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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. Before we get to today's

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English point, I need your help. Episode one thousand of

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the Happy English podcast drops on February twenty eighth, and

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i'd really love to include you in it. If you've

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been listening for a while and this podcast has helped

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you in any way, please send me a short message

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about twenty to forty seconds. Just tell me your first name,

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where you listen from, how long you've been listening, and

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how the podcast has helped you. You can record it

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on your phone in a quiet room and email me

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the audio file at Michael at Myhappy English dot com.

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That's Michael at Myhappy English dot com. And if you'd

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rather write a message instead, that's totally fine too. Some

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of your messages will be featured in episode one thousand.

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Please send them by February twenty seventh. I can't wait

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to hear from you. All Right, today, let's look at

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another really conversational phrase that figures we use that figures

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when something happens that we expected especially when it's typical

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or slightly annoying. That figures often has a little bit

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of sarcasm in it, like if the train is late,

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you might say, oh, the train's late again. That figures.

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Or maybe your friend always forgets things. Oh Jack forgot

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his wallet figures. So that figures basically means yep, I'm

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not surprised, usually in a slightly frustrated or sarcastic way.

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Let me know in the comments if you've ever said

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that figures, and remember to follow or subscribe so you

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don't miss the next Happy English podcast and next week's

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English tips in a minute. Hey, thanks for listening, and

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until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.