hey Aubry what's shaken I am great I have a question for you Lindsay I'm
ready let's do it what is your what's something that you're always up for
I would say that's dessert nice at any time of day give me anytime I will always eat dessert
even though like I'm a pretty small person but I'll always eat dessert anytime that's
the question how do I what how do I do it get away with eating dessert all the time right is
the question you must be very active I'm very active I'm always up for a hike but preferably
with ice cream after so it reminds me I do Peloton rides on a lot of people's it's like
spin classes a lot of people their name is like rides for cake so I spin four pie right
I love it yeah yeah that is being active to earn those treats I love it what about
you Aubry what is something that you're always up for oh man lately I feel like
it's cheese I've like discovered some delicious cheeses from Trader Joe's I posted about one of
them on social media actually if you're not following us on social media make sure you do
um because I was teaching the word begrudge which is oh yeah very impressive word I'm like what's
something someone might begrudge me for that's delicious cheese that's so funny are you more into
soft cheeses or hard cheeses or both both like I love Brie I love soft cheeses but I also love
like a hard sharp cheddar out to every cheese I don't know if there's a cheese I don't like
it's a delicious cracker oh my goodness so good to know so today we're getting into part two of our
two-part series and part one was just yesterday so yeah surprise right sometimes it takes us a
while to get to the second part of it when we're like we'll cover that soon yeah today we're fast
we're right on it so fast right on it so if our listeners listened yesterday you know we talked
about start off versus start out with a question from conrado right who's living in a monastery
in Brazil right yes and the second part of his question was asking about up for it when you're up
for something or when you're down with it or down for it this can be very confusing so we're going
to cover that in today's episode This Is Such Great native natural conversation or um vocabulary
to connect absolutely and Casual too right Aubrey these are very casual Expressions that you could
hear from any native speaker anywhere anytime I would definitely not necessarily put these
into my business presentation right they are pretty informal right but if you think about
the options like how rarely do you hear someone say I'm willing I'm willing to do that like never
it feels really kind of awkward we always said we'll say one of these right so let's let's get
into it what are we gonna attack first where are we so we'll first talk about up for it which means
willing right and that's not native or natural to say I'm willing I'm willing to do this especially
when it's such a more playful thing to be saying more like Yeah I'm do that yeah yeah that's
actually a good point there's not a ton of other options because I'm willing kind of means more
like I don't I'm just you know not really that interested but I'll do it I'm willing to do it
there's a slight air of you really don't want to do this thing but that's not what up for it means
right it's more like yeah you're very interested you're very you're excited even so for example if
I asked you Lindsay want to go ax throwing yeah I'm up for it right and you wouldn't be like I'm
willing that would mean a totally different thing it would be like yeah I guess I'm willing to go
and this is really useful because sometimes when we're starting a new friendship or even starting
to date someone you want a really casual way to make it feel low pressure and this would be a
good way to do it hey my friends and I are going to get drinks are you up for it would you like to
join us yeah how about for it right I'm up for a drink sure it is it's such a positive it's a
positive affirmation that you really do want to spend time with them and I could see this I use
this a lot at work as well when you want to give that positive reassuring you're not just saying
I'm willing to take this task and you're like yeah I'm up for it it's so different it's completely
different isn't it yeah I'm willing and I'm up for it and then what's in a way of saying that you are
someone that loves to do anything yes right when a lot of options are given we'll say I'm up for
anything so imagine you're going to dinner and someone's like okay do you think Sushi or Mexican
what are you feeling you'd be like I'm up for anything or I'm up for whatever I see this a lot
yeah but sometimes someone just has to put their foot down and say we're going for Thai someone
make a decision exactly I know that's probably frustrating that I'm like I'm up for whatever
and they're like okay but can you give me an opinion help me out here yeah it's hard when you
don't you genuinely are actually up for whatever it's not that you're afraid to say anything you
just don't care exactly right and I don't want and then be like oh how about Ty and then there's like
um no they're rejecting several of my then okay you choose I'm up for whatever in that case you
have to say I'm up for anything but Thai or I'm up for anything not Japanese if that would work
so then of course there's the opposite of this too right to mean you're unwilling we would say
I'm not up for it or I'm not up for that yeah so for example I asked Megan to join us but
she wasn't up for it okay yeah and this might be like for whatever reason she said she's not
interested maybe she doesn't feel well you know maybe she's not free you should be like oh she
wasn't up for it yeah and this is also this is a very useful phrase because you could also use
this as a blanket response if maybe there's something going on that you just don't want
to talk about so it allows you to be a little less specific maybe you just had a death in
your family but you're not necessarily sharing it for whatever reason I'm just not up for it
tonight exactly right I'm I'm not up for going out tonight and I agree Lindsay I feel like that
gives the impression of like for whatever reason I don't really want to get into it that I'm just
not up for it exactly and it it will kind of stop people from asking questions they'll move
on you don't offend anyone it's perfect but that is really a social skill when you guys hear this
phrase to know like okay this I probably shouldn't pray for details they're saying I'm just not up
for it they probably don't want to go into it oh very interesting there's so much behind the words
all right that's what we like to go into here in aller's English you know what builds connection
and what to do avoid to not break a connection right yes and there is another alternative here
um you know our listener just asked about down with it and up for it but there's also down four
which means the same as up for which seems strange because up and down are opposites but when you say
I'm down for getting a coffee that means the exact same as I'm up for getting a coffee yeah that's
really strange it is strange I would say it's a little more slangy it's a little more Street
language in my mind oh interesting I'm down for it a little more personality I think do you not do
you think they're exactly the same in terms of the level of slanginess and casualness oh it's really
interesting I hadn't thought about that before is there any difference here there's because
I'll definitely just say I'm down like by itself right someone says want to meet for a coffee and
I'll say I'm down and I think it is a little more playful a little more slingy right they really
have the same meaning but yeah a little more playful yeah obviously you can get away with both
um maybe if your boss invites you out for lunch maybe you don't say I'm down no right it is a
little more friendly so have yeah exactly for your friends for your family depending on the
relationship yeah but I would say I'm up for lunch to my boss right exactly so that that's
how we know that it's a little bit more casual yeah interesting so then we have down with it
right which does have a different meaning this means that you understand or approve for example
if someone shares an idea and you want to share that you approve you're on the same page you could
say I'm down with that or I'm down with that idea right or you could also just say I'm down I guess
you could say that right you know do you remember if someone says ask you the question are you down
with going out tonight just means like it's kind of the same are you up with are you down with
but it's like do you approve of this Choice yes love it okay and then negative not down down with
it which means you don't approve or you don't understand right like I'm not down with lying
to her which means like I do not approve with that idea idea with someone lying to her also
a really great way to open up a conversation around like moral issues that's a little bit
less uh intimidating maybe to the person you're talking to right yeah that's a good point right
to just say like you know what's something that you're really not down for or no down with like
wow it's interesting that's a very different meaning what's something you're not down with
yeah meaning like what's something you really don't approve of it reminds me of we recently did
an episode on the business English podcast about like offensive phrases that you don't want to use
and that's where someone be like Oh I'm really not down with that word yeah that's a great way
to say that I love that idea guys go and check out the business English podcast I believe it
was this week or last week where we talked about four phrases to avoid because they're just not
respectful right avoid them in the business and this might be I was saying how I'm like what do
we say that but this also is a fairly playful way of just being like Oh I don't know if I'm
down with that word that phrase yeah that's a great that's that's a fantastic response because
it's light it's not a accusatory but it definitely brings up your point it gets the point across yeah
all right Aubry let's go into the role play here all right here you and I are deciding
what to order at a restaurant you want to start us out Lindsay yep let's do it want to try the
crispy brussels sprouts appetizer I'm down sounds delicious what are you thinking for an entree I'm
up for either a panini or a club sandwich or do you want to share a sandwich on a salad oh yeah
I'm up for that and I'm always down with dessert so save room are you a dish sharer Aubry like
do you like to I think I asked you this before maybe but I'll see if I get your updated response
um I wonder I wonder if we talked about this before I don't remember what I want you to guess
well I do think I would share well it's kind of two different questions when you like do you like
tapa style is the first question like do you are you okay with just ordering a few plates versus
just some you sit down for to a restaurant it's like all these plates look big do you want to
share a meal with one person as just you and that person it's two different questions I'm guessing
both I love tapa Style I want to taste all the things okay I have no ownership over what I've
ordered and I really want to try everyone else's and then also if yeah if I know something's going
to be a large portion I'm absolutely like let's share that yeah I don't mind taking some home
but I would prefer for us both to order something so I can try both yeah I'd say nine times out of
ten in the U.S guys uh those are going to be big portions and you can mostly especially sandwiches
or something maybe you order a side and then share a sandwich you know depending on how much you want
to eat usually you can get away with that just fine and then you're not fascinating how I feel
like the more expensive a place is the smaller the portion right the cheaper like dives diners
giant portion for seven dollars and then you spend fifty dollars and you get this tiny little entree
by that it's true they try to make up a lack of flavor with by just
sailing on the food maybe right at least you'll be stuffed it might not be that delicious that's
true all right let's go through this role play I first said you were asking if we want to try
crispy brussels sprouts which I love do you like crispy brussels sprouts Lindsay it's one
of my favorite things yeah I like all ways of preparing brussels sprouts too which is funny
did you like him as a kid most kids don't most kids don't I didn't I mean as adults yeah I I
eat them raw too like on my salad I'll have them raw actually oh yes like brussels sprouts I love
that too absolutely for sure and I said I'm down right meaning I'm willing I'm up for it
same thing yeah I definitely could have also said I'm up for that yep I'm down and that's
the Willing again and then you said I'm up for either a panini or a club sandwich yes and I'll
totally say this right instead of just being like you know how about I mean I'd be like I'm up for
either of these yes for sure and then what did I say after that and then I asked if you want
to share a sandwich and a salad and you said yeah I'm up for that yeah up and then you said and I'm
always down with dessert so save room yes awesome so as you heard this role play it may have sounded
a little strange for you to hear them all because we're cramming them all into this appreciation yes
but we totally use them in all of these different ways and a lot of these are very interchangeable
where you could say I'm down or I'm up for that what's interesting I wanted to point out we do
say I'm down by itself but we never just say I'm up that's a good interesting that's really
interesting maybe that'll be our intro for today's episode why is that we don't know but guys this
the bottom line here the takeaway for today's episode is that these can make you can help
you build a relationship make you feel close with someone because you are being so casual
yes and so encouraging right so positive about someone invites you to do something
or even assigns you a task at work it's such a positive way to respond to say I'm down or
I'm up for that yeah I love it I love it so guys add these to your vocabulary now go over and hit
follow on the business English podcast to check out that really interesting episode about four
phrases to avoid to not be disrespectful at work and Aubry thanks for coming on the show this has
been great in this two-part series here awesome I'll see you next time all right take care bye bye