I use these 50 words every day: Daily English Vocabulary

Today, you'll expand your vocabulary with  50 words and phrases I use every day.

You'll learn advanced vocabulary, phrasal verbs,  

idioms and expressions using  correct grammar and pronunciation.

And you'll do that easily.

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I'm Jennifer Now

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I'm sure every day you say I need help.

Let me share some other ways  that I say this an you can too.

You can say, could you walk me through?

And then whatever you're struggling with,  for example, how to export this document.

So notice here the expression is to walk someone.

Could you walk me through something,  how to export this document?

Now to walk someone through something means  to explain in detail, to show step by step,  

could you walk me through it?

You could also say, any chance you  know how to export this document?

So here, notice I'm saying any  chance that is in spoken English,  

the full grammatical structure  is is there any chance?

But in spoken English, we generally drop  the is there and just say any chance,  

any chance you know how to do something?

Or you can say, would you mind  Notice you need the gerund.

Would you mind showing me  how to export this document?

Let's try this right now.

Would you mind commenting?

Let's go, let's go, let's go in the  comments because it would really help me.

And this is another way of saying I need help.

Would you mind, would you mind commenting?

Let's go in the comments.

I love this one.

Do you have a SEC?

A SEC is short for 2nd, so a short period of time.

Do you have a SEC to help me out?

So notice I'm using to help me out.

And then if you want to specify the  something you can say with this document.

So let's try this one too.

Do you have a SEC to help  me out by liking this video?

It will only take a second.

So like this video.

And don't worry about taking notes because  I summarize everything in a free lesson PDF.

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I'm sure every day you say I don't understand.

You can say I don't get, I don't get  and then how to export this document?

If you want to use that get  means understand in this context.

This is a great one.

I'm having trouble.

This is in the present continuous  because it's taking place now.

This is a gerund expression.

I'm having trouble exporting the document.

You can also use the preposition with.

I'm having trouble with and then something a noun.

I'm having trouble with the document.

I'm still having trouble with English.

How about this one?

I'm not entirely clear on how to export this  document, so notice entirely intensifies it.

I'm not entirely clear on  how to export this document.

Or you can simply say I'm struggling  again in the present continuous.

It's happening now.

I'm struggling infinitive.

I'm struggling to understand  this, whatever that is.

Every day you probably say I need more time.

You can also say I'm not  going to make the deadline.

Native speakers love using make as  a replacement to achieve or obtain,  

in this case, achieve the deadline.

I'm not going to make the deadline.

You could say we need to push back,  which means postpone the deadline.

So you can use the phrasal verb push  back, or you can use the verb postpone.

You can say I'm running behind now.

You run behind on something.

I'm running behind on the project again.

The present continuous is taking place now.

How about this one?

We need to buy some time with the client.

Do you know what this means?

Buy some time.

This is like saying we need to stall or  delay the client so we can create more time.

That's buying more time.

You create the time.

I just need to buy some time.

I'm sure every day you say I'm really busy.

You can say that.

You can also say I'm swamped.

Notice that pronunciation that Ed is a soft  T I'm swamped and you need the verb to be.

It's to be swamped.

I am swamped right now.

I was swamped yesterday.

Now you can continue on and say with  the project or because of if you use  

because you also need that preposition  of I'm swamped because of the project,  

you can say the project is taking up all my time.

So here the phrasal verb to  take up means to consume,  

use or occupy and notice it's in the present  continuous because it's taking place now.

I love this one.

My schedule or my calendar  is jam packed this week.

Natives love saying this jam packed and  notice that packed a soft T at the end.

Packed.

Now the jam is optional.

You can simply say packed which means very busy.

Adding jam makes it sound more  natural and also intensifies it.

Our schedule is pretty packed.

You can say things are really hectic right now,  

so simply using hectic instead of busy  to give you a more advanced alternative.

Repeat after me hectic, hectic.

And you can modify that by  saying really hectic right now.

I'm sure every day you say what's your opinion?

You can say what's your take on  this now if the topic is obvious,  

you can just say, oh, I think AI  is a really positive development.

What's your take?

Or you can simply add, what's your take on this?

This being the topic of AI,  what is your take on this?

To sound a little more advanced and professional,  

you can say what's your perspective,  what's your viewpoint of view or viewpoint?

So many different alternatives.

And again, you can say on  this or not, it's optional.

You could say more casually, how do you see this?

I see this as being a positive  thing, but what about you?

How do you see this?

Now to answer, just remember those  preposition differences because you  

would say, in my opinion or you  would say from my perspective,  

from my viewpoint, so get those  prepositions right now, every day.

You might say, especially if you're  a parent, that's not a good idea.

You can say I'm not sure about that.

This is a more indirect.

It adds some doubt around it.

And you can also say I'm not too sure  about that to make it sound less severe,  

more indirect in a more professional setting.

You can say I have some concerns about  something about the conference or you  

could say I have some reservations or I  have some doubts about the conference.

You can ask someone.

Have you thought about, have you thought  about this is a gerund expression?

Have you thought about canceling the conference?

I have some reservations about the attendance.

Or you can say before we move forward,  which means before we take action,  

before we move forward, we need to consider and  then something we need to consider the cost.

Hopefully every day you're presented with great  ideas and you can say that's a great idea.

Instead, you can say I can get behind that idea.

Now.

To get behind something means that you support it.

This is a very natural expression.

You can say to someone you're  really on to something.

If someone is on to something,  

it means they're moving in the right  direction, they're making progress.

I really think you're on to something here.

Or you can say that's spot on.

That's spot on.

Simply, you can say 100%.

Now notice native speakers  pronounce this as 100, not 100%.

It's unstressed 100 100% Native  speakers love simply replying with 100%.

This is the same as that.

Spot on 100%.

This means that's completely correct,  accurate, or I completely agree.

You work every day and there are  meetings taking place every day.

So you might say or hear, let's  meet to discuss this instead.

You can ask are you free to go over this?

So to go over something means to review it.

And when you review something,  you generally discuss it as well.

Now you could also say, when are you free?

When are you free?

So you're asking for a specific date.

You can ask, can we touch base on this soon?

So if you touch base on something,  it means you discuss it.

You connect with someone to  discuss something specific.

You can be very specific and say,  does Monday at 11:00 AM work for you?

Now you can include the topic and say work for you  to discuss this if you want, but that's optional.

Or you can simply say let's set aside some time.

If you set aside time, it means  you allocate it, you reserve it.

Let's set aside some time to iron out the details.

To iron out is a great phrasal verb.

It means to finalize or to resolve if things  are in a state of uncertainty or conflict even.

Yeah, just ironing out the last details.

Now, I'm sure you say let's start every day.

Let's start the project.

Let's start making dinner, whatever it is.

Instead, you can say let's get the ball rolling.

So to get the ball rolling is  an idiom that means to start.

This is another common idiom.

Let's hit the ground running.

Now, if you hit the ground  running, it means you start,  

but you start with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.

So it's a very positive idiom.

Or you can simply say, let's do it, let's do it.

So someone might ask you,  should we start dinner now?

And instead of saying let's start, you can  say let's do it, let's do it, let's do it.

Or you can say let's get going,  let's get moving, let's get cracking.

So notice you use get for  all three of these options.

And then the next verb is in the ING form.

Or you can use something that will make you  sound very natural in a fun, casual way.

You can say it's go time, which  means it's time to start every day.

You may need to cancel plans and  say I can't attend the meeting,  

the conference, the party, the  appointment, whatever it is.

Instead, you can say I can't make.

Remember that verb make.

In this case it means attend.

I can't make the meeting or natives love saying,  

oh, I can't make it, it representing the  meeting or the party or the appointment.

You can say sorry, I have a scheduling conflict.

So this means you have another appointment  or meeting at the exact same time.

It was an unavoidable scheduling conflict.

Or you can say, sorry, I'm already booked, booked,  

which again means you have another  meeting at the exact same time.

You can say, unfortunately I have  another commitment that is more  

formal and professional way of  saying sorry, I can't make it.

Or you can simply state I'm not  free, I'm not available at that time.

And you can be specific about the time as well.

Instead of saying they work well together, you  can say they have a strong rapport, rapport.

Notice that T is silent.

They have a strong rapport or strong relationship.

You can say they're close knit.

Notice the K is silent close knit and  you need the verb to be there close knit.

Or you can use close knit as an  adjective and say there a team.

A close knit team.

You could use a different noun.

You could say they're a close knit family.

They're a close knit group  of friends, for example.

These are close knit communities.

Or you can say they have a  positive working relationship.

They have a supportive working relationship.

You can also say they complement each other.

If two things, they, if two  things complement each other,  

it means they go well together  like cookies and a glass of milk.

They complement each other.

So two people can go well together.

They complement each other.

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