hello hello hello everybody my name is Steve Ford and welcome to your English
lesson today I have a great lesson that's going to help you with your
vocabulary so that you never get stuck never again when you're having a
conversation with someone in English so are you ready let's go hey what's new
what's up you're kidding no way for real I'm so happy for you
that's too bad what a shame I'm sure you'll get through
this I hope things get better do you know what I'm saying
do you know what I mean do you feel me you know what I'm saying
you know what I mean you feel me you know what I'm saying you know what I
mean you feel me let me know how it goes I'll keep my
fingers crossed I'm cheering for you I'm rooting for you I hope everything works
out are you the kind of person that you can listen to English you can read
English no problem Steve I can listen to English I can read
English but when it comes to speaking ah not gonna happen a lot of people are
like that I know a lot of people like that a lot of the people who write
comments on my videos and send me messages say that so hopefully with
these phrases and this vocabulary that I'm going to teach you you're going to
get some new confidence you're gonna gain confidence and feel like super
vocabulary person so let's go one of the first things that we asked someone after
we say hello is what's new what's new with you what's up if you want to say it
really quickly you could say sup now let's say just for example that your
friend says well I'm getting married next week well that's a big surprise
when you want to show surprised you can say seriously are you
serious are you kidding me you could also say
get out of town and make sure if you want to use this expression get out of
town very common here in North America get out of town you have to use the
intonation that I'm using get out of town
then in an out get out of town now if you want to congratulate someone you
could say the following I'm so happy for you
great awesome excellent good for you let's say for example you tell your
friend oh I've started working out and I'm running three times a week and then
your friend says oh good for you your friend could be sincere and they're
just saying I'm really happy about that and they are encouraging you but it can
also be used sarcastically good for you could actually mean I don't care you're
an idiot so I would be careful with that one good for you all the other ones fine
now if your friend has some bad news maybe they lost their job they broke up
with someone you could say I'm sorry to hear that
what a shame that's too bad if your friend is having some problems
then there are few ways that you can show your support you could say I'm sure
you will get through this get through means to survive something I will
survive you can also say I hope things get better or give me a shout if you
need me give me a shout this is a great expression it's a friendly way of saying
contact me phone me if you need me give me a shout you know what I'm saying
you know what I mean you feel me if you want to check to see that others
understand you you can say do you know what I'm
do you know what I mean do you feel me but of course I'm saying it in its full
form we would say it more quickly like you know what I'm saying you know what I
mean you feel me it just becomes easier to say like rap
and rolls off the tongue and if you want to give some best wishes you could say
something like I'll keep my fingers crossed or I'll keep my fingers crossed
for you I'm cheering for you I'm rooting for you so now I recommend that you go
back in the video and review these expressions these phrases that I've
taught you then come back to this point of the video this part of the video is
your opportunity to practice with me in the context of a dialogue listen to Dave
your friend and follow the instructions are you ready no hi Jason
say hello ask about an update on his plans to get married
Michelle and I had a fight last night and to tell you the truth I don't know
if we can go through with it
show surprise
yeah I mean my whole family really had high hopes show sympathy
actually I'm thinking about calling her right now to see if we can work this out
show support
yeah thanks I appreciate it my hope is that she's just a little tired and
anxious
asked for future updates about the situation and give best wishes for the
future okay and now you're going to hear the dialogue in its full form what's new
with you how are things going with the wedding plans I don't know what to tell
you Michelle and I had a fight last night I
don't even know if I can go through with it now I get out of town for real yeah I
mean my whole family really had high hopes you know what I'm saying sorry to
hear that actually I was thinking of calling her up right now to see if we
can work things out I really hope that things can work out between you guys
thanks I appreciate it my hope is that she's just a little tired and anxious
well let me know how it goes and I've got my fingers crossed for you Thanks I
need all the luck I can get okay everybody I hope that you enjoyed this
lesson and that you learned some new vocabulary that you can use right now
with your friends when you're speaking English if you'd like to watch some more
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directly below this video and I hope to see you in our next English lesson bye
for now