50 MOST COMMON ENGLISH PHRASES | Use them in conversation

imagine you can learn some phrases in English and understand a lot more conversations this video is hopefully going to help you with that hi everyone welcome to lingua Marina a channel where we make learning English fun and easy I'm a language learner myself I moved to the US from Russia eight years ago and today we're going to go over 50 common phrases in English that you can use in everyday conversations I hear these phrases every single day here in California whether I'm ordering food meeting new people this phrases will help you sound natural and confident

so grab a notebook let's get started and I want you to write down in comments below how many words you actually knew and if there were some words and phrases that were brand new for you write them down in the comments below because this will help you practice them one extra time let's begin with greetings and small talk phrases you'll use when meeting people or starting a conversation Americans always say how's it going it's a casual way of asking how someone is hey how's it going not bad thanks how about you what's up instead of

how are you you can use an informal informal attention you wouldn't really say it to a professor for example hey what's up no much you not so great when someone says I'm not doing so great they're expressing that they've experiencing difficulties or feeling unwell how are things not so great really could be better it could be better means that something or things in general is not as good as it could be it usually indicates a wish or a hope that there will be an improvement how's life treating you another great phrase to remember could be

better can't complain can't complain this phrase means there's nothing really wrong how's life can't complain another cool phrase long time no see say this when you haven't seen someone in a while wow long time no see how have you been pretty good thanks how was your weekend hey long time ni see how was your weekend ask this on a Monday to show interest in someone's life how was your weekend did you go anywhere fun if you see your friends after their vacation vac you can ask how was your vacation how's your trip what have you

been up to lately what have you been up to if somebody asks what have you been up to they're asking what you've been doing since the two of you last spoke what have you been up to lately oh I've just been working beautiful weather isn't it it's a very common way to start a conversation with a sentence about the weather great day isn't it perfect for a walk by the way I have a whole video on top phrases for great small talk now let's move on to saying goodbye one of the most common phrases here

is see you later it's very common to say see you or see you later instead of goodbye it's used if you plan to see the person again for example bye for now see you later if you talk on the phone you can just say talk to you later see you later see you later another cool phrase is Catch You later catch you later is similar to see you later when you say it you mean to see or talk to someone at a later time I'm heading out catch you later take care is another great phrase

it's a warm polite and sincere form of saying goodbye if you say take care that's a way of showing that you care about the person I'll see you later take care goodbye take care bye-bye then have a nice day this is so common and it's a universal way to wish someone a good day you can also say have a great day have a lovely day or have a good one thanks for stopping by have a great day have a nice day a phrase that I really like sounds like I should get going say I should

get going or I've got to get going when you're ready to leave somewhere I should get going and what I really like about the Americans they they not really going to stop you they're very understanding for example if I leave parties in Russia people like no no stay you should stay uh but in America especially esally when we're meeting with moms I'm like you know I got to get going put my kids to bed and they're super understanding it was nice seeing you that's a polite way to end a meeting or leave a party it

was nice seeing you let's stay in touch we've already covered 15 essential phrases and there are 35 more waiting for you keep watching because the key to mastering English is simple you don't give up and you never stop it's been uh 30 years for me I know learning English takes time patience and motivation that's why we've created the seven week from intermediate to Advanced course it's designed to make regular practice easy effective and fun here's what you'll get 40 lessons in live streams packed with useful content daily lessons that open each day to keep you

on track videos you can watch anytime and from anywhere homework for extra practice a telegram chat where you can chat with other participants and ask questions lecture note quizzes and listening exercises to lock in what you've learned practice every day improve your skills and see real progress don't miss out join now and let's make learning English fun and efficient the link is down below sometimes you need to ask for clarification or help in English these phrases will come in handy could you please help me this is a polite way to ask for assistance could you

please help me with this problem could you do me a favor if you say could you do me a favor you're asking someone want to do a kind action to help you you can also say can you do me a favor but it's a bit more informal than using could could you do me a favor and pick up my kids from daycare could you repeat that use this phrase to ask someone to repeat something could you repeat that I did not hear you I'm sorry could you repeat that another phrase that is really useful for

um non-english native speakers I'm sorry I didn't catch that it's a polite way to indicate that you didn't understand something I'm sorry I didn't catch that could you say it again another phrase super useful could you speak more slowly this phrase is helpful when someone is speaking too fast could you speak more slowly I'm still learning English something that I still say these days what does word or phrase mean because as I keep saying on this channel Americans use so many idioms or sometimes they use references to movies or cartoons that I never watched or

if I watched them I forgot them they have so many references to pop culture and that's why as an English language learner I don't get everything and I just ask them you said Serendipity what does that mean how do you spell that you ask this if you need to know how to write a word so for example how do you spell your name m a r i n a that's my name I'm not sure I understand politely indicate your confusion with this phrase I'm not sure to understand can you explain it differently I'm not sure

I understand another cool phrase is I don't get it means you can't understand something can you explain it again I don't get it you can also ask for clarification by asking for an example can you give me an example of how to use this word asking for preferences and opinions is a great way to learn more about others and keep the conversation flowing here are some phrases that you can use what do you think about the elections use this phrase to ask some someone's opinion I don't know if you should ask about the elections though

you can also say do you prefer option A or option b this is a good way to learn about someone's preferences do you prefer tea or coffee how do you feel about um living in the US use this phrase to find how someone feels about something how do you feel about life here another great way to ask for someone's opinion is would you rather go back to your country or stay in the US ask this question to offer two options and see which one they like more the next phrase do you mind if I that's

a polite way of asking can I do you mind if I open the window it's too hot in here do you mind if I if you say do you mind doing something you're asking someone politely to do something would you mind is even more polite and more common would you mind opening the window please do you mind turning down the volume a little bit please I'm trying to record here sharing your thoughts and feelings is key to connecting with others here are some useful phrases I think it's great use this phrase to express a positive

opinion I think it's great that you're learning a new language you can also say that's lit or that's sick but this is more informal and these phrases are kind of cool if you want to sound cool if you're interacting with teenagers you can say that's sick oh my God that's sick your outfit is sick that's sick I totally agree with me looking sick you can express strong agreement with this phrase exercise is important for staying healthy I totally agree I feel the same way one more phrase to show agreement I hate Mondays I feel the

same way I'm not sure about that this is a polite way to express doubt I'm not sure about that idea might not work I'm not so sure about that in my opinion this is a connector that you should use if you're taking a test start talking about your opinion with this phrase in my opinion vegetables are the best food ever I'm so happy for you congratulate someone using this phrase and by the way when someone has a birthday you say happy birthday and not congratulations because congratulations you say this phrase when somebody achieved something or

something happened to them like they graduated from University they got married this is when you say congratulations so when somebody says I just got a promotion what would you say happy promotion no you will say congratulations I'm so happy for you that's so kind of you use this phrase to show appreciation for someone's thoughtfulness I brought this coffee oh that's so kind of you that sounds amazing use this phrase to show excitement we're going to Dubai next week that sounds amazing that sounds amazing it's not my thing this phrase will help you politely express your

dislike do you like horror movies it's not my thing it's up to you use this phrase to tell a person that they're the one to make a decision should we eat out or cook at home it's up to you it's up to you being polite is important in any language let's go over ways to apologize and show gratitude I'm sorry this is a universal phrase to apologize for something you've done wrong you ask for forgiveness I'm sorry that I forgot about your birthday I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that my apologies this is a

formal way my apologies for the mistake in the email my apologies another phrase to remember is excuse me this is a phrase we use to get somebody's attention we don't use it when we're sorry if you want to get someone's attention excuse me where's the bathroom excuse me where's the bathroom uh pardon me a polite way to ask someone to repeat something or excuse yourself pardon me I didn't hear that another great phrase sorry to bother you imagine that you need to politely ask for a favor ask someone to do something or to give you

some information or interrupt somebody that's exactly when you need this phrase sorry to bother you I'm sorry to bother you but could you help me lift this suitcase um I have a whole story on like lifting suitcases I'm lifting them myself now again when I came came to the US for the first time and I came from Russia where men are so helpful all the time they would lift my suitcases all the time I didn't even need I don't even need to ask anyone here in the US I was like expecting I started lifting my

suitcase and I was expecting some guy to just Russian help me and never happened never happen maybe once so now if the suitcase is heavy and I see someone's willing to help I ask them but some people would argue that it's very impolite to you are responsible for your own luggage but what about but what about being a gentleman I always help people if I can uh open the door or hold the door even with a suitcase if I see an older person and they need a hand I'm like I'm happy to help anyways thank

you so much you show gratitude with this phrase very common thank you so much for lifting my suitcase I really appreciate it I really appreciate it is another cool phrase to Express gratitude I really appreciate appreci it you're very strong and my suitcase is really heavy no problem say this to let someone know their request was not an inconvenience thank you for holding the door no problem no problem no problem anytime use this to say you're happy to help thanks for picking me up anytime you're welcome respond to thanks with this polite phrase for example

thanks for the advice you're welcome and there you have it 50 common English phrases that will help you sound more natural and confident when speaking practice these phrases and you'll be ready for all kinds of conversations don't forget to like share and subscribe for more tips on learning English see you next time bye