Hey everybody, welcome back to Let's Talk, this is me Meera. Today we're gonna talk about
a certain, one word that not only we mistake in the spelling of but we make it so often
that it gets boring even to say “okay”. Can you tell me what all people have used
instead of “okay”? Don't you think people use “K” full stop, now a days, to express
something that they're fine with, that they have a thumbs up for, that is alright with
them, don't you think so? Right, well first things first the spelling of “okay” is
o-k-a-y and not o-k. I know some people used to mistaken it by just ‘ok’. Well enough
about it, right? Let's take a look at things you can replace this one word with, right,
and of course all of these are related to different situations throughout. Let's start
with the first one “aye-aye”, it's a very, very shippie which means a very naval term
whether it is Merchant Navy or in just defense Navy it's the same. Well here you're just
trying to say “aye-aye”, usually they say, “aye-aye captain” which means okay-okay,
not once but twice, I'm absolutely clear about what you have said. So this is “aye-aye”
is nothing but another way of saying okay-okay but in a very casual way for all those who
are not shippies, alright? Well you're confirming it twice so say if someone says ‘you need
to reach your by 11:00 a.m.’, you can always reply to that saying, “aye-aye” which
means, ‘yes I have understood it’. Disclaimer, before everything since I've already started
never mind make sure that you use all of these for your friends and family and acquaintances,
not for professional purpose, okay? Now that I know that you've got that straight let's
move on okay, see how much I'm using “okay” but you don't do that right, “Roger that”
is the next term. Here it simply means that you have understood something, right? Well
if someone says, ‘you need to get two packets of bread and one pack of eggs’, you can
always say, “Roger that”, that means you have understood the instructions, right? So
let's say someone your boss says, ‘you need to get presentations tomorrow by 11 a.m.’,
can you say, “Roger that” or no? Because I just said that you cannot use it professionally.
Well “Roger that” is something you can use professionally as well as long as it's
on WhatsApp messaging or on a casual platform of messaging not on emails, fair enough? Well
that's fantastic let's move ahead with the next one which is a very, very cute one very,
too informal to be used for anyone else but for your really, really loved ones whom you
can just say, “okey dokey”. So if someone, imagine your husband says that, ‘honey I
will be home by 7:00 p.m.’, “okey dokey”, see how simple that was instead of saying,
“okay”, the boring way the way we say it always, you said “okey dokey”. Let's
take another example, your sister says that, ‘hi I would be visiting you on Sunday’,
“okey dokey”. ‘Let's have lunch on Sunday’, “okey dokey”. See how you can use a much
cuter term for your loved ones, right? Moving on from there we have “by all means”,
oh, let me just write quickly, scribble over here for dear ones and as you can see it's
just “okay-okay”. “By all means”, well what does this mean? You're just trying
to say that, I am alright with your statement, your decision, your question or your advice
or just what you're trying to say, “by all means”, I have no problems with what you're
trying to say. Right, so for example you said that, someone says, probably your friend or
even a colleague of yours which is a friend who says that, ‘are you going to come tomorrow
at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m.?’, you say 10:00 a.m. right, ‘would you like to join me?’
right? Probably a car-pooling, “by all means” which means absolutely, why not, absolutely.
‘Would you like to have lunch with me?’ “By all means, why will I say no?’ okay,
that's how you can use “by all means” to just simply say ‘alright’. Let's move
ahead we have, “sounds good to me”. Well this is something that you're simply agreeing
to, agreeing to. I would be preparing, ‘I would be preparing some noodles and some soup
for dinner’ right? ‘Is it okay with you?’ “Sounds good to me”, that means you are
not only you have any problem with it but you're agreeing to it that, hey that's fine,
that sounds fun. ‘Let's go partying tomorrow’, “sounds good to me.” ‘Let's watch a
movie tomorrow’, “sounds good to me”. See how you're expressing “okay” in different
ways. Okay we're moving ahead from there we have “green light”, well what does green
light suggest especially when you're standing at a signal with your car or you any of your
vehicle for that matter, it's a sign for ahead, go, right? So this means go ahead another
way of saying “alright”, another way of saying “okay”. Now again if you want to
agree to something or if you want to say, ‘yes go ahead with this decision’, instead
of saying “okay” try to say “green light” and probably you would get a reply saying,
‘hey what does that mean?’ That just means “okay” go ahead with it, I'm for it right,
you support it, right? Sounds good, well let's move ahead we have “a thousand times yes”.
Now guys I'll tell you what, I have heard this so many times especially when there is
a beautiful, very emotional proposal going on and the boy proposes saying, ‘would you
marry me, will you marry me?’ and the girl can say, “a thousand times yes” which
means yes-yes-yes into infinity and that's just a way of agreeing to something happily
with a lot of excitement as well, right? Agreeing happily, fair enough. Well the next time if
someone says, ‘hey let's go drinking tonight’, “a thousand times yes” which means you're
so happy to say yes and you're so excited to say yes, that's just as simple as that
and as exciting as that. Alright, let's move on and see what we have next, well the next
thing is “God damn right” do you see how we speak and how we say ‘yes’, “God
damn right” just with a little bit of tweak of attitude right? Of course this is for friends
as well. Well here someone is, if someone is trying to say that, ‘should we take a
present for her birthday?’ “God damn right, of course we should”. No doubt, of course,
I'm gonna write here, of course, yes there's no doubt about that. ‘Shall I come to office
tomorrow or not, I think I should’ “God damn right, you should”, see how, ‘I think
I'm gonna study right now, I will sleep a little later’, “God damn right, that you
should study instead of sleeping and napping around”, right? That's how you can use it.
Well moving on, “why not”. I simply like this one you know because instead of saying
“okay” and just agreeing to something you are just showing no doubts by questioning
it in return for example, ‘would you like to have some popcorn?’ instead of saying,
“okay” or “yes” you're saying, “why not, let's go for it, let's have popcorn”.
‘Would you like to have pizza?’ “Why not”. ‘Would you like to come for a run
with me?’ “Why not”. Agreeing in return with a question. I really like this one. Moving
on, “my thoughts exactly” I know this sounds a little undone or it sounds a little
rough at the edges but it is a complete sentence so don't worry about that if someone says,
‘don't you think that dress was looking a little weird on her?’ you can say, “my
thoughts exactly” that that's what that is what you were thinking. ‘Don't you think
the movie was superb?’ “My thoughts exactly”. That means absolutely it was right, instead
of saying “okay” yes I agree with you say how dramatic effect and what kind of dramatic
way you have use it in, well fantastic. Let's move ahead from there we have, “hell ya!”
okay so of course I'm sure that you guys might be using “yeah” instead of this. Again
it's very, very informal to say “hell ya!” but what the hell, you can use it with your
friends, can't you? Okay that was just a way to tell you guys when you want to say that
‘would you like to come out with me tonight?’ “Hell ya!” of course yes, now instead
of saying god damn right, why not, you're using “hell ya!” another exaggerative
way, exaggerating way or an overreacting or specifying or emphasizing on something, why
not, right? Okay moving on from “hell ya!” we have “I'd love to”, again this definitely
comes when you're requesting or you are proposing something to someone, ‘would you like to
stand up and probably give a toast tonight?’ “I'd love to” why not? See how I have
combined the both, right? Moving on to the last one which is a very peaceful one it's
not so much of agreeing as much as it is a blessing but I personally think that whenever
you bless someone with something by just saying, “amen” right, that's just a blessing and
a way to say “okay”, I support you, right? Don't you think so? So “amen” is nothing
but blessing to support. Okay now these are so many different ways of saying alright,
I agree, I support you, I understand you, I will come with you… different situations
and in different ways. Go ahead and use it in your sentence immediately, today itself,
will you? Great! Okay so that's all for today. I will see you very, very soon with another
interesting topic. Until then make sure that you're using all of the things that you're
learning, keep smiling, keep practicing, spread a lot of love guys, this is me Meera, ciao.