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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another

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Happy English Sunday Speak. I'm here every Sunday with a

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quick one point tip to help you speak English more naturally.

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Sometimes you need to ask someone to wait. In situations

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like this, you could say please wait a moment and

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sure that's correct English, but it sounds a bit formal

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and not something we usually say to friends or co

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workers in everyday conversation. We have a more natural and

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friendly way to ask someone to wait, hang on. Like

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when you're on the phone and need to check something,

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you can say, hang on, let me grab my notes.

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Or if you're in the middle of doing something and

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your friend says, hey, can you look at this, you

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can say hang on a second. Even if someone's talking

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too fast, you can say something like oh, hang on,

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say that again, hang on. It's short, casual, and really natural.

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So next time, instead of please wait a moment, just

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say hang on. And remember to like, follow and subscribe

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so you won't miss the next Happy English podcast and

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next week's Sunday Speak. Thanks for listening, and until next time,

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keep learning and keep it cool.