25 English Phrases to Use in a Conversation
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it’s nice to meet you hello it’s nice to
meet you you can only use this the first
time that you meet someone if you say
this to somebody after you have met them
already you’re going to see them either
a like you’ve completely forgotten
meeting them or be like you are a very
strange person for saying it’s nice to
meet you again
so when you use this the first time you
can shake hands with someone and say
hello it’s nice to meet you
I love traveling you are the kind of
person who wants to go to many different
countries and you want to be able to
speak to the people in those countries
presumably English speaking countries
you can say I love travelling maybe I
think it’s gonna rain tomorrow you can
say yeah maybe you don’t know for sure
yes or no but it’s possible it’s a good
sort of in-between expression but if you
use maybe all the times gonna sound
really strange and it’s gonna sound like
you can’t make a decision so use maybe
very sparingly don’t use it so often
maybe is very commonly used it’s a soft
no it’s up to you to figure that out
among the people that you’re talking to
though can I try this on is useful when
you’re shopping for clothes so you find
something that you’d like to try just
ask the staff can I try this on you can
just say I want to try this on if you
like the next pattern is I feel like
blah blah blah you can use I feel like
when you introduce a suggestion or
something that you would like to do
especially for food drinks or activities
so for example I feel like coffee
I feel like Italian food I feel like an
action movie there’s some activity or
something you would like to do at the
end of this pattern
I feel like bowling this afternoon
something needs to go here some sort of
activity of course you can use this
expression to talk about your feelings I
feel like something but this something
must be a noun it must be a noun like if
you feel really great I feel like a
million bucks for example if you feel
really bad I feel like garbage
that’s a nice expression that somehow it
just came out of my head anyway you can
use this in two ways but this must be
completed with a noun phrase at the end
of the sentence what did you say what
did you say if you couldn’t quite hear
something that someone else said you can
use this question to confirm sorry what
did you say it’s a little nicer than
just saying what what did you say or
what did you just say sorry what did you
say I couldn’t hear you
I enjoy many of my students say what is
your hobby but that’s not something that
native speakers will say no native
speakers say what is your hobby instead
we ask what do you like to do or what do
you do in your free time this is a much
more natural question than what’s your
hobby the answer to this then is I enjoy
or I like plus a noun phrase so for
example what do you like to do I like
listening to music or I enjoy listening
to music what are you do in your free
time
I like watching movies what are you do
in your free time
I like baking cakes what do you do in
your free time I enjoy tap dancing what
do you do in your free time
I enjoy making new friends oh I want to
speak to my partner’s family in their
language I want to speak to my partner’s
family in their language so maybe you
and your partner share a common language
and you can communicate together but
maybe your partner’s family does not
have that same common language you maybe
decide oh I want to learn some of the
language so that I can communicate with
my partner’s family that might be a good
reason to study yes you’re right yes
you’re right means you’re correct yes I
agree with you I think that’s the right
information I think that’s the correct
opinion just a very clear agreement
phrase you’re right
it also has the nuance of being correct
so maybe there was there were there was
a possibility the other person could be
incorrect did you know that pepperoni
pizza is the most delicious pizza in the
world yes you’re right you could change
it too that’s right for that opinion you
can use your to talk specifically about
the person itself but that’s right yes
that’s right that information is curved
could we have the menu please if for
some reason you don’t receive a menu
when you come to the table you can again
just wave it a member of the staff and
say could we have the menu please where
are you from the next word the next
question is where are you from this can
refer to your country or your city mmm
but I feel like pop more stuff and it
refers to your country so where are you
from your answer should be I’m from
places I’m from China I am from Japan
I’m from Vietnam I’m from America
whatever I’m from absolutely absolutely
means 100% yes exactly precisely
definitely it’s a quick and clear and
can be polite as well as casual word
that means you agree with the other
person hey do you want to go to the
beach this weekend yeah absolutely
absolutely next word is yes yes of
course yes means is any positive
expression someone asks you a question
and the answer is a positive answer you
say yes yep uh-huh
yeah we know next word is want want what
do you want I want food how many coffees
have you ever wanted I wanted to go to
the dry cleaners this morning but I ran
at a time that’s true where is the
bathroom where is the bathroom very
important question where is the bathroom
in American English where is the
bathroom or where is the restroom is
more common than where is the toilet
using the word toilet is a little bit
too direct in American English so I
recommend bathroom or restroom I’d like
to have a non-smoking seat please
so when you go to a restaurant you have
an option between smoking and
non-smoking sections the staff will say
smoking or non-smoking you can say I’d
like to have a non-smoking seat please
quite honestly though the most natural
response is just to say non-smoking I’m
sorry is the next word we’re gonna talk
about I’m sorry is used to apologize
when you have made a mistake or someone
you know it’s made a mistake and you’re
connected to it or you just feel bad you
can use I’m sorry you made a mistake at
work I’m sorry
you forgot to feed your cat I’m sorry
sorry about that you bump someone next
to you sorry tell is the next verb tell
me a story
tell me lies tell me sweet little life
tell me the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth I’m told that you
are an extremely good opera singer I’m
telling you to leave tell lies every day
go and tell lies the next word is place
place can be used to refer generally to
a location commonly to refer to friends
homes or apartments let’s go to your
place or can we have the party at your
place is a little bit more natural then
I want to go to your house is this the
train for bla bla bla or is this the
train that goes to bla bla bla to
confirm with someone that I’m indeed on
the correct train line if I say is this
the train bound for San Francisco you
can use that to check if you’re correct
the next phrase is I would like to order
something you can use this at a
restaurant probably or in any situation
where you need to place an order I’d
like a pizza I like beer can I get the
check please this will be used at a
restaurant when you’ve finished your
meal and it’s time to go can I get the
check please
in a very very casual situation you can
just say check please that’s fine the
next phrase is see you soon see you soon
is used with friends and family members
perhaps when you expect to see them
again
soon after saying goodbye to them this
is used at the end of the conversation
you’re going separate directions
see you soon see ya is also good or just
see you to make it a little more formal
you can say I’ll see you again soon make
a full sentence out of it that way
the next phrases see you later see you
later is very similar to see you soon
but the point is with see you later is
that you’re probably going to meet that
person again later on in the same day
the last phrase is really really is a
very useful word because you can use it
to show you were interested in a
conversation with upward intonation
really really tell me more or to show
that you’re not so interested in the
conversation with downward intonation
really so there are many other words
that you can use similar to really in
this way like seriously or oh-oh and so
on so it’s a really good practice for
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