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Speaker 1: You want to sound more natural in English, I'm on it.

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You want me to teach you that kind of lesson, Yeah,

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we'll do. You need my help to speak better, gotcha?

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That's what we're all about. Here.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you, Jan and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode eight seventy one,

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speaking naturally casual phrases that replace grammar. Thanks for tuning

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in and welcome back to the Happy English Podcast. Let

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me start with this. Have you ever heard someone say

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something like yes, that's acceptable or no, thank you? I

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do not want that. Yeah, I mean it's correct, but

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it doesn't really sound like something you'd hear in everyday life. Right,

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in real conversation, we usually don't speak like that. We

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use more relaxed, casual phrases, and they're often shorter and

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more natural sounding. So today I want to show you

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some of those everyday expressions that native speakers use instead

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of formal grammar. You'll sound more fluent and you'll feel

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more confident too. Sound good let's dive in sounds good?

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This one is super common. Let's say your.

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Speaker 3: Friend says let's meet at the bar at six thirty.

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Speaker 1: Answer, yes, that is acceptable. You're technically correct, but it

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sounds like you're a robot lawyer. So instead just say

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sounds good or sounds good to me. We use sounds

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good to mean yeah, I agree with your idea, or

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let's do that.

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Speaker 3: Let's meet at the bar at six point thirty.

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Speaker 1: Sounds good to me. It's friendly, simple, and you can

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use it in almost any situation to confirm plans or

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to accept an invitation, even at work.

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Speaker 4: Can we have a meeting at ten?

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Speaker 1: Sure? Sounds good. Next up is a great phrase you

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can use for politely saying no. Here's how it works.

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In standard English, the conversation might go like this, do you.

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Speaker 3: Want another slice of pizza?

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Speaker 1: No? Thank you? I do not want? Hmm formal right.

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A more natural and casual phrase to politely say no

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is I'm good. So instead of no or no thank you,

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just say nah, I'm good or no thanks, I'm good.

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Speaker 3: Like this, do you want another slice of pizza?

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Speaker 1: Nah, I'm good?

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Speaker 4: Or can I get you another beer?

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Speaker 1: No thanks, I'm good. In this context, i'm good doesn't

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mean I feel great. It means no thank you. Like

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last weekend, I was at a friend's barbecue and someone

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offered me another hot dog. I was already full, so

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I just smiled and said, I'm good, perfectly natural. The

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next one is something I personally use all the time. Gotcha,

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which is a version of got it, which is the

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U usual pronunciation of I got what you said. Gotcha.

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This is what we say when we understand something like

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when David was helping me with the computer, he said.

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Speaker 4: Just press this button, then restart it.

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Speaker 1: Ah, gotcha. Or when I asked for directions, the woman said.

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Speaker 5: Walk up this street and at the second corner, turn right.

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Speaker 1: Second corner, turn right. Gotcha. It's quick, natural and shows

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you're paying attention. Does that make sense? Gotcha? When someone

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asks you to do something, how can you reply?

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Speaker 4: Your coworker asks, can you look over this report? I wrote?

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Speaker 1: You could reply with yes, I will do that, but

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the short form of that is much more common these days.

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Speaker 4: Can you look over this report? I wrote?

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Speaker 1: Will do?

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Speaker 3: Or can you go see if the mail came?

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Speaker 1: Sure? Will do? And while we're on the topic of

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saying yes to requests, you could also use you got

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it or I'm on it?

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Speaker 4: Can you help me move this desk?

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Speaker 1: You got it?

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Speaker 3: Do you think you can find a good restaurant for

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Speaker 1: Sure, I'm on it. The next one is no worries.

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This is a great multi purpose phrase. You can use

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no worries when someone says sorry or thank you. Like

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Speaker 4: Says, hey, sorry, I'm late.

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Speaker 1: Instead of saying, oh, that's okay, just say no worries.

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Speaker 3: Thanks for helping me with my homework, you.

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Speaker 1: Can say no worries, happy to help, no worries. It's chill,

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friendly and super common. Let's talk about a great being

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with someone on a plan or a time to meet.

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Speaker 4: Can we meet it three instead of two, you.

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Speaker 1: Could say yes, that is acceptable. But the more natural

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way to do it in English is with this phrase

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that works. It's more relaxed than saying that is acceptable,

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and we use it all the time.

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Speaker 4: Like this, can we have a class on Saturday at nine?

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Speaker 1: Yeah? That works?

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Speaker 3: Do you want to try that new pizza shop for lunch?

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Speaker 1: That works for me? Now you're sounding like a native speaker.

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So there you have it. Six phrases that sound real,

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sound natural, and sound like you when you're speaking English.

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Let's run through them one more time.

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Speaker 3: Do you want to have lunch tomorrow?

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Speaker 1: Sounds good?

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Speaker 4: How about another burger?

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Speaker 1: Oh? I'm good.

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Speaker 3: All you need to do is press here and the

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door will open.

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Speaker 1: Gotcha?

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Speaker 4: Can you pick me up from the station?

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Speaker 5: Yeah, well do Sorry I forgot to call you last night.

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I got home late.

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Speaker 1: Oh, no worries.

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Speaker 4: Why don't we meet in front of the station that works.

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Speaker 1: Try using one or two of these today. I'll bet

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you'll feel like your English is already sounding more natural

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and people will definitely notice. And Hey, if you want

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to practice these with me and a group of other

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awesome learners, come check out my podcast Learner's Study Group.

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We meet once a week and practice these podcast lessons together.

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It's a great way to build confidence and improve your speaking.

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Just visit Myhappy English dot com and choose podcast episode

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eight seventy one for more info, or click the link

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