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Essential Expressions For English Fluency
Essential Expressions For English Fluency
“Sounds good”
“Sounds good.” Or,“Sounds good to me.” Like most native American English
speakers, I say this expression a lot.
You may know already what these two words mean: “Sounds” are noises you hear
and “good” means something of high quality.
Sometimes when I use this phrase with new American English speakers, they think
I’m commenting on their accent or language skills. However, this isn’t the case at all.
“Sounds good” simply implies agreement. It means “that’s right,” or “let’s do that,”
or “I agree.”Also, “sounds good” is more colloquial and friendlier than “I agree.” Of
course, if you want to understand real American English, it’s essential to learn
colloquial expressions like this!
“No worries”
“No worries” is a very common colloquial phrase in American English (a little like
the expressions “kind of” and the phrasal verb “to figure out”).
“No worries” basically means “everything’s fine,” or “no harm done.”
How would you use “no worries”? If your friend is late meeting you they may say,
“Sorry I’m late!” A typical response is “no worries.”
Or if you bump into someone on the subway and say “sorry” the other person may
say, “no worries.”
“No worries” is a slang phrase you would use in very informal situations, with
friends, acquaintances, or strangers.
However, depending on your work, it may not be appropriate with clients or your
boss. My
“On my way”
The last two common expressions I’m going to talk about are more flexible than
the other examples. You can change the pronouns depending on the subject.
For example, “On my way” is very common in American English. It means that you
are in the process of going from one place to another.
You may say, “On my way back from work…” Or, “On her way back from work… Or,
“On his way back from work…”
You can also say “On the way to work… “ Or, “We’re on our way…” There are a lot
of possibilities with this one! And if you can master it, you will be on your way to
better fluency!
Now, what about you – do you have any essential chunks of words or phrases in
American English that you use frequently?
Share them down below in the comments!
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Thank you for learning with Speak English with Christina, and I’ll see you next time!
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