

Whenever I do a live on Instagram,

Siempre recibo exactamente esta pregunta

I always get asked this exact question.

Por supuesto, la respondo, porque amo hablar acerca de Italia

Of course, I answer it, because I love talking about Italy,

y he estado en Estambul

and I have been to Istanbul,

pero no debería hacerlo, es la preposición equivocada

but it shouldn't be in, it's the wrong preposition.

no es que no tenga sentido,

It's not that it doesn't make sense,

simplemente no es dicho comunmente

it's just not commonly said.

Entendemos lo que estás tratando de decir

We understand what you're trying to say,

querés saber si alguna vez he visitado o viajado a

you want to know if I've ever visited or travelled to

Italia, o Estambul, o donde sea que sea,

Italy, or Istanbul, or wherever it may be,

pero, no decimos 'in', decimos 'to'

but, we don't say in, we say to.

'Have you ever been to Italy?'

Have you ever been to Italy?

'Have you ever been to Istanbul?'

Have you ever been to Istanbul?

Asi que sí, realmente tené cuidado con esa

So yes, really watch out for that one.

Número dos, esta es otro comentario que recibo mucho en Instagram

Number two, this is another comment I get a lot on Instagram

especialmente cuando subo fotos con mi novio

especially when I upload photos with my boyfriend.

Me preguntan, es tu esposo?

They ask me, is he your husband?

Están casados?

Are you married?

'Are you married with Will?'

Are you married with Will?

A pesar de que tenga sentido

Although it makes sense,

y nosotros entendamos lo que estás diciendo

and we understand what you're saying,

'married WITH a person' no es correcto

married with a person isn't correct,

y debería ser 'be married to'

it should be married to.

es raro cuando lo pensás

It's weird when you think about it.

'You should be married with someone'

You should be married with someone,

no 'TO' eso suena muy formal,

not to that sounds too formal,

pero nosotros decimos 'i am married to my husband'

but we say I am married to my husband.

Ahora, es por esto.

Now, this is why.

Si estamos usando 'WITH', 'I'm married with my husband',

If we're using with, I'm married with my husband,

¿Qué pasa si digo; 'I am married with kids'?

what if I say I am married with kids,

Eso suena como si yo estuviese casada con algún niño

that sounds like I am in a marriage with some children.

Sin embargo, 'WITH' en este caso, significa

However, with in this case, means and also have.

Estoy casada, y también tengo niños

I am married, and I also have kids.

Estoy casado con niños

I am married with kids.

Número tres.

Number three.

Si algunas vez le pregunto a mis estudiantes por cuanto tiempo

If I ever ask my students how long

han estado aprendiendo Inglés

they've been learning English,

A veces recibo como respuesta,

I sometimes get the response,

'I´ve been learning English since two years'

I've been learning English since two years.

No te preocupes si le decís eso a un nativo

Don't worry if you say that to a native,

no van a decir, ¿Qué?

they're not going to say, what?

Van a entender lo que estás tratando de decir

They'll understand what you're trying to say,

pero es incorrecto.

but it's incorrect.

'SINCE' Debería ser un punto fijo en el tiempo

It should be since a fixed point in time,

asi que, 'I've been learning English since 2016'

so I've been learning English since 2016.

'FOR' Debe ser usado para hablar de duración

Duration, it needs to be for.

'I have been learning English for two years, since 2016.'

I have been learning English for two years, since 2016.

Otro error común que podemos añadirle a este es 'DURING'

Another common mistake we can add on to that is during.

Se que en algunos idiomas como el español,

I know in some languages like Spanish,

dirías durantes dos años

you would say durante dos anos,

pero eso no funciona en inglés

but it doesn't work in English.

Yo no diría; 'I've been learning English during two years',

I wouldn't say I've been learning English during two years,

no funciona, Debés usar 'FOR'

doesn't work, for.

Hablando acerca de 'FOR', movámonos al número cuatro

Talking about for, let's move on to number four.

'Teacher Lucy' (Risitas)

Teacher Lucy. (chuckles)

Bien, me pone triste hablar acerca de este

Right, it actually makes me sad to talk about this one,

porque pienso que es muy dulce y tierno

because I think it's so sweet and cute.

Pero mis estudiante se dirigen a mi como; 'Teacher Lucy'

But students will often address me as Teacher Lucy,

como: 'Hey teacher Lucy, how are you?'

like hey Teacher Lucy, how are you?

Pero me siento obligada a decirles

But I feel obliged to tell you guys

que en Reino Unido, si estás tratando de aprender inglés británico

that in the UK, if you're trying to learn British English,

no nos dirigimos a nuestros docentes como 'TEACHER' y luego su nombre.

we don't address our teachers as Teacher and then name.

Ahora, no estoy diciendo que nunca digas esto

Now, I'm not saying don't ever say this,

porque obviamente en tu país

because obviously in your own country,

puede sonar muy rudo no dirigirte así a tu docente

it might be very rude not to address your teacher

como Profesora María, Profesor Mahoma

as Teacher Mary, Teacher Mohammed.

Pero si estás en Reino Unidos, y creo que también es así en Estados Unidos,

But if you're in the UK, and I think in the US as well,

No es común usar esta forma para dirigirte a tus docentes

it's not common to use this to address your teachers.

en una ambiente escolar, diríamos

In a school environment, we would say,

'MISS, MRS, MR o MS'

Miss, Misses, Mister, or Mizz.

MS se usa si una mujer no desea aclarar

Mizz is if a woman doesn't want to disclose

si está casada o no, y luego su apellido

if she's married or not, and then the surname.

O si tienen calificaciones específicas.

Or if they've got specific qualifications,

'PROFESSOR o DOCTOR'

professor or doctor.

en lenguaje escolar informal

In informal language schools,

me gustaría que se dirijan a mi como Lucy

I would just want to be addressed as Lucy.

si estuviese enseñando en una escuela formal

If I was teaching in a formal school,

Sería llamada 'Miss Eral'

I would be called Miss Earl.

Cualquier otro lugar, Lucy.

Any other place, Lucy.

'TEACHER LUCY' Simplemente no se usa acá

Teacher Lucy just isn't used over here.

La última, número cinco

The last one, number five.

Amo cuando recibo esta pregunta en mis clases,

I love it when I receive this question in my classes,

pero usualmente es dicha incorrectamente

but it's often said incorrectly.

'Can you explain me this, can you explain me that?'

Can you explain me this, can you explain me that?

Ahora, Debería ser 'Can you explain this to me?'

Now, it should be can you explain this to me?

'Can you explain that to me?'

Can you explain that to me?

'Explain me' es incorrecto, 'explain to me' está bien

Explain me is wrong, explain to me is right.

Nunca diría 'explain me your answer'

I would never say explain me your answer,

Diría; 'explain to me your answer'

I would say either explain to me your answer,

o mucho mejor; 'explain your answer to me'.

or much better, explain your answer to me.

Ahora, hay una excepción con esta

Now there is an exception to this,

y esta es bastante avanzada,

and this is pretty advanced,

'explain me' puede existir en un contexto específico

explain me can exist in one specific context.

Asi que 'you have to explain an object'.

So, you have to explain an object.

'Explain the object to me',

Explain the object to me,

o 'explain to me the object'.

or explain to me the object.

Si yo soy el objeto, entonces sí. 'Explain me' puede existir

Now, if me is the object, then yes explain me can exist.

Por ejemplo, si estuviese yendo a ver un terapeuta

For example, if I was going to see a therapist,

y me estuviese reclinando en su sillón

and I was reclining on his sofa,

como no me entiendo a mi misma

as I don't understand myself.

'Explain to me' (risitas)

Explain me to me. (chuckles)

Sí, eso podría funcionar. Pero eso es bastante avanzado

Yes that would work, but that's quite advanced.

Solo recordá que 'explain' necesita un objeto

Just know that explain needs an object.

Bien, eso es para la clase de hoy.

Right, that's it for today's lesson.

Esas son las cinco cosas que debés que dejar de decir

Those are the five things that you need to stop saying,

y hacé un esfuerzo consciente para evitar y corregir

and make a conscious effort to avoid and correct.

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Tengo mi Facebook, tengo mi Instagram,

I've got my Facebook, I've got my Instagram,

y tengo mi Twitter.

and I've got my Twitter.

Te veré pronto para otra clase

I will see you soon for another lesson.

Este es otro comentario, recibo mucho en Instagram,

This is another comment I get a lot on Instagram,

especialmente cuando subo fotos con mi novio

especially when I upload photos with my boyfriend.

Novio

Boyfriend.

Novio

Boyfriend.

Podés aprender inglés, y muchas

You can learn English, and many. (groans)

A veces recibo la respuesta,

I sometimes get the response,

He estado aprendiendo ingléch

I've been learning Englidge.

Ingléch

Lid, Englidge. (groans)

Mirame tratando de enseñar inglés

Look at me trying to teach English,

Ni siquiera puedo decirlo en mi propio idioma

I can't even say my own language.

(chuckles)

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