Hi everyone and welcome to English with Aga. This video is about 20 very common English
phrases that native speakers use all the time in everyday conversations before we start make
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description okay let's get this video started the first phrase I'm running late I'm running late
this phrase is not actually about running you're not running anywhere you're just saying that
you're a little bit late so you will be late to an appointment or a meeting so you can send your
friend a message for example and say I'm really sorry but I'm running a bit late I'll be there in
5 minutes do you have any plans for the weekend that's another very useful phrase that you can
use to do some small talk in English when you're talking to a colleague for example you can ask
them about their plans for the weekend do you have any plans for the weekend what are you
doing this weekend how does that sound this is a really useful question if you're talking to
somebody about an idea that you have and you want to know what they think about your idea I'm going
to meet you in the city center just by the post office how does that sound I want to know what
you think about my suggestion that sounds great this is a response you can give to somebody to
say that you like the idea or suggestion that they've just given you that sounds great shall
we mute at five yeah that sounds great never mind this is something you can say when you
want to tell someone not to worry about a little problem you don't think it's worth talking about
for example I know I was late to our meeting I'm really sorry about it you can reply never
mind it doesn't matter to me let's not talk about it it's not a problem by the way this
is a super common phrase to change the subject when you want to introduce a new thought or a new
idea so you're having a conversation and then you want to change the subject and Say Something New
by the way guess who I saw this morning I want to change the subject now and talk about this person
I saw this morning what's up it's a question you can ask someone for example if they seem
a bit strange they might seem a bit upset and you want want to know what's wrong with them you can
ask them what's up are you okay that's interesting this is a really useful response to something that
somebody tells you and you can say it to show that you're interested in what they're telling
you that's interesting what do you mean it's a question you can ask when you're confused about
something when you're not sure exactly what the other person is talking about what do you mean I
don't understand as far as I know this is a phrase you can use when you're not 100% sure of something
you don't want to say that you definitely know that something is true so you can say as far as I
know as far as I know Dave's got a new job but I'm not 100% sure what are you up to this is is just
another way of saying what are you doing what are you up to today what are you doing it's up to you
this is a very common phrase that you can say when you want the other person to decide which film
shall we watch it's up to you it's your decision I want you to decide I'm on my way this is a very
useful phrase for text messages for example when you want to say that you'll be there very soon
I'm on my way I'm actually on the train now and I will see you in 10 minutes I'm on my way do
you mind if this is a polite way to ask somebody whether they are happy for you to do something
do you mind if I open the window are you happy with this may I open the window do you mind if I
go now is it okay for me to go I don't mind this is a really good response you can give to somebody
when you don't have a preference so if somebody asks you for example would you like coffee or te
you can say I don't mind I can have either I don't have a preference that sounds familiar
this is something you can say when somebody is telling you about about something that you kind
of know about they're telling you about a film and you're not sure exactly if you've seen it but it's
something that you've heard about a little bit so you can reply yeah that sounds familiar I can
kind of understand what you're talking about but I'm not sure exactly hold on it's just another
way to say wait I bet I bet is something you can say when you're very certain of something I bet
John will be late to the meeting I am 100% sure that he will be late because he's always late
I wouldn't be surprised if that's another very common phrase when you're certain of something
I wouldn't be surprised if John was late to the meeting it wouldn't surprise me because
he's always late I wouldn't be surprised if he was late note that this is the second conditional so
you need the past simple in the second part of the sentence I wouldn't be surprised if he was
late and the final one I'm having second thoughts when you say you're having second thoughts it
means that you made a decision in the past but now you're not sure if it was the right decision so
I was going to buy a new bike but now I'm having second thoughts because I've realized that bikes
are really expensive and I'm not sure anymore if it's the right thing to do so I'm having second
thoughts I hope you found this video useful don't forget to subscribe to my channel and
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