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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 every Sunday, I'll be here with

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a quick one point tip to help you speak English

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more naturally. Now, sometimes in English we need to say

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no or decline an invitation. But just saying no can

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sound too direct or even a little rude. So let's

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look at some casual, yet polite, natural ways to say no.

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If someone invites you to do something and you really

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don't want to do it, you can say I'll pass,

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like Hey, you want to come out for cut, Okay, tonight, Thanks,

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I'll pass. Or it's really not my thing, like do

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you want to go bouldering? Nah, it's not really my thing.

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And the one that I like to use all the

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time is it's not my cup of tea, Like everyone's

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watching that new horror movie, but scary films are not

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my cup of tea, So I'll pass. It's not really

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my thing, and it's not my cup of tea. When

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you need to refuse or decline something, these all sound softer,

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more polite, and very natural. So how about you, what's

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something that's not your cup of tea? Leave a comment

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below at Myhappy English dot com or come tell me

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follow or subscribe so you won't miss the next Happy

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English podcast and next week's Sunday Speak. Thanks for listening,

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and until next time, keep learning and keep it Cools