If you want to know what people really say in England not what they say in
cause books stay tuned so many people have asked for more expressions so I've
created this second video lesson on the expressions and phrases that we use here
in England by the end of this video you will know exactly which expressions to
use to sound totally British and your English will improve better and faster
than you ever thought possible let's go
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watch my videos and subscribe to my channel today I'm going to share with
you more about one of the easiest things you can do to sound more British use
expressions and phrases you can really increase your English level by using the
ones that we actually use everyday in english-speaking countries in this
second lesson about common English phrases I'm here to help you find out
more of those little secrets that make you sound like a much more advanced
English speaker so be sure to watch the first lesson I did on this and I'll put
a card above so that you don't miss that one so let's kick off straightaway with
number one English native speaker phrases for asking for information now
as I've said before English people are not just polite they're obsessed with
politeness so don't ask for something using a direct question let me show you
what I mean where is the station excuse me could you tell me where the station
is please so did you notice the difference the first question was much
too direct and you really wouldn't get a helpful response if you ask that the
second one which was much nicer much more polite and much more what aren't
what a native speaker I would actually say so I'm going to share with you now
some more examples of how native speakers ask for information and I'm
going to start with the most formal and work through into the more
formal versions and you can choose depending on what situation you're in
but if in doubt always go for the most polite one that you can find and a
slightly more formal one that way you don't offend okay so for a very formal
one I wonder if you could help me please or I wonder if you could tell me now
this you would use perhaps if you stopped a stranger in the street or if
you went to an office of an official organization or perhaps asking for
somebody something in a foreign country here's another polite one would you
happen to know please whatever you want to ask would you happen to know now this
is a very nice polite one now note that I'm using the conditional would and
generally if you use the conditional word would it becomes more polite and
the rule is that generally the more words you use the more polite the
question is I don't suppose you would know where the station is would you
please that's if you're not sure if the person actually has the information okay
let's go for a less formal lated speaking questions now you could say do
you have any idea where the station is please or have you any idea or more
informal still do you know where the station is please note how short that is
now so make sure that you practice these as whole phrases that way you get the
linking of the words as well number two native speaker phrases to say that you
don't know of course the most obvious thing to say when you don't know is well
I don't know but British native speakers tend to say other things as well and
there are two particular words or phrases that they use very often they
say I'm afraid and they say sorry almost all the time we apologize a lot in
Britain and in fact sorry could almost have its own video for a slightly more
formal response to say that you don't know something you could say I'm sorry I
don't know I'm afraid I don't know actually
I'm not really sure about that sorry now if you don't know about the whole topic
area that you're asked about you could say I'm sorry but I don't know anything
about rocket science other ways of saying it with people that you know well
I haven't got any idea sorry but I can't help you there or if you're really fed
up with them asking questions beats me number three native speaker phrases for
agreeing there are lots of phrases that native speakers use to agree with
someone or to tell them that they are correct we really just say yes I agree
somehow it doesn't sound natural instead here are some of the most commonly used
ones for you to use as well you could use short ones like exactly absolutely I
agree with you 100% or simply yes that's right or you're quite right now here
quite doesn't mean fairly or almost it means definitely completely quite right
or for a stronger response how about you've hit the nail on the
head which you will have heard in my Indians video as well
another stronger agreement might be your spot-on you're dead right there as you
may have noticed some of these phrases are really quite advanced and your
English will sound much higher level if you use them number four native speaker
phrases for disagreeing now this is quite a fun one because how much you
disagree with someone or how angry or assertive you are makes quite a lot of
difference to the kind of phrases that you're going to choose to use now how
about if we start with a nice gentle polite disagreement I'm not so sure
about that not necessarily
I'm afraid that's not quite right so let's get a bit stronger you're a bit
more annoyed now I'm afraid you're mistaken
now this can be used in a formal setting but believe me it could be the beginning
of an argument now if you really want to upset the person you're talking to or if
you're in an argument you might say something like no you've got that wrong
but be really careful because you're going to upset that person so let's step
it up even further that's absolute rubbish
where did you get back from now you're really in a full-blown argument or if
you're not you will be now so remember using these English phrases that we use
in english-speaking countries will mark you out as a great speaker of English I
will be making more videos on these English expressions so watch out for
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