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In this English lesson, we'll learn 10 English Phrases that will help you improve your vocabulary.
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Let's talk about phrases you can use in your daily conversations.
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Native speakers use them a lot, and I personally use them when I talk to my friends, relatives, neighbors and other people.
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Now let's get started.
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Phrase number 1 - Nevermind!
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I use this phrase when I want to tell someone not to worry about something because it's not that important.
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"I'm sorry I've lost your textbook." "Never mind, I can buy another one."
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The next phrase is - That's a good one!
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That's a good one, I have to remember that one!
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If someone tells you a joke, and it was very funny, you can use the phrase "That's a good one."
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Or when someone said something stupid, and you can't believe that, you can say it in response.
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"Can you do the washing-up? I'm tired." "Tired? That's a good one. You've done nothing all day!"
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The next one is - But the thing is that.
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We use this phrase when we're going to explain something, to help other person understand your choice or opinion.
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For example, "This laptop is really good, but the thing is that it's too expensive, so I had to look for another one."
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This is a very casual phrase and native speakers use it in conversations very often, but please, never use it in writing, because it's informal.
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The next phrase is - No big deal.
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Come on, you guys, it's not big deal!
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I use this phrase to say that something is not important or not difficult.
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For example, "Thanks so much for helping me with my test, it was really hard for me" "No big deal, bro. I'm happy to help you"
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The next phrase is used extremely often - It's up to you.
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It's up to you.
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When you want someone to decide, you can say "It's up to you"
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This phrase means it doesn't matter to me, I don't really care.
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"What movie should we watch tonight?" "It's up to you. Choose whatever you like."
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Phrase number 6: How does that sound?
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How does that sound?
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This is a friendly way to ask what someone thinks of your plan.
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"What a beautiful day! I think we should take a stroll to the park. How does that sound?" "Yeah, that sounds great."
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The next phrase: What have you been up to?
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When someone asks you this question, and you're like "What? What have I been… up to what? What's going on? "
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Don't panic. This phrase is a casual way of asking about you and your activities.
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What have you been up to? Literally means what happened in your life.
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In the period of time, you haven't seen this person, you can ask your friend, "What have you been up to?"
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But please, never say this to a stranger because it may look weird and the person is gonna be confused.
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Again, this phrase is very informal.
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The next one is a question: Did you get it?
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We use this phrase to ask someone if they understand what you're saying to them.
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And a good response is – Got it!
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This means you understood everything.
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"Did you get it? "Got it!"
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The next one is a very common phrase: Are you down?
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This means: are you OK with something? Or are you ready to do something? Or are you willing to do something?
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For example, "I'm down to make video lessons for you every week. I'm OK with that."
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"Are you down to have some fun tonight?" "Yeah, sure!"
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And the last, but not the least phrase is "Never been better"
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I use this phrase when someone asks me "How've you been? "
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This means a good thing, maybe a little exaggerated.
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You can say it when you want to tell people that things are good, things are going well, things have been better than usual.
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That's it for today, guys! I hope you enjoyed this little vocabulary lesson and now you can use these informal phrases in your daily conversation.
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And when you hear some of them in movies or TV shows, you're gonna be like "Oh, I know this phrase! "
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And you're gonna be incredibly proud of yourself. Thank you for watching guys! See you later!
