Vanessa: Hi, I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.
Can you use these top 100 sentences to describe your daily life? Let's talk about it.
"100 sentences? Wow, Vanessa, you've really outdone yourself this time." Well, it's true.
Today, I'm going to be taking you through my daily routine, hopefully it's the same as yours as well,
along with these categories, and you will be learning the top 100 sentences and phrases to
talk about your daily life. And to help you never forget what you are about to learn,
you can download the free PDF worksheet that I've created just for you. All of these 100 sentences,
the definitions, the sample sentences, and at the bottom of the worksheet, you can answer
Vanessa's challenge question. You can click on the link in the description to download that free
PDF worksheet today. All right, are you ready to get started with the first category?
What's the first thing you do in the day? Well, you wake up. Let's go see.
10 sentences for waking up in the morning.
"I hate it when my alarm clock goes off, I always push 'Snooze.' What about you?"
"Oh no, I accidentally turned my alarm clock off and I overslept." "I really like to sleep in on
the weekends." Notice the difference between to sleep in and to oversleep. To sleep in can be
an enjoyable thing, but to oversleep is always bad. You're probably going to be late to work.
"I jumped out of bed because I overslept." "It's time to wake up, rise and shine." But
maybe you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and when you hear someone say "Rise and shine,"
nothing could be worse. When I finally get out of bed in the morning, I try to make the bed,
make the bed. It makes me feel nice and fresh in the morning when I wash my face
and brush my teeth, then I pick out what I'm going to wear for the day and get dressed.
10 common sentences for breakfast. I usually try to find time to whip up some breakfast before I
get started on my day. My husband turns on the coffee pot to brew some coffee. For me,
I boil some water in the tea kettle for my morning tea. When I have fresh lemons,
sometimes I like to make some fresh lemon juice in the morning.
If I have some bread, like I don't today, I'm sorry, I throw some toast in the toaster.
When I have a little more time, I scramble some eggs for breakfast, straight from my chickens.
Then I realize that I'm going to be late for work, so I scarf down my breakfast. Did you notice this
fast verb? To scarf down your breakfast means that you eat really quickly. There were some other fast
expressions in this section, to throw some bread in the toaster, to whip up your breakfast. It
implies that a lot of us don't leave enough time in the morning, so we have to do things quickly.
I clear the table and put the dirty dishes in the sink. A lot of times, I fill up my
to-go mug and take it to the office. This can also be called a tumbler, especially because
it's insulated and can keep my tea hot all day. The final expression for breakfast is what happens
if you wake up so late and you have no time to drink anything, to eat anything, what do you
say? Well, you could say this. "I overslept, so I think I will get something on the way." You could
say "On the way to the office," but you don't need to. You can say, "I'm going to get something on
the way," or "I'm going to pick up something on the way," and it means you're going to stop by a
little restaurant or a cafe or coffee shop and get something to eat and drink on your way to work.
10 expressions for going to work or school. "It's time for me to head to work." This verb,
to head somewhere, is great when you're going in a direction. "I'm headed to the store, I'm
going to head to work." What are you doing? "Well, I'm heading to school right now." Before I drive,
I always buckle my seatbelt, buckle my seatbelt. Then I back out of the driveway, I back out of the
driveway. Once I'm on the highway, I speed up to drive faster. When I'm stuck in traffic, I need
to slow down, or sometimes completely stop. When I need to turn, it's important to use your blinker,
to use your blinker. I try to avoid traffic on my commute, so usually I leave a couple
minutes early. I have to merge onto the highway. I don't really like doing that, but it's necessary.
While I'm driving, I try to watch out for school buses and pedestrians, I don't want to hit anyone.
The best thing about my commute is that I get to kill two birds with one stone. I drive to
work and I listen to Vanessa's videos on the way. 10 sentences for working with other people in the
office. "Excuse me, when you have a moment, can I ask you a question?" This is an extremely polite
and wonderful question to ask in the office. "I'm sorry, I'm having trouble understanding
the assignment. Can you explain it a little bit more?" "I'm filling in for our manager today
because he's sick." "Do you know who is going to be the lead on this project?" As you can imagine,
this word, the "Lead," is short for the "Leader," but in the office, you will often hear just "The
lead." "I'm the lead on that project." "Great." When you work with customers, it's great to say,
"Hi, how can I help you? Hi, how can I help you?" Or you can say, "Thanks for your patience, I'll be
right with you." This is a great phrase to use on the phone as well, if you're talking with a client
or with a customer, or with anyone really, and you can't talk with them right away, you might say,
"Hi, thanks for your patience, I'll be right with you." Perfect.
The last four sentences use extremely common and useful idioms for the workplace. "I think I'm
going to have to bite the bullet and tell my boss about the mistake that I made on that report."
"Well, that plan didn't go like I expected. I guess it's back to the drawing board." You don't
need to be an architect or an artist to use this expression, it's just an idiom. So if you need
to completely scrap your plans and start over, you can say, "I guess it's back to the drawing board."
When you work on a group project, it is incredibly important to pull your own weight.
Can you imagine what this means? It means that you don't just sit there and wait for other people to
do the work. Instead, you are contributing an equal amount, you're pulling your own weight
and being an equal member of the group. The final office expression I use all the time,
you might say, "All right, let's touch base next week after the project has already gotten
started." To touch base is kind of a baseball expression, and it means "Let's check in, let's
talk to each other and kind of see where we're at. Let's touch base next week. You don't need
to message me every day, but I want to check in and see how things are going. Let's touch base."
10 expressions for taking a break. Whether you work full-time, you are full-time mother
or father, whether you are a full-time student or you're retired, everyone needs to take a break.
"When I was painting inside my house, I needed to step outside and get some fresh air.
It's so nice out here." "A lot of people at my office take a smoke break, but I don't smoke,
so I take a sunshine break." "Are you hungry? I think it's time for a snack break." "Hey,
I'm going on a coffee run. Do you want anything?" This is a great expression to use at the office or
at school when you are going to a coffee shop and you're going to be buying coffee or tea,
and you want to offer to get something for someone else. "I'm going on a coffee run,
I'm going on a tea run, would you like anything?" "The grocery store, the bank, the post office,
I need to run some errands this afternoon. I need to run some errands this afternoon." It doesn't
mean that you're actually running, but maybe you're going a little bit quickly because it's
not too fun. These last five expressions are for when you really need a break. What can you say?
"I'm falling asleep at my desk, I think I need to take a lap around the office to wake myself up."
"It's so hot. We've been working outside in the sun,
I think we should take a breather and go sit in the shade." "Now that my assignment is finished,
I'm going to take a minute before I work on anything else. Congratulations to me."
"This hike is harder than I thought. I need to catch my breath before we go up the next hill."
"To catch my breath," it's a great expression for when you need to take a break. And our final
taking a break expression is, "It's the end of the day, let's hit pause before we start
any new projects, it's time to go home." 10 expressions for saying goodbye at work
or at school. In the office, "All right, I'm shutting down for the day." At school,
"Time to pack up, let's go home." At work or at school you can say, "Let's call it a day,
time to go home." "All right, that's it, I think we've done all that we can do today."
"I'm headed out, I'll see you tomorrow." "I got to run, I'll catch up with you tomorrow."
"I'm out of here, I've got an appointment I've got to get to." "That's a wrap. Nice work, everyone,
we finished." "Bye, see you tomorrow." "Bye everyone, have a good evening."
10 expressions for going out to a restaurant with your family or friends.
"I don't feel like cooking tonight, let's eat out." This is the most common phrasal verb for
talking about going to a restaurant, "Let's eat out." I love eating out, and it means going to
a restaurant. Maybe you don't want to sit inside. You could say, "It's such a beautiful day outside,
can we get a table on the patio? Can we get a table on the patio?" "I usually order the grilled
chicken, but do you have any specials today?" "I haven't eaten here before, what do you recommend?"
"All right, I think I'd like the Caesar salad, please." "I'm not very hungry. Do you want to
split a pizza with me?" "Can I get a refill on my drink when you have a chance? Thanks." "How's
your food? It looks delicious. I think I'll order that next time." "Can you bring me a to-go box? I
think I'd like to save this for later. Thanks." In the U.S., it's really common to get a to-go box,
because yes, just like the stereotype, our food portions are huge, and it's no problem to take
home your leftovers in a to-go box. Sometimes we call this a doggy bag. It doesn't look like a dog,
it's not really for your dog, but you could call it either a to-go box or a doggy bag.
"I know we just had a big dinner, but let's splurge and get dessert too. What do you think?"
10 common expressions about playing with your kids.
"It seems like little and big boys always want to roughhouse and play hard." "It seems like my kids
always want to eat a snack. What about yours?" "Wow, look at that tall Lego tower you made."
"It's a beautiful day to go on a bike ride down the street." "Sometimes, doing a puzzle
is a great way to calm down and relax." "It's so satisfying to hit a baseball, even if you're just
playing by yourself." "Nothing is more fun than going down a slide into a huge pile of leaves."
"My kids love to do chalk in a shady part of the walkway,
I do too." "The first thing my son does in the morning is pick raspberries in our backyard."
"Sometimes my son gets so tired that he takes a nap in the middle of the floor. Aw, how cute."
10 sentences for relaxing at the end of the day. "What a day. I'm so glad to finally be home. But
before I can relax, I really need to finish up some chores. I just spent a few minutes tidying up
the house, so now I can relax on the couch." After a long day, some people just like to zone out
and watch TV. Or you can use the fun expression, "At the end of a long day, I like to veg out and
watch TV." This comes from the word "Vegetable," because let's be honest, when you watch TV, your
brain is kind of like a vegetable, it's not doing very much, but it's kind of nice sometimes to just
veg out and watch TV. Before I go to bed, I like to catch up on the book that I'm reading,
so interesting. At the end of a long day, I like to just chill. Maybe that's watching some TV,
maybe that's reading my book. I don't want to do much, I just want to chill.
What can you say to someone else who's had a really long day? Well, if they've come
over to your house as a guest, when you open the door and greet them, you could say, "Make
yourself at home." This means that they will feel comfortable in your house. "Make yourself at home,
open the cupboard, get yourself a glass of water if you want, feel free to sit down, don't worry
about any kind of formal rules, make yourself at home." Or you might say to your loved one,
"I can see you've had a really long day. Why don't you put your feet up and I'll get you a
glass of water. Put your feet up, maybe sit on the couch, put your feet up, and I'll get you
a glass of water. Don't worry, I got it." If you've had a busy month, a busy year,
you might say, "I'm so thankful for our vacation coming up, I really need some R and R."
This is not railroad, this means rest, relaxation, some people say it means to recuperate. This means
that you are chilling out and you're gaining your strength back. We often see this in writing,
"I'm going to get some R and R this weekend in the mountains, I'll be back later,"
but you can also use this in conversation. 10 expressions for your nighttime routine,
it's finally the end of the day. Well, before I go to bed, I always double check that I have
locked my door. After that, I go through the house and turn off the lights. I already read
bedtime stories to my two sons, they're asleep, so I need to tiptoe quietly to my bedroom so they
don't wake up, let's go. Before I go to bed, I need to take a shower to get clean for bed. Then
I need to brush my teeth. Usually when you brush your teeth, you brush your teeth and then you spit
and rinse your mouth. Finally, it's time to get cozy for the day,
put on my pajamas, and put my clothes in the laundry basket. Before I go to bed
every night, I double check my alarm. I want to make sure that I don't oversleep. Finally,
it's time to hit the hay. I can curl up under the covers and drift off to sleep. Goodnight.
Congratulations on learning these 100 most common sentences about daily life. Now I have a
question for you. Let me know in the comments, what time do you usually go to bed? For me,
I try to go to bed between 10 and 11 o'clock, but honestly, it's usually closer to midnight. Let me
know in the comments what it is for you, and don't forget to download the free PDF worksheet with all
100 of these common sentences and some definitions to help you out so that you can use them in your
daily life, and you never forget them. You can click on the link in the description to download
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