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

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Tips in a minute from Happy English. I'm here every

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Saturday with a short, simple tip to help you speak

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English more naturally and confidently. And by the way, if

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you want to watch this lesson, just look for a

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Happy English podcast on YouTube. Today, let's look at a

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really common phrase you'll hear in everyday English, do me

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a favor. We use do me a favor when we

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want to ask someone to do something for us. It's

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usually for a small, everyday request, and it sounds more

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friendly than directly asking someone to do something. One common

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pattern is do me a favor and plus a verb.

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You can say things like do me a favor and

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close the window, or do me a favor and turn

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down the TV a little. We also use do me

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a favor followed by a sentence like do me a favor,

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hand me that dictionary over there, or do me a

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favor don't tell anyone what we just talked about. You

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can also use do me a favor when you're annoyed

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with someone, like do me a favor and talk more quietly,

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or do me a favor stop smoking in this restaurant.

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Using do me a favor is a common indirect way

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to soften your request even when you're annoyed. So do

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me a favor and try using this phrase in one

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of your English conversations this week. Okay, let me know

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in the comments how it goes, and remember to follow

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podcast and next Saturday's English Tips in a minute. Hey,

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thanks for listening, and until next time, keep learning and

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keep it cool.