7 Phrases That Make BEGINNERS Sound LIKE NATIVE SPEAKERS!

Even if you're a beginner, you can  still sound like a native speaker.

How?

If you use natural expressions that native  speakers use and you use them correctly  

and you pronounce them naturally,  you'll sound like a native speaker.

Today you'll learn 7 phrases  that make all learners,  

even beginners, sound like native speakers.

Welcome back to JForrest English.

Of course, I'm Jennifer.

Now let's get started.

Your first phrase to sound like a native  speaker, one you must start using.

How's it going?

How's it going?

How's it going?

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You'll know that I teach all my  students to use how's it going  

because it will instantly make  you sound like a native speaker.

Of course, this is a replacement to how are you?

And it's used in friendly professional  situations and social context.

Yes, you can still use this  in professional situations.

Just make sure the atmosphere is more friendly.

But to sound like a native speaker, you  must pronounce it like a native speaker.

You cannot say how is it  going with spaces between.

You must say how's it going, how's it going?

So notice those sounds, how zit zit, you  have that strong zit, How's it going?

How's it going?

Repeat after me.

How's it going?

How's it going?

Keep practicing that until you're  pronouncing it just like me.

Now to answer, because you will  be asked this by native speakers.

To answer, you would say it's going plus adjective  

or you can simply use the adjective  it's going notice that it's going.

Make sure you get that contraction.

Don't say it is going that will not  make you sound like a native speaker.

It's going great, good, pretty good, not too bad.

OK, those are the most common options.

How's it?

How's it going?

How how is Andy?

How's it going?

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

You can find the link in the  description #2 Do you have a SEC?

Do you have a SEC?

Do you have a SEC?

This is used to ask if someone can  give you their attention for a short  

period of time because SEC is short for second.

Do you have a second?

Do you have a SEC?

Now make sure you pronounce that it's AK  sound at the end SEC repeat after me SEC SEC.

Native speakers will often drop the auxiliary and  

the subject and simply say have  a SEC instead of do you have.

We simply say have a SEC and more casually,  

informally, we use got instead  of have got a SEC, got a sunk.

So you could come in, knock on my door and  say, hey, Jennifer, do you have a sunk?

If I'm available for a short period of  time, I can say sure, what's up now.

You can also specify what you want  to talk about in the question.

Hi Jennifer.

Do you have a SEC to talk about vacation requests?

So the topic of discussion is vacation requests.

So notice it's, do you have a SEC  plus infinitive to plus base verb.

Common infinitives are to talk about,  to discuss, to review, to go over.

There are many other options,  but those will get you started.

Hey, Jack, do you have a SEC?

Do you have a SEC #3 what's up?

Did you notice that I used  what's up in the last example?

Well, let's talk about what that means.

This is a casual way to inquire  about someone's needs or wants.

In the last example, I said, hi,  Jennifer, do you have a suck?

And then as a reply, sure, what's up?

What's up Now first, let's  talk about the pronunciation.

What's up, What's up.

So notice it sounds like one word and you hear  that S on what's and Sup we put it in front of up.

What's up Repeat after me.

What's up?

What's up?

Work on that pronunciation, because it's extremely  important to sound like a native speaker.

Let's review this example.

What's up with Jacob?

He seems really distracted.

In this case, it's a casual way to  inquire about the status of someone,  

usually based on that person's behavior.

So Jacob seems distracted.

I want to know why.

What's the reason?

What's the status of Jacob?

What's up with Jacob?

He seems really distracted to reply.

You could say, I'm not sure,  

maybe he's under pressure or you  could provide the reason, the status.

His father's in the hospital.

So that explains what's up with Jacob.

You could also ask what's up with the conference.

Have the speakers been determined yet?

In this case, it's a casual way to  inquire about the status of something.

The conference, what's up?

What's up?

Hey guys, what's up #4 I'm on it.

This is a great expression, and it's  used to accept responsibility for a task.

For the pronunciation, notice  how those sounds blend together.

I'm on it.

So you take the M and you put it on, and you  take the N and you put it in front of it.

I'm on it.

Repeat after me.

I'm on it, I'm on it.

You can also drop the subject  and verb and simply say on it.

Make sure you get NIT on it.

Repeat after me on it.

Excellent.

Someone could and say, hey Jennifer,  

can you send out the meeting request  and I can reply back and say on it?

In this case, it's a response to a direct request.

Someone asked me directly to do something on it.

Now, if you're in a meeting and the boss  says, does anyone have time to send out  

the meeting request, you can volunteer  to accept this task and say on it.

So you can use this as a reply to an open request.

So if you like this lesson, make  sure you share it with your friends.

Now to say that you accept this task that I  just gave you, what can you say on it, on it?

So put that in the comments on it on it,  

but then make sure you actually  share this lesson with your friends.

I'm on it, all right, I'm on it, I'm on  it, I'm on it #5 Could you give me a hand?

This is used to ask if someone can  help you notice for that pronunciation.

Did you hear that Ju sound?

Could you ju?

Could you give me, give me, give  me, could you give me a hand?

Repeat after me.

Could you give me a hand?

Could you give me a hand Now this  is a general request for help so  

someone could reply back and say sure what's up.

They're asking about your needs and wants.

Sure, what's up.

So the person can say I need to  bring these boxes to the garage.

Now the other person can say I'm on  it to accept your request for help.

I'm on it.

You can also specify the activity  directly in the question and say,  

could you give me a hand with these boxes?

So notice you use the preposition with  and then you specify what help you need.

You can also use this to offer someone help.

I have 20 boxes to move and  they're all really heavy.

A very nice Co worker could say I can give you a  hand or I'm happy to give you a hand with that.

Yeah, maybe you could give me a hand.

Did you give me a hand out back?

Number six, I can't make it.

This is to say that you're not available  to attend something or go somewhere.

In this case, make it means attend or arrive.

Now let's talk about the pronunciation.

I can't notice.

We don't push out that TI can't.

Just don't push it out.

I can't make it.

The K sound is on the vowel kit.

Make it.

I can't make it.

Repeat after me.

I can't make it.

I can't make it.

Your coworkers could say to you, we're  grabbing a bite after we move all the boxes,  

so they're casually inviting you to join them.

And you can say, sorry, I can't  make it, I have to pick up my kids.

So you can't go, you can't attend, or  you could be on your way to a meeting  

but there is an accident and you have to text  your Co worker and say traffic is terrible.

I'm not going to make the  meeting start without me.

So here, remember we're just using  the verb make instead of attend.

Or you could say I'll try  my best to make it tonight.

So it might be the party.

I'll try my best to make the party.

You could also say I'll try my  best to make it to the party.

I can't make it.

I can't make it.

I can't make it tonight #7 It's up to you.

This is to say that someone is  responsible for making the decision.

Notice that pronunciation.

It's up to you.

So we take it's up.

We use that S sound.

It's up TA instead of two, It's up to you.

Repeat after me.

It's up to you.

It's up to you.

So if you're planning to watch a movie tonight,  you could say to your friend or partner,  

there are three new releases,  which one do you want to watch?

And your partner can say it's up to  you, so you're responsible for deciding.

It's common to add the reason why, for example.

They all look good to me, so it's up to you.

This is very commonly used if  you give someone two choices.

Do you want to take the  highway or the scenic route?

It's up to you.

You are responsible for deciding.

Again, you can provide the reason why  you're driving, so it's up to you.

It's up to you.

It's up to you.

It's up to you.

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