In this video lesson we'll be learning 80 common
English phrases you can use to improve your vocabulary
and to sound more naturally speaking
in English? Together we'll go through
these 80 common English phrases so that you
understand when to use them, and to
most importantly, use them when speaking
Friends, to help us better follow, understand
and most importantly, use these 80 common
English phrases, I've divided them into phrases
and situations you can use them when speaking
in English. Together, we'll go through
these 14 different topics, this different situations,
you may find yourself in when speaking
in English, so that you can improve your vocabulary,
speaking in English. Before we begin this
video lesson, I would love to hear from you.
Tell me in the comments below this video, how do you
learn new vocabulary? Do you learn
by reading, writing, listening? Tell me in the
comments exactly how you learn
new vocabulary. Okay, back on topic,
and let's go through 80 common English phrases
you could use to improve your English and to improve
your vocabulary. Okay, let's being with the
first situation, that being when you have to
ask somebody how they are. Instead of always asking somebody
"Hey, how are you?" There are other
common phrases you can use. For example,
you can use a phrase: ""What's up?"
This is als shortened in slang,
and some people may say: "Sup?" Hey Mary, sup?
Another phrase you could use is: "What's new?"
Hey Mary, what's new? Hey Bob, what's new?
If you haven't seen somebody for a long time, you could
use the phrase: "Where have you been up to lately?"
Again: What have you been up to lately?
So, I haven't seen Mary for a long time, I saw her after years
time, and I said: Hey Mary, what have you been up to?
Two common phrases also asked instead of "how are you" are:
How's it going? Notice connected speech; how's it going?
How's it going? How's it going?
And how are things? How are things?
For example: Hey Mary, how's it going?
One expression Ilike to use, commonly used, is
How's life? Use these expressions instead of
always asking somebody: How are you?
Chose which one you like and use it
instead of always asking somebody: How are you?
But what about when you have to answer how you are?
One common and very polite way of answering this questions is:
I'm fine, thank, how about you?
Again: I'm fine thanks, how about you?
You could also use the phrase: Pretty good.
I use this phrase quite often to say that
life's pretty good. It's okay. I'm satisfied.
Or if you feel the same, not much is happening,
you could use the phrase: Same as always.
Same as always. Notice connected speech here,
Same as always. If you're not feeling that good,
or you're not happy, you could use the phrase:
How's life? Oh, it's not so great.
It's not so great. Not g r e a t, great.
Not so great. If you're not feeling that
optimistic, you're feeling a little bit down,
another phrase you could use could be: Could be better.
Things could be better. Things could be better.
If you're quite satisfied, quite content with
your life, you could answer this question using the phrase:
Can't complain. So, if you're satisfied with your life, you
have no complains, use this common phrase: Can't complain.
What about when you want to thank somebody for something they've done?
You don't want to always be using the word thank you.
A phrase you could use instead of saying thank you could be:
I really appreciate it. Or, you could use
the phrase: I'm really grateful.
I'm really grateful for your help, Bob.
Thanks so much. Another way you could thank somebody
is to say: That's so kind of you.
That's s kind of you. But if somebody really
helped you out, took you out of a really awkward situation,
I owe you one. This is a great way
to express that you will thank, repay
Again: I owe you one. Chose the phrase
you love the most, and use this more, instead of
saying thank you all the time. But what about
when somebody thanks you? How do you reply?
You could reply using the phrase: No worries.
No worries. I use this quite often and I
add in mate, 'cause I'm from Australia: No worries, mate!
Or you could use the phrase: No problem.
No problem. Or, if is really wasn't that hard
for you to help somebody, you could use the phrase:
Don't mention it. Don't mention it. Or if you really
loved helping that person, you could use the two
phrases: My pleasure or anytime.
Again: My pleasure or anytime.
If you've been chatting with somebody, there are
ways for you to politely end the conversation.
One phrase you could use to end the conversation
could be: It was nice chatting with you.
It was nice chatting with you. Or if you're
in a ruch, and you really need to get out of that conversation quickly,
a phrase that you could use could be:
Again: Anyway, I should get going.
I should get going. If you're chatting to somebody,
and you need some information, you could use the phrase:
Again: Do you have any idea. For example,
I'm in town, I need to get to the bathroom,
and I have no idea where the closest bathroom is.
I ask the shop owner: Do you have any idea where I could find
a public restroom? Or I could ask the
shopowner: would you happen to know where
Again: Would you happen to know?
Would you happen to know? Or I could use the phrase:
I don't suppose that you would know. Again: I don't suppose
you would know. I don't suppose you would know
where the closest public restroom is? But what if
you are that shop owner, and you simply don't know
Some phrases you could use to express the fact that you
don't know could be: I have no idea.
A really imformal way of expressing that you don't
If you are a public shop owner, please don't use this. It's really
informal, this is used very commonly
among friends and in informal situations.
But, if you're that shop owner, and you don't know, but you would
that you could be using could be: I've been wondering that too.
Again: I've been wondering that too.
I've been wondering that too. Use this phrase
to express you don't know but you would
like to know. Again: I've been wondering that too.
But what if for some unknown reason, I started
a discussion with that shop owner,
and I asked that shop owner about their opinion on capital
punishment. The shop owner really doesn't have
an opinion on this topic. Some phrases
you could use if you don't have an opinion, on a certain
I've never given it much thought.
I've never given it much thought. I've never given much thought
to the topic of capital punishment. Or if you feel
a little neutral on the topic, you don't have any strong
positive or negative feelings, you could use a
phrase: I don't have strong feelings either way.
I don't have strong feelings either way.
If the topic really isn't of much interest to you, you don't find it
that interesting, it does not have an effect on you,
you could use the phrase: It doesn't make any
difference to me. It doesn't make any difference
what so all on that topic, you could use
the phrase: I have no opinion on that matter.
I have no opinion on that matter. In this situation,
that you're agreeing with somebody's opinion, you could use
these common phrases: two phrases
I use, and many English speakers use on a regular
basis are: Exactly. Or: Absolutely.
You could also use a phrase: That's so true.
That's for sure. That's for sure.
But if you agree with somebody you completely agree
I agree 100%. So, there's no doubt,
that you disagree with them, and you agree a 100%.
A 100%.
I agree a 100% is a little informal.
There is a more formal way of agreeing with somebody.
You could use the phrase: I couldn't agree with you more
to express, in a polite way, that you agree 100%.
Two informal ways many native English
speakers, and English speakers are like to use could be:
I'll say. And Tell me about it.
Tell me about it. I love these informal expressions.
Tell me about it. In this situation that you
agree, but you don't really agree, so
you agree maybe 30-40%, you could use
I suppose so. I use this expression speaking
I have to agree, or maybe I don't
Again: I suppose so. I suppose so.
What about when you disagree with somebody?
If you disagree with somebody,
a nice way of expressing your disagreement
Or, another polite way to disagree could be:
That's not how I see it. You could also use a phrase:
Not necessarily. Not necessarily.
Buut what about responding to great news?
Maybe somebody's graduated from school, maybe
somebody's done something special in their life, you could say:
That's amazing. That's amazing.
That's amazing. How wonderful! is
a little bit more polite than that's amazing.
That's amazing is a little bit more informal.
Another expression you could use is: Awsome. That's awesome!
Awesome. Awesome. But what about
responding to bad news? So, you've received some bad news,
Oh, no, I'm sorry. Oh, no, I'm sorry.
You could also use the phrase: That's terrible.
That's terrile. That's terrible. You could also use
the phrase: Poor you, to respond to
bad situations that aren't really that serious.
Another way to responding to bad news also could be:
But what if you want to invite somebody somewhere
for example, this satuday night?
You could use the phrase: Are you free this Saturday night?
Are you free this Sunday nights, Monday night.
Are you free? Or, you could use the phrase: Are you doing anything
ths Saturday night? Are you doing anything?
That informal way of inviting somebody
out or somewhere could be: Do you wanna...
Do you wanna go to the movies? Do you wanna go to the theatre?
Do you wanna grab a coffee? Do you wanna?
A formal way of inviting somebody somewhere would be:
Would you like to go for dinner on Saturday night?
Would you like to go see a movie on Saturday night?
Would you like to? Would you like to?
Continuing on the topic of food, let's talk about food.
Common phrases used for food could be: I'm starving.
I'm starving. Notive here, it's not: I'm
s t a r v i n g, I'm starving.
I'm starving. I'm using this common expression to express
that you're really, really hungry.
I'm starving. If you want to invite somebody with you,
to get something to eat, usually really
quickly, you could use a phrase: Let's grab
a bite to eat. Let's grab a bite to eat.
Or, if you want to suggest to somebody to go
somewhere out to eat, so, to eat at a restaurant,
or a fast food chain, you could say:
How about eating out tonight? But, when you're out,
you need to order something, and a common phrase used
to order food could be: I'll have...
I'll have a burger and fries. I'll have chicken teriyaki.
But what about when you're talking about price? About prices,
maybe eating out, shopping, buying
things, there are common expressions you could use.
You could use the expression: It costs a fortune, to express
that it's really, really expensive. Or the
expression: It costs an arm and a leg.
S,o, it's not literally cost you an arm and a leg, but here
in both situations, this is an informal way
of expressing that it's really, really expensive.
A really informal way of saying that something's really overpriced,
That's a rip-off. So, if somebody's charging too
much, use the phrase: That's a rip-off.
But a formal and polite way of saying that something is
expensive is: That's a bit pricey.
That's a bit pricey. That's a really
lovely expression to be using in a formal situation.
That's a bit pricey. But if you bought
something, it was cheap, and it really provided
a lot of value for the amount that you've spent, you could use the phrase:
That's a great deal. Or, you could use the phrase
A really informal way of saying that something
iss really inexpensive and really cheap could be:
It was dirt cheap. It was dirt cheap.
But what about talking about the weather?
If it's a little cold outside, it's not freezing
like you're shaking, but it's a litle cold,
you could use the phrase: It's a little chilly.
But it's a little chilly. But if it's really
cold, a great phrase, which I use quite often is:
It's freezing! Now, if it's cold outside,
it's freezing outside, and you want to tell
somebody to put on a little clothes, you could use the phrase:
Make sure to bundle up. Make sure to bundle up.
Make sure to bundle up, means, basically, to put on a lot of clothes,
What about if it's really, really hot outside?
A common phrase you could use is: It's scorcing hot outside!
A phrase that I love using all the time is: It's absolutely boiling.
It's absolutely boiling. Boiling like water
you know, when you boil water, it's, like, boiling,
basically, that's how it is outside: It's really, really hot
Let's finish up with the 14th situations, and that is
of saying I'm tired or You're tired could be:
I'm exhusted. So, you have no energy,
you could use the phrase: I'm exhausted.
Or you could use the phrase: I'm dead tired.
I'm dead tired. This is very similar to
A very informal way of saying that you're tired could be:
I'm beat. I don't personally use this one,
if you like it, use it,
but it is very often used by many English speakers,
I'm beat. If you're really tired,
so, you're walking around and you just want to go to sleep,
you could use the phrase: I could barely keep my eyes open.
I can barely keep my eyes open.
Finally, if you want to say that you're going to bed,
the common phrase used to describe that you're going to bed is:
I'm gonna hit the sack. Here, the sack does not represent
a sack, it actually represents bed. So, bed
is a sack in this situation. Friends,
there you have it, wow. We've gone through
80 common English phrases you could use in various
situations speaking in English. Remember
friends, watch this video lesson a few times, and try to
personalize this new vocabulary, these new phrases
A great way for you to be doing this is by making sentences
personalizing them to your daily routines, and thinking
of those words in situations, using them
in situations that relate to you.
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