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hello guys i'm naisha and welcome to
today's lesson
are you someone who speaks english yet
sometimes uses the same set of words and
phrases repeatedly in conversation you
know the same words again and again
not knowing how to use alternative
different types of words when talking
and also communicating your thoughts and
ideas in writing
do you want to expand your vocabulary
get better at speaking fluent english
and sound more like a native english
speaker
well then today's lesson is precisely
for you
so i've put together a list of everyday
words and expressions that i and other
british native speakers frequently use
in daily conversation
so today i will teach you what they are
so that you too can start using them
and create an impression with your
effortless english speaking skills
especially around native english
speakers so come on let's get started so
the first one on the list is i better
i better is another way to simply say i
should so if you feel it's time that you
should do or say something then instead
of saying i should try saying i better
i better get some rest before i take the
early morning flight
i better tell her the truth she's really
upset with me
so see this is a simple way to replace
saying i should with i better and do use
it
next we have
what's his face what's her face now
don't look at me like that this is a
very common thing that british people do
say it's an informal slang sentence
filler to replace the uh um when you're
trying to remember someone's name in a
conversation and you just can't remember
so let's have a look at this
conversation you know person one says oh
you know i bumped into your friend in
town today and person two says oh you're
dead who who which friend did you bump
into
so then person one says uh um you know i
can't remember her name uh what's her
name oh yeah tina tina yeah tina
see so many uh and um's in that sentence
right but now let's start let's use
this expression instead what's her face
what's his face in this conversation
so person two says oh you did who which
friend did you meet and person one says
i met what's her face tina yeah i met
tina see automatically that that gap
that er um reduces
and you don't have to use that and you
your speech can just be a lot more
fluent
if it's a guy's name you're trying to
remember you would say what's his face
just replace what's her face with what's
his face so right next we have the
expression i couldn't care less
i couldn't care less
i'm sure you must be able to work out
the meaning of this phrase right
if someone or a particular topic of
discussion doesn't matter to you and you
don't really care about it then the next
time somebody asks you for your opinion
on that person or topic then instead of
saying you know i don't care use the
phrase i couldn't care less as this
reply phrase
here's some example sentences using i
couldn't care less your ex-boyfriend was
at the party with his new girlfriend did
that bother you
and your reply can be no i've moved on
and to be honest i couldn't care less
i'm gonna do what i feel is right i
couldn't care less what people think of
my decision
see simple way of saying
that you don't really care but in a
better way saying i couldn't cares
next we have don't worry about it no
worries and no problem
these are all informal ways to simply
say it's okay see three different ways
to say it's okay
we use the words it's okay so much in
daily conversation but why make our
english speaking skills so boring by
repeatedly replying it's okay
in situations instead of saying it's
okay try saying no worries sorry i had
to cancel our meeting yesterday i was
feeling really unwell and your reply can
be simply no worries
i'm so sorry i completely forgot to call
you what can you say you can just say ah
no problem hey thanks for waiting for me
and your reply can be ah don't worry
about it
do use these phrases to avoid saying the
boring it's okay as a standard reply
these three three phrases can also be
used to say you're welcome
thank you for the lift to work this
morning i was really running late ah no
worries
thanks for all your help today i really
appreciate it ah don't worry about it or
reply with a simple it's not a problem
next we have could have should have
would have
simply short for could have
should have and would have
as you may have realized natives have
the habit of shortening words when
talking
why take the extra effort to say all the
entire words when the meaning of what
you're saying remains the same
and is easily understood when the words
are shortened
so why say i could have gone when you
can quickly say i could have
see it's quick
here are some examples
i would have believed you but then you
burst out laughing so instead of saying
i would have believed you just quickly
just say i would have believed you
but then you burst out laughing
we should have informed them that the
meeting is postponed now the shortened
use of could have would have and should
have in these sentences is precisely how
natives would say it
and you should try to do the same next
time you're in a conversation with
someone next we have fair enough hmm
what do you think this phrase means fair
enough
this is an informal phrase used to
express
that what someone has said to you is
acceptable or understandable so you
could say fair enough i admit the
presentation needs a few changes
thanks for your feedback so by saying
fair enough in this sentence you're
acknowledging that they feel that your
presentation needs a few changes you
know you can make it better so just
acknowledging them and giving them
thanks for their feedback by just saying
fair enough i agree he's quite an expert
at the game which is why he mostly wins
and that's fair enough
so if someone's really good at a game
you know and and you agree that you know
it's it's justified that they win
every time so then you can just say it's
fair enough it's understandable that
they win every time because they're such
a pro at the game next we have can't
make it it's an informal way to say you
can't attend or you can't go somewhere
hey i'm sorry i can't make it to your
party tonight i've got an important exam
in the morning
and i still need to finish revising for
it and as we learned earlier in the
video your reply could simply be that's
a shame but fair enough next we have my
bad
my bad
this is an informal phrase which is the
equivalent to saying sorry it's my
mistake or i admit it's my fault
the word is my bad it's the word bad is
a synonym for a mistake
now there's nothing wrong with saying
sorry it's my mistake or it's my fault
every time you make a mistake but then
young
millennials would rather sound
hip as they mingled and communicate
wouldn't they
so saying my bad is short casual and it
works
so next time it's a silly mistake you've
made which won't have a severe
consequence instead of saying you know
i'm so sorry i'm sorry it was my mistake
just say my bad ah you know you did
mention it but i think i still bought
the wrong bulb
my bad the next word for the day is a
rip-off to get ripped off a rip-off is
something that is overpriced something
that costs more than it's worth
for example you know designer label
clothes are stylish and chic as they may
appear to be but i feel they're a total
rip-off totally overpriced well that's
just my opinion 350 dollars for those
shoes i'm not buying that that's a
complete rip-off all the stalls in the
market were selling rip-off versace
louis vuitton and chanel merchandise
meaning totally fake products at ripoff
prices
so do be careful the next time you want
to purchase something costing a lot of
money and ensure that the item is
authentic to save yourself from being
ripped off
next we have on my list the words i'm
afraid
you must be thinking i'm afraid means to
be scared right well yes that's what it
normally means but in british english it
is used for politely telling someone
something that might make them you know
sad disappointed or angry
have a look at these example sentences
i'm afraid the tickets to the concert
are sold out
the person knows that you know you're
really looking forward to this concert
and you're looking
to buy tickets and they want to say
sorry you know the tickets are sold out
so they'll politely say i'm afraid the
tickets for the concert are sold out
also if you disagree with someone and
think they are wrong instead of bluntly
saying you're wrong politely say i'm
afraid i disagree with you
someone may not like it but it softens
the tone of giving negative or bad news
next up we have to grab something
the english use this phrase which means
to get something usually used for food
and beverages hey do you want to go grab
a cup of coffee quickly before we start
work
so here the person is asking their work
colleague if they want to just quickly
go and have a coffee before the start of
their working day
so there you have it guys words and
phrases you can use instead of the usual
vocabulary you use to express yourself
while talking to someone or while
expressing yourself in writing it could
be in a text message you know or when
you're writing an email
so do use these words and phrases and
make these little changes in your spoken
and written english to ensure your
english game is not boring
and keep practicing your english guys
because as they say and like i keep
telling you practice makes perfect
until next time bye bye take care