5 Things Native English Speakers Never Say (Original) | Go Natural English

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Hey, what's up, Go Natural English?
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Welcome.
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In this episode, we're going to talk about five things
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that native English speakers never say.
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So if you want to sound more like a native English speaker,
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then this episode is going to change your life.
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No kidding.
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Some of these are phrases that don't sound natural.
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And some of these are more culturally related phrases
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or questions that we don't typically ask in North America,
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in the United States.
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A great way for you to understand what natives usually
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say and what we don't usually say, is to take lessons.
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OK.
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Let's talk about the five things that natives just don't usually
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say.
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We're going to count down this time, for fun.
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Number five is, can I practice my English with you.
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So this question is grammatically correct.
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There's no problem with it, but obviously
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native English speakers are not going
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to ask, can I practice my English,
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because we're native speakers.
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So if you want to sound more like a native English speaker,
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don't ask people if you can practice your English.
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You could simply ask, can I speak English with you.
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Is that OK, or can I talk to you, or anything else.
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Maybe you want to talk to the person about a common interest,
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or something that you have in common with that person.
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So instead of focusing on practicing English,
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find people that you have something in common with.
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And then talk to them about it in English.
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How about that?
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OK, number four.
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Now, if you watched my video about natural greetings
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in English, you'll know this one.
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Native speakers do not say, I am fine, thank you, and you.
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If an English speaker says, I'm fine,
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it normally means that they're upset.
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They're not fine at all.
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So you might hear people fighting, like a couple,
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and one says, oh, what's wrong.
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And the other says, I'm fine.
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They're not fine.
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I'm fine, or I am fine, there's a couple things wrong
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with that.
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Typically we will not say I am.
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We'd say, I'm.
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And we don't say, I'm fine to respond to the question,
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how are you.
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We would say, good, thanks, how are you.
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Or, I'm great.
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It's just not very common to hear people say, I'm fine.
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OK?
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So this is a little change that you can
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make to sound more native-like.
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OK, number three.
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Looking at my notes here.
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Oh, this is a good one.
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So we don't tend to point out obvious, but negative, things
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about a person.
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So, for example, wow, you look really tired, or wow,
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you are getting really fat, or, wow, you look really awful.
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Are you hung over?
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OK.
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So any of these observations that
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are negative we do not bring them up
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with people unless we're really, really close with them.
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And even then, even for my best friends in the world,
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I probably wouldn't say it like that.
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I would probably say something like.
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How are you doing.
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Are you are you taking care of yourself?
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I'm just, you know, I'm noticing some changes.
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And we'd be indirect about it.
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So don't obviously state something
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negative, especially to someone you don't know well.
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OK.
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Next, are you married.
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This is a question that always catches me off
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guard when I'm traveling, and people ask me like right away,
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are you married.
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And we don't ask questions like this in the United States
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like right away unless it's a specific situation,
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like I'm filling out a government document.
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Don't ask someone right away, are you married.
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It's just too personal.
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You might ask more indirect questions,
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like did you come here with your husband.
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There you go.
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That's a good way to find out if I'm married, but don't
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ask directly.
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And number one.
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How much rent do you pay, how much is your apartment,
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how much do you pay in rent every month.
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OK.
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Native English speakers, from the United States at least,
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we don't ask about money, about how much
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should you pay for something, especially where you live.
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This is way too personal.
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And I've been asked this many times by non-native speakers.
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How much do you pay in rent?
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Now, it's different if you know someone.
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If you're becoming friends with them,
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it's totally OK to talk about this.
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But the first time you meet someone,
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this is not a good question.
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It's not good small talk.
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OK, great.
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So let's recap the five things that native speakers don't
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usually say.
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And I don't recommend that you say them either.
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OK.
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First, can I practice English with you.
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Second, I am fine, thank you, and you.
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Wow, you look tired, fat, hung over.
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And are you married.
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And how much do you pay for rent.
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OK.
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So remember not to use these phrases,
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and you're going to sound much more native-like.
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Now it's time for you to go to gonaturalenglish.com/italki
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and get your free online English lesson after you pay
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for your first one.
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Two for one.
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Woot.
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Woot.
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All right.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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It's been awesome to share these tips with you.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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I'll talk to again soon.
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Bye for now.
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