1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:06,919 Guess what. This lesson is all about conversational phrases in American English. And 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,519 maybe you're wondering, can I find a lesson like this in a book? 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:18,879 Not exactly, how come, you may ask, how come? Indeed, 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:27,679 let's check it out. Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you 5 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:33,399 from New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael. All rye, 6 00:00:33,719 --> 00:00:38,399 Thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English 7 00:00:38,439 --> 00:00:45,920 and I help people speak English better. This is Happy English Podcast, Episode 8 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:53,640 seven oh seven. American Conversational Phrases. For this English lesson, I'm going 9 00:00:53,679 --> 00:00:59,479 to show you how to sound more American by using words and phrases that will 10 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:06,439 make your English conversations sound well less like a textbook. By the end of 11 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:11,439 this lesson, you'll be able to use and understand this English. Let's dive 12 00:01:11,519 --> 00:01:19,480 in the first one is guess what. We use guess what to let the 13 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:27,239 other person know that we have some news or other new information. The response 14 00:01:27,359 --> 00:01:34,359 to guess what is usually what or I don't know what. Here are some 15 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,560 examples. Hey Joey, guess what, uh what? I met a nice 16 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:42,680 guy at a party last night. Hey Joey, guess what I don't know 17 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:47,840 what. I've decided to go to night school. Hey Joey, guess what 18 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:55,159 what I'm off tomorrow. Sometimes the response to guess what is your guess. 19 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,640 In other words, when you hear guess what, you may try to guess 20 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:04,480 what the other person's news is. Hey Joey, guess what. Let me 21 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,520 guess you have a new boyfriend. How did you know? Jack told me? 22 00:02:08,159 --> 00:02:12,520 Hey Joey, guess what? Uh, you have a new boyfriend? 23 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,759 Not exactly, but I did meet a nice guy at a party last night. 24 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:23,159 That's awesome. The next conversational phrase is not exactly. We use not 25 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:32,080 exactly when we want to softly or indirectly tell someone they're wrong. In situations 26 00:02:32,199 --> 00:02:38,319 like this, Americans tend to speak in an indirect way. Not exactly is 27 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:44,479 a good phrase for doing that. For example, Hey Joey, I heard 28 00:02:44,479 --> 00:02:47,639 you were going to start your own business. Not exactly, but I'm just 29 00:02:47,759 --> 00:02:53,159 thinking about doing something new. Hey Joey, are your kids going to go 30 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:58,360 to summer camp again this year? Not exactly. They're having summer camps online 31 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,520 this year. Let me ask you something. Is the company going to lay 32 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:06,719 off anyone? Not exactly. It seems like they're just going to cut people's 33 00:03:06,759 --> 00:03:13,000 hours. Does that make sense? In the previous example, Jack said, 34 00:03:13,319 --> 00:03:17,319 does that make sense? This phrase? Does that make sense? Is a 35 00:03:17,439 --> 00:03:24,879 conversational way to say do you understand? Parents usually use do you understand? 36 00:03:25,439 --> 00:03:31,159 When they scold their children. A boss or manager will use do you understand 37 00:03:31,759 --> 00:03:37,560 when they scold an employee? Sounds heavy? Right? Does that make sense? 38 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:44,080 Is less direct and a more conversational way to check understanding. Let's look 39 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,479 at some examples. When you want to add numbers in Excel, just highlight 40 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,800 the cells and click this button. Does that make sense? Ah? Makes 41 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:57,639 sense? Thanks? It's easy to get to the library from here. Just 42 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,120 take the M three or M four bus and get off at forty second street. 43 00:04:00,599 --> 00:04:05,400 Does that make sense? That makes sense? Thanks? After you put 44 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:09,599 the cash in the ATM, the machine will verify the amount for you, 45 00:04:09,879 --> 00:04:13,080 and then if it's okay, just click okay? Does that make sense? 46 00:04:13,719 --> 00:04:16,879 Sorry? I don't get it. Shouldn't I put the cash in an envelope? 47 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:21,680 First? No, you don't have to. How come? How Come? 48 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:29,639 How Come is a casual way of asking why. Sometimes why can sound 49 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:34,759 too direct or strong, so in conversations we prefer to use how come. 50 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:40,399 For example, I'm not going to the party tomorrow. Oh no, how 51 00:04:40,439 --> 00:04:43,199 come? I just found out I have to go to a meeting tomorrow night. 52 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,800 I don't want to go to that restaurant. How Come because the last 53 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,600 time I was there the service was lousy. We can also use how come 54 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:55,480 when we form a question, and it's easy too. You just put how 55 00:04:55,560 --> 00:05:00,040 come in front of a sentence. Here are some examples. How Come you 56 00:05:00,079 --> 00:05:02,040 are not going to the party tomorrow. I just found out I have to 57 00:05:02,079 --> 00:05:05,720 go to a meeting tomorrow night. How Come you don't want to go to 58 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:12,199 that restaurant because the last time I was there the service was lousy. The 59 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:17,560 next one is you bet. We use you bet to mean sure or yes 60 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:25,680 as a conversational response to a yes or no question or a statement. Let's 61 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:29,240 look at some examples. You want to go to the diner, you bet? 62 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,360 Are you ready for your vacation? You bet? Ah, this pizza 63 00:05:32,519 --> 00:05:39,519 is good? You bet. The next one is gotcha. Gotcha is the 64 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:46,319 casual conversational pronunciation of I got what you said, I got what you said, 65 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:51,800 I got what you said said. Gotcha? Gotcha means I understand. 66 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:59,439 Here are some examples. Just go straight down fifth and turn left on forty 67 00:05:59,519 --> 00:06:03,959 second. Gotcha, press the power button for ten seconds and restart the PC. 68 00:06:04,439 --> 00:06:10,639 Gotcha. When you make tea, take out the tea bag before adding 69 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,560 the milk. Gotcha. The next one is I blew it. When you 70 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:21,879 blow something, you make a mistake with that thing. I blew it means 71 00:06:23,519 --> 00:06:28,680 I made a mistake or I messed that up. For example, how did 72 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,959 you do on the interview? I blew it. Did you have fun on 73 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,800 your blind date? Nah? I totally blew it. How is your math 74 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:40,680 exam? I think I blew it. The last one for today is it's 75 00:06:40,759 --> 00:06:46,160 up to you. We use it's up to you when we want to tell 76 00:06:46,319 --> 00:06:51,040 someone that they can decide what to do. It's up to you means you 77 00:06:51,199 --> 00:06:56,439 can decide. Let's look at some examples. Should we go to the park 78 00:06:56,639 --> 00:06:59,480 or down to the beach, It's up to you. What do you want 79 00:06:59,519 --> 00:07:01,759 to watch on Netflix? I don't know. It's up to you. What 80 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,279 kind of pizza do you want to order? Oh, it's up to you. 81 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:11,720 Keep in mind the best way to remember this and any vocabulary is to 82 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,639 take the word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true for you 83 00:07:15,959 --> 00:07:24,160 or true in your world and then memorize your sentences. Guess what that's it 84 00:07:24,319 --> 00:07:29,319 for this English lesson podcast. 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