How To Say Common English Expressions! | 💬 Small Talk PART 1

Well hey there! I'm Emma from mmmEnglish!

啊你好啊！我是mmmEnglish的Emma！

In this lesson, we'll go over the pronunciation of some

在本课中，我们将重温一些人的发音

really common English expressions that native speakers

真正常见的英语表达，母语人士

use when they first meet someone.

当他们第一次见到某人时使用。

Hello, how are you?

你好，你好吗？

I am well, thank you.

我很好，谢谢。

Do you have plans today?

你今天有计划吗？

Would you like to get a coffee with me?

你想和我一起喝咖啡吗？

I'm afraid I can't today.

我恐怕今天不能。

Perhaps we could meet another time.

也许我们可以再见一次。

That's not a problem.

那不是问题。

I suggest you call me when you are available.

我建议你在有空时给我打电话。

Did you understand that whole conversation?

你明白整个谈话了吗？

I think that you probably did

我想你可能做到了

and I also think that most native English speakers

我也认为大多数以英语为母语的人

that you come across, they don't actually speak like that,

你遇到过，他们实际上并没有这样说，

right?

对？

If only everyone spoke as clearly and with such

如果只有每个人都说得那么清楚

good pronunciation.

好发音。

But let's take a look at a more realistic conversation,

但是让我们来看一个更现实的对话，

something a little similar to what you'd

与你的东西有点相似的东西

hear in the real world.

在现实世界中听到。

Hey how you going?

嘿你怎么样？

Hey, not too bad.

嘿，还不错。

What are you up to today, do you want to grab a coffee?

你今天要做什么，你想喝咖啡吗？

I'd love to but I'm a bit busy today.

我很乐意，但今天我有点忙。

I've got a few things on later.

我稍后会做一些事情。

That's cool.

How about you give me a call when you're free?

这很酷。

当你有空时，你怎么打电话给我？

So native English speakers have a habit of

所以母语为英语的人有习惯

reducing and contracting words when spoken

说话时减少和收缩的话

and we linked sounds together when we speak

当我们说话时，我们将声音联系在一起

so it's really difficult to know where one word ends

所以很难知道一个单词的结尾

and another word starts. It's especially common

另一个词开头。这种情况特别常见

when we use everyday expressions,

当我们使用日常用语时，

really common ones. We use them so much

真的很常见。我们非常使用它们

that we get lazy with our pronunciation.

我们的发音很懒

But that can make it really hard for English learners like

但这可能会让英语学习者真的很难

you who are practising with conversation that's like this

你正在练习这样的对话

but most of the time this is the actual situation.

但大部分时间这都是实际情况。

So in this lesson I'm going to go over some common

所以在本课中，我将讨论一些常见问题

and natural English expressions that you'll hear

你会听到的自然英语表达

and maybe even use yourself every single day.

甚至可能每天都在使用自己。

By the time that we're done, you'll have a better idea

到我们完成时，你会有更好的主意

what these expressions mean and how to respond

这些表达意味着什么以及如何回应

but you'll also know how they're pronounced naturally

但你也会知道它们是如何自然地发音的

by native English speakers.

以英语为母语的人。

And it could be quite different to what you think

它可能与您的想法完全不同

and make sure that you hang around until the

并确保你到处闲逛

end of the lesson because I've got a surprise for you

课程结束，因为我有一个惊喜

and a few bonus expressions to practise with me.

和我练习一些奖励表达。

Let's start at the beginning. There are lots of different

让我们从头开始吧。有很多不同的

English greetings. Things that we say when we first

英语问候。我们第一次说的话

meet someone.

见个人。

Good morning. How are you? All of those things.

早上好。你好吗？所有这些事情。

But let's focus on 'How's it going?'

但是让我们关注'它如何发展？'

So this is kind of a strange one.

所以这有点奇怪。

How's what going? I'm not going anywhere.

怎么回事？我不会去任何地方。

'How's it going' is a really common greeting.

“它怎么样”是一个非常普遍的问候。

It's an informal way of asking someone how they are.

这是一种非正式的方式来询问某人他们是怎么回事。

So you might even say this to your boss,

所以你甚至可以对老板说这个，

if you get on well together.

如果你相处得很好

But you probably wouldn't use it in formal situations

但你可能不会在正式场合使用它

You would use it when you call your friend.

你打电话给你的朋友时会用它。

Say "Hey, how's it going?"

说“嘿，怎么回事？”

If you ran into your neighbour at the supermarket,

如果你在超市碰到你的邻居，

they might say to you "How's it going?"

他们可能会对你说“怎么样？”

It's informal it's friendly and it's used all the time.

这是非正式的，它是友好的，它一直在使用。

So let's take a closer look at the pronunciation.

让我们仔细看看发音。

So firstly, we don't pronounce the full verb 'is',

首先，我们不发音完整的动词'是'，

we combine 'how' and 'is' together

我们将'how'和'is'结合在一起

to make a contraction 'how's'.

收缩'怎么样'。

It's really unnatural to say 'How is it going?'

说'怎么样？'真是不自然？

in this context so make sure you use the contracted

在这种情况下，请确保使用合同

form like native English speakers would.

形式像母语为英语的人会。

So notice how the letter S is pronounced

请注意字母S的发音方式

as the voiced /z/ sound, right?

作为浊音/ z /声音，对吧？

Next trick. When a word starting with a vowel

下一个技巧。当一个单词以元音开头

follows a consonant sound, any consonant sound

遵循辅音，任何辅音

but in this case /z/

但在这种情况下/ z /

then we can link those sounds together.

然后我们可以把这些声音联系起来。

Not

不

Bit

位

They should push together those sounds 'how's it'

他们应该将这些声音推到一起'怎么样'

and finally you may not hear a native speaker

最后你可能听不到母语人士的声音

pronounce the final G here in 'going'.

在'go'中发出最后的G。

So this expression is really casual you'll often just hear it

所以这个表达非常随便，你经常会听到它

pronounced with /n/ at the end instead of

最后用/ n /发音而不是

So that's 'goin' instead of 'going'

这就是'goin'而不是'go'

So let's put it all together.

所以我们把它们放在一起吧。

'How's it going?'

'怎么样了？'

The intonation goes down at the end.

语调结束了。

You try it!

你试一下！

Awesome! That sounds really good!

真棒！听起来真的很棒！

Alright let's try another now.

好吧，让我们现在尝试另一个。

When this happens all the time, a time when you're

当这种情况一直发生时，就是你的时间

getting introduced to someone new.

被介绍给新人。

Someone that you've never actually met before

你之前从未见过的人

but you know a lot of information about them.

但是你知道很多关于它们的信息。

So maybe it's the husband of your colleague

也许这是你同事的丈夫

and your colleague talks about her husband all the time.

而你的同事一直在谈论她的丈夫。

You don't know them, you've never met them before

你不认识他们，你以前从未见过他们

but you know of them. You know some information

但你知道他们。你知道一些信息

about them.

关于他们。

Well then when you meet them it's really common to say

那么当你遇到他们时，这是很常见的

"I've heard a lot about you"

“我听说过很多关于你的事”

It's a really nice way of saying my friend tells me

这是一个非常好的方式，说我的朋友告诉我

about you all the time.

关于你的所有时间。

I feel like we know each other already.

我觉得我们已经相识了。

Really friendly and it's so common

非常友好，这很常见

and it's a very polite response.

这是一个非常礼貌的回应。

I've heard a lot about you.

我听说过很多关于你的事。

So for example

所以举个例子

"Hey this is my friend from uni that I always talk about."

“嘿，这是我从大学的朋友，我一直在谈论。”

Ah, yeah I've heard a lot about you!

啊，是的，我听说过很多关于你的事！

So nice to meet you.

很高兴见到你。

Let's take a closer look at the pronunciation.

让我们仔细看看发音。

'have' at the start of the sentence.

在句子开头'有'。

It usually joins together with the subject

它通常与主题联合在一起

in spoken English so it becomes a contraction.

在英语口语中，它变成了收缩。

for example.

例如。

Not 'I have' but 'I've'.

不是'我有'，而是'我'。

Make sure you have that consonant sound

确保你有辅音

coming out right it's one that you sometimes forget

出来正确，这是你有时会忘记的

isn't it? On the end.

不是吗？最后。

Now the H of 'heard',

现在是'听到'的H，

it often gets a little lost here.

它经常在这里丢失一点。

It's like the sound from the end of 'I've'

这就像'我'结尾的声音

links directly to the vowel in 'heard'

直接链接到“听到”的元音

Now these words all pull together, don't they?

现在这些话都拉在了一起，不是吗？

You can hear those sounds coming together

你可以听到那些声音在一起

and in fact we hear the flap T there as well.

事实上我们也听到了翻盖T.

Well in my Australian accent you do and it's also

那么我的澳大利亚口音你做的也是

really common to hear that in American accents as well.

在美国口音中也很常见。

But the T almost sounds like a /d/ sound

但是T几乎听起来像是/ d /声音

and that happens often in English when the letter T

当字母T时，这通常用英语发生

is between two vowel sounds like here.

是在这两个元音之间。

Now even though the letter T is at the end of the word

现在即使字母T在单词的末尾

'lot' it's followed by a vowel sound and in spoken English

'很多'之后是元音和英语口语

these words would pull together

这些话会拉在一起

so you get a T between two vowel sounds.

所以你得到两个元音之间的T。

It makes /d/ sound.

它使/ d /声音。

With that T at the end, you'll hear a stop T.

随着T的结尾，你会听到停止T.

So I don't fully release the air after that T

所以我在T之后没有完全释放空气

to make a complete T sound. Not

发出完整的T声。不

but

但

Don't release the air.

不要释放空气。

Let's try it all together now.

我们现在一起试试吧。

Your turn.

轮到你了。

I've heard a lot about you.

我听说过很多关于你的事。

Now if you said that to someone, it's really common

现在，如果你对某人这么说，那真的很普遍

for them to say back to you

让他们回复你

all good things I hope,

我希望所有美好的事物，

like "I hope that everything you heard about me was

喜欢“我希望你听到的关于我的一切都是

positive".

正”。

So be ready for that. You might even decide to say "Yeah

所以要做好准备。你甚至可能决定说“是的

Of course all good things!

当然还有好东西！

I've heard all good things about you!"

我听说过关于你的所有好事！“

All right so we've broken the ice a little there but now

好吧所以我们现在已经把冰块打破了一点点

where do we go? What next?

我们去哪里？接下来是什么？

What are you up to? Up?

你要做什么？向上？

What are you up to?

你要做什么？

If you've ever been confused by this expression,

如果你曾经被这个表达困惑，

you're not alone,

你不是一个人，

it's even confusing for me when I think about it.

当我想到它时，它甚至会让我感到困惑。

'What are you up to' is another way of saying

“你在做什么”是另一种说法

what are you doing now?

你在做什么？

If you're curious about what your friend is doing,

如果你对你朋友在做什么感到好奇，

you could say "Hey, what are you up to?"

你可以说“嘿，你在忙什么？”

Or you can use it with another time expression

或者你可以将它用于另一个时间表达式

to ask about future plans.

询问未来的计划。

Do you have any plans tonight?

你今晚有什么计划吗？

What are you up to on the weekend?

你周末在忙什么？

Do you have any plans on the weekend?

你周末有什么计划吗？

So this expression has a couple meanings.

所以这个表达有几个含义。

So when we start looking a little closer at the

所以当我们开始仔细观察时

pronunciation, it gets really interesting.

发音，它真的很有趣。

Now remember that flap T from before .

现在请记住之前的翻盖T.

Here it is again.

这是再次。

In spoken English, 'what' and 'are' come together.

在英语口语中，“什么”和“是”在一起。

The two vowel sounds make the the T sound

两个元音发出T声

turn into a D.

变成D.

The word R is unstressed here so it reduces right down

R这个词在这里没有受到压力，因此它向下缩小

to become the schwa sound.

成为schwa声音。

And 'you' also reduces down as well.

并且'你'也减少了。

We hear the schwa.

我们听到了schwa。

So 'what are you' becomes

所以'你是什么'变成了

And you'll hear that question all the time

你会一直听到这个问题

in spoken English.

用英语口语。

It's kind of confusing, isn't it? But understanding

这有点令人困惑，不是吗？但理解

how these words are spoken will help you to understand

如何说出这些话会帮助你理解

more native English speakers.

更多母语为英语的人。

But let's get back to this question.

但让我们回到这个问题。

So the unstressed schwa and the

所以没有压力的schwa和

vowel sound that you hear in 'up' are very, very similar.

你在'up'中听到的元音非常非常相似。

So they actually pull together.

所以他们真的拉在了一起。

So you really just hear 'you' as the

所以你真的只是听到'你'作为

sound.

声音。

Crazy huh?

疯了吧？

And you wonder how sometimes it's really difficult

你想知道有时它真的很难

to understand native English speakers, right?

了解母语为英语的人，对吧？

You have a go.

你去吧。

Now it's important to note that there are a lot of

现在重要的是要注意有很多

different variations between accents

重音之间的不同变化

so you may hear

所以你可能会听到

where the ch consonant sound is used.

使用ch辅音的地方。

Try it.

试试吧。

So this is such a common expression in English.

所以这是英语中常见的表达方式。

If you hear a whole lot of mumbling at the

如果你听到了很多笨拙的话

start of a conversation with a native English speaker,

开始与母语为英语的人交谈，

don't freeze because they are probably just using

不要冻结，因为他们可能只是在使用

these really common expressions

这些真正常见的表达

and being lazy about it.

并且懒惰。

So for you, understanding how the natural expression is

所以对你来说，理解自然表达是怎样的

different from the written words

不同于书面文字

is really, really important.

真的非常非常重要。

Now to answer this question,

现在回答这个问题，

you would simply explain what you are doing

你只需解释你在做什么

at that moment or your future plans

那一刻或你未来的计划

if there was a time reference.

如果有时间参考。

But if you're not doing anything particularly interesting

但如果你没有做任何特别有趣的事情

or you don't really have anything planned

或者你真的没有任何计划

then how do you answer this question?

那你怎么回答这个问题呢？

You say..

你说..

Now it's hard to believe that even these quick responses

现在很难相信即使是这些快速反应

actually reduce down.

实际上减少了。

So we don't hear the T in 'not'

所以我们在'不'中听不到T

Again that -ng when spoken quickly at the end of a word

再说一遍 - 在一个单词结尾处快速说出来的时候

it sounds more like just

听起来更像是

instead of

代替

You might also say

你可能也会说

or

要么

So this is the unstressed form of 'just' and it sounds like

所以这是“正义”的无重音形式，听起来像

So this also helps to explain that the activity that you're

所以这也有助于解释你所做的活动

doing at that moment, it's not really important

在那一刻做，这不是很重要

and notice as well that I've completely dropped

并注意到我完全放弃了

the pronoun and the auxiliary verb.

代词和辅助动词。

I didn't say "I am just finishing this email"

我没有说“我刚刚完成这封电子邮件”

I could but often native speakers will drop this

我可以，但通常母语人士会放弃这个

information if it's unnecessary.

信息，如果没有必要。

So the question that was directed at me

所以针对我的问题

"What am i up to?"

“我该怎么办？”

I don't really need to clarify that in my answer.

在我的回答中，我真的不需要澄清这一点。

I'm talking about myself right?

我在谈论自己吧？

So I dropped it, it's not that important.

所以我放弃它，它并不重要。

So tell me what did you think of this lesson?

那么告诉我你对这一课有什么看法？

I hope that it was useful for you.

我希望它对你有用。

In a minute,

在一分钟内，

I'm going to take you on a bit of an adventure

我要带你去冒险一下

outside of my studio to practise some more

在我的工作室以外练习更多

common expressions - ones that I use all the time.

常用表达式 - 我一直使用的表达式。

But before I do, I want you to add some common

但在此之前，我希望你添加一些常见的东西

everyday English expressions that you want me

你想要我的日常英语表达

to include in a lesson just like this in the future.

将来包括在这样的课程中。

If there is any that you want to understand more then

如果有任何你想了解的话

add them into the comments below

将它们添加到下面的评论中

so that I can make a lesson.

这样我才能上课。

Hi!

嗨！

I'm ready to practise!

我准备练习了！

Okay! Hey I've got an idea. Why don't we practise

好的！嘿，我有个主意。我们为什么不练习

outside? I've never really filmed outside before but

外？我以前从未在外面拍过但是

it's probably going to be really windy, bit of traffic,

它可能会非常多风，有点交通，

but I've been meaning to do it for a while.

但我一直想做这件事。

Do you want to try it?

你想试试吗？

Let's just give it a go, yeah?

我们试试吧，是吗？

Sure!

当然！

Alright so, 'give it a go' is something that I use

好吧，“放手一搏”是我使用的东西

all the time.

每时每刻。

It means to try something new, right?

这意味着尝试一些新的东西吧？

Like right now, I've never filmed outside before

就像现在一样，我以前从未在外面拍过

and I'm not really sure how it's going to turn out but

而且我不确定它会怎么样但是

I want to just see how it goes anyway.

我想知道它是怎么回事。

I would say all the time give it a go.

我会说所有的时间都试一试。

So depending on who you talk to,

所以取决于你跟谁说话，

you might hear people say "I'll give it a shot"

你可能听到有人说“我会试一试”

or "I'll give it a try" or "I'll give it a crack"

或“我会试一试”或“我会给它一个裂缝”

All of these expressions that have really

所有这些表达都是真的

similar meanings. For me I always say "give it a go"

相似的含义。对我来说，我总是说“试一试”

It's really easy to just roll off the tongue. I'm going to

只是滚下舌头真的很容易。我要去

talk about how all of these words kind of push together

谈谈所有这些词是如何一起推动的

when they're spoken naturally because

当他们被自然地说出来的时候

you will never hear someone say "let's give it a go"

你永远不会听到有人说“让我们去吧”

but instead "give it a go"

而是“试一试”

and so what's happening is all of the words that end

所以正在发生的是所有结束的话

in the consonant sounds, are actually linking to the ones

在辅音听起来，实际上是链接到那些

that follow that are vowel sounds.

接下来是元音。

So instead of

而不是

and notice how it's unstressed so it reduces down

并注意它是如何不受压力的，所以它减少了

to the schwa sound.

对schwa声音。

And also that T is a stop T which means that I'm not

并且T是一个停止T，这意味着我不是

fully pronouncing it, I'm not letting the air go afterwards.

完全宣布它，我不会让空气继续播放。

I'm not saying

我并不是说

but

但

So it's stopping, I'm not releasing the air.

所以它停止了，我没有释放空气。

So that article,

那篇文章，

its a schwa and it reduces right down.

它是一个schwa，它减少了。

You might even hear that T, that flap T

你甚至可能听到T，那个翻盖T

sounding more like a D there because naturally in my

听起来更像是D，因为我自然而然

pronunciation, with my accent,

发音，带着我的口音，

it'll reduce to that flap T sound.

它会减少到那个翻盖T声。

instead of

代替

So why don't you give it a go? Try it.

那么你为什么不试一试呢？试试吧。

Let's give it a go.

我们试一试吧。

Right now, let's go.

现在，我们走吧。

Hang on a second I've got to get my phone.

等一下，我得拿手机。

Okay now let's go give it a go.

好的，现在让我们去吧。

I'm going to take this. Hi mum.

我要接受这个。嗨妈妈

Hey. Can I give you a call back?

嘿。我可以给你回电话吗？

I'm a bit busy. Yep.

我有点忙。是的。

Alright I'll talk to you soon.

好的，我很快就会和你谈谈。

Hang on a sec, I'm not coming to dinner tonight.

等一下，我今晚不去吃饭。

I'll come over tomorrow. Okay. See you.

我明天过来。好的。再见。

Alright so that, I said "hang on a sec"

好吧，我说“挂在一秒钟”

and I say that all the time.

而且我一直这么说。

It's a really casual informal way of saying

这是一种非常随意的非正式说法

just wait a moment. It's a little bit more, you know,

等一下。你知道，还有一点点，

because we're friends and we're just hanging out,

因为我们是朋友，我们只是闲逛，

it's much easier, you know and much more relaxed

它更容易，你知道，更放松

to use that expression so 'hang on a sec'

用这个表达式'挂在一个秒'

What's a sec?

什么是秒？

Well a 'sec', is it's a short version of the word 'second'

那么'秒'，它是'第二'这个词的简短版本

so we're going to focus on the first three words

所以我们将重点关注前三个单词

So they kind of all come together, don't they?

所以他们都聚在一起，不是吗？

When I say them quickly.

当我快速说出来的时候。

And that's because the consonant sounds at the end

那是因为辅音在最后发出声音

of these words links straight to the vowel sounds

这些单词直接链接到元音声音

that follow.

接下来。

So the 'a', the article links straight on behind.

所以'a'，文章背后直接链接。

It's just a schwa, it's unstressed.

这只是一个schwa，它没有受到压力。

It's really soft and flat.

它非常柔软平整。

Try it with me.

试试吧。

Nice one!

好一个！

Let's try another!

我们试试另一个吧！

With those clouds, we might be running out of time.

有了这些云，我们可能会没时间了。

We've got time for one more but let's do

我们有时间再来一次，但是我们有

'running out of time

'时间不多了

because we are, look at these clouds.

因为我们是，看看这些云。

It's a really common expression, it's an idiom

这是一个非常普遍的表达，它是一个成语

that you might already know but we're going to focus on

您可能已经知道，但我们将关注

the pronunciation so first up we've got a contraction.

发音所以首先我们收缩了。

'We are', the auxiliary verb 'are'

'我们'，辅助动词'是'

comes together with the subject 'we're'

与'我们'的主题一起来

So instead of saying 'we are' - it sounds quite sort of

因此，它不是说'我们'，而是说它听起来很像

stiff and formal

僵硬和正式

but you know if you're speaking more naturally

但你知道如果你说的更自然

just like a native English speaker would, you would

就像母语为英语的人一样

probably just contract those two things together.

可能只是将这两件事合在一起。

And then at the end of 'running' usually what happens

然后在“跑步”结束时通常会发生什么

with native English speakers is instead of pronouncing that

用母语为英语的人而不是发音

sound at the end, they get really lazy

声音到最后，他们变得非常懒惰

and they'll just pronounce the

他们只是发音了

Then we've got 'out of time'.

然后我们就“没时间了”。

Now if they're pronounced really clearly you can hear

现在，如果他们的发音非常清楚，你可以听到

all of those words but instead

所有这些话，而是

when spoken naturally you'll hear

当你自然地说出来时，你会听到

'out of' becomes

'出'变成了

And thats, you'll see the flap T there. You'll see

那就是，你会在那里看到翻盖T.你会看到的

that will reduce, that will become the /d/ sound.

这将减少，这将成为/ d /声音。

That's my accent anyway. The Australian accent,

无论如何，那是我的口音。澳大利亚口音，

will use the flap T, same with the American one,

将使用皮瓣T，与美国皮瓣相同，

you might hear people say

你可能听人说

but most commonly

但最常见的是

And 'time' is a stressed word there,

'时间'在那里是一个强调的词，

so we hear it really clearly.

所以我们听得很清楚。

or

要么

Why don't you try it?

你为什么不试试呢？

Well I hope you enjoyed that lesson. It's been fun

好吧，我希望你喜欢这一课。这很有趣

taking you outside and I think we're going to keep going

带你到外面，我想我们会继续前进

with this we're going to keep giving it a go.

有了这个，我们将继续给它一个去。

If you enjoyed this lesson, then make sure you

如果您喜欢这一课，请确保您

subscribe to the channel by clicking that

点击该订阅即可订阅该频道

subscribe button over there and if you're ready to

在那边订阅按钮，如果你准备好了

check out some new lessons with me,

看看我的一些新课程，

some pronunciation lessons or lessons about

一些发音课程或课程

natural English expression,

自然英语表达，

then check out these ones right here

然后在这里查看这些

and I'll see you in the next lesson!

我会在下一课中见到你！