5 ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS YOU MUST KNOW
hey today i’m going to teach you five
english expressions you must know in
order to sound like a native english
speaker and be able to understand native
english speakers now all of these
expressions come from my ebook 100
english expressions you can get your
copy by going to
www.studywithtiffany.com
or by hitting the link in the
description now are you ready to learn
these five important english expressions
well then
i’m teacher tiffany let’s jump right in
all right so our first expression is
for
the record
for
the record now this is a very important
expression so i want to make sure your
pronunciation is correct so after me
for the record
excellent last time after me for the
record
good job now for the record is just used
when you want to say something publicly
and as a fact basically you want
everyone to know hey this is my thought
this is my opinion this is my position
this is the truth and i want everyone to
know
in english we say for the record so let
me show you an example sentence using
this expression for example
i am willing to say
for the record
that it has enormous value
one more time watch how i use it i am
willing to say for the record
that it has enormous value now i can
actually take it out of the sentence and
the sentence will still make sense watch
i am willing to say that it has enormous
value
makes sense but remember for the record
is used to state something publicly as a
fact to let everyone know hey this is my
position and you don’t have to doubt it
i am willing to say for the record so
that everyone knows
that it has enormous value makes sense
right all right let’s look at the second
example sentence
just for the record
perhaps you’d like to tell me what
you’re doing monday
remember we can take it out and the
sentence or question will still make
sense
perhaps you’d like to tell me what
you’re doing monday
add it at the beginning
listen just for the record just so that
we’re all clear
perhaps you’d like to tell me what
you’re doing monday
just for the record
and last what about this one for the
record
it was she who approached me about such
a deal
not the other way around again making
sure that everyone listening knows hey
this is my position my opinion and i’m
stating it as a fact you don’t have to
doubt it
for the record for the record
it was she who approached me about such
a deal not the other way around i want
you to know that hey
it wasn’t me it was her that’s a fact
for the record
makes sense this is a very useful
english expression for the record now
the second one is also just as useful
the second english expression is for as
long as i can remember
for as long as i can remember so after
me
for as long as i can remember
excellent now this expression just means
to remember most or all of one’s life
my memory about this person this event
this topic it really spans my entire
life the only thing i can remember is
this
for as long as i can remember so first
example sentence here we go
her family has lived in new york for as
long as i can remember i don’t remember
her living anywhere else i don’t
remember there being a time that she was
not living in new york
in english we say for as long as i can
remember so for as long as i can
remember my niece has loved black beans
that’s true for as long as i can
remember her entire life she’s always
liked black beans so in english we say
again
for as long as i can remember now what
about this example sentence
for as long as i could remember
they’ve been together
for as long as i could remember they’ve
been together i don’t remember a time
when they weren’t together
for as long as i could remember now what
about this last example sentence
they moved and have lived on the other
side of the world for as long as i can
remember now you know that i lived in
south korea for about 10 years that’s a
long period of time
so long that many people said wow for as
long as i can remember tiff has been in
south korea when i was living in south
korea because they couldn’t remember a
time that i was not in korea so the same
is happening here they moved and
have lived on the other side of the
world
for as long as i can remember makes
sense right very simple but very useful
english expression now i want us to look
at the third english expression to lose
sleep
over maybe you’re wondering tiffany
teacher what does this mean
why are you losing sleep well to lose
sleep over just means to worry or stress
about something that one can’t sleep
you’re worried or stressed about
something so much that you cannot sleep
now let’s imagine you’re about to get
married right you’re getting married
tomorrow and you’re excited but
you can’t go to sleep you’re losing
sleep over whether you’ll remember your
vows will you remember to bring the ring
so many things are on your mind that
you’re not able to sleep you’re worried
about your wedding day
you’re losing sleep over it now here’s
the first example sentence for this one
i lost sleep over the fact that i did
not get the job i wanted think about it
you went to a job interview and they
asked you a question in english but you
you suddenly got a little nervous and
you weren’t able to answer it the way
you wanted to
then you went home
you got in your bed
but you couldn’t fall asleep because you
were worried about what happened
you lost sleep over the fact that you
couldn’t answer the english question but
i know
after studying my lessons you’ll be able
to do it i believe in you
all right so sentence number two
the ending of our
relationship has got me losing sleep
over her so this individual he he broke
up with his girlfriend and he’s losing
sleep over the fact that oh my goodness
we’re not together anymore he’s losing
sleep over the end of his relationship
worrying about what she’s thinking about
him
alright so what about this one right
here number three
i’m losing sleep over sending my son off
to college my son my baby boy he’s going
to leave us and go to college by himself
i’m worried i’m concerned i’m losing
sleep
over
sending my son off to college makes
sense maybe you’ve lost sleep over a
test that you have to take something
that causes you to worry and inhibits
you or stops you from getting sleep
alright so again we have to lose sleep
over all right now what about this next
one number four
oh
come on
one more time after me
oh come on
excellent now this is an expression that
you’ll hear very often in television
dramas in netflix programs or in movies
we say this a lot
come on
now it just we use this to tell someone
that we don’t believe what they’re
saying or we don’t take them seriously
really
you ran 35 miles this morning
come on
again we don’t believe that they were
able to run 35 miles in the morning
before work come on
showing that we don’t believe them or
take them seriously so let’s check out
this first example sentence here we go
oh come on you can’t be serious about
this situation
again
at the beginning we’re saying oh come on
showing them
i don’t believe you i don’t believe you
i don’t take you seriously
you can’t be serious about this
situation
what about this example oh come on
you’re telling me you grew back a limb
come on now
again unbelievable we don’t take you
seriously we say in english oh come on
makes sense right okay now this last
example sentence here we go
oh come on you did not build this entire
city by yourself we don’t believe that
look at my facial expression i look like
come on now
i don’t believe what you’re saying in
english the expression is oh
come on i want you to start using it
more often all right now the fifth
expression again this is a great one
i’m just kidding
i’m just kidding
now this expression one more time after
me
i’m just kidding
good now this is used to soften a
serious situation or insult by saying it
was a joke hey hey hey
i’m just kidding i wasn’t serious it was
a joke
i’m just
kidding now look at some example
sentences here we go
sorry to scare you like that i’m just
kidding like i’m not serious i’m just
kidding it’s a joke
sorry to scare you like that i’m just
kidding
next one i’m just kidding i didn’t
actually mean what i said earlier i’m
just
kidding
and last one
don’t take what i say or do so seriously
i’m just kidding
i’m just joking i’m not being serious
i’m just kidding this is a very very
useful expression in english now these
five expressions will help you but what
you have to do right now
is take a quiz yep you got it i want you
to see
how much you remember so it’s quiz
time all right now
this quiz i want you to pay attention
you only have five seconds for each
question so here’s question number one
now i’ll remind you really quickly we
had five expressions the first one
for the record second one for as long as
i can remember
third one to lose sleep over fourth one
oh come on and fifth one i’m just
kidding so here’s question number one
fill in the blank
just
perhaps you’d like to tell me what
you’re doing monday
come on now i’ll give you five seconds
time
time what’s the answer come on i know
you know it
exactly
just
for the record
perhaps you’d like to tell me what
you’re doing monday excellent very very
good all right question
number two question number two
i’m
sending my son off to college five
seconds
time
what is the expression that goes here
excellent i’m losing sleep over sending
my son off to college very good very
good let’s reset our timer and go to
question number three
her family has lived in new york
dot dot dot what’s the answer five
seconds
time what’s the answer
excellent for as long as i can remember
very good all right now what about
question
number four
don’t take what i say or do so seriously
time
three
two
one
all right what’s the answer come on you
know this one
excellent i’m just kidding
very good all right now question number
five you’re doing so well
let’s see if you remember this one right
here here we go
dot dot dot
can’t be serious about this situation
five seconds five seconds
time what’s the answer
oh come on you can’t be serious about
this situation
excellent job you are amazing now i
really hope you enjoyed this lesson
remember all of the expressions i taught
you today these five expressions you
must know come from my ebook 100 english
expressions you can get your copy by
hitting the link in the description or
going to www.studywithtiffany.com
they will help you
sound more like a native english speaker
alright i will see you next time but as
always remember to speak english
you still there
ha ha you know what time it is come on
sing it with me it’s story time
hey i said it’s story time
all right so today’s story is one that
is
close to my heart because it was a very
emotional time for me now you know i
lived in south korea as an english
teacher i stayed there for 10 years now
during that time i had the opportunity
to study in university to study and get
my graduate degree i got a master’s
degree in oriental painting now
i’m american
english is my first language and korean
is my second and korean is a very
difficult language beautiful but
difficult and when i got toward the end
of my graduate program there was an exam
that i had to take
the exam was completely in korean and
also included some chinese characters
here’s the thing
even studying in a graduate program in
america is difficult
so the fact that i had to do it all in
korean was extremely difficult i
remember the day that i had to take the
exam
walked in and there were so many
students in there all of us nervous
because we wanted to pass this exam and
graduate
well
i didn’t pass the exam the first time
so i went a second time six months later
and i failed again
two times i failed i was sad i was
frustrated i didn’t know what to do so i
actually made the decision
to come back to america for six months
for six months every day of the week i
studied for about 12 hours for this test
because i did not want to fail again
i failed twice
and now i was preparing to take it a
third time
now
when i flew back to korea after the six
month period i remember the day i walked
into the test room again for the third
time
my heart was racing because i did not
want to fail i was given the test
and it was placed in front of me and i
put my name on it
and they said you may begin and all of
us took out our pens and pencils and
started to write on the test the only
problem was i did not understand
the question
and i started to sweat lord i cannot
fail this test and i sat there for about
a 10 minute period because i did not
know what the question was asking i
thought about the six months that i had
studied 12 hours a day during the week
and yet and still
i felt like i was gonna fail a third
time
but then all of a sudden i prayed and
and god helped me to realize what the
question was asking and i started
writing really really fast
and i finished the test
now the results for the test weren’t
going to come out until maybe a month or
two later
so for about a month or two i was
working at an institute teaching english
but in the back of my head i was worried
about this test
i said lord i
i studied so hard i want to pass the
test
and then the day came for the results to
come out i was so nervous i was losing
sleep over
whether or not i passed the test because
it was hard and i wasn’t sure if i had
studied enough
then i got the results
i opened it up
and it said tiffany claiborne
pass
i said it in korean but when i say i was
overjoyed i cried tears of joy because i
had put so much effort into studying for
this exam three times but the third time
i was able to pass
now i wanted to encourage you with this
story because sometimes you have to do
things whether it be for your job or for
english tests and sometimes you are
worried just like i was worried you lose
sleep over if you’re going to pass if
you did well enough and it’s really
concerning
it’s really frustrating
i’ve experienced the same thing
so if you’ve failed once
failed twice don’t give up keep moving
forward
i kept going and i was so happy that in
the end i passed it doesn’t matter how
many times you’ve taken a test
if you’ve failed multiple times what’s
more important is getting up and trying
again so i hope my experience encouraged
you you may lose sleep over these
situations but it’s more important for
you to just get up and keep trying all
right i love you all i hope again that
you enjoyed today’s lesson don’t forget
to get your copy of 100 english
expressions the link is in the
description or you can go to
www.studywithtiffany.com
i’ll see you next time