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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 Happy

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

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really conversational pattern that you'll hear in everyday American English.

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All followed by an adjective. We use all before an

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adjective to mean very or totally, and it adds emotion

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to what we're saying. You'll hear this especially when people

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are talking about feelings, reaction, or moods. Like maybe last

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night you came home after a long day. You can

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say I was all hungry and tired when I got

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home last night. All hungry and tired means very hungry

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and very tired. Or maybe your boss saw last month's

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sales numbers and wasn't happy. You could say the boss

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was all grumpy when he saw last month's sales data.

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Here are some other examples. Jen is all excited about

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her vacation, or Ken was all confused during the class.

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It's casual, it's expressive, and it sounds very natural in

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every day American English. Just remember this is spoken English,

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not something you'd use in formal writing. Try using this

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pattern next time you want to describe a strong feeling

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like I was all surprised. It really brings your English

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to life. Let me know in the comments how it goes,

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and remember to follow or subscribe so you don't miss

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the next Happy English podcast and next Saturday's English Tips

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in a minute. Hey, thanks for listening, and until next time,

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keep learning and keep it cool.