12 GREAT THINGS TO SAY in Daily Conversations for GUARANTEED SUCCESS! (English Speaking Tips!)

Let me ask you a question.

If I gave you 12 great things to say  in everyday English conversations,  

and these phrases are the same phrases that  natives use, would you sound more fluent?

Would you feel more confident if you said yes?

Well, then let's get started and  make sure you watch until the end.

Welcome back to JForrest English.

Of course, I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started.

Number one, do you want to  grab a coffee after work?

Do you know this phrase?

This is a casual way to  invite someone to socialize.

So I said, do you want to grab coffee after work?

You could say this to your coworker because  you're inviting your coworker to socialize.

Or maybe you texted this to your friend.

You're both working and you're  going to socialize after work.

Now in this case, grab means  have a coffee or get a coffee.

It's the same meaning and you can use this  with coffee, tea, lunch, dinner, or a bite.

A bite means a meal.

But careful because you cannot  say do you want to grab a movie?

Do you want to grab a walk?

Do you want to grab a football game?

You can't say these things, but you can  use this expression with any food or drink.

So you can say let's grab a coffee this weekend.

You can use whatever time reference you.

We should grab a coffee this week.

We need to grab coffee soon.

When are you free to grab coffee?

So many alternative ways to say this.

Do you want to grab dinner sometime?

You want to grab breakfast?

You want to grab a coffee?

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

You can find the link in the  description #2 You bet, you bet.

I use this expression every  day and now you can too.

This is a casual way to affirm something.

It's the same as saying definitely or absolutely.

So let's say your friend texts you and  says let's grab a coffee this weekend.

You can reply back to affirm this  request or invitation and say, you bet.

You bet.

Your friend or your sister or  your girlfriend wife might say,  

do you want to go shopping this weekend again?

To affirm that casually, like a native speaker,  you can say you bet or Are you ready to go?

Now you're affirming that  yes, you are ready to go.

So you can simply say you bet, you bet,  I'm ready to go, but just say you bet.

So I can ask you, Are you ready  to move on to the next expression?

If you are, then say you bet, you bet,  Jennifer, you bet, I'm ready to move on.

But you can just say you bet.

Put that in the comments.

Sure, you bet, you bet, you bet.

Now let's move on #3 keep me posted.

Have you heard this one?

Maybe you've heard Keep me updated.

Posted means updated.

It's the same thing.

This is a casual way to ask someone  to share information or news with you.

But when it's available,  so as it becomes available,  

so let's say you're talking to your  friend or family member and they  

say tomorrow I'm meeting with Zack's  teacher to discuss his poor grades.

And Zack is this person's young son.

Maybe he's 8 years old now.

To say to this person that you want  her to share information with you as  

it's happening, you can simply say keep me posted.

Keep me posted.

This means after the meeting  tell me what happened.

Keep me posted.

Maybe your friend says I might not be able to grab  coffee this weekend because my in laws are coming.

So you can reply back and say keep me posted.

This means let me know if you can or can't  come when that information is available.

Keep me posted, keep me posted, keep me  posted, keep me posted #4 I'd better get going.

Have you heard this one?

This is a casual way to  say that you need to leave.

So you may say, oh wow, it's  already 845 I'd better get going.

I'd better leave the kids go to bed at 9:00 PM.

Now notice here I'd this is a contraction  of I had better so make sure you get that  

I'd repeat after me.

I'd I'd I'd better I'd better get going.

And of course get going means leave.

You can use this as a suggestion  to the person you're with.

We'd better get going if we don't  want to be stuck in traffic.

Or, again, look at the time.

This is an expression.

Look at the time.

This is when you want to  remark on what time it is.

Look at the time.

I'd better get going, I better get going.

Well, I better get going, I better get  going #5 When do you want to head out?

Do you know what this means?

Head out.

This is a casual way to ask  when someone wants to leave.

So head out.

This is a phrasal verb.

The main verb is head, and the preposition is out.

And this phrasal verb means leave.

You could say I'd better head out.

Remember I had better, I'd better,  but you can use I'd better head out.

Or you can say when do you want to get going?

Get going means leave.

So get going means leave and head out means leave.

You can mix and match them  head now so you're heading out.

Number six, I'm short on time.

This is something you can say every day  because we're usually short on time.

This is a casual way to say you don't have  a lot of time to be short on something.

In this case, time means you have a  limited or small amount of something.

You could say I'd better  head out our last expression,  

I'd better head out or I'd better  get going because I'm short on time.

Time is 1 common noun that you  can use with this expression.

You can also say I'm short on  money, I'm short on patience.

It means you have a limited amount of not a lot  of or in a business context, I'm short on ideas.

I'm a little short on cash.

It's a long story and I'm short  on time #7 I love this one.

I'm here if you need me.

This is a casual way to offer help or support.

So remember your friend that was meeting with her,  

Sonny's teacher, her son Zach,  to discuss his poor grades?

And remember, you said, what did you say?

You said keep me posted.

Share information about that meeting  as it happens, as it's available.

So your friend replies back to  you and shares that information.

And she says his teachers said he should have  a private tutor to help him improve his grades.

Now you want to show support to your friend  because this is a difficult thing for her.

So you can say I'm here if you need me.

I'm here if you need anything.

I'm here if there's anything I can  do, I'm here to help in any way I can.

So again, there's always multiple  ways to say one thing in English.

Start with one.

Learn the structure and then see how you  can change it as you get more comfortable.

You don't have to use all all of them.

I'm here if you need me.

I'm here if you need me, OK #8 I'm all ears.

This is a casual way to let someone know you're  listening closely or paying full attention.

So what about you right now?

Are you all ears?

Are you listening very closely to this lesson?

I hope you are put you bad to  put you bad if you are now you  

just said to your friend, I'm here if you need me.

Maybe you could add on and say if you want to  grab coffee and chat about your son, I'm all ears.

So you're offering support  to your friend by letting  

her know that you are going to pay full attention.

Listen closely.

I'm all ears.

Or you could say to your brother or your  wife, I'm heading out in 10 minutes.

But until then, I'm all ears.

So I'm going to give you my full  attention, but only for 10 minutes.

So again, if you're paying full  attention to this lesson, to all  

these amazing expressions, also put  all ears, all ears in the comments.

I'm all ears, I'm all here  #9 can we take a rain chunk?

Have you heard this before?

A rain chunk?

This is a casual way to  both decline an invitation,  

but also to express interest in doing it later.

So you could say to your friend or  coworker, I'd love to grab a bite tonight,  

but I have a big meeting tomorrow.

Can we take a rain check?

So you're letting your friend or coworker  know not tonight, but hopefully in the future.

But this is a very general expression because  you don't have a specific plan to meet again,  

so you would have to arrange the specifics.

Your friend could say my in laws are  going to keep me busy this weekend.

Can we take a rain check?

Because remember previously you made plans with  your friend, but then her in laws are coming.

So now she wants to take a rain check.

She wants to decline the invitation you currently  have but say we'll do it again in the future.

Thank you.

Can we take a rain check?

You take a rain check.

All right #10 let's play it by ear.

This is an expression I use a lot  because I love playing things by ear.

This is a casual way to suggest being  flexible and deciding as things happen.

So if you play something by ear, it  means you decide as you go along.

Remember your friend said I  need to take a rain check?

Maybe she could add on and say  I should be free next weekend.

I'll keep you posted.

I'll share that information  as it becomes available.

You can reply back and say no  worries, let's just play it by ear.

So you're letting your friend  know that you'll go for coffee.

You'll grab coffee whenever it  makes sense for both of you.

You're being flexible.

You don't need a specific time.

You're just going to play it by ear.

Or if you're going out for a family dinner,  someone might say, should we make a reservation?

But then you can say, let's play  it by ear and see how we feel.

Because if you make a reservation,  

you have to be there at a specific time and  you have to go to that specific restaurant.

But maybe you want to be more flexible.

You want to play it by ear.

You're right.

Let's play it by ear.

Let's play that one by ear.

OK, let's play this one by ear #11 hang in there.

This is a casual way to encourage someone  to persist through a tough situation.

Hang in there is the same as saying  keep strong, keep going, don't give up.

This expression became very popular because of  

this poster with a cat hanging from a  rope and the caption is hang in there.

This poster is seen in office  buildings around the world most likely,  

maybe even in your country and in people's homes.

It's a very popular poster, so the  expression is very popular as well.

Maybe your friend sends you a text and  says my inlaws are driving me crazy crazy.

Do you know that expression are driving me crazy?

They are producing a lot of  negativity or negative emotion in me.

They're driving me crazy.

But then you can reply back and say hang in there,  

be strong, get through this  situation, hang in there.

They're leaving in two days.

But you could add on.

I'm here if you need me, or you could  add on if you need to vent, I'm all ears.

Do you know what to vent means?

When you vent, it means you talk  freely about your negative emotions.

So you're giving your friend  permission to just lay on all  

the negative emotions for a period of  time just to get it out of her system.

That means to vent.

Hang in there, Andre, Hang in there, number 12.

Take care.

I'm sure you know this one, but I  want you to feel confident using it.

This is a casual way to say goodbye  and it adds on a caring tone.

This is used with friends, coworkers.

It's used when you leave a restaurant  or a shopping mall or anywhere.

It's extremely common.

So you can say have a great night, take care.

It was great catching up, take care.

So just know this can be  combined with other farewells.

Have a great night, see you soon.

And then at the end you can add on  take care, take care, take care.

Now you have 12 great phrases that  you can use in everyday conversations.

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