hey there Michelle how's everything going hey Lindsay good how are you feeling feeling
fine feeling fantastic oh man I'm excited for the weekend though let's just say I'm finally going to
get to relax because I'll be back in Denver this weekend and traveling for the last month Michelle
it's just been insane yes I know you've had quite a quite a busy schedule so I'm excited for you to
get home and finally just like kick back on your couch for a little bit let's just say it's going
to be amazing perfect perfect so guys you may have heard that we've been throwing around one special
expression one phrase um Lindsay what is it it is let's just say and I said that twice in our little
conversation I'm excited about this today Michelle because we like you said we're going to clue our
listeners in to a native secret yes so I came up with this idea because I was um on Instagram uh
guys if you have if you don't follow our Instagram make sure that you follow our Instagram we have a
lot of fun over there um so but I was looking at someone else's who I follow and she said
oh there's something exciting coming up I can't wait to share it with you let's just say and then
she gave a clue um and I thought that is a really natural way uh it expression to you so I wanted to
talk about this today um that's really interesting so she didn't really like give away the whole
thing she kind of just gave a clue a tiny clue okay tricky so let's just say is a very useful
expression and we did another episode about um a very relevant expression uh it was episode 2096
nothing says connection like a relevant expression and that one kind of reminds me of this like we
were teaching remember nothing says blank like blank oh yeah that's right that was also a really
good one just like this one Supernatural and not something our listeners are going to learn in any
T textbook or classroom definitely not definitely not so these kind of remind me of each other just
because they're so natural and Native and good to learn um so yeah Lindsay do you hear people
say let's just say do you say it what do you think oh yeah for sure I absolutely do you know um and
again it does have a bit of that Vibe of I don't want to give all the information or I don't or in
the case of how I was explaining being home in Denver I don't need to say everything about how
that's going to feel being at home I just need to say one thing and that's let's just say this it's
gonna be great right right so it could be either maybe you wanna maybe you actually have something
you're hiding you don't want to share everything or like this woman that I follow you know she has
a surprise but it could also just be to kind of shorten something shorten something like people
say long story short right it's kind of similar to that we can do another episode on that one
by the way we should totally do that guys hit that follow button if you are loving these super native
and natural expressions and then on our other episodes this fall we're going deep into grammar
complicated grammar for you guys to simplify it so if you like this combination of tough grammar
combined with fun Expressions this is what we do here Michelle it's what we do definitely
definitely okay so um Lindsay could you give an example and then we'll talk it through so she's
not doing too well in school let's just say she may need to repeat the 10th grade oo not good yeah
yeah so this is giving away all the information but it's more of like a summary you're not going
to like you don't need to say she's not doing too well in school she she failed her biology
test she she you know hasn't been in school yeah yeah you don't need to go into everything so it it
is more of a way of saying like in a few words or to sum it up or like Lindsay said said long story
short long story short I love that one and that one uh I was just on a business call yesterday
and someone used that with a big famous business that we were talking to and it's totally valid in
business or everyday life so we'll we'll do that one again in another episode for sure but let's
just say great way to shorten things it's good to be concise in life don't you think Michelle
yes absolutely we no one has time for a big long story um so yeah this is a great way to do it but
also then there is the way of kind of having a secret not wanting to give away everything
so let's see let's I'm going to do an example of this one so we're going on an exciting date this
weekend let's just say there's pasta involved o pasta so maybe I'm taking a class maybe I'm
going to a restaurant you know it's just kind of a way to keep things I don't know it's just cute
and also too and it's it's also kind of point ing to the fact that it's it's special it's something
special it's kind of a little bit of a surprise it's fun it's different like you're not going to
say like let's just say I'm G to take the trash out tonight and then I'm got to clean the kitchen
no reserved for the special moment when you want to hint at something you know there is some magic
in life that we want to highlight through our words right yeah yeah well this next one is about
me so could you read this well she lost her phone let's just say this isn't the first time this is
happened oh Michelle how many times have you lost your phone be honest with our audience well for
currently I just want to say my phone isn't lost but I'm nervous even having this conversation
because I feel like this I'm G to jinx myself um so let's see well I've dropped it in the toilet
um I I've had it um stolen twice once out out of a bathroom uh in New York and one right out of my
pocket which I've talked about um so go few times oh that happened in when you were traveling right
in Amsterdam okay you know my dad tends to lose his wallet a lot once he left it at the top of a
mountain when we went mountain climbing oh my God and so by the time like by the time he was like 50
he just resigned and said I'm just going to have multiple wallets so he has like three different
wallets with versions of Cs cards and cash not too much cash just leaves it in different places
leaves these wallets so that he doesn't have that's pretty cute that's pretty cute yeah so
maybe it's time for multiple phones Michelle I don't know yeah maybe maybe so yeah again L like
Lindsay said this is not something you are going to find in a textbook but you know there are other
ways you can use us there are a lot of ways um but you know we're focusing on kind of number
number one being concise um and number two kind of not giving away all the information um something
is kind of special perhaps yeah I love that what else do we need to know here Michelle um well uh
yeah I mean this could be good for a surprise and I mean what but what do you think it does for the
conversation what does it do for the conversation I'd say it's a nice little filler right again to
show you are giving a piece of information and to show that it's really just a piece and that
there probably is more I think it's a little quirky sounding especially depending on what
you say right it just adds flare and personality and zippin to your your overall character guys and
I know for you guys for our listeners you want to be able to show who you are in English and if this
is who you are someone who likes surprises wants to summarize things in kind of a little bit of a
mysterious way this is the way to do it Michelle definitely well and Lindsay I'm actually I'm
excited to talk about something something special today something today right what is it what is it
Michelle well let's just say it involves learning oh nice use of that expression Michelle that was
perfect thank you so well Lindsay are you a visual learner yeah Michelle I'd say I really
like to be able to see what I'm learning it helps me absorb the information for sure yeah yeah yeah
well I learn visually but I also learn a lot by listening so at an ESL teacher I always try
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right Lindsay I'm so glad we talked about this yeah me too it's all about learning with the
right tools in the right ways Michelle so now let's come back to let's just say and I guess
there's probably other ways to say let's just say for each usage we've talked about twoes what are
they again well we've talked mostly about this idea of something maybe hiding some information
keeping it special keeping it a little bit of a surprise um and we've also talked about summing
something up long story short you know so those are the really the two ways we're focusing on
today so if you want to um do maybe the surprise way what's another way you could say it so this
one's a little more blatant a little more clear right right so he say I'll give you a clue right
so for example a special day is coming up I'll give you a clue it's about our mom right so maybe
we're we're sisters and there's going to be a big event for our mother's 60th birthday or something
right right right right right and again like Lindsay said that one is really more um like
I wouldn't say I'm going out for my pasta dinner no I'm going out for a date tonight I'll give you
a clue it involves pasta I you know in that one it's better for just let's just say let's just say
is a little bit more versatile um I'll give you a clue is really more specific but it's another
thing you could say um and then the next thing for summing something up is the word basically um she
thinks she may move basically she's unhappy in her current location you know sometimes it's great to
just use one word to convey this fancy thing which is I'm trying to shorten everything I'm giving you
the most essential piece of information here and yeah and if you're trying to shorten things what
better way to do it than using one word yeah why why create a whole thing and then give the
short version you might as well just say the other thing then after all this is yeah this is a good
one so um yeah those are a couple other things you can say so Lindsay should we try it out in
a roleplay yes I know our listeners love role plays it's a good way to learn so here we are
friends and we're talking about an upcoming trip all right well who's planning this trip Michelle
because I know neither of us are planners uh it looks like I'm planning it um so right here
um here we go all right so I found some awesome activities we can do like what I don't want to
tell you let's just say you'll need your bathing suit O Okay okay so I found another hotel let's
just say this trip won't be cheap oh I know how much is it I'll give you a clue it's more than we
spent on our past two hotels combined yikes yeah basically we have to make some decisions about our
priorities for this trip okay I got it oh I'm laying down the law here Michelle I'm making a
very clear time to make some decisions nice yeah so I guess we're we we're both planning this one
so yeah when it comes to travel the best way to understand what your true priorities are is to
have a budget right yes then that forces you to make real decisions right what are we going to
prioritize yeah good stuff definitely all right so um I said I have some activities and then you
said like what I said I don't want to tell you let's just say you will need your bathing suit
so maybe there's obviously there's probably a water activity involved but maybe it's something
special and I think you would really like it or maybe I think you might say no to it so I don't
want to tell you right you just want to get me there and then that's it we have to participate
so this is kind of cool because this is the first use right giving a clue and it's kind of a secret
so let's just say you'll need your bathing suit right and then you use it again and we might not
do it like this but we just wanted to give another idea of how to use it so what did you say I said
okay I found another hotel let's just say this trip won't be cheap and that is the second use
which is essentially I'm not going to tell you about all the expensive amenities at the hotel
instead I'm going to tell you the most important thing is that we're going to spend a lot of money
on this trip okay right and it's almost like a combination of the first and second use because
I feel like saying let's just say this won't be cheap it's also kind of you're hiding something
but not in a good way yeah like you haven't seen the balance sheet right yeah don't it's like oh
you know let's not like yeah we'll have to talk about that so it's kind of a little combination
actually yeah I'm like our trip accountant I'm working the formulas in the spreadsheet and I
know it's going to be very expensive but you don't know yet and maybe you don't need to know yet it's
a secret right right yeah all right what else and then then you said I said how much is it and then
you said I'll give you a clue so you don't want me to know you said it's more than we spent on our
past two hotels combined so you're not telling me exactly but now I have a measurement okay
and then I said yeah basically we have to make some decisions about our priorities for the trip
and again that is the same thing as saying long story short or this is the most important thing
to say It's the final conclusion I like it clean and clear that's right all right well this was
fun Lindsay um what's the takeaway for today yeah well this is getting me thinking about my trip to
Portugal coming up here and making choices right we got to make choices when we travel and we need
to be able to communicate I I like the second usage because I think it's more common I really
like the idea of because I'm someone that can get into the details but I don't do well with details
like I will get into details but I get overwhelmed with them I don't know how you are with details
Michelle um I uh wait you get overwhelmed with them I do get overwhelmed like I will deal with
details but I get very kind of stressed out and like oh my God there's like I don't it's good to
be able to pull out the most important thing and communicate that with clear words is what
I'm trying to say yeah no that makes sense yeah I I I can I I I would say I'm kind of similar yeah
good stuff so guys use this expression let's just say to do two things right to talk about a secret
give a hint and then to sum things up in a very clean and like summarizing way right good stuff
any other takeway for our listeners here Michelle I think you got it Lindsay I think well that's it
for today and thanks guys for listening and uh let us know how you end up using this expression yeah
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