hi guys welcome back to english with max
in this video are going to look at five
very common english expressions these
expressions are universal they're not
typically American or typically British
they used in all english-speaking
countries
these aren't slang expressions but we
use them in spoken language and in
formal writing so don't write them in
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okay the first expression is fair enough
fair enough
we say this when we think something is
reasonable or to show that we understand
something whether or not we actually
agree with it normally we say in
response to something someone has said
for example I'll cook dinner and you can
wash up fair enough
in this case person B is agreeing so
they're basically saying sure that's
fine
another example person a says I'm going
to stop dating that girl because she
never returns my phone calls person B
says fair enough
in that case person B isn't really
agreeing or disagreeing they are just
saying that's reasonable
I understand here's another example
person a I think we should fire Frank
person B if you don't like him
fair enough but you can't say that he's
bad at his job
in that case person B is basically
saying I understand why you think that
but I don't think we should fire him in
other words I understand but I disagree
and finally I won't be able to finish
the report by Friday because I've had a
cold fair enough but you had the same
excuse last week in that case person B
is saying well I kind of understand you
but it sounds like you're just making
excuses the next expression is it's up
to you it's up to you in French this is
similar to Comte user and in Spanish
it's a bit like Como
get us this simply means it's your
decision or you decide for example do
you want to eat in or eat out this
evening it's up to you in other words I
don't care you decide which movie do you
want to see later it's up to you when
we're speaking we often leave off the
it's so we just say up to you up to you
you can also replace you with other
nouns or pronouns for example it's not
my decision it's up to them will you get
a promotion I don't know it's up to my
boss in those last examples we wouldn't
leave off its we only leave off its if
you is in the sentence so you can say
it's up to you or up to you the next
phrase is I don't mind I don't mind is a
slightly more polite way of saying I
don't care I don't care isn't
necessarily rude if you use a pleasant
tone of voice when you say it normally
it's fine for example what do you want
for lunch oh I don't care but you need
to be careful with it because sometimes
it's used to express annoyance or
indifference for example someone might
say fine I don't care anyway I don't
mind is very polite you might have
noticed that I didn't really pronounce
the T I didn't say I don't mind when we
speak we normally swallow it so we say I
don't mind I don't mind you can often
use it instead of up to you for example
want to eat in or eat out this evening I
don't mind which movie do you want to
see I don't mind but there are some
instances where those expressions aren't
interchangeable for example can I share
a table with you sure I don't mind in
that case we wouldn't say sure it's up
to you
another example do you mind giving me a
lift home later no I don't mind again in
that case we wouldn't say no it's up to
you now guys if you're a French or a
Spanish speaker be careful instead of
saying I don't mind or it's up to you a
lot of French and Spanish speakers will
say as you want or as you like well
that's not grammatically incorrect
native speakers wouldn't say it you will
sometimes hear native speakers say as
you wish I think that phrase was made
popular by the Princess Bride a great
movie but we don't really use it instead
of I don't mind or it's up to you we
normally use it in response to a command
or request but it's quite formal and
old-fashioned so I don't recommend that
you use it this expression is it rings a
bell
it rings a bell in French it's like semi
dkq shoes and in Spanish the translation
would be Miss winner we say this when
something sounds familiar to us but we
don't know or can't remember much
information have you heard of the movie
The Princess Bride it rings a bell but I
don't know what it's about you can also
say that rings a bell that rings a bell
but I
what it's about we also often say the
name or his or her name rings a bell for
example have you heard of this movie the
name rings a bell do you know George
Foster I've never met him but his name
rings a bell you can also use it in a
question for example does that name ring
a bell the final expression is here you
go here you go when we speak the you
becomes a year here you go here you go
this is a very simple expression but I
decided to include it because when you
think about it it's a bit strange here
you go you go where it actually has
nothing to do with going anywhere it's
just a common thing that we say when we
give something to someone particularly
something that they're expecting let's
see some examples can you pass me the
salt please here you go I just collected
the mail and there are some letters for
you here you go we also sometimes use it
in emails for example if someone asks
you to send them a document you could
send them an email with the document
attached and just right here you go but
remember that it's colloquial so we
would only do that with someone who we
knew relatively well a very similar
expression is here you are it means the
same thing so you can use here you are
and here you go
interchangeably if you'd like to
practice using any of these expressions
write a few sentences in the comments
and I'll try to correct them for you see
you next time I think that ride that you
to be available for example cocoa bars
outside
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