Hello and welcome to Speak American English with Lyman Holton.
I'm Lyman Holton. I'm happy that you can stop by for this lesson.
Today we're going to talk about American English phrases.
Only a couple phrases. Right? So we'll get through this quickly.
But we want to talk about the first phrase ...
Anything else?
Anything else? Can you say it slow with me?
Anything else? It's a question so we're going to rise up ...
when we say the end of it. Else, Else
That's how we say a question.
Okay, when are we going to use anything else? Hmm ...
Let's think about that. Ah, if somebody asks you a question ...
for example, your having dinner at someone's home.
They serve the meal. You're eating.
And, they ask you, "Would you like anything else?" Anything else?
Would you like something more? Would you like more?
Would you like anything else? Would you like another thing?
Would you like anything else? Anything else? Can you say quickly like I do?
Anything else? Anything else? Okay ...
Now, you could reply ...
also using the word "else." Right?
You could say, "Ah, no, nothing else.
No, thank you. Nothing else. Nothing for me.
Nothing more. I'm good. Anything else?
Anything else? Nothing else.
No, thank you. Nothing else.
Okay? Many people get confused with the word "else."
I ask students many times ...
Do you have any questions on this page?
Before we go to the next page.
And, their answer is ...
ah, when I say, "Anything else?"
They're like, "What?" What?"
Else. Anything else.
You want to learn that phrase. It's used a lot. Okay?
Now, let's go ahead and move on to our next ...
little praise, "bring me."
Bring me. Bring me.
So, if you're asking someone ...
to bring something to you.
Bring something to you.
You're going to start it off with the word "please."
Or, you could end with the word "please."
Would you please bring me that cup?
Would you please bring me the newspaper?
Would you please. It's like saying, would you please ...
give me? Would you bring to me? Would you please ...
bring? Would you bring me a glass of water?
Would you bring me a glass of water, please?
We always want to throw in the word please ...
when we're asking someone to do something for us. Right?
Even, even if you're the boss ...
or you're the parent. It's a very good idea to ...
always use the word "please" when you're asking someone to do something.
So. Would you please bring me ...
some cookies? Would you please bring me some bread ...
on the way home? A loaf of bread. Would you please bring a loaf of bread home?
Would you please bring me a loaf of bread? Understand?
Okay. So, we have
the words "anything" ...
Anything else? No, nothing else.
Anything more? No, nothing more.
I'm good. Bring me. Bring me.
Would you bring that ...
ah, would you bring that pitcher over here?
Would you bring me a glass a water please? Okay?
In our next lesson, we're going to have some more ...
of our American English phrases. Short and to the point.
Good-bye for now.