hi are you there
yes
would you like to drink a cup of coffee
yes
could you please finish this project for
me yes
could you pass me that bottle please
yes
well the word yes in english is
very very flexible in fact this word yes
is used in so many situations
but in english we have some alternatives
for you so instead of using yes for
everything let's have a look at some
more words in english
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hey friends it's me niharika back with a
new lesson for you
so do you want to brighten up your
english today
well yes
if you want to do that then we have some
alternative ways to say the word yes
well generally we end up using the word
yes
way too many times in a day
now the way we say yes to everything
kind of gets a little boring
now if you're learning english then why
not learn some alternative ways to say
the word yes
so here we have some situations for you
where we end up using the word yes so
instead of using the word yes let's have
a look at some options that you can use
in your english
the very first situation that i have for
you is response to a request
now generally when people request you to
do something
you end up saying yes or you end up
saying yes i will do that
now that's kind of a little boring so
let's learn some different phrases that
you can use now these are very commonly
used by many people and they're very
basic
so therefore it's easy to learn
so the first phrase that i have for you
is of course
so for example your boss requests you to
do something
or
rather commands you to do something
well
the best reply that you can give is of
course okay so that shows your
willingness to do something
rather than just saying yes i can do
that for you
you can use the phrase of course
for example he says that hey would you
be able to submit this project by this
thursday
you can say of course
all right
moving on to another phrase that you can
use when someone requests you to do
something
sure i can
now this phrase shows the enthusiasm in
you
now when someone requests you to do
something and you agree to do it
now it's important for you to show that
enthusiasm in you
so rather than just saying the boring
yes i'll do that for you
you can use the phrase
sure i can okay
so this kind of gives a very positive
impact on the other person who has put
in a request
and another phrase that you can use is
no problem
or no issues
so for example your uh
friend says that uh hey i am out of town
would it be possible for you to go visit
my mom at least once a week
and you are totally okay with it so
rather than just saying yes you can say
oh no problem or no issues so which
means that yes you will visit his mom on
weekly basis
all right so remember
if someone
requests you to do something your
response can be of course
sure i can
no problem or no issues
okay
moving on to another situation that we
come across on daily basis
is response to an offer
so here i'm not talking about a job
offer
but an offer wherein for example you are
visiting someone and someone offers you
something to drink or to eat
or
someone is going out and offers you to
join in with them then how would you
respond
yes generally if you really want to join
them or if you really want to eat or
drink something you end up saying yes
but better phrases that you can use in
english are
i would love that
so for example your friend comes and
tells you that hey
i have the football match tickets do you
want to join us
and you are really excited about this
because you always wanted to go
watch football live
and hence rather than just saying yes
you can use the phrase oh i would love
that
okay
so this is one of good phrase that you
can use
to respond to an offer
another one is you bet
so a friend asks you that hey do you
want to come for dinner this weekend
and yes you want to go for the dinner so
you can use the phrase you bet
so rather than saying yes i would
you can use the phrase you bet
and then another one which is
quite informal okay remember it's
do not use it
at your workplace
just use it with your family and friends
which is alrighty
okay so again
someone says that
hey would you like to have a glass of
wine
and you would like to have so you can
use this phrase informally alrighty okay
so which means that yes you would like
to have a glass of wine
right
let's move on to another situation
wherein we commonly end up using the
word yes is when we are expressing
agreement
now here when i say expressing agreement
what i mean is you know when someone is
making a point
and you totally agree with it
so what are the terms that you can use
rather than saying yes yes
well that's what we're going to look at
for example
someone says that
hey it was such a great weekend
and you totally agree to this
so rather than saying yes it was a great
weekend
you can use the phrase
sure was
okay so of course when you end up using
the word was well you're talking about a
past event
so if someone says that what a wonderful
weekend it was
and you agree with it so you can say
sure was
another one that you can say is like
totally
so maybe someone
um is
in a presentation and making a point and
you agree with it and you would like to
acknowledge that point
then a great word to use in english is
totally
for example your boss says that
you know the company sales have been
great this year but
as a matter of fact it's important for
us to work hard and put in all our
efforts to do much much better and you
agree with what he just said
so you would like to acknowledge it and
you can say totally okay that's the word
that you can use
next one i hear you
now this is a great phrase to use when
you are acknowledging someone
so even if you're talking to a person
up front or you are over the phone and
you would like to acknowledge
people just say yes
yes
all right
well you can use the phrase i hear you
okay
and another one is a very positive word
in english which is definitely
again when
someone is expressing
you know a positive point about
something
and you totally agree with it then you
can use the word
definitely okay
all right so these are the three
situations that we commonly come across
where we have to end up using the
flexible word yes but now you have more
options
and i would also like to add some slang
terms to this
so not just saying yes is a very common
thing but these days even teenagers and
even a lot of older people end up using
a lot of slang terms
that expresses the word yes
so here are a few
i have show
so for show is actually for sure
okay
but this is a slang which is fosho so
when you talk to young people and uh
for example you're saying that oh the
movie was just amazing and
the other person says fosho so four show
is actually a slang term but the real
meaning of it is for sure okay so use it
instead of just saying the word yes
another slang term that you can use
or which is commonly used by many people
is yup
yup
will you do this for me yup
hey can i borrow some money from you yup
okay so this is another slang term
another one is yeah
so people
always use this like rather than just
saying yes
they end up saying yeah
well you're wearing such a nice dress
yeah thank you okay
and then we have yay
well
yay
is
originally used uh when you are cheering
someone okay it's like
yay you're cheering for someone or
you're really excited about something
it's kind of an interjection but it is
also a slang term used for the word yes
so instead of saying that yes
people also end up using the word yay
but remember this is a slang term so
therefore just use it with your friends
or family members which means that you
use it in informal situations
all right so these are the three
situations and these are certain slang
terms that you can use
instead of using the word yes
so i hope you got this and you will
start using all these words
and i'll be back with a new lesson soon
till then you take care