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I'm Grace.
Today I’m going to give you five fixed expressions
that we use a lot in daily life.
And next week we will learn another five together.
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OK, Let’s get started!
So let’s talk about what is a fixed expression.
A fixed expression is a combination of words
that are used together to express a certain meaning.
That is, we often use these certain words together to express a concept or idea.
The combination of words like this, we call fixed expression.
After you learn these expressions,
you can apply them to your conversation
to make you sound more native-like.
OK, let’s get into it!
The first one,
比如說 This one is used when you want to give an example to illustrate.
比如 means “for example”,
so sometimes you might hear people just say “比如”.
But for me, I think adding a 說 is more colloquial.
說 means to speak, to say.
So 比如說 is like “for example, say”
OK, let’s take a look at some examples:
So here, the man asked the woman “Have you encountered some unusual things?”
and in case the woman didn’t know what kind of unusual things he meant,
so he also added 比如說, for example, to illustrate this.
Another example:
OK, the second one is
沒 is “not”, ”have not”, 問題 is problem.
So 沒問題 means “No problem”.
比如說 for example,
When someone asks you to do something,
you can reply to them, saying 沒問題 No problem.
Like this:
So next time, you can try to use 沒問題 to replace the answer 好.
OK the next one is
基本 is “foundation, basic”.
and 上 here means in (some aspect).
So 基本上 is “basically”.
基本上 is used to refer to the most important and essential aspects of something.
You can use 基本上 when you are talking about a general idea or concept.
比如說 for example
Next,
說 is to speak, to say. 不 is not
定 here has the meaning of “certain, to be sure”.
So 說不定 is “can’t say for sure”. It means “maybe, perhaps”.
Let’s look at some examples:
說不定 maybe we will run into each other.
Another example:
So 說不定 is used in these two examples to show that
these things are probably gonna happen but it’s still not certain.
OK, the final one is
不 is not 好 is good and 意思 is meaning.
And the combination of these words can mean “excuse me”,
“to feel bad or shy” or “can’t bring yourself to do something”,
so it can be used in many different contexts.
The most common way to use 不好意思 in daily life is using it as “excuse me”.
For example, if I want to call someone’s attention,
I can use this expression “不好意思 excuse me”.
But I won’t use this to call my friends’ attention,
it’s too polite and weird.
Using this to call someone’s attention applies mostly to strangers
or someone you’re not close to.
Let’s look at an example:
So here the lady used 不好意思 to call the waitress’ attention
and ask for more water.
Not only can 不好意思 be used to call someone’s attention,
it can also be used to apologize in some situations
that are not that serious.
For example, if you are late, you can say:
Another way to use 不好意思 is to express that
you feel bad or shy about something, like:
or 不好意思 can be used to show that someone is unable to do something
because it is too embarrassing or the person feels too shy.
For example:
OK, let’s have a quick recap for today’s lesson.
Today we’ve learned 5 fixed expressions together,
and the first one is 比如說.
比如說 means “For example”
when you want to give some examples to explain something,
then you can use it.
The second one is 沒問題,
沒問題 means “No problem”,
you can use it to reply to others when they ask you for a favor,
and you’re happy to help.
The third one is 基本上.
基本上 means “Basically”,
you can use it when you are talking about a general idea or concept.
The fourth is 說不定,
說不定 means “maybe”,
when you're not sure about something, you can use this.
The last one, 不好意思.
不好意思 can be used in different ways.
It can mean “excuse me”, “to feel bad or shy” or “can’t bring yourself to do something
because it is too embarrassing or the person feels too shy”.
OK, That’s all for today.
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And remember there will be part two coming out next week.
We will learn more fixed expressions together.
See you soon, Bye!