600 English Words for Every Day Life | English Vocabulary Masterclass

In this vocabulary master class,  you're going to learn 600 words  

for your daily speech to help you sound  fluent and natural like a native speaker.

I'm Jennifer from JForrest English.

Now let's get started.

First, let's start with some  greetings that you must know  

to understand native speakers  and to sound natural yourself.

How's it going?

How's it going?

How's it going?

This is how a native speaker will say, how are  you to a friend, a colleague, a family member?

How's it going?

And if two people haven't seen each  other for a longer period of time,  

you can add on, how's it going?

Long time no see.

Long time no see, You can reverse them.

Long time, no see.

How's it going?

Long time no see.

Here is one that native speakers  love, but it confuses students.

What have you been up to lately or recently?

This is in the present, perfect.

What have you been up to?

Up to just means doing what?

Have you been up?

To lately or recently and you  can use all of these together.

How's it going?

Long time no see.

What have you been up?

To lately you will.

Sound so natural?

Now let's talk about how  to answer these greetings.

How's it going?

It's going.

And then your adjective.

It's going great.

Long time no see.

You can confirm this by saying I know too long.

I know it's been a long time  since we last saw each other.

I know too long it's.

Been too long?

Now, although what have you been up to lately?

Recently is a long question.

Generally, native speakers will answer  by saying not too much, not too much.

And then for all of these you can add on and you  

and you to get the reply from  the person you're talking to.

Now let's talk about how to say  thank you like a native speaker.

Thanks so much.

Now notice instead of thank  you, I'm saying thanks.

You need that S It is required grammatically.

Thanks so much.

Thanks a million.

Thanks a bunch.

These are simply alternative  ways to say thank you very much.

Thanks a bunch.

Two of my favorite ways to say thank you  are simply by saying you're the best.

You're the best, I also say.

You rock.

You Rock You.

Rock.

So if you want to sound very natural.

You can use those.

Two, you could also say I really appreciate  it, or you could say that's so nice of you.

That's so kind of you.

You can use nice or kind, it doesn't matter.

So if you're enjoying this video, why  don't you show appreciation right now?

Use one of these expressions, whichever one  is your favorite, and put it in the comments.

Thanks a bunch, Jennifer.

You rock.

Jennifer, you're the best.

Jennifer, put that in the comments  to show appreciation for this video  

and to sound very natural.

How about to say?

You're.

Welcome.

My favorite, and one that's very common, is  simply no worries, no worries, no worries at all.

No worries.

You could say happy to help or my pleasure, or  you could say anytime, notice it's one word.

Anytime, anytime, anytime, and I will reply  back to your comment saying thank you with  

one of these natural expressions saying  you're welcome in a very natural way.

Now when it's time to say bye, you can  say take care, take care, take care.

If someone is getting into a vehicle, you can  say drive safe or drive safely, drive safe.

Now technically, grammatically, you  need the adverb which is safely.

But native speakers use drive  safe more than drive safely.

So you will absolutely hear  both drive safe, drive safely.

You can say talk soon, talk soon, or see you soon.

See you soon.

Now let's say someone offers you something like a  drink or a piece of cake, but you want to say no.

You want to decline it, but  you want to do it politely.

You can say I'm good, I'm good, but thanks anyway.

It's nice to add appreciation.

I'm good, but thanks anyway.

No thanks, I'm good.

None for me, but thanks anyway.

I'll pass.

I'll pass, but thanks, I'll pass.

So definitely add on that.

But thanks or but things anyway  to sound very polite when you're  

requesting help, you can  say can you give me a hand?

Give me a hand give.

Me a hand.

You can say do you mind?

And then you need a Jaron  verb, Do you mind helping me?

Helping me out?

Native speakers like to turn  help into a phrasal verb.

Help out.

Do you mind helping me out?

One I use a lot is Got a sack.

Got a sack?

Sack is short per second, which represents a small  amount of time that you can make available for me.

Got a sack?

You got a sack.

So let me try these expressions with you.

Got a sack?

Do you mind helping me out by liking this video,  sharing it with your friends, and subscribing?

It would really help me out.

Now if you're offering help to someone else,  you can say need a hand, but notice you do the  

rising intonation to make  it sound like a question.

Need a hand?

Need a hand?

Or you can say it as a statement and you can say  I can give you a hand with that and then you can.

Give.

Them a hand you can help them  out or as a statement you can  

say let me help you with that let me help with you  

with that and then you can pick up that  heavy box and help your friend out let.

Me help you with that.

It's Friday, so let's talk about the weekend.

You can ask someone, what  are you up to this weekend?

Again, notice that up to at the beginning,  what have you been up to lately or recently?

And now I'm asking you, what  are you up to this weekend?

So what are you up to this weekend?

It's very common to ask any plans this weekend and  again, rising intonation to show it's a question.

So do you have any plans this weekend?

I love the expression on the go.

Anything on the go this weekend?

It's simply an alternative to plans.

Now if you want to arrange social  plans, you can ask are you free?

Are you free?

On Saturday you can make a statement  and say we should hang out soon.

We should hang out soon.

Hang out is when you interact  with someone socially.

We should hang out soon.

Native speakers love using the verb grab.

Do you want to grab coffee?

Grab dinner, do you?

Want to grab dinner sometime?

And then you can add your time reference tonight.

Do you want to grab coffee tonight?

Now, if you're arranging a business  meeting, you can still use Are you free?

You might add the verb to meet.

Are you free to meet and then a specific time?

Because a meeting takes place at a very  specific time on Thursday at 2:00 PM.

You could say I'm available on Thursday  at 2:00 PM and then ask, does that work?

Does that work for you?

Or you could ask what works best for you.

What works best for you well.

Whatever works best for you, Bill.

Now let's say you want to ask for clarification.

You could say, sorry, I didn't catch that.

I didn't catch that.

Sorry, I didn't catch that.

Sorry, what does X mean?

And then X is whatever the word  is that you don't understand.

Or you could clarify by saying  sorry, what do you mean by X?

If you're having trouble understanding  someone, you need to be honest.

You can say could you speak up a little?

Speak up means speak louder.

Could you speak up a little?

I'm having trouble hearing  you, could you speak up please?

If they're speaking too quickly, you  can say could you slow down a little.

I'm having difficulty understanding you.

Now.

Let's say you want to confirm understanding  

of either something you've said or  something the other person has said.

You can say do you know what I mean?

So you explain something and then  say, do you know what I mean?

You.

Know what I mean?

Oh, I know what you mean.

Does that make sense to you?

Does that.

Make sense?

Or you can simply shorten that and say  make sense with a rising intonation.

These two you need to put in your vocabulary.

Does that sound good to you?

Does that sound good to you?

And then native speakers will often shorten that  just to sound good with a rising intonation.

Sound good, Sounds great.

There's one idiom you could use,  and that's to be on the same page.

So you could say, are we on the same page?

And this is used to say that you agree  or that you have a shared understanding.

For example, I could say J Force English is  a great resource to help you become fluent.

Are we on the same page?

Do you agree?

Do we have a shared understanding?

Now, if you do agree, you can  say we're on the same page.

We're on the same page, Jennifer.

So put that in the comments  to show that you agree.

We're on the same page.

We're 100% on the same page.

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Now, every single day I say I don't know for  various reasons, and I'm sure you do too.

But there are many different  ways that you can say,  

I don't know to help you sound more  advanced, more fluent, and to also  

help you understand native speakers  because we use a lot of alternatives.

So let's learn over 30 different ways that you  can say I don't know, like a native speaker.

First, let's talk about some everyday  ways that you can say I don't know.

You can use these in more casual  situations and professional situations.

So let's say your friend or Co worker asks you a  random question like how far away is the sun and.

You.

Don't know the answer.

How can you reply the most popular answer WIBI?

I have no idea.

And this is really to stress the fact  that you have no knowledge on the topic.

Remember the question is how far away is the sun?

I have no idea.

Now we can also shorten  this and simply say no idea.

I have no idea.

No idea.

Another common answer is I'm not sure.

I'm not sure.

Now you can expand on this and  you can say I'm not too sure.

Not too sure.

I'm not too sure about that.

That meaning the question.

I'm not too sure about how far away the sun is.

Not sure about that.

Not sure about what.

A fun one is simply to say, who knows?

Who knows?

Seriously, who knows?

Do.

You know.

Who?

Knows.

You could say.

Your guess is as good as mine.

It's implying that you also don't know the answer.

Your guess is as good as mine.

Well, your guess is as good as mine.

I created a free lesson PDF that summarizes  all the different ways to say I don't know.

You can look in the description or  the comment section for the link.

Now another one with the word guess  is if I had to guess I'd say so.

You're letting the person know that  your answer could be completely wrong.

So how far away is the sun?

If I had to guess, I'd say 100 million miles.

I don't know.

Am I right?

You let me know in the comments.

If I'm right.

You could say I wish I knew.

That's an interesting piece of knowledge.

I wish I knew, but I don't.

I wish I knew.

I wish I could help you.

I wish I could help you with that.

I wish I could answer that for you, but I can't.

I wish I knew, Robin.

I wish I knew.

You could also say I can't help you with that one.

I can't help you with that question.

You could say that's an interesting question,  

but and then use any of the  expressions we just learnt.

That's an interesting  question, but I have no idea.

You could also just say I've never thought  about that before, which is probably true.

A common way to answer that question now  is simply to take out your phone and say,  

hey Siri, how far away is the sun?

Hey, I was actually pretty close.

It was 149,000,000 miles away and I said  100 million miles and I completely guessed.

I'm pretty proud of that.

So that's a great way to answer.

Just ask Siri or Alexa or whoever else.

There are two very common idioms that you can use.

The first idiom is beats me.

That beats me, but we commonly get  rid of that and simply say beats me.

And that's the same as saying I have no idea.

Beats me.

The other idiom is I haven't the slightest idea,  

and the slightest is this much  the smallest amount possible.

But you're saying you don't even have that.

So it's another way of saying I have no idea.

I haven't the slightest idea.

Now instead of slightest, you could say foggiest  or faintest and it means the exact same thing.

Or you can say I haven't a clue,  which also means the same thing.

So they're just slight changes to the same  idiom, and they're very commonly used.

Because I haven't the foggiest idea why.

I mean, look at me.

Now let's talk about some more professional  expressions that you can use when you're  

asked a question but you don't know the answer.

So let's say your boss asks you how many units  of a specific product were sold last month.

You could reply back and say when do you need to  know by and your boss will likely say an hour,  

two hours tomorrow, next week and tell  you when they need the information now.

If they say right now I need it right now,  

then you can reply back and  say, let me get that for you.

Get that, that being the answer, the information.

Or you could say let me find out, let  me look into this instead of let me.

You could also say I will as a contraction.

All I'll find out, I'll look into this,  I'll let you know, I'll get back to you.

Another way to reply is to say I need to  check something and then I'll get back to you.

So you're letting the person know that  you just need to do something first.

Instead of check, you could say  I need to confirm something,  

I need to verify something, I need to  look into something and get back to you.

You can also specify a specific time or  date when you'll have the information.

Let me look into this and I'll get back  to you by 2:00, by the end of the day,  

by tomorrow, by next week and let the person know.

Let.

Me look into it.

Now, if you do want to admit that  you don't know the answer now,  

you could say something like I'm not sure offhand.

So offhand is just an expression we use  to mean right now, I'm not sure offhand.

Let me look into this and  I'll get back to you by 2:00.

Does that work for you?

And you can add, does that work for you to clarify  

that getting back to them with the  information by 2:00 is acceptable?

Your boss will likely say sure, no problem.

Or they might say no, no, no, I have a meeting  in 10 minutes and I need this information.

Well then of course you say, no  problem, I'll find out right now  

and get back to you in a few minutes.

Of course, by the deadline,  your boss just told you.

Now instead of saying I'm not sure  offhand, which again is just an expression,  

I'm not sure offhand, you could say  I'm not sure off the top of my head.

So again, this is another way of just saying  right now, off the top of my head, I'm not sure.

Let me find out and I'll e-mail  you the information in 10 minutes.

So you could also use in and a time  reference in 10 minutes, in an hour,  

in 20 minutes, or you could simply say ASAP.

I'm not sure off the top of my head.

Let me check and I'll get back to you ASAP.

That means as soon as possible.

You can also say ASAP.

There's two different ways  to say it, ASAP or ASAP.

They're both acceptable.

I think ASAP is more common though.

I'll get back to you ASAP.

Look into it, get back to you.

ASAP.

Amazing job.

Now let's keep going and talk about more  advanced ways that you can say goodbye to again,  

help you sound very fluent and natural  and help you understand native speakers.

Let's do that now.

You can absolutely say bye or goodbye.

It's grammatically correct.

The problem is that it sounds very formal,  and native speakers don't really say goodbye.

We say goodbye, but then we  add on a natural expression.

So let's talk.

About natural expressions you can use  in everyday situations like shopping at  

the grocery store, at a restaurant, or  dealing with a customer service agent.

You can say buy but then add  on take care, Bye, take care.

Now you can also say take care  and then bye, take care bye.

Or you can simply say take care.

Take care.

You can say have a good and then  whatever the time reference is,  

have a good day, morning,  afternoon, evening, night.

Or you can say have a good one, which is  general to any situation, have a good one.

Bye, take care.

Have a good one.

A quick tip is that native speakers commonly  combine multiple expressions like I just did.

Bye, take care, have a good night.

It's very common to use 2-3 or more  expressions, so feel free to combine them.

Now you can replace.

The adjective good with a different adjective.

Have a wonderful day.

Have a fabulous afternoon.

Have a fantastic weekend.

You can say bye for now, which implies  that you're going to see that person again.

Bye for now.

Or you can say enjoy the rest  of and then the time period.

Enjoy the rest of your day, your night,  your evening, your weekend, your vacation.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

Now I created a free lesson PDF that  summarizes all the greetings from this lesson.

You can look for the link in the  description or the comment section below.

Now let's talk about saying  goodbye to your friends.

The most common is See you soon, see you later.

A common one is also Talk soon, Bye talk soon.

See you later.

I'll see you later.

Now if you have a future date  planned with that friend,  

you can say see you next weekend, see  you tomorrow, see you at the party  

and reference that next event you can  add Can't wait to add some excitement.

Can't wait to see you next weekend.

Can't wait to see you at the party.

You can say bye.

It was so nice seeing you  instead of so nice you can add.

It was awesome.

It was amazing.

It was wonderful.

It was lovely and and instead of seeing  you, you can add it was lovely catching up.

It was lovely having dinner.

It was lovely chatting.

So you can add different  alternatives to that expression.

If your friend is getting into a vehicle, you  can add buy, drive safe, buy have a safe trip.

Be well now.

If you don't have a next date  planned with your friend,  

you can add some thing to show  you want to see them again.

Bye, let's catch up soon.

Don't be a stranger, keep in touch.

This is a very common one.

Bye.

Keep in touch.

Take care.

Now let's talk about some more  informal slang expressions.

You can use these with your friends,  your family, or even with your coworkers.

As long as it's a.

More informal situation we commonly use  gotta got to gotta I gotta go I gotta jet  

I gotta head out I gotta take off I gotta  hit the road I gotta get going it's.

By 6:00 I got a jet.

You can also say catch you later,  which just means see you later,  

catch you later and notice I  took you and reduced it to ya.

Catch you later, catch you later.

Sometimes we just say later later.

A fun expression is catch you on the flip side.

I have no idea what the flip side  is, but catch you on the flip side.

Catch you on the flippity flip.

I'll catch you on the flippity flip.

Bye.

Some people say peace out.

I personally have never said this but I  do hear it a lot from some other speakers.

Peace out or simply peace.

So if that suits your  personality you can use that one.

Peace.

Out.

One of the most common informal expressions.

Is just.

See ya.

So we take.

See you later and we reduce.

It to see ya.

OK, bye.

See ya.

Bye.

Let's talk about some expressions  you can use with your husband, wife,  

boyfriend, girlfriend, significant  other, spouse, life partner.

By my love, my love, and we  say it in such a nice voice.

By my love, I miss you already.

I like that one.

I miss you already.

Even though they're right there.

I miss you already.

Bye my love, I miss.

You already.

I miss.

You too.

Now we can use our pet name for each other.

Bye sweetheart, bye sweetie, bye cuddle bear.

Bye my darling or whatever your  romantic name for each other is.

And if you have young kids,  

you can use this really cute expression  which goes see you later, Alligator.

Do you know what comes next in a while?

Crocodile.

But just use that one with young children.

Now let's talk about professional expressions  that you can use at work, in a job interview,  

a networking event or conference by  looking forward to seeing you again soon,  

Looking forward to working together.

So notice the gerund verb we need.

You can also use a noun.

Looking forward to the conference.

Looking forward to the project.

If you're meeting someone for  the first time, you can say bye.

It was a pleasure.

It was a pleasure meeting you.

It was nice talking to you.

In a job interview, we  generally express appreciation.

Thank you so much for this opportunity.

I look forward to hearing from you.

The interviewer will also express appreciation.

Thank you so much for coming today.

I appreciate your time.

Thank you so much for your time today.

We'll be in touch shortly.

Notice that expression in touch.

We'll be in touch soon.

We'll be in touch shortly.

Superiors can add some words of encouragement  

by Keep up the good work, the  great work, the amazing work.

Or they might say, if you need  me, I'm a phone call away.

By if you need me, I'm a phone call away.

You know where to find me, which is  letting you know you can just text me.

You know where to find me, I'll be on my phone.

You know where to find me or a common one  in the office is by my doors always open.

And that's encouraging you to come back if you  want to discuss anything or if you need help.

My door is always open.

You're doing such a great job now.

One of the best ways to understand native speakers  

and to sound more fluent and  natural is to use idioms.

There are so many idioms in in  English language and right now  

you are going to learn fifty of the  most common that you can use daily.

Let's do that now.

To.

Play something by ear.

This is when you make a decision in the  moment rather than planning in advance.

So let's say you're talking about your weekend  

and your husband or your friend says  what do you want to do this weekend?

And you might say let's play it by ear.

Let's decide as the weekend  happens, not in advance.

Let's play it by ear to be all ears.

We use this to say that you're ready to  listen and you're paying full attention.

So let's say you tell your boss you want to  discuss something important about the project  

and your boss replies, I'm all ears, I'm all  ears to wake up on the wrong side of the bed.

This is a great one we've all done.

This is when you wake up in a  bad mood, you wake up grumpy.

So let's say you wake up, you  go in the kitchen and your wife,  

your husband says, oh hi honey, how are you?

Would you like some coffee?

What do you want for breakfast?

And you're grumpy.

I don't care.

Where's my phone?

And you're being grumpy.

Well then your wife, your husband can say, well,  someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

And that's just to let you know  you're being grumpy to wing something.

When you wing something, you perform a speech  or presentation without planning in advance.

So you definitely don't want  to wing your IELTS exam, right?

To make a mountain out of a molehill.

A molehill is really small.

A mountain is really Big South.

It's when you take a minor problem or issue  and you make it seem really serious or severe.

So let's say you got one question wrong on a test  and you're acting like it's extremely serious.

Someone could say, don't make  a mountain out of a molehill.

They're letting you know it's really  not that bad to be at a crossroads.

This is when you have to make a really  important decision that could impact your life.

Let's say you've been a graphic designer  for 10 years, but you're considering going  

back to school and changing careers  and becoming a lawyer or a teacher.

So you might say, I'm not sure if I  want to be a graphic designer anymore.

I'm at a crossroads because that decision  will impact your life to rain cats and dogs.

This is when it rains heavily.

So let's say your friend in a different  city asks you, oh, did it rain last night?

And it did.

It rained heavily.

You can say, yeah, it rained cats  and dogs To be on top of the world.

This is when you're really, really happy.

So let's say you got a new promotion.

You can say I'm on top of the world  to give someone the cold shoulder.

This is when you ignore someone.

And you ignore someone on purpose,  usually because you're mad at them,  

annoyed with them, they did something  wrong or something to irritate you.

So let's say your husband or your  wife is ignoring you, you might say.

Why?

Are you giving me the cold shoulder?

It's another way of asking why are you mad at me?

What did I do wrong?

Why are you giving me the cold shoulder?

To sit on the fence.

This is when you delay making a decision,  

usually because that decision is  difficult and you don't want to make it.

For example, I asked my boss for a promotion, but  he's sitting on the fence, so he won't answer me.

He won't say yes, he won't say no.

He keeps just saying, oh, I need to  think about it, I'll get back to you.

He's sitting on the fence  to hit the nail on the head.

This is when you accurately  explain a problem or a situation.

For example, you hit the nail on the head  when you said we needed to reduce our costs.

So you explain the situation  accurately to be as fit as a fiddle.

This simply means you feel great, you  have good health, you're in good shape.

So maybe you could say since I  changed my diet and I'm eating  

more fruits and vegetables,  I feel as fit as a fiddle.

This is a great one to get  something out of your system.

This is when you do something or you  try something simply so you can move on.

For example, let's say you've been talking  about going skydiving for years and years.

You research it, you look at different websites,  

you talk to people about it, but  you've never actually done it.

Someone might say just go skydiving  so you can get it out of your system.

So once you do it, you can stop researching it,  stop looking it up and just move on already.

I like this one.

Speak of the devil, speak of the devil.

This sounds negative because  of devil, but it's not at all.

This is used when you're talking about someone and  they appear exactly as you're talking about them.

This has happened, right?

Let's say you're talking to a friend about your  mutual friend, Bob, and you're talking about Bob.

Oh, is Bob going to come to the party?

Oh, I'm not sure.

I haven't talked to Bob.

And then your phone rings and guess what?

It's Bob.

And then you can say, speak of the devil  to give someone the benefit of the doubt.

This is when you trust someone,  when they tell you something.

So if a coworker is late and they call  you and they say I'm stuck in traffic,  

let's give him the benefit of the doubt.

Let's trust that he's actually stuck in traffic.

No pain, no gain.

This is a classic one.

This is used to say that if you want results,  

real results, you have to be willing  to work hard and get uncomfortable.

So I might say if you want to improve your  public speaking skills, no pain, no gain,  

you have to be willing to get uncomfortable.

Hang in there.

This is a great one.

It simply means don't give up.

I know learning a language  is hard, but hang in there.

A penny for your thoughts.

This is used to ask someone what they're thinking.

So let's say your friend is just staring  

out the window and you probably are  wondering what are they thinking about.

You can turn to your friend and  say a penny for your thoughts.

It's not rocket science.

Rocket science is complicated, right?

But if we say it's not rocket science,  this means it's not complicated.

So I could say becoming a confident  English speaker is not rocket science.

It's not complicated.

You just have to practice speaking  to let someone off the hook.

This is a great one because it means that  

you don't punish someone, one,  for a mistake or a wrongdoing.

So your boss could say, I  know you came in late today,  

but I'm going to let you off the  hook, I'm not going to punish you.

To make a Long story short, this  is when you take a long and usually  

complicated story and you make it  very simple by sharing it briefly.

So you could say Long story  short, we missed our flight.

So there's a long story about why you missed  your flight, but you don't explain those details.

You just say Long story  short, we missed our flight.

Easy does it easy does it.

This is a way of saying slow down.

So if your friend is at the gym and they're trying  to do too many exercises with too much weight,  

you might say easy does it slow down  to go back to the drawing board.

This is when you need to start over and create a  new plan or strategy because the first one failed.

So let's say you were trying  to solve a computer problem.

You came up with a strategy, it didn't work.

And then you can say to your team, well, let's  go back to the drawing board and try again.

Once in a blue moon, this is an  event that happens infrequently.

For example, I only see Kara once in a blue  moon, not very often at the drop of a hat.

This is a great one because it means  without hesitation or instantly.

For example, call me if you need anything  and I'll be there at the drop of a hat.

It means I'll come instantly if you need anything.

So it's a really nice, reassuring  thing to say to someone.

To add insult to injury, this is when you take  a bad situation and it becomes even worse.

So let's say you're going out on a  first date and your date showed up late.

That's already a bad situation.

But then to add insult to injury,  

your date forgot his wallet and you had  to pay for both of you to hit the sack.

This means to go to bed, for example, I'm  really tired, I'm going to hit the sack.

The ball's in your court.

This is used when you need to make  the next decision or the next step.

So I might say we offered her a great promotion.

So now the ball's in her court.

So it's up to her to decide if she's going to  

accept the promotion or look for  another job or do something else.

To be or to go barking up the wrong tree.

This is when you look in the wrong  place or you accuse the wrong person.

For example, if you think I lost your  ring, you're barking up the wrong tree.

You're accusing the wrong person to  get or to have your ducks in a row.

This is when you're well prepared or  well organized for something specific.

So you might say the conference was  supposed to start 10 minutes ago.

They should have gotten their ducks in a row.

They should have been organized or prepared  to get or have the best of both worlds.

This is when you enjoy the advantages of  two very different things at the same time.

She works in the city, but  she lives in the country.

She gets the best of both worlds.

The lion's share.

This is the largest part or most of  something, so you might complain.

I did the lion's share of work on  this project to be on the ball.

This is when you're performing really well.

Wow, you completed all those reports already.

You're on the ball to pull someone's leg.

This is when you're joking with someone.

So we usually use this to reassure  someone you're only joking.

Don't get upset.

I'm just pulling your leg  to pull yourself together.

This is when you need to calm down.

You regain your composure after  being really upset or agitated,  

angry, annoyed, and then you calm down South.

I might say pull yourself together.

It was a false alarm.

So the alarm made you really agitated  and I'm telling you to calm down South.

Far so good.

This is how you reply when you want to let  someone know that everything is OK until now.

How's the project going?

So far so good to be the last straw.

This is when you have no patience  left for someone's errors or mistakes.

So I might say this is her fifth  time being late this month.

That's the last straw.

No more patience for her mistakes.

Time flies when you're having fun.

This is used to say that you don't notice how  long something takes because it's enjoyable.

So you might look at your watch and  say, oh, wow, it's 1:00 AM already.

And then someone could reply and say, yeah,  

time flies when you're having  fun to be bent out of shape.

This is used to say you're upset, you're angry.

For example, Janice is bent out of shape  because she has to work late tonight.

To make matters worse.

Matters in this sense means  problems to make problems worse.

So I might say I have to work tonight.

And to make matters worse, to make that situation  even worse, I have an early appointment tomorrow.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

You've probably heard this one.

It means that you shouldn't judge  someone or something on appearance.

For example, let's say I'm hiring people  and I say I'm not going to hire him.

Look at his hair.

And then my colleague would say, well, don't  judge a book by his cover, look at his resume.

To.

Fall between two stools.

This is when something fails to  achieve 2 separate objectives.

So let's say you plan to  watch a romantic comedy movie.

That movie is supposed to be  romantic and funny at the same time.

A romantic comedy.

Two objectives.

So you could say that movie  fell between two stools.

It wasn't romantic and it wasn't  funny to cost an arm and a leg.

This is when something is exceptionally expensive.

Now, airline tickets are usually  expensive, but exceptionally expensive.

Even more expensive than usual I might say.

My flight cost an arm and a leg to  cross a bridge when you come to it.

This is used to remind someone that you only  need to deal with the situation when it happens.

So your friend might be concerned.

What if I forget all my words during  my IELTS speaking exam and then you  

tell that friend cross that  bridge when you come to it.

Worry about that problem when it  happens to cry over spilt milk.

This is used when someone complaints  about a problem or a loss from the past.

So let's say I had a party weeks  ago and now I'm complaining.

I can't believe Jon didn't come to my party.

Well my friend can say don't cry over spilled.

Milk.

It was three weeks ago, why  are you still talking about it?

Curiosity killed the cat.

This is used to say that being  inquisitive or asking a lot of  

questions can lead to an unpleasant situation.

So let's say your husband or wife is planning  

you a surprise birthday party and  you try to ask a lot of questions.

What are we doing?

Where are we going?

Who's coming?

Then your husband or wife can  say curiosity killed the cat.

Just to remind you, don't ask so  many questions to miss the boat.

This is when you lose an opportunity  because you were too slow to take action.

For example, the application  deadline was last week.

I missed the boat to be on fire.

This is to.

Perform really well.

Wow, your presentation was amazing.

You were on fire to spill the beans.

This is when you reveal a secret when  you shouldn't have revealed a secret.

So let's say you're planning a surprise party  for someone, and then you tell everyone.

Don't spill the beans.

Don't reveal the secret.

And finally, to be under the weather.

This is when you feel unwell, when you feel sick.

I'm a little under the weather today.

You are doing a great job.

Think of everything you've learned so far.

Now let's focus on how you can share your opinion  and do that very professionally and naturally.

You're going to learn over  50 opinion words right now.

Now let's get started with first  sharing your personal opinion.

Let's say you're in a work meeting and you  have an idea you want to share with everyone.

We should hire a marketing  expert to build our website.

You can absolutely see that.

But you can sound more professional,  more advanced if you use an opinion word.

Now there are many different phrases you  can use to share your personal opinion.

I recommend starting with two to three that  you like the most and then you can add more  

once you get comfortable with them so you have  variety and you're not always using the same one.

Here's the list in my opinion, as far  as I'm concerned, from my perspective,  

from my point of view, personally, I think  that in my view, I'd say that I believe that.

I strongly, firmly believe that.

I'm convinced that there's no  doubt in my mind that I feel that.

In my mind, it seems to me that,  so let's take our idea again,  

we should hire a marketing  expert to build our website.

As far as I'm concerned, we  should hire a marketing expert.

In my opinion, in my mind, personally, I  think that we should hire a marketing expert.

So you can use any one of these.

And remember, variety is key.

You don't always want to say, in my opinion,  

you can absolutely use that,  but you want to have variety.

Now let's talk about agreeing with an opinion.

So you're in a meeting and a colleague says we.

Should.

Postpone the conference.

Or your colleague used an opinion word and  

said I firmly believe that we  should postpone the conference.

Now let's say that you agree with your colleague.

What can you say?

Well, again, here's a big list.

Start with one to two and add  them as you get comfortable.

I agree.

I agree with you.

I think so too.

That's a good point.

You're right.

Definitely, absolutely.

I 2nd that.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

I couldn't agree more.

We're on the same page.

You hit the nail on the head.

So your colleague says from my perspective,  we should postpone the conference.

And you say I couldn't agree more.

We should postpone the conference.

You're right, we should postpone the conference.

Absolutely, we should postpone the conference.

I agree with you.

Now let's say your colleague shared an  opinion that started with, I don't think,  

I don't think we should postpone the conference.

Personally, I don't think we  should postpone the conference.

We have one very specific phrase that you can use  when you want to agree with a negative opinion.

Do you know what that is?

In my mind, I don't think we  should postpone the conference.

Neither do I.

Neither do I.

You only use this when you're agreeing  with I don't think neither do I.

Now let's talk about disagreeing with an opinion.

So you're in a meeting and your calling says  in my mind we should look for a new supplier.

Now you don't agree.

What can you say?

You can say I disagree with you.

I'm afraid I disagree.

On the contrary.

I understand where you're coming  from, but I respect your opinion.

But that's a good point.

However, I see your point, but I  have a different perspective I think.

Can I share my opinion?

That's one way of looking at it.

But have you considered the fact  that now the first one I shared,  

I disagree with you is probably  the least commonly used because it  

sounds argumentative and we generally  want to say this softly to someone.

So it's way more common to say I'm  afraid, I'm afraid I disagree with you.

It makes it a lot softer.

Or you could acknowledge that I respect your  opinion, but I don't think that's a good idea.

I respect your opinion, but I  think we should keep our supplier.

My personal favorite in this category is  I understand where you're coming from,  

but and then you share your opinion  or whatever information you like.

I understand where you're coming from.

This is another way of saying  I respect your opinion.

I understand where you're coming from,  but right now isn't the best time to  

change our suppliers because  it's our busiest time of year.

We should wait until Q4.

And remember, you can add your  personal opinion words as well.

From my perspective, in my mind, from my  point of view, we should wait until Q4.

So you can absolutely combine these  different opinion words together.

Now let's talk about sharing a general opinion.

So something that most people would agree with.

Here's a statement.

Repetition is key when you're  learning any new skill.

Now I personally believe this,  but it's not my opinion per se.

This is just a commonly  held opinion by most people.

By many different people.

So here are some general  opinion words you can use.

It said that it's believed that  I've heard that it's considered  

that it's generally accepted that  most agree that some say that.

It goes without saying that  researchers experts suggest that.

So I could say it's generally  accepted that repetition is  

key when you're learning any new skill.

And personally I agree.

And personally I couldn't  have said it better myself.

So you absolutely can share a general opinion,  

but then agree with that general opinion using  one of the phrases you've already learned.

Or maybe you want to disagree with this statement.

Well then of course you can use  one of the phrases to disagree.

On the contrary, repetition isn't that important.

I'm afraid I disagree.

Repetition isn't that important in my mind.

And then you can share your opinion.

And finally, let's talk about how  to ask someone for their opinion.

So let's say I shared a general opinion.

Most agree that repetition is  key when learning a new skill.

And I want to ask for your  opinion on this specific topic.

I can say, do you agree?

What's your opinion?

What do you think?

What are your thoughts?

What's your view?

How do you see the situation?

What's your take on it?

What about you?

How about you?

Has that been your experience?

What is your experience been?

Are we on the same page?

Is that something you would support too?

So if you're talking to someone  who's currently learning a new skill,  

it could be really interesting to ask them.

Has that been your experience?

What are your thoughts on that?

Do you agree?

I've saved the best for last?

Because one of the easiest ways  that you can sound more advanced,  

more professional, more fluent,  is by using transition words.

They are the secret to really  elevating your English.

So now you're going to learn fifty  of the most common transition words.

So what exactly are transition words?

Well, transition words are individual  words or groups of words, phrases that  

you can use to organize your ideas and  to show connection between your ideas.

They're commonly used in academic or formal  writing, but you shouldn't limit their use  

to just that because you can absolutely  use them in your spoken English and you  

should use them in your spoken English  to sound very advanced and professional.

And if you watch to the end of this video,  

I'm going to share how you can use transition  words to expand your ideas and to take a really  

simple idea and be able to talk on that  idea for longer using transition words.

So stay right to the end.

So let's get started.

You're going to learn over 50  transition words in this lesson.

Don't feel overwhelmed.

Just add them to your vocabulary as you go.

Our first group of transition words are  used to show cause and effect, causation.

So here I have two separate ideas.

I spilled my coffee.

I changed my shirt.

Now this is where we can use a transition word to  

combine these ideas together and to  show the relationship between them.

I spilled my coffee.

As a result, I changed my shirt.

Cause and effect.

Here are the transition words in this category,  

and they're listed from  most formal to least formal.

So you can take a screenshot of this  consequently, hence, accordingly,  

thus, for that reason, as a result,  therefore, and so since because due  

to now the example I gave you, I spilled  my coffee as a result, I changed my shirt.

This is a casual statement.

It might sound a little odd, perhaps out of place,  to use a very formal transition word such as.

Consequently, in such a common  everyday speech, I spilled my coffee.

Consequently I changed my shirt.

You could absolutely say it, it's  grammatically correct, but but  

the choice of transition word  is just a little too formal.

So do not think that formal is the best.

And you absolutely should use formal.

You should use formal when  your ideas are more formal,  

they're more academic, they're more  professional in a business context.

Let's look at a business context.

The project is over budget.

We have to cut cost.

So again, we'll show our cause and effect.

We'll use a transition word  to combine these ideas.

And because it's a more formal context,  I can use a more formal transition word.

The project is over budget, hence,  consequently, thus we have to cut costs.

Our next group of transition words is chronology.

This is how events are related  based on when they occur.

So think of time.

Here are three events.

I went to the store, I worked out, I made dinner.

Now of course we can add first, 2nd.

3rd.

1st, next, finally, that's chronology,  

and it instantly sounds more organized and more  advanced when you add the transition words.

So let's review the transition  words in this category first.

Firstly, to start to begin at  the beginning at the start.

2nd, secondly, after, afterwards,  next, then subsequently, later.

Third, Thirdly, after, afterwards, next,  then, subsequently, later, finally,  

lastly, last but not least.

Now notice that for the 2nd and 3rd events,  many of the transition words are the same.

You can use after, after for the 2nd  and 3rd event, or you can use next,  

next for the 2nd and 3rd and 4th and 5th event.

But you might want to avoid that so you don't  

sound repetitive using the same  transition word again and again.

So you can use next, then, then  subsequently, subsequently, finally.

So you can use the different transition words  just to show off your advanced vocabulary.

Our next category of transition words is to  show contrast when you have two opposing ideas.

Let me give you 2 ideas.

I love ice cream.

I'm lactose intolerant.

So can you see how these  two ideas are in opposition?

I love ice cream is great.

It's a really positive thing,  but I'm lactose intolerant.

That's negative and it also  means that I can't eat ice cream.

So those ideas are in opposition.

So we can use our contrasting transition words.

However, although though but I love  ice cream, but I'm lactose intolerant.

Same thing.

The transition words are listed  from most formal to least formal.

Again, you could say I love ice cream.

However, I'm lactose intolerant.

But again, these ideas are quite simple, so you  probably want a more simple transition word.

Our next category of transition  words is addition of similar ideas.

I love ice cream.

I love cake.

It's adding a similar idea because they're both  in the same category, which is desserts or sweets.

The most common transition words from most formal  to least formal in this category are furthermore  

moreover, further additionally in addition  also, and I love ice cream and I love cake.

Obviously, you know that one.

So why not try to advance  your vocabulary by using in  

addition I love ice cream In addition I love cake.

Now let's talk about generality.

This is when things are true most of the time.

The most common transition words in this category  are in general, generally, generally speaking,  

by and large, for the most part, most of the time,  more often than not, usually, typically mostly.

So let's take an example.

Our meetings are very productive.

Now, of course, I'm sure there's one or  two meetings that aren't very productive,  

but most of the time, in general, generally  speaking, our meetings are very productive.

Now let's look at the category of examples.

There are really only three main transition words.

For example, as an example, for instance,  this software has really helped us.

Now it can make your point a lot stronger or help  you expand on your idea by adding an example.

This software has really helped us.

For example, as an example, for instance,  it reduced our error rate by 40%.

Our next category is emphasis.

This category is used to make a point stronger  by adding more supporting information.

Let's take a simple example.

I love pie.

Now what if I wanted to make this point stronger?

I could say it's my favorite dessert.

I love pie.

In fact, it's my favorite dessert.

I love pie.

As a matter of fact, it's my favorite dessert.

These are the only two transition words  that are commonly used to add emphasis.

And finally, conclusion transition words.

Notice I just used a transition word.

And finally, that is a conclusion transition word.

Now, of course, in this category, we  use these transition words when we  

want to end what we're seeing, end  our speech and our presentation.

Here are the most common transition words  listed from most formal to least formal.

In conclusion, to conclude, to summarize,  in sum, all things considered, finally,  

overall, ultimately, in the end, to wrap  up, to sum up All in all, So let's say I'm  

ending my presentation at work and I want my  colleagues to remember one very important fact.

And that fact is if we want to remain  competitive, we have to invest in automation.

Now to let my colleagues know that this  is the last point I'm going to make,  

my final point, I'm going to add  a conclusion, transition word.

Ultimately, if we want to remain  competitive, we have to invest in automation.

So now you have 50 plus transition  words to help you communicate your  

ideas in a very professional and organized way.

Before you go, let me share a bonus tip with you.

You can use transition words to  help you expand on your ideas.

So let's take one idea.

In general, our meetings are very productive.

Now I can pick any category of transition word.

To expand on this idea, I could add a contrast.

However, they usually run over  time, so this is an opposing idea.

Now let me give an example of my last point  to add emphasis and to expand even more.

For example, today our meeting was scheduled  to end at 11 and it went until 11/17.

So let's expand on this even more.

What was the effect of the meeting  running over by 17 minutes?

As a result, I was late for  a meeting with a client.

Hmm, Were there any other effects?

If there were, I could use  an edition of a similar idea.

Transition Word Additionally,  I had to work through lunch to  

catch up so your bags are packed and  you're ready to visit North America.

Let's talk about all the phrases that you  need starting with greetings Now as a tourist,  

you're going to be using these  greetings when you go to stores,  

restaurants or interact with service providers.

Like when you rent a car or book a tour.

You can simply say hello because  for more in personal interactions,  

when you don't know the person  socially, we just say hello.

That's the standard greeting in these situations.

You could also say hi there.

So add there, hi there, hi there.

When you go into a restaurant, a store, hi there.

Of course you wouldn't wave.

I'm just doing that.

I guess you could.

Hi there.

Hello.

Now time is specific.

You could say good morning,  good afternoon, or good evening.

Don't say good night because that's  what we use before you go to sleep.

So after 4:00 to 6:00 PM,  you can say good evening.

Now only for morning.

Native speakers, we drop the good and we just  say morning, morning, but we don't say afternoon.

You always say.

Good afternoon, good evening.

But you can simply say morning, morning.

Now after your greeting, you can  state your reason for your visit.

So if you're at a restaurant,  you can say hi there.

We have a reservation under Forest.

Usually the reservations are made  under your last name for 7:00 PM.

You could include the time, but you don't need  to because the reservation will have the time.

Or you could approach a  booth and say good morning.

Could you please tell me when the  next ferry to Staten Island comes?

Notice how I use Could you please?

That's to sound more polite.

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

You can look in the description for the link.

How about this one?

Excuse me, do you carry sunscreen?

Do you carry?

You're asking the store if they  have Do you carry sunscreen?

Now notice, excuse me, this  isn't necessarily a greeting,  

but it's what we use to get someone's attention.

So if the store person is stalking  a shelf, you can say excuse me,  

and then they will stop what  they're doing and look at you.

So it's used to get attention.

Now.

Technically, you can say, pardon me,  pardon me, do you carry sunscreen?

But pardon me isn't very common  in North America in this context.

In North America we use pardon me  if we don't understand something.

So if someones talking to me and maybe  there's a lot of background noise,  

I might say pardon me to ask  them to repeat themselves.

But we don't really use it  to get someone's attention.

So just use excuse me to get someone's attention.

Now let's review all the phrases you  need if you don't understand someone  

or if you don't hear them because  there's a lot of background noise.

Or maybe they just spoke very quietly.

Like I said, pardon me, pardon me.

Now you can also say excuse me, but  it's more in a questioning tone.

Excuse me, sorry, I didn't catch that.

Now you can always say sorry,  English isn't my first language.

So you're giving them?

The.

Information they need to know so they can adjust.

Because if you tell a native speaker, oh  sorry English isn't my first language, they'll  

naturally just try to speak slower or louder  or in a different way to help you understand.

And don't be afraid to say can  you repeat that slower please.

The person will not be offended  or upset if you say that.

So don't be afraid to use it.

Or you can say sorry.

I'm not sure what MMM means that means or  if you know the specific word you can say.

I'm not sure what a transfer means.

Can you explain it a different way?

Can you give me more information?

Can you help me understand?

Or simply you can say sorry I don't understand,  English isn't my first language and they will  

naturally know they need to speak slower,  louder or explain it a different way.

Can you repeat that please?

I'm sorry, I didn't catch that.

As a tourist, you're going to be spending money at  stores, so let's talk about the phrases you need  

when you go into a store or when you  take all of your items to check out.

When you're ready to pay, you can just say  hi there or any of the other greetings.

Now previously the stores would ask you cash or  credit, but this isn't common in North America.

Today.

It's assumed you're going  to pay with a credit card,  

so they generally don't ask  you about the payment method.

They will probably just point at the  machine and then you can tap your card.

Cash credit.

Now there are some St.

vendors.

A street vendor would be a small shop or  something that isn't a physical store.

It is possible that they only accept cash,  but this is becoming less and less common.

Basically everywhere you go in North  America, you can pay with your card.

Even the smallest St.

vendors, because they have a little device  they put on their phones and then their phone  

turns into a payment processor and  you just tap your card on the phone.

So even at very small vendors,  you can likely pay with your card,  

but of course bring a little cash with you.

You can ask how much is this for one item?

How much are these for two or more items Now after  you pay, they might ask you do you need a bag now?

They might say need a bag or simply bag with  a rising intonation to show it's a question.

Plastic bags are not used at  most stores in North America.

They are banned for environmental  reasons, So if you need a bag,  

most likely you have to pay for that bag.

Instead of plastic stores use paper bags  and they're probably about $0.15 per bag.

Or you can get a reusable bag  depending on the quality 1 to $3.00.

A lot of smaller stores, convenience stores,  

markets, they still use plastic bags,  but the bigger stores generally don't.

But you can always ask them,  can you give me a bag please?

Or I need to buy a bag Now sometimes  I hear students say please, I need  

to buy a bag and they put please  at the beginning of a statement.

But that is not common in North  America and it sounds a little awkward.

So put please at the end I  need to buy a bag please.

Please commonly comes at the  beginning when it's the imperative.

So you're giving an instruction.

Please put the receipt in the bag.

Put the receipt in the bag is the instruction  

and you can add please at the  beginning to sound more polite.

You could also add it at the end after you pay.

They might say do you need want a receipt?

Again to try to be more  environmental and safe paper.

They don't automatically print receipts.

They might just say need a  receipt, want a receipt or receipt.

You can say no, that's  okay, no thanks, yes please.

Now right before you pay.

They might say something really  long that you don't understand.

They may be asking you for a  donation, which is very common.

Do you want to donate $1.00  to the Children's Hospital?

They might ask you if you have a points  or rewards membership with that store.

Or they might ask you if you want to sign up for  

something like a Walmart MasterCard  or a points card or a membership.

If you don't understand, just say no thanks,  

No thanks, because they're probably just  trying to give you something additional.

Now if you go into a clothing  store or a larger store,  

they will greet you and they'll ask you  if you're looking for something specific.

You can say I'm just looking, I'm just browsing.

But in North America, looking is more common.

I'm just looking.

Thanks.

Thanks, I'm just browsing.

Oh, I'm just looking.

Thanks.

Or if you are looking for something specific,  you can say I'm looking for a small backpack.

Where can I find men's socks?

Do you carry sunglasses?

If you're buying clothing, you  can ask where can I try this on?

Where are the fitting rooms, the changing  rooms, which is where you try things on.

You can also ask them what's your return policy  to know if the item is returnable or exchangeable.

Now let's talk about dining out at restaurants.

When you go to a restaurant,  you can use your greeting.

Hello.

Hi there.

Good afternoon.

Table for two, please.

Or you can state we have a reservation under and  

then your name, generally just  your last name under forest.

Or maybe you want to make a reservation.

Can we make a reservation?

And they'll ask you when or what  day, how many people, and what time.

Table for two please.

Now, if you're staying at the restaurant, you  can ask them, do you have any tables outside?

Do you have any tables on the patios?

So they mean the same thing.

The patio or outside is an area that is outside.

So you have inside or outside.

Outside is on the patio.

And if you're inside and you see  this really nice table by the window,  

you can say, can we sit by the window, please?

Are there any booths available?

So maybe they're putting you at a table with  chairs, but you want to sit it in a booth.

Just ask them are there any booths available?

If you have any allergies, you can tell your  server I'm allergic to I'm allergic to shellfish.

Or maybe you see an item, a stir fry  with chicken and you want to know,  

can you make that vegetarian?

Can you make that vegan?

Can you make that gluten free?

To order just say all have.

I'll have the stir fry with shrimp please.

Alternatively, I'd like I'd like  the stir fry with shrimp please,  

but all have is way more common now.

You may want to modify your order.

I'll have the stir fry with shrimp please.

But no onions.

Hold the onions without onions.

They all mean the same thing.

Can you add Pickles?

So if you want something  additional, can you add Pickles?

Can you make it extra spicy?

This is something my husband asks every time.

Can you make it extra spicy?

Can you put the sauce on the side?

So maybe if they put a sauce over  top can you put it on the side?

Sauce on the side again please.

Just know that modifying your  orders is extremely common and  

accepted in North America, so don't be shy.

If you want something specific, just ask.

They will do it for you.

And don't forget to ask for water because as  a tourist you need to drink a lot of water.

Can you bring us some water please?

They might ask you sparkling or  still bottled does say tap water.

Tap water is fine.

Sometimes the restaurants try to  sound more fancy and say house water,  

but it's the water that comes out of the tap  which is drinkable in all of North America.

So if you don't want to pay for water,  

just say tap water is fine and know that water  is free everywhere you go in North America.

You can go into any place  and ask for water for free.

You might ask them where are  the bathrooms or restrooms?

Either word choice is fine.

Where are the bathrooms?

Where are the restrooms?

Just don't say where are the toilets because  we don't use that word for restaurants.

Now if you had a big meal and you didn't finish at  all, you can say can I have A to go box, please?

And they'll bring you a box and you put your  leftovers and then you take it with you.

Can I have A to go box, please?

Or you can say, can you wrap this up?

So they will take your food, put it in  A to go box and bring it back to you.

Can you wrap this up?

Can you pack this up?

They mean the same thing if they try to offer  you dessert or coffee and you don't want it.

Say just the check please.

You can say check or bill.

Just the check please.

Just the bill please.

Can you bring me the check or bill please?

Or you can simply ask where do I pay?

Just the check please.

Where do I?

Pay it's $25.00 right in North America.

Tips.

Gratuity are rarely added to the bill  automatically, so it's your choice to leave it.

When you pay.

There'll be an option on the machine.

It's not required, but it is highly  expected and a 10 to 20% tip depending  

on the formality of the restaurant  and the level of service is expected.

But again, it isn't required.

Now at any restaurant, cafe or store  you can ask them do you have Wi-Fi?

Or is there?

Wi-Fi here, and if you know there's  Wi-Fi because there's a sign,  

you can ask them what's the Wi-Fi password.

Now, sometimes the Wi-Fi passwords are just  random letters or numbers, and maybe you,  

you didn't hear it, you couldn't understand it.

You can just give them your phone.

Can you put it in for me, please?

Can you write it down, please?

Can you repeat that slowly, please?

Now, let's talk about getting around.

So how you move from one location to another.

You don't really need to know how to  ask for directions anymore because  

your phone has GPS and will  tell you exactly where to go.

But let me share some common phrases with you.

Excuse me, do you know how to  get to the Empire State Building?

Excuse me, which way is Central Park?

Excuse me, does this train go to Central Park?

Excuse me, which train will  take me to Central Park?

And noticed I used excuse me  for all of them because that  

is the most common standard in North  America to get someone's attention.

You could also say, excuse me,  do you mind taking our photo?

Because that is the one thing that people still  ask other people for not directions anymore.

But excuse me, do you mind?

Do you mind taking with that ING?

Do you mind taking our for photo?

Excuse me, could you please take our picture so  you can say photo or picture interchangeably?

And as a final tip before you pack your bags and  head to North America, just remember that North  

America is incredibly diverse and we interact  with non-native English speakers every single day.

Every time we leave the.

House.

We go to stores, restaurants, our work  environments, our social environments.

We interact with non-native English speakers.

N Americans in general are friendly, open and  accepting, so don't feel any bit of nervousness  

or shyness because you have an  accent or make grammar mistakes.

It will not impact your experience  as a tourist, but of course,  

you do need to be able to communicate in  a way that a native speaker understands,  

and all of these phrases  will help you do just that.

You might be preparing for a  language exam like the IELTS.

So now let me share 30 advanced phrases that you  can use in your IELTS or in any formal situation.

Of course, on the IELTS, they're  going to ask you, where do you live?

You can say I was born and raised in Winnipeg.

That's where I was born and raised.

Did you know that I was born and raised to be  born and raised in Now here your verb is to be.

So of course you need to conjugate it in the  past simple because it's a completed past action.

I was born and raised in and then you  can state your city or your country.

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

You can look in the description for the link.

You can add on to this to make it sound more  complex to make you sound more advanced.

I was born and raised in Winnipeg but now?

But now I live in Ottawa.

Go even further and say I've  lived here for over 10 years now.

Notice I used the present perfect.

You can also use the present perfect continuous  only for the verbs live, work and study.

And this is for an action that started  in the past and continues until now.

So in the present perfect continuous,  I've been living here for over 10 years.

You can use 4 plus the specific number of years.

You can even say four years, several  years, many years, a number of years.

All of those are possibilities.

Now let's move on to tell me about your work.

You can say I'm an engineer.

I know this is a very simple sentence,  

but most students get it wrong  because they forget the article.

You must use an article before your job title.

Most likely you're going to use a or an,  but it is possible to use the article the.

This is when there is only one position in the  organization and you have that one position.

For example, I'm the executive director,  

so there's only one executive  director, and that's me.

Now if we use the it's more common to explain  what the organization is or what the company is.

But if you include just your job title with  AH or an you can but it you don't need to.

But if you use the make sure  you state your organization.

Now add to this and add a general  statement about your specific job.

Being an engineer is rewarding.

Notice here being starts the sentence  because it's a gerund statement.

Jaron statements will absolutely  make you sound more advanced.

You could say I love using my analytical  skills to solve complex problems.

Love is a verb of preference, so you need  the verb of preference plus a gerund.

Love using.

You could say I enjoy collaborating with my team.

Enjoy is a verb, a preference,  so you need the gerund.

I enjoy collaborating with  my team and brainstorming  

unique solutions to complex problems.

So sure, you could say brainstorming solutions to  

problems, but adding adjectives  makes you sound more advanced.

You just mentioned something  positive about your work.

Why not make a contrasting  statement and start with?

However, this is a transition word  that we use to make a contrast,  

and using transition words will  make you sound so advanced.

However, being an engineer  also has its challenges.

So before we had positives  about being an engineer,  

however, and now a negative about  being an engineer, a contrast.

So now you can share one of those challenges,  

specifically another transition  word to make you sound advanced.

Specifically, I work around the  clock to meet tight deadlines.

To work around the clock is an expression,  

and using expressions really shows you understand  the language more at an advanced native level.

And of course, to work around the clock,  you can just imagine you work continuously.

You work non-stop.

Now let's talk about hobbies.

You can begin with a gerund statement  that expresses your opinion on hobbies.

In my opinion, having hobbies is  integral to living a fulfilling life.

So our Jaron statement is  having hobbies is integral too.

But then I just added on to  that by expressing my opinion.

So let's review some opinion words.

Of course, in my opinion, in my view, from my  perspective, notice here from from my perspective,  

personally, I think that have at  least four different opinion words.

You can use these for in your  vocabulary when you go for your IELTS.

Now let's get back to hobbies.

You made your general statement, your Jaron  statement, beginning with an opinion word.

Now you can state your specific hobby.

I'm an avid hiker, or maybe I'm  an avid cyclist, guitar player,  

tennis player, whatever your hobby is.

So here the structure is to be an  avid and then you need a noun and  

this means you have a strong interest,  passion or enthusiasm for that activity.

Now you can make a gerund statement  about why you enjoy this activity.

Hiking gives me the opportunity to disconnect  from my devices and enjoy the beauty of nature.

Now notice that the jaron statement  started with the verb hiking.

You can also start a jaron statement  with the noun, for example, guitar.

Guitar gives me the opportunity  to, you could say playing guitar.

So you're using the verb form  or the noun form with guitar.

Both are correct.

Now let's say you don't have any hobbies.

Don't worry, you can still answer  this question in a very advanced way.

You can say until now my  focus has been on my career.

However, I'm considering taking up and  then an activity taking up drawing.

So notice we have our present perfect.

My focus has been because the action  started in the past and continues until now.

Take up is the phrasal verb we use specifically  

with hobbies and activities  to main start and notice.

Consider plus gerund.

I'm considering that's in the present continuous.

I'm considering taking up take is in  the gerund because consider plus gerund.

You could also say, however,  I'd love to take up drawing.

The expression here is I would  love and then infinitive.

Perhaps it's simpler to remember  and it still sounds advanced,  

so feel free to use this alternative.

Now you can still.

Add on a gerund statement about  drawing, but use the future.

Simple because you're not  doing the activity right now.

Drawing will give me the  opportunity to disconnect.

You could say I'm confident that or I'm hopeful  

that drawing will give me the  opportunity to disconnect.

You will sound very advanced.

Now let's move on to.

Tell.

Me about your family.

You can say I'm from a close  knit family, close knit.

Notice that pronunciation close knit.

This is an adjective that describes the family.

Now this is the same as saying  my family and I are very close.

My family and I, this is the subject.

We, my family and I are very close.

You can say everyone in my family gets along  because everyone is conjugated as a singular.

Everyone gets along really well or used  extremely well to sound more advanced.

Here's a great expression.

Everyone says I take after my mom in looks  and I take after my dad in personality.

When you take after someone, it means  that you resemble them physically.

So if you have a photo of you  and your mom and people say,  

oh, I see the similarities, you take  after your mom because your mom came  

first and maybe your mom takes  after your grandmother, etcetera.

But for personality, you can use this as well.

So maybe your dad is very  funny and you are very funny.

So you take after your dad in personality.

A great phrasal verb to use on  the IELTS to sound very advanced.

Now let's move on to talking about travel.

You can say I'd love, I would love,  I love the opportunity to see Egypt,  

to travel to notice, travel to  Egypt, but see Egypt, visit Egypt.

So know when certain verbs  require additional prepositions.

Travel to a location, visit a location.

If I could travel anywhere, I'd choose Egypt.

This is our second conditional  because it's hypothetical.

And notice we have modal plus base verb.

Don't use the infinitive modal plus base verb.

Of course you can use a gerund statement.

Visiting Egypt is at the top of my list.

Imagine you have a list of places you  want to visit and Egypt is at the top.

You can make this more advanced  by using the present perfect.

Travelling to Egypt has been at the top  of my list for as long as I can remember.

An action that started in the  past and continues until now.

Now, why not use an opinion word?

From my perspective, the pyramids are  one of our world's greatest treasures.

So you're sharing an opinion that  reinforces why you want to visit Egypt.

You can go on and say, and I'd revel in, I'd revel  in the opportunity to see them with my own eyes.

The expression is to revel in the opportunity  and then you're infinitive to see them.

This is a very advanced way of saying I  would thoroughly enjoy seeing the pyramids.

Now, as a bonus, let me share some phrases that  you can use when you want to clarify your answer.

So you're answering and you realize that  the words aren't coming out very well.

You can say what I'm trying to say is  and then you can change your thought.

You can express your thought a different way.

What I mean is what I'm getting at is.

What I'm trying to get at  is to put it another way,  

in other words, and then  you communicate your idea.

I suggest memorizing four of these because they  

will be very helpful when  you're taking your IELTS.

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Now let's continue with our lesson.

Are you ready to add 50 plus  advanced expressions to your  

vocabulary that you can use when you're  attending a job interview in English?

Let's get started with the first  question that you're going to be asked.

Tell me about yourself.

When you're asked this question, you  absolutely must use the expression.

I have more than over or  almost 10 years of experience.

And then you can add as A and your job title,  as a project manager, as an accountant.

Don't forget that article.

It's very important that it's there.

Before your job.

Title.

Now you can also talk about your  experience in a particular field.

I have almost 20 years of experience  in the project management industry.

I have more than 15 years of experience.

In the IT sector, so you can  use field, industry or sector.

Now notice you have more than or  over, that's when the number is  

greater than and then you have almost,  that's when the number is less than.

So if you actually have 13 or  14 years of experience, well,  

it sounds better to use a round Number like 15.

So you can say almost 15 years of  experience if you have 13 or 14.

Now you can add to this and tell us more  about your responsibilities in that role.

So you can say in this role, which is your  role as a financial analyst In this role,  

you can also say in that role, it doesn't  matter in this, that role I was responsible for.

Or you can say I am responsible for was  if you're viewing the role as complete,  

and I am responsible for if you're currently  doing that role, I was responsible for.

Now after this, we need a gerund verb.

So you can use many many  different verbs to talk about.

Your.

Experience.

These are the most common  verbs you can use in this role.

I was responsible for managing, overseeing,  leading, coordinating, creating, developing,  

reviewing, improving, streamlining, and analyzing.

Of course, you can use other verbs,  but these are the most common.

Now streamlining.

This means improving the  efficiency or effectiveness.

So as a financial analyst, you  could say I have over 20 years  

of experience as a financial  analyst in the IT industry.

In this role, I'm responsible for overseeing a  

team of 15 people and I'm responsible  for for streamlining our operations.

Now, in a job interview, you absolutely want  to use more academic or formal adjectives.

You don't want to say I have a lot of experience.

That doesn't sound very strong or convincing.

It sounds a lot more impressive if  you say I have extensive experience,  

I have significant experience.

So those are two must know adjectives that  you should use in job interviews, extensive  

and significant, which simply is a more formal way  of saying a lot of I have significant experience.

And again, after this, you need a gerund verb.

You can use any of the verbs I've already shared.

And of course you'll have specific verbs for  your industry and your specific job title.

I have extensive experience creating international  marketing campaigns for a variety of industries.

Now after this expression, I have  significant extensive experience.

You could also use a noun.

I have significant project management experience.

I have significant financial analysis experience.

So you don't have to use a gerund verb.

You could also use a noun.

If you're asked about your  education or your credentials,  

you can simply say I have a Bachelor  of, I have a Bachelor of Science,  

a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of  Engineering, whatever that may be.

Now you can end it there, but you  may also choose to identify the.

School.

And the year you graduated, those aren't  requirements, but if you went to a prestigious  

or well known school or you recently graduated,  those might be useful details to include.

I have a Bachelor of Science from Cornell.

I graduated in 2020.

You could also use the verbs received or  obtained, which are more formal than have.

However, it's extremely  common to use the verb have.

I have a bachelor, I have a master,  

but you can absolutely use received or  obtained to use the more formal version.

I received my Master of Education from Cornell  

IN2020I obtained my Master of  Engineering from MIT in 2019.

If your credential is a certification, you can use  the verbs I received, I completed, or I obtained.

I completed my PMP in 2019.

Now notice here I use an acronym PMP if  

I'm applying for a job in the  project management industry.

They know what a PMP is.

It's the most prestigious  certification in the industry.

It stands for Project Management Professional.

So there's no need to identify an acronym if that  acronym is well known in your specific industry.

Let's talk about your personal strengths.

The interviewer is likely going to  ask you what are your strengths?

What would you say are your three best qualities?

So here you can use a transition  word As for my strengths.

As for my strengths, that's  just to introduce the point.

As for my strengths, I'm extremely  and then you can list the quality.

Now notice here I use the adjective extremely.

This is a more convincing  adjective than I'm really or very.

You want to avoid those common  adjectives because they don't stand out.

And it's way more convincing to use a  stronger adjective in a job interview.

Like extremely.

I'm extremely hard working, which sounds  stronger than I'm really hard working.

Let's review some common adjectives that you're  going to use, and for all of these adjectives,  

you're going to use the verb to  be and then list the adjective.

I'm extremely hard working,  

committed, trustworthy, honest,  focused, methodical, proactive.

A.

Team player.

For a team player, you can't use an adjective.

You're.

Simply going to say I'm a team  player you're not going to say  

I'm extremely team player that  doesn't work I'm a team player.

Now let's talk about some specific skills  you should highlight in your interview.

Now the following skills are rated as  the top ten skills that employers want.

Of course, this skills are specific to  your industry, but you can take this  

as a general list of skills that would be  useful to highlight during the interview.

And to talk about these skills.

You can say I have and for an adjective you can  

say I have advanced, I have  superior, I have excellent.

And then you list the skill.

I have excellent time management skills.

I have superior communication skills.

I have advanced adaptability skills.

The other top ten skills are problem  solving, teamwork, creativity,  

leadership, interpersonal skills,  attention to detail, and work ethic.

For work ethic, we have a very  specific adjective and that's strong.

I have a strong work ethic.

So this is the specific expression for work ethic.

I have a strong work ethic.

So let's say you want to show  off your communication skills.

I have superior communication skills.

Now let's say the interviewer wants to know why  you're interested in this specific position.

You could say I'm looking for an opportunity  to further or to develop my X skills.

So your project management  skills, your teamwork skills,  

your financial analysis skills,  whatever the specific skill is.

You could also say I'm looking for  an opportunity to gain experience  

in and then you can talk about a  specific field, industry or sector.

In the IT industry, in the project  management field, in the marketing sector.

You should absolutely have a conclusion.

Don't just say thank you for your time.

You should leave them with a really  strong impression of your skills  

and your ability to complete the job  and be an asset to the organization.

So you can say I believe that.

I know that I'm confident that  my extensive project management  

skills would make me a valuable  asset to your company, your team,  

your organization, and I look forward to  the opportunity to contribute to your goals.

Of course, you should take this and adapt  it to your specific industry or role,  

but you absolutely want a strong conclusion  statement to impress the interviewer.

So now you have 50 plus advanced English  

expressions that you can use  to impress your interviewer.

I want you to practice in the comments  below by answering the question.

Tell me about yourself and try to use as many  different expressions from this lesson as you can.

I can't wait to learn a little bit more  about your professional background.

Let's keep going and you're going to learn  

25 professional phrases that you  can use anytime in the workplace.

Our first phrase, I'm on board with that.

This is used when you agree  or you want to express your  

support for a suggestion or an idea, for example.

We're on board.

We are the verb to be.

We're on board with that preposition with.

We're on board with the new  strategy for increasing sales.

And don't forget to conjugate that verb to  be with your subject and time reference.

I'm on board.

Next, are we on the same page?

This is used to confirm that everyone has the  same understanding, opinion, or viewpoint.

After our discussion, it seems  like we're on the same page.

We all have the same opinion,  understanding, or viewpoint.

And to specify what that something is you can  say regarding regarding the project timeline.

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

You can find the link in the description next.

It's a win win situation.

This is a situation where all parties benefit.

All parties win.

I could say subscribing to J Forest  English is a win win situation.

I win by growing my YouTube channel and you win  

by getting all of these free video  lessons to help you become fluent.

So put win, win, win, win, put,  win, win in the comments below.

It's a win, win.

Our next phrase, I could ask  what are your thoughts on this?

This is used to request  someone's opinion or feedback.

You can identify something specific and say what  are your thoughts on the new marketing strategy?

Remember, you can replace the noun, the new  marketing strategy with this if it's obvious.

Next, we need to think outside the box.

Have you heard this one?

To think outside the box?

This is to encourage creative  thinking, innovative thinking.

If you're trying to solve a difficult problem,  

you might say thinking outside the box  is the only way we'll solve this problem.

You need innovative, creative solutions.

Everybody start thinking outside the box.

Next, I love this one.

Let's circle back to that later.

When you circle back to something,  it means you stop discussing it now,  

and you suggest that you discuss it later.

So you postpone your discussion until later.

You could say we only have 10 minutes  left, so let's circle back to this.

Whatever this is, your discussion about the  marketing campaign, thinking outside the box.

Let's circle back to this later.

Let's postpone it now and discuss it later.

Notice the grammar.

This is in the imperative.

It's often the case because we use  this as an instruction or a suggestion.

Let's circle back to Dina, our next phrase.

We need to prioritize our tasks.

If you prioritize something, it means you  organize it based on importance and urgency.

So the most important or the most urgent  at the top of your list of to do's.

Because it's prioritized, it's the most important.

This is a.

Common situation, we don't have  enough time to complete everything,  

so let's prioritize our tasks.

I love this one.

Please keep me in the loop.

Do you know this one?

Native speakers love using it.

This is used to.

Request that information or  updates be shared as they happen.

I could say I'm taking tomorrow off, but  please keep me in the loop on the project.

Notice grammatically this  is the imperative because  

I'm giving you an instruction or a suggestion.

You can add please at the beginning or the  end of the imperative to sound more polite.

Well good, keep me in the loop on that.

Next, have they ironed out the details?

This is used to ask if something  has been resolved or clarified.

For example, we need to iron out  the contract details before the  

meeting and notice that pronunciation in the past.

Simple iron doubt ironed out.

Ironed out phrase 10.

I'm all ears.

This is used to express your  openness and willingness to listen.

I could say.

If you have any suggestions for improving  this YouTube channel, I'm all ears.

I'm open and willing to  listen to your suggestions.

And that is 100% true.

So please share your suggestions in the comments.

I'm all ears.

Next, let's take a step back.

This is when you pause to  review a situation or decision.

Our marketing campaign didn't work.

Let's take a step back.

Let's pause what we're doing,  

working on the marketing campaign to review  it to make sure it is the right strategy.

Let's take a step back.

Notice this is also in the imperative  for instructions or suggestions.

This is a great one.

I beg to differ.

I beg to differ.

Use this when you disagree with  someone's opinion or statement.

Your coworker could say the  marketing campaign didn't  

work because we didn't think outside the box.

You could say I beg to differ,  which means I don't agree.

I beg to differ.

The campaign was great, it  was our execution that failed.

I beg to differ.

Next, I'll cut to the chase.

This is when you.

Say your main point directly, without  small talk, without additional details.

For example, I'll cut to the chase,  you're not getting the promotion.

Notice grammatically, the  expression is in the future, simple.

I will cut to the chase.

I'll cut to the chase.

Even though the information  you're delivering is now.

I'll cut to the chase, you're  not getting the promotion.

This is a great one.

Run it by the team first.

This is when you share ideas  for feedback and approval.

I think it's a great idea, but  you should run it by Frank first.

You should share it with Frank  to get his feedback and approval.

And why should you do that?

Because our next phrase, Frank calls the shots.

This is to say that someone is in charge.

They have the authority to make decisions.

You should run your idea by  Frank because he calls the shots.

Notice it's the shots.

It's always plural.

I called it shots.

Our next phrase?

The balls in Frank's court,  

this is used to say it's someone else's  responsibility to make a decision.

In this case.

Frank, maybe you're talking to your Co workers  and someone asks you should we hire Jennifer  

as our English teacher and you don't want to  make that decision so you can say the balls  

in your court to give responsibility  for that decision to someone else.

Remember to conjugate the verb to be  because it's the ball is the balls.

The ball is in your court.

The balls in your court.

Next, we need to nip this in the bud.

This is an important one because it's when  you stop a problem at the early stages  

before it becomes permanent or more serious.

Let's say you have a new policy for a dress code,  

but none of the new employees  are following the dress code.

So that's the problem, and you want  to stop it in the early stages.

You want to nip it in the bud.

Grammatically, the verb is nip and to  conjugate it it's nip nipped, nipped.

You need to nip.

This in the bud.

This is a great one.

It's not my cup of tea.

Do you know this one?

This is used to say that you dislike something.

Public speaking is not my cup of tea,  but it's essential for my career.

And remember, there are two correct contractions.

It isn't.

It's not.

You can use either one.

They hammered out the agreement.

This is used to say that something  is finalized as a question.

Have you hammered out the terms yet?

This is commonly used with  agreements, proposals, and contracts.

Freeze 20.

We're swamped right now.

Doctor Kettner.

We're swamped.

This is to say, you're really busy.

We've been swamped since Vanessa quit.

The expression is too be swamped, so your verb is  to be, and then swamped is always in the Ed form.

Next, we'll take that into consideration.

This is to say you'll.

Consider something you'll consider someones  feedback, suggestion, advice, recommendation.

Now, because I'm all ears, you  shared a suggestion with me.

You said Jennifer I think you should  upload videos three times per day.

I could say thanks for your suggestion,  I'll take that into consideration next.

We need to think long term.

This is used to emphasize the  

importance of considering future  implications and considerations.

I could say publishing videos three  times per day would help my students,  

but I need to think long term.

Is that sustainable for me?

All become very swamped very quickly.

Nice.

Sorry I'm tied up.

This means you're busy and therefore unavailable.

You could say.

I wish I could help you, but I'm tied up.

I'm already busy with something  else and therefore unavailable.

Now you can specify the something  and use the preposition with.

I'm tied up with the budget phrase 24.

Let's put our heads together.

This is used to suggest  the need for collaboration,  

brainstorming, or more than one opinion.

Because the opinion is in your head and if you  

put heads together then you  have more than one opinion.

If we put our heads together, I know we can nip.

This in the bud and.

Finally, freeze 25.

To play devil's advocate,  

this is when you consider opposing  viewpoints when making a decision.

I could say I think 3 videos per day is too much  for me to handle, but let's play devil's advocate.

So now I'm going to think about publishing  3 videos per day and think about what that  

would take, what my day would be  like, just to see if it's possible.

And that will help me make my decision.

Of course, it's very common to  share your opinion in English.

Now, instead of saying I think, let me  share 40 different ways to say I think.

First of all, there's nothing  wrong with saying I think.

I say it all the time, but I have many other  expressions in my vocabulary that I use as well.

And my choice depends on the situation I'm in.

So let me share all the different  alternatives that you need.

First, let's talk about everyday situations.

Let's take the statement it's going  to rain instead of I think you can  

say, I'd say it's going to rain.

I'd say this is a contraction of I would, I would  say, but native speakers use the contraction.

I'd say it's going to rain.

You can add to that and say if you  ask me I'd say it's going to rain.

They're exactly the same.

It's just something nice we add on.

I believe is going to rain.

This is the closest alternative to  I think and it's very commonly used.

It seems to me that the way I  see it to me is going to rain.

All three are used to really  show your personal opinion.

My close friend always says I  reckon, I reckon is going to rain.

I personally don't say I reckon,  but I really love when she says it.

I prepared a free lesson PDF that  summarizes all the expressions from  

this lesson, so you can find that in the  description and in the comment section.

Now you can also say it's  going to rain and then add.

That's my take on it.

This is a very common expression.

My take on it.

Take is your assessment,  how you see the situation.

That's my take on it.

So you first share your opinion or  statement and then say that's my take on it.

You can do the same thing with the idiom.

That's my two cents.

Two cents that represents  opinion is going to rain.

That's my two cents.

Now let me share some more formal expressions  that you would use in a job interview,  

a conference, a work meeting  or other formal situations.

Let's say your opinion is  we should revise the report.

Revise means make changes too.

We should revise the report.

Of course, you can say I think  that we should revise the report.

You could also say from my perspective,  perspective, this is a very common one.

It sounds quite advanced from my  perspective, we should revise the report.

Of course, you can simply say, in my opinion,  in my opinion, we should revise the report.

And that does sound more formal than saying,  

I think you could say it's my view  that we should revise the report.

Or it appears to me that we  should revise the report.

Keep in mind the word that is optional.

We generally use it in written English and we  

generally exclude it in spoken  English, But that's not a rule.

So you could say it appears to  me we should revise the report,  

or it appears to me that we  should revise the report.

Both of these are correct.

Let's talk about some expressions  that express certainty.

Certainty 100%.

So let's take our statement.

We should promote John.

Lucky John.

Now if you're 100% certain, you  could say I'm sure, I'm certain,  

I'm positive, we should promote John.

You could say it's obvious  that we should promote John.

You could replace obvious with indisputable,  which means nobody could dispute it.

It's indisputable that we should promote.

John, that sounds very firm.

I like that one.

Indisputable.

It's undeniable.

It's unquestionable.

It's beyond a doubt.

We should promote John.

John must be really awesome.

Now let's say that you do want to  express some uncertainty or some doubt.

So it could happen, but maybe it won't happen.

You could say it's possible that  she's going to get the promotion.

Instead of possible, you could say it's probable  or it's likely she's going to get the promotion.

I figure or I gather that she's  going to get the promotion.

One I really like is I have a hunch.

I have a hunch that she's  going to get the promotion.

When you have a hunch, it's more based on  your intuition rather than external evidence.

I have a hunch that she's  going to get a promotion.

I just have this really good feeling.

You could say, correct me if I'm wrong,  but she's going to get the promotion.

But if you say correct me if I'm wrong,  you're admitting that you may be wrong.

You could also say, if I'm not mistaken,  she's going to get the promotion.

Again, there's some doubt there  because you could be mistaken.

You could say, to the best of my knowledge,  

to the best of my knowledge,  she's going to get the promotion.

Let's talk about some expressions  that sound more diplomatic.

So diplomatic because you might  be introducing an opinion that  

people don't agree with or that is the  opposite of what most people think.

So maybe all your Co workers think that  John should get the promotion but you don't.

So our statement is John isn't a good.

Fit.

He isn't a good fit.

To be honest In all honesty,  John isn't a good fit.

Now remember, this is something that  a lot of people don't agree with,  

so you might want to say it with some regret.

To be honest, in all honesty,  John isn't a good fit.

I'm sorry to say it, but John isn't a good fit.

If you want to be more neutral, you could say  one could argue that Jon isn't a good fit.

Everyone else is saying he is.

So you want to be more neutral  and talk about how he isn't.

One could argue that my impression  is that Jon isn't a good fit.

I saved my favorite for last  to be diplomatic and that's I  

get what you're saying, but John isn't a good fit.

Now in this case, get means understand.

So if you want to be more casual informal use get.

I get what you're saying,  but John isn't a good fit.

If you want to be more formal, you can  say I understand what you're saying.

But.

John isn't a good fit.

Let's move on and learn 30 ways  that you can say I'm sorry.

First, let's talk about some casual expressions  that you can use in everyday situations.

Let's take the example of bumping into someone  at the grocery store and you want to apologize.

So instead of saying I'm sorry,  you can simply say sorry.

I know it's a subtle difference,  

but it will really help you sound  more natural to just say sorry, sorry.

You can also add so or very in front of it.

So sorry, very sorry.

Or you could say sorry about  that, that being the mistake,  

bumping into the person at the grocery store.

Sorry about that.

So sorry about that.

I'm so sorry about that.

To help you remember all of these  expressions, I created a free lesson PDF.

You can look in the description  or the comment section for the  

link to download the free lesson PDF.

Another common thing is simply  to make a sound effect like.

Oops, oops, whoops.

Oh no.

Oh my.

And then you don't even have to say anything  else because usually it's your facial expression.

Oops.

Oh, oopsie, oopsie.

Oopsie, Yikes.

Whoops.

Oops.

A slightly more formal one,  but that's still very casual,  

is to say, excuse me or pardon  me, excuse me, pardon me.

Those are quite common as well.

Let's say that your friend asked you  to buy her a chocolate chip cookie,  

but you bought her an oatmeal cookie.

So instead of saying I'm sorry,  you could say, my bad, my bad.

This is extremely common in North America  

and it will really make you sound  like an American English speaker.

My bad, my bad.

Keep in mind it is quite casual and it's used for  

smaller things you want to apologize  for, like getting the wrong cookie.

My bad.

You could also say my fault,  my fault or my mistake.

My mistake, I got you the wrong cookie.

My bad.

Let's say you want to admit your mistake.

For example, you told your friend the party  started at 8:00, but it actually started at 7:00.

You could say I was wrong.

So instead of saying I'm sorry I gave you  the wrong time, you could say I was wrong.

Of course, you can use any  of our other expressions.

My bad.

But one, to specifically admit your  mistake is simply to say I was wrong.

Often we say sorry if we can't do  something that someone wants us to do.

So let's say your friend invited  you to a party but you can't attend.

It would be very common to say I'm  sorry I can't attend your party.

Instead of saying I'm sorry, you  can say unfortunately, so replace  

I'm sorry with unfortunately,  unfortunately I can't help you.

Unfortunately, I can't attend your party.

Unfortunately, I can't drive you to the airport.

Now let's talk about some more  professional expressions that  

you can use in the workplace  or a more formal situation.

Let's say you arrive to an  important meeting 10 minutes late.

Instead of saying I'm sorry,  you can say my apologies.

Now you can expand that and say  my apologies for being late.

To make it stronger, you can add sincere,  my sincere apologies for being late.

To sound even more formal, you could  say please accept my apologies.

Please accept my sincere apologies for being late.

That sounds very formal.

Let's say you made a mistake at  work and you ordered 100 boxes.

But you should have ordered ordered ten boxes.

Now in the casual example, we learned I  was wrong to admit you made a mistake.

In a professional context, I  recommend I take full responsibility.

This sounds very professional because the  word responsibility sounds professional.

I take full responsibility for  ordering the wrong number of boxes.

My sincere apologies.

And I take full responsibility.

You could also say, I understand  I made a mistake, I'll fix it.

Now instead of understand, you  could say I know I made a mistake.

I admit I made a mistake, I'll fix it.

So notice you're not just admitting  it, you're also offering a solution.

I'll fix it.

I'll call the supplier right now.

I'll get.

This resolved.

So offering a solution is a great  addition to admitting a mistake.

Let's say that you kept a client  waiting on the phone for a long time.

Now instead of saying I'm sorry for the  wait, you can say I appreciate your patience.

So instead of talking about the negative  you, you talk about the positive,  

which is the fact that your client is patient.

I appreciate your patience.

Thank you for your patience.

Thank you for understanding,  thank you for holding.

I appreciate your time.

I appreciate your patience.

Now, let's say that your boss, your coworker,  

or your client offers you  some constructive criticism.

So they tell you about something  that you're not doing very well.

Maybe your last presentation  wasn't very good and they give  

you some constructive criticism, some feedback.

Instead of saying I'm sorry my presentation wasn't  good, you can say thank you for bringing this  

to my attention or thank you for letting  me know and then you can add a solution.

I'll work on that, I'll improve that.

Or you can even ask them how can I improve?

Can you give me some suggestions to improve?

Thank you.

For bringing this to my attention.

There's one common idiom that you  can use to admit you made a mistake.

So remember in the casual  example you can say I was wrong.

In the professional example you  can say I take full responsibility.

The idiom that you can use in any situation is  the buck stops with me, the buck stops with me.

This simply means I was wrong  or I take full responsibility.

The buck stops with me.

Native speakers love using idioms,  so adding idioms to your speech  

will help you understand native  speakers and sound like one too.

So now you're going to learn 50 common  idioms that native speakers use.

A blessing in disguise.

This is when something a situation  seems bad or unlucky at first,  

but it results in something  positive at a later date.

So let's say you get fired from your job.

Obviously that seems bad, maybe even unlucky,  but later on you get a job 10 times better.

It pays better, you have a better boss,  better Co workers, the location is better,  

Everything about this job is better.

You can say getting fired  was a blessing in disguise.

My new job is so much better.

A dime a dozen.

This is used to describe something  that is common and not special.

So you can say tech startups in  Silicon Valley are a dime a dozen.

They're very common, they're everywhere,  and they're not very special.

Everyone's a tech startup in Silicon Valley,  a dime a dozen to beat around the Bush.

This is when you avoid saying what you  mean because it's uncomfortable or awkward.

So let's say.

Hey, you want to end your romantic  relationship with your partner?

Your friend could tell you.

Don't beat around the Bush.

Be direct and tell that  person you want to break up.

Better late than never.

So let's say you've been working  with a company for 10 years and you  

finally got your first promotion after 10 years.

And you're telling your friend this and  

you're a little annoyed because  you've been there for 10 years.

But your friend could say better late  than never to remind you that yes,  

it took ten years, but it's better  than not having a promotion.

Better late than never to bite the bullet.

I love this idiom.

This is when you force yourself to do something  

difficult or unpleasant because  it's necessary or inevitable.

Inevitable means eventually you have to do it.

So why not bite the bullet and do it now?

For example, just bite the bullet  and ask your boss for a promotion.

Break a leg.

This is a very common idiom that we use to say.

Good luck, Good luck.

Break a leg, but we especially use this  before someone gives a performance,  

most commonly a theatrical performance.

But when you're going for a job  interview, you are in a sense performing.

Or when you're doing your speaking exam  for your IELTS, you are performing.

So before your speaking exam, your friend,  

your partner could say break a leg,  which means good luck to call it a day.

When you call it a day, it means  you stop working for that day,  

usually because time is up or because you've done  enough work for that day and you're going to stop.

For example, it's getting late.

Let's call it a day.

Let's call it a day.

So that means you can go home  to cut somebody some slack.

So let's say there's this Co worker  who has been showing up late to work  

every day and not doing a very good job at work.

They seem very distracted.

They're not working very hard.

They're not contributing.

But that person's dad just died.

So you might say, let's cut him some slack.

His dad just died, so you're not going to  punish him as severely as you normally would.

To be glad to see the back  of this means that you're  

happy that somebody has left  because you don't like them.

So let's say it's Jane's last day at work.

She quit.

She has a new job.

You didn't like Jane, you can say.

I'm glad to see the back of Jane to  be the best thing since sliced bread.

This is a compliment used to say that something,  

usually technology or an invention, is  extremely useful, excellent or high quality.

So you could give me a compliment and say this  

YouTube channel is the best  thing since sliced bread.

If you think that's true,  then put it in the comments.

There are plenty of fish in the sea.

So let's say your friend went on a date and she  

says Pierre hasn't called me  back and it's been 3 weeks.

You can encourage your  friend by saying don't worry,  

there are plenty of fish in  the sea come rain or shine.

This is used to say that an event will  take place despite external circumstances.

So let's say tomorrow is a vacation day for you,  but there's a big project deadline tomorrow.

But you might say I'm taking the day off  tomorrow come rain or shine to cut corners.

This is when you do something  in the cheapest, easiest,  

or fastest way, but by omitting  something or by not following rules.

So you might say we felt pressured to cut corners  

because of the tight deadline  to get your act together.

So your parents might say to you or  your sibling or someone you know,  

you're 30 and you still live at  home and you don't have a job.

You need to get your act together.

You need to organize yourself so you can  live in in an effective and efficient way.

Get your act together to break the ice.

This is such an important one because this is used  to help people who don't know each other to feel  

more comfortable around each other, especially  when they're meeting for the first time.

Let's break the ice by introducing ourselves and  sharing something interesting about ourselves.

Clear as mud.

This is used to say that something  is very difficult to understand.

So if somebody gave you instructions but  their instructions didn't make any sense  

at all and they ask you, so is everything OK?

Do you understand?

You can say clear as mud.

Which tells the person.

You do not understand at all.

Crystal clear.

Something is very clear and easy to understand.

His instructions were crystal  clear to rock the boat.

This is when you do or say something that  could upset people or cause problems.

Don't rock the boat until  the negotiations are done.

So don't say anything that could upset  someone or that could cause problems  

until we sign the deal and then you can cause  problems if you want to to get out of hand.

This is another way of saying  to get out of control, which  

means you no longer have control over a situation.

You could say the party got out of hand, which  means you were no longer able to control it.

The party got out of hand and  some valuables were broken.

A bad apple.

This is used to describe a bad  or corrupt person within a group.

You could say there are a few  bad apples in the company.

To cut to the chase, this is  when you only talk about the  

most important points of a subject or topic.

So if you're running out of time in the in a  meeting, you might say we're running out of time.

So I'll cut to the chase.

I'll only say the most important  points to come in handy.

This is used when something is  very useful for a specific purpose.

So if it's pouring rain outside, you  might say an umbrella would come in handy.

An umbrella would be very useful in this  particular situation to reinvent the wheel.

This is when you waste time trying to recreate  something that somebody else has already created.

So let's say you ask your boss, should I  create a presentation for the conference?

And your boss suggests using  last year's presentation.

It's already created and your boss can add.

Don't reinvent the wheel.

So we often use this idiom in  the negative to go with the flow.

When you go with the flow, it means that you do  

what other people are doing or you  agree with the opinion of others.

The majority.

So let's say you're having a company dinner  and you originally wanted to have burgers,  

but the majority of people say they want pizza.

So you can go with the flow and  have pizza instead of burgers  

because that's what the majority  wants to be skating on thin ice.

This is when you do something that  is dangerous or involves risk.

He's skating on thin ice by lying to his wife.

It involves risk, it's dangerous, don't do it.

A silver lining, this is something positive  that comes from something negative.

So the pandemic is negative, right?

But is there anything positive?

A silver lining, maybe we could say 1 silver  lining of the pandemic is that it made us  

realize how important our relationships are  with friends and family to have a sweet tooth.

This is somebody who likes eating  sweet foods, especially chocolate.

So if people offer me dessert, generally  I'll say no because I don't like sweet food.

So I could say no thank you.

I don't have a sweet tooth, which  means I don't really like sweet foods.

To go Dutch, this is when you agree to share  the cost of something, especially a meal.

So let's say you're having dinner with a friend,  

family member, even a romantic partner,  and they say I'll pay for the meal.

You could say no, no, no, let's go Dutch.

Which means you're going to divide  the cost 5050 to make ends meet.

This is when you have just enough  money to pay for essential items.

You might say with food prices increasing,  we're barely making ends meet to ring a bell.

This is when something, usually a person,  a place, or information is familiar to you.

So let's say you're having a conversation  with a coworker and they say,  

have you met Fred from accounting and you're  thinking Fred, Fred, Fred from accounting.

That doesn't ring a bell.

The tip of the iceberg This is used to  describe a small part of a much bigger problem.

These small local protests are just.

The.

Tip of the iceberg to blow off steam.

This is when you say or do something that helps  

you release strong feelings or  strong energy, strong emotion.

After our fight, I went for  a walk to blow off steam.

So when you were on that walk, you were able  to calm down, to release that negative energy.

A piece of cake.

This is something that was extremely easy.

That exam was a piece of cake.

To be out of the woods.

This is when you no longer  have a problem or difficulty.

Our profits are increasing, but we're not  out of the woods yet to get over something.

This is when you recover from an illness.

It took me two weeks to get over  that cold to not be ones cup of tea.

This is used to describe a type  or category that you don't like.

Thanks for the invite, but  camping isn't my cup of tea.

I don't like that category  of activity to be loaded.

This means to be rich, to have a lot of money.

I just found out my cousins loaded  to nip something in the bud.

This is to stop something before it has  an opportunity to become established.

We need to nip these rumors in the bud before  the employees start worrying out of the blue.

When something happens out of the blue, it  happens suddenly and you weren't expecting it.

My boss gave me a promotion out of  the blue, you weren't expecting it.

How awesome is that to keep one's chin up?

This is to remain cheerful in a difficult  situation because in difficult situations  

we tend to put our chin down, but when  we're happy, we tend to keep our chin up.

For example, I know the economy seems bad, but  keep your chin up to race against the clock.

This is when you try to finish a  task quickly before a specific time.

I raced against the clock to finish the audit and  meet the deadline to catch somebody off guard.

This is when you surprise  somebody by doing something  

they weren't expecting or weren't prepared for.

The politician was caught off  guard when asked about the scandal.

To be on ones radar.

If something is on your radar,  

it means you're considering it or  thinking about it or aware of it.

You could say leaving the  company isn't on my radar.

It's not even something I'm considering  to stab someone in the back.

This is to betray someone to do something  harmful to someone who trusted you.

She told the client she did  all the work on the project.

I can't believe she stabbed me in the back  like that to make a bee line for something.

This is when you move quickly  and directly towards something.

So let's say you're at a wedding or a conference  

and they're about to serve  lunch, the buffet lunch.

Everyone made a bee line for the food.

They went quickly and directly to the food.

To be in hot water.

This is when you're in a situation where  you might be criticized or punished.

The politicians in hot water after  his comments on gender equality.

To be dressed to the nines.

This is when you're dressed  formally, smartly or fashionably.

We dressed to the nines for  our wedding anniversary.

So you usually dress to the nines for a special  occasion, to be between a rock and a hard place.

This is when you're in a difficult situation  or you have to make a difficult decision.

If I accept the promotion, then I'll  have to move abroad and I know Matt,  

my partner, won't come with me.

So I either accept the promotion that I  really want, but then I have to lose Matt,  

or I stay with Matt and I don't get the promotion.

I'm between a rock and a hard place.

It's a difficult situation.

It's a difficult decision.

Lo and behold, this is an expression used  to say that something surprising happened.

I was on vacation in Japan, and lo and  behold, I saw my childhood sweetheart.

So it's very surprising that I see my childhood  sweetheart across the world in a foreign city.

Lo and behold.

And finally #50 to let the cat out of the bag.

This is when you accidentally reveal a secret.

So let's say you're planning  a surprise party for your wife  

or husband or friend, and they know about it.

You might say you know about the party, don't you?

Who let the cat out of the bag?

Who?

Told.

You who revealed the secret,  who let the cat out of the bag.

Now you're going to learn 24  colloquial words that you can  

use every day to sound more fluent and natural.

To understand native speakers, you  need to know colloquial English,  

also known as colloquialisms,  simply casual speech.

And today you're going to learn 24 colloquial.

Words.

That you need to know.

Welcome back to J Force English.

Of course, I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started.

Colloquial English, also known as colloquialisms,  

is simply informal language  used in everyday speech.

This includes phrases, idioms and expressions.

And you can use these with  your friends, your family,  

and even your colleagues and boss as a warning.

Just know that these may or may not be  appropriate for more formal situations.

It depends on the specific situation.

How does this compare to slang?

Well, slang is very informal speech  that is often not standard English,  

and slang is often viewed as  unprofessional colloquial English.

What you'll learn today is  casual but friendly and natural.

And I summarize everything in a free lesson PDF.

So don't worry about taking  notes #1 let's hit the books.

Do you know this one?

You should because to hit the  books means to begin studying.

Say I have a big test tomorrow, so I need  to hit the books and hopefully you're going  

to hit the books by watching more of my  videos to help you improve your English.

If you agree, put let's do  it, let's do it, let's do it.

In the comments below, pick.

The box.

Well, time to hit the books.

And #2 is let's do it to do something.

This is a casual, friendly way  of saying to complete something.

But native speakers use this  in many different situations.

I could ask you, Are you ready to leave?

And then you say, yes, I'm ready.

So I say let's do it, which means let's leave.

Let's complete that action, let's do it.

So let's practice this.

Do you want me to teach you the next expression?

If you do again, put let's do it.

Let's do it.

Put let's do it in the comments.

Let's do it, let's do it.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

#3 Yup.

Or yuppers.

Have you ever heard yuppers?

Oh, this is a great one.

Again, I can ask you, Are you ready to leave?

And you can say, yes, I'm ready to leave.

Or instead of Yas to sound more  casual, you can say Yup or yuppers.

You can put it in a full sentence,  Yup, I'm ready, yuppers, I'm ready.

Or you can just use that one word Yup, yuppers.

And notice that S yuppers with an S.

So again, question for you.

Do you want me to keep teaching  you natural expressions?

Put yuppers with that S Put  yuppers in the comments.

If you do, yuppers.

Yeppers #4 I'll see you at 8:00-ish.

What time is 8:00-ish do you know?

Adding ish to the time means around around  8:00, so this could be 7:45 or 8:15.

To sound more professional, you can  say I'll see you at approximately 8.

That's the more formal way to say  around, and the casual way is to add ish.

Native speakers use this a lot.

Will be there soon.

Well, soon ish.

This means in the near  future, but not immediately.

It's a little longer than soon.

Just know that ish is not actually a word but  all native speakers understand it #5 My bad.

You know this one right?

This is used when you take  responsibility or accept fault.

Maybe you're in a meeting and your colleague  says the chart on page five is from 2023.

Shouldn't it be from 2024?

My bad, I'll change that ASAP.

No worries my.

Bad.

Not bad.

Our next one is, of course, no worries.

You probably know this one.

This means it's okay or don't worry about it.

Native speakers often use this instead of.

You're welcome, Jennifer.

Thanks so much.

For the new.

Lesson.

You might say that and I can reply to  you and say no worries, no worries.

But we also use this to apologize.

Maybe you're shopping and you accidentally  hit some someone with your shopping cart  

and you can say oh I'm so sorry.

And the person replies back  and says no worries, no.

Worries.

No worries.

No worries, no worries.

Everything's all, no worries, no worries.

#7 no big deal or no biggie.

This also means it's OK, don't worry about it.

No worries or it's not  significant, it's not important.

So again, if you're shopping and you  accidentally hit someone with your  

shopping cart and you say oh I'm so sorry,  the person can reply back and say no big deal.

This is often used after an of gratitude to  say it wasn't significant, it wasn't important.

Maybe you say, wow, Jennifer, it's so  nice of you to provide a free lesson PDF.

Remember, you can download  it in the description and  

I can reply back and say no big deal, no biggie.

I'm letting you know that this wasn't a  

significant task for me to  do so I'm happy to do it.

No big.

Deal.

No big deal, no biggie.

No big deal.

Number eight, 100%.

This one is very trendy right now.

She doesn't do her fair share of the work, 100%.

This means I completely agree with you.

I 100% agree with you.

For pronunciation, native speakers  often say a 100%, a hundred 100%.

You can also say 100%.

Yeah, agreed 100%.

Absolutely.

Agree 100%.

Number 9, I'm really into yoga.

What about you?

What are you into?

To be into something.

This is when you enjoy doing something.

You have a strong interest in something.

This question is commonly used when  you're getting to know someone, so.

If you're on a first.

Date you can ask the person  So what are you into and he  

replies back and says I love rebuilding cars.

It's my passion.

Just notice a verb a preference.

Love is commonly used to reply to this question.

So what about you?

What are you into?

You could say I'm really into  learning English with J force English.

Oh thanks so much.

Notice that structure verb to be I am into, and  then you have your verb with ING learning English.

If that describes you again, put let's do it.

Let's keep learning.

Let's do it.

Put let's do it in the comments.

Right now I'm into.

Yoga.

I'm really into fashion #10 let's Uber it.

What does this?

Mean this means let's take an Uber.

Native speakers frequently  turn nouns Uber into a verb.

A native speaker would commonly say  I'll e-mail you, I'll WhatsApp you,  

I'll zoom you using them as verbs.

Remember you have to conjugate the verb  with the subject in time reference.

Last night we Ubered to the conference.

Last night we took an Uber to the conference.

I'll e-mail you the address.

#11 that's wild.

This is used to show surprise,  amazement or astonishment.

A lot of Ubers won't accept my ride  because I live outside of the city.

This is true.

You can reply back and say that's  wild, which means I'm surprised.

That's wild.

That's wild.

#12 really with a question, really.

This is also.

Used to show surprise, amazement or astonishment.

I don't get Uber eats, it won't come to my area.

Also true.

You can reply and say really?

And you can even ah that's wild.

Put them both together, really.

Really.

Really.

#13 shoot, this means ask your question,  Jennifer, I have a question about #11.

Shoot.

Ask me your question, Jennifer, can  I ask you a question about #5 shoot?

Yes, you can ask me your question  #14 give me a shout first.

Notice in the last one, shoot pronunciation.

Oot.

This one out.

Shout, shoot, shout.

This means call me or contact me.

Give me a shout when you land.

Give me a shout at 8:00-ish.

Give him a shout.

Give him a shout.

If he pops out, give me a shout.

#15 Can you flip me the invite?

To flip means to send electronically.

You flip someone something just  like you send someone something.

Can you flip the team  someone the invite something?

You can also flip something to someone.

Same with send something to someone.

Can you flip the invite something to the team?

Someone #16 Now let's look at the invite.

Can you flip me the invite?

Invite is a shortened form of  invitation To invite is a verb.

She invited the team to the party.

An invitation is a noun.

Have you sent out the invitations for the party?

An invite is a noun.

Have you sent out the invites for the party?

Notice because it's a noun, it  has a singular or plural form I.

Have to send you an invite.

I can send you an invite if you want.

#17 I'll flip it to you in a SEC.

In a SEC means in a second,  which is a short period of time.

Soon you can say I'll be there in a SEC.

You can also get someones attention  by saying do you have a SEC?

Do you have a small amount of time,  maybe a few minutes in this case and  

I can reply back and say Yup  yuppers there it is SEC wait.

You in a SEC?

Wait a second, number 18.

She's a newbie.

A newbie is a new member of a team or a group.

You might say, can you show  Sarah how to file the reports?

She's a newbie.

Or your boss might say keep an  eye on the newbies while I'm gone.

What about you?

Are you a new member of this community?

Have you recently subscribed  or started watching my videos?

If you have then put I'm a newbie I'm a  newbie, put I'm a newbie in the comments.

I love newbies.

I'm happy to have you.

She's a total newbie.

I'm a newbie.

Sure, newbie.

#19 My study routine is dialed in.

To be dialed in means to be  fully optimized or perfected.

And here dialed in functions as an adjective.

So is your study routine fully optimized?

Perfected.

If it is, you can say it's my  study routine, it's dialed in.

If not, you can say I need 2 dial it in.

In this case it's the verb.

I need to dial it in.

I need to perfect it, optimize it.

How?

Dialed in were you?

#20 I'm crushing it.

To crush something means to do a great job.

So if you're enjoying this  video, you can say, Jennifer,  

you're crushing it, you're doing a great job.

Do you agree?

If you do put crushing it, crushing  it, crushing it in the Commons.

This is a verb.

So in the past, simple you would  say I crushed the job interview.

I did a great job.

I'm crashing it.

I'm really crushing it.

Exactly.

See, I'm crushing it.

#21 I'm loving it.

You probably recognize this because of McDonald's.

McDonald's slogan is I'm loving  it and notice loving in loving it.

Now this technically breaks an English  grammar rule because love is a state of verb.

So you would say I love this song even  if the action takes place right now.

But McDonald's popularized this,  so now it's very friendly, casual,  

and acceptable to say I'm loving this song.

And by putting it in the present continuous, it  emphasizes that the action is taking place now.

I love it.

I'm loving it.

I'm loving it.

I'm loving it.

#22 Learning English is a piece of cake.

You know this one right?

To be a piece of cake means to be very easy.

Maybe learning English is a piece of  cake when you have a great teacher.

If you agree, you can say 100% so  put that in the comments piece.

Of cake.

Piece of cake.

It's a piece of cake.

It's a piece of cake.

#23 we shot the breeze in the  elevator to shoot the breeze.

This is to make small talk so to have  casual light hearted conversation.

Notice those conjugations shoot, but in  the past shot and the past participle shot,  

you might say, my neighbor  and I always shoot the breeze.

When we take out the garbage, we see each  other and we have a light hearted conversation.

We shoot the breeze and  finally #24 you're on fire.

To be on fire.

This means to perform well, to do a great job.

I could say you just added 24 common  and natural expressions to your speech.

You're on fire, so let's celebrate this.

Put I'm on fire, I'm on fire.

You just did an amazing job.

Put I'm on fire in the comments.

Congratulations, you just added  600 words to your vocabulary.

Amazing job.

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