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do you like American food the first
question is do you like American food
you will probably be asked this question
do you like American food you can either
say yes or no or you can give a specific
example someone says do you like
American food yes I love Philly
cheesesteaks I would recommend saying
yes or a little or or or you can just
say I don't know what do you recommend
have you been to the United States
the next question is have you been to
the United States have you been to the
United States so someone asks you have
you been to the United States you should
reply with either yes I have or no I
haven't or maybe no I haven't yet but I
want to when you want to ask someone
this question you can say have you been
to Japan have you been to Egypt have you
been to China whatever you can use your
own country when you ask this question
how are you how are you when someone
asks how are you don't say I'm fine
thank you and you please don't say that
please say something more natural like
good great I'm good how are you
something like that is much better than
I'm fine thank you and you be a little
more genuine in your reply also when you
ask this question maybe one point to
help you sound a little more natural
when you ask someone else don't like
trying to say how are you how are you
instead of how are you or and make sure
your intonation is correct I've had a
few people ask me how are you like a
little - moon yeah with this question or
like how are you but how are you should
be the intonation with this how are you
how are you it's a little bit more
natural how long have you been studying
English how long have you been studying
English great question to know the
answer to your answer should be I have
been studying English for
blah-blah-blah years or glop up on
months are prob
what weeks but if that's too much for
you you can just use the time how long
have you been studying English six years
how long have you been studying English
two months so just pick the time if the
whole sentence is quite long for you how
old are you
we don't really go around
asking people how old they are like just
the first time you meet them necessarily
especially if they're older much older
than you like in particular it's
sometimes considered rude to ask
especially women how old they are so
just be careful with this question but
if you're about the same age group you
know maybe you're at an event or a party
or something and you just want to check
how old the other person is you can use
this phrase when you reply to this just
say I'm plus the number to make a really
simple response so how old are you I'm
15 how old are you I'm 42 whatever the
answer is just stick five in front of it
not i but i'm i am but use the
contracted form to sound more natural
i'm number if you want to make a full
sentence you can say i'm number years
old don't forget that s in years i'm a
million years old 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 what's this
what's this when you don't know what
something is what's this when you're out
for dinner you're out for lunch or
something and you find a new food or you
just you're curious just say what's this
to reply to this question just say it's
blah blah blah what's your name what's
your name of course you should know how
to ask this question and how to answer
this question what's your name is a
little more natural than what is your
name again contracted form will help you
sound much more natural so what's your
name someone asks you you can just give
your name Alicia that's fine you can say
Alicia you can say I'm Alicia that's
fine too you could say my name is or my
name's Alicia either any of those are
fine in a more formal situation a
business situation I would I would use
my name is Pablo and while I shake hands
or something what's your phone number
the next one is what's your phone number
I would not ask this question right away
like maybe you've met the person a few
times but you'd like to contact them
whether it's because you're romantically
interested in them or because you want
to be better friends with them but just
that if you meet someone for the first
time and
like what's your phone number like a
little it's a little too much so use
this question after you've met the
person a few times and you know you want
to become better friends when you want
to give your phone number just say it's
and the number that's fine just it's
blah blah blah or my phone number is
blah blah blah with the number 5 5 5 1
million and 5 to 6
when is your birthday so maybe you want
to plan a birthday party for example or
it's just another fun question the first
time you meet someone when did your
birthday so when you want to tell
someone your birthday just give the
month and the date mmm
January 15th August 42nd that's a real
day if you want to make a full sentence
you can say my birthday is month date
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
prop 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 where did you learn English the
next question is where did you learn
English where did you learn English if
you're speaking great English you can
say I learned English at English class
101.com
did cuz you're watching no anyway where
did you learn English in this case in
the case of like these videos I learned
English online or I learned English from
and then the school name or the program
name so I learned English from English
class 101.com for example if you studied
English at university you can say I
learned English at university or I
learned English from my friends perhaps
where do you live where do you live
depending on the situation where you're
asked this this can mean your country
like I live in America I live in China
sometimes it's about the place in the
city where you live sometimes it's about
the country where you live so you can
kind of feel I think which question
which type of question is being asked
where do you work where do you work is
talking about your job you can use the
pattern I work at company name or I work
for company name either is fine I
at ABC company I work for ABC company
either is okay but you know if if you
have answered with the wrong information
the other person will just ask you like
oh I mean where is your office or oh I
mean which company do you work for use
the force for this one 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 you win
you win if you hear the phrase you win
it means you have won something you are
probably going to receive something for
free whoo that's a very happy thing
right you want to give free things
congratulations you win a car yay here
are the keys to your new car great thank
you
and I brought you something special this
is exciting to hear because it means
this little something special as I call
I thought only of you so I brought you
this I brought you something special
really thank you I miss you I miss you I
miss you is nice you can use this with
your friends your family members your
partner whoever I miss you shows that
you want to meet the other person
probably you haven't you haven't seen
them as much as you would like to so you
can say I miss you I miss you call your
husband or wife or boyfriend girlfriend
whoever on the phone maybe you haven't
seen them for a long time you can say I
miss you I miss you too take a break
I'll do the cleaning today take a break
I'll do the cleaning today this means
someone else is going to clean up your
house for you or clean up something for
you I would be very happy to hear this
phrase right now because my apartment is
a disaster because I'm only there to
sleep so maybe you've had a long day at
work or a long day doing something you
come home and somebody else has offered
to do this for you so take a break I'll
do the cleaning today and you can reply
really thank you so much I'm gonna relax
the budget is unlimited the next phrase
that you always want to hear is the
budget is unlimited the budget is
unlimited this could be at work this
could be a budget a personal budget
maybe but it just means there's no limit
to the budget you can spend as
much money as you want very exciting so
let's see in a business context perhaps
you have this new client who's going to
give you a lot of money to build a new
house or something maybe you're building
houses that's your project your boss
comes to you the budget for this project
is unlimited really let's go crazy
there'll be a bonus at the end of the
month yeah this is a phrase that you
probably are very excited to hear it
means you are going to receive extra
money from your job at the end of the
month woohoo very exciting extra money
maybe you'll hear this from your boss or
your manager or maybe your coworker at
work maybe you see it in an email there
will be a bonus at the end of the month
really I'm gonna use mine to buy a new
car really I'm gonna use mine to go out
on a date really I'm gonna use mine to
get a new fish you did a great job you
did a great job you did a great job it's
something you'll probably hear from well
I don't know you could hear this from
pretty much anybody any time you've done
a good job someone will congratulate you
or tell you their opinion with this
phrase you did a great job you finished
a project at work and your boss says you
did a great job nice thank you so much
it was really fun or thank you
just just say thank you you look great
today you look great today the other
person thinks that your physical
appearance is nice today don't think
about that today part you know just just
just take the compliment
oh really thank you so much you look
great today oh thank you so much I got a
new haircut thank you so much I I kind
of sleep yeah you were right
you were right this means that something
that you said in the past was correct
and it everybody likes to be correct I
think I saw that movie that you
recommended you were right it was really
good oh good I'm glad you enjoyed it
don't be like I know or yeah I knew I
was right don't do that just say oh good
I'm glad you're an excellent cook you're
an excellent cook this is a nice
compliment especially for someone who
enjoys cooking if you say you're an
excellent cook it means you enjoyed
their food so let's see at a dinner
party for example you're an excellent
cook this food is delicious oh thank you
so much I'm really glad you enjoyed it
do
have any recommendations the first
phrase is do you have any
recommendations this is great to use
when you get to a restaurant where you
don't know what the food is you don't
know anything about the local cuisine or
you're just feeling a little bit
adventurous you can ask the waitstaff do
you have any recommendations how much is
this how much is this this is useful
when you're out shopping or when you're
in a restaurant and the price is not
clearly marked or something is not clear
to you so you can ask how much is this
usually when you point to something I
would recommend like pointing to the
menu are pointing to an item how much is
this I'd like this you can point to
something and say I'd like this if you
want to say I'd like one for example I
don't know you're getting beer I'd like
one of these if however you're in a
situation where you can't point you can
say I'd like ten of the blah blah blah
I'd like ten of blue t-shirts please 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 do you speak English you might get
asked this phrase so you should say if
you're watching this video you should
probably say yes or you can say yes a
little if you're not feeling very
confident if you're watching this video
and you're understanding this part and
you say no then things that's a little
strange I have a reservation
usually the staff will greet you and you
can say I have a reservation hello I
have a reservation it's at seven o'clock
the name is Alisha usually we say the
name is or it's under meaning the
reservation is under my name or it's for
name or it's in name water please
depending on which country are from
water may or may not automatically be
brought to your table when you're in a
restaurant if you would like more water
however you can say water please to make
it a little more polite I would like
wave at the waitstaff and say could I
please have some more water do you take
credit cards do you take credit cards in
case you're not sure if the shock that
you're in will
accept credit cards or debit cards you
can ask them do you take credit cards
it's so it doesn't mean do you take
meaning are you going to take my card
but this take means do you accept credit
cards this isn't what I ordered
so if you're at a restaurant you order
steak and you get lobster instead you
can look at it and go oh this isn't what
I ordered
be careful though saying this politely
if you look at the waitstaff and you say
this isn't what I ordered
they're gonna be like I don't know just
be a nice customer excuse me but I don't
think this is what I ordered or this
isn't what I ordered
can you please check 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 could you give me a
discount could you give me a discount
means I would like a cheaper price
essentially it depends on which country
you're in if haggling or bargaining
meaning talking to the seller to try to
reduce the price my family didn't
bargain we didn't haggle so I don't
haggle it depends on you and your
culture but just yeah just be be aware
of the culture that you're in and the
place that you're in before you ask this
question do you have any vegetarian
dishes
ah this is useful some people have
specific eating requirements or eating
needs maybe food allergies for example
you can replace vegetarian with the
specific dietary requirement that you
have do you have any vegan dishes do you
have any gluten-free dishes do you have
any low-fat dishes do you have any
low-carb dishes do you have any fish
free dishes do you have any could you
take a picture of me please if you are
in a location where you would like to
take a picture but you don't want to do
a selfie or you don't have a selfie
stick or whatever you want someone else
to take a picture of you a stranger that
you don't know you can ask them could
you take a picture of me please or
excuse me
would you mind taking a picture of me
please I'm allergic to blah blah blah if
you have a food allergy or even an
allergy to a medicine this is the phrase
you can use to explain that
I'm allergic to wheat or I can't eat
wheat for example is the Wi-Fi free
meaning can I use the Wi-Fi free of
charge
keep in mind some places have a password
that you have to ask the staff for so
you can say is the Wi-Fi free if they
say yes you can then follow that up with
can I have the password 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
could I get a map maybe it's a map of
the subway system for the city that
you're in or maybe it's a map of the
area around your hotel you could say
could I have a map as well could I have
the check you're finished it's your cafe
you're finished at the restaurant and
it's time to leave it's time to pay so
you say to the waitstaff excuse me could
I have the check another more common
expression perhaps as excuse me check
please
you might also hear bill excuse me can I
have the bill where is the bathroom very
important question if you're traveling
in America we don't really use the word
toilet or washroom very much we use
bathroom or restroom to talk about
toilet facilities excuse me can you tell
me where the bathroom is or excuse me
I'm looking for the bathroom or I'm
looking for the restroom is this the
train for blah blah blah
or is this the train that goes to blah
blah blah 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 would you like to go out
to dinner with me okay the first phrase
is would you like to go out to dinner
with me this is a pretty typical
invitation I think you can use would you
go out for lunch with me is okay - or
would you like to get a coffee with me
as well if you invite someone out for
breakfast it's a little weird I feel
like I don't think I would say to
someone like I'm making a bomb would you
like to go out for breakfast sometime
it's just not really something you would
say you know would you like to go out to
dinner with me
sure sounds great are you free this
weekend are you free this weekend are
you free free means are your is your
schedule free do you have an open
schedule this weekend
very nice very casual as well so are you
free this weekend
yeah I've got some time what's up would
you like to hang out with me the next
phrase is would you like to hang out
with me that sounds a little too formal
to me if it were me I would just say do
you want to hang out do you want to get
together
that's a little bit more natural so do
you want to hang out this weekend yeah
sure let's catch a movie you're so cute
I'm gonna preface this by saying I don't
say this okay the next phrase is you're
so cute
I never say this maybe I'm just cold
it's typically said with downward
intonation people will say you're so
cute you're so cute kind of going down
like that you can also use this as a
compliment people like parents will say
this or grandparents will say those two
children in the family so you're so cute
thank you I suppose is what you say you
look great ah next one is a much better
compliment I think much more sincere it
is you look great you look great maybe
you're going out for dinner or something
nice your partner looks really nice you
can say you look great oh thank you
I had a great time the next one is I had
a great time I had a great time so this
isn't what this is an expression you use
after your date you go out for dinner
you spend some time together and you
have fun you can say I had a great time
so the interaction might be thanks so
much for tonight I had a great time me
too let's get together again soon I'll
call you next expression is I'll call
you I'll call you so again probably used
after the date to show how you want to
keep in touch later so one person might
say I'll call you sounds good I'll Drive
you home the next one again used at the
end of the date after the date has
finished I'll Drive you home so maybe
you live someplace where cars are
they're normal or you drive for your
dates so you can say I'll Drive you home
meaning I'll take you home in my car so
in the situation maybe I'll Drive you
home
okay thanks very much I don't know why
keep looking I have my date my date is
very tall like super tall like eight
feet okay can I see you again okay the
next expression again after the date or
maybe even like the day or two after the
date you can say can I see you again or
I want to see you again or let's get
together again meaning you had a nice
time you want to see that person again
so you can say can I see you again sure
that would be great
shall we go somewhere else the next one
okay so maybe you've gone for dinner for
example with something with someone and
you want to suggest a different location
like let's go for a drink
after dinner you can say should we go
somewhere else
this says shall we go somewhere else I
would say do you want to go somewhere
else in this situation I say shall we go
somewhere else yeah I don't think so I'm
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101.com call the police please if you
are telling someone to call the police
it means you are telling someone to dial
nine-one-one to call the police or maybe
there's police nearby and you tell
someone hey call the police the police
are there to help you in any situation
that you might need them maybe you're
lost maybe you lost your purse or your
wallet maybe you've been in a car
accident the police will help you so if
you tell someone call the police please
it means you need them to get the police
for you do you have a fever do you have
a fever if you are asking someone if
they have a fever you are asking them if
their temperature is higher than is
normal or safe if someone has a fever
that may mean they have an underlying
condition that needs medical attention
a fever may be a symptom of something
much more serious it's something you
should always take seriously so if
someone has a fever you may want to take
that person to the hospital I lost my
passport I lost my passport if you have
lost your passport it means you have
lost the official document with all of
your information that enables you to
travel between countries if you are in a
foreign country and you lose your
passport that's a very serious thing
because you may be stuck in that country
if you're not able to present a passport
at the airport you may not be able to go
back home or go to another country so if
you lose your passport you may need to
call your Embassy to get a replacement
what I like to do when I travel is I
take photocopies of my passport
so instead of carrying around my
physical passport instead I just carry
around copies of it so that my passport
can stay at the hotel in some safe place
I think I ate something bad I think I
ate something bad if you think you ate
something bad it may mean that you feel
sick after eating it you may have some
form of food poisoning if you think you
ate something bad you're going to want
to watch your symptoms because if they
last for a few days you're going to want
to go to the hospital I think I ate
something bad I need a doctor
I need a doctor if you say I need a
doctor it means you need medical
assistance medical attention you may be
very sick you may have eaten something
bad you may just feel sick in general
you may have a fever if you say I need a
doctor it means you want to be taken to
a hospital or you want a doctor called
to you because you're really sick or not
feeling well
I can't find the way back to my hotel
I can't find the way back to my hotel if
you tell someone I can't find the way
back to my hotel it means you're lost it
means you want to go back to your hotel
but you don't remember the streets you
took you don't remember where it is this
is a common thing that happens in other
countries in other cities if you have
the address you can ask just about
anyone how do I get back to my hotel
could you please give me the directions
to get back to where I need to go is
there a pharmacy nearby is there a
pharmacy nearby a pharmacy is a place
that has medicine over-the-counter and
prescription drugs if you're in another
city it's always smart to know where the
pharmacies are in case you might need
anything asking is there a pharmacy
nearby you are asking where the nearest
pharmacy is in case you need to go and
buy medicine shampoo conditioner
toothpaste vitamins allergy pills
doesn't matter a pharmacy will probably
have it can you help me can you help me
can you help me is a very very useful
phrase knowing how to ask for help is
extremely important if you ask can you
help me
it lets other people know that you are
in need of assistance of whatever kind
asking for help is the first question
can you help me and another person will
say sure what do you need and from there
that's when you explain the problem you
are experiencing I am lost I am lost if
you say I am lost it means you don't
know where you are you can't find your
way you don't recognize anything around
you you don't know how to get back to
wherever you need to be to say I am lost
lets people know that they need to give
you directions that they can open up a
map for you and show you where you are I
am lost is a very useful phrase
especially for people like me I get lost
all the time I
a terrible sense of direction so to tell
someone I am lost it welcomes their help
in getting you back to safety to
wherever you need to be I need an
ambulance I need an ambulance an
ambulance is an emergency vehicle and
its purpose is to get to a sick person
and take them to the hospital to say I
need an ambulance means it's a medical
emergency and you need that emergency
vehicle to come and get you
be careful the first phrase is be
careful be careful anytime your parent
sees you doing something slightly
dangerous they will say be careful my
dad still tells me when he sees me using
a kitchen knife be careful don't cut
yourself
be quiet the next phrase is be quiet so
kids are notoriously noisy notorious
means are known for kids are very noisy
so parents often tell children to be
quiet
my mother would often tell my brother
and I to be quiet when we were play
behave the next expression is behave
behave so to behave means to be good to
be correct to be proper so but behave
this is the command form of the verb so
this means that you or whoever is on the
receiving end of this expression is not
behaving properly so parents will say
behave if you're being too noisy at a
dinner party my mother told me to behave
because I was running around at the
formal dinner do your homework
the next expression is do your homework
I still need someone to say this to me
periodically please mom do your homework
again the command form of something your
child the child in question is not doing
his or her homework so mother or father
will say do your homework
it's time you need to it's your
responsibility so let's see when I had
been playing video games for too long in
my childhood my grandmother would come
in the door would open the door and say
to me Alicia do your homework that is
true go to bed the next expression is go
to bed go to bed
your
the kid is up too late there in my case
I was always up late reading books I
would be like under the covers reading
books my parents would find me and go to
bed and my defense was always I mean
dead I was I'm in man I'm reading the
child is supposed to be sleeping he or
she is not sleeping the parent says go
to bed I'm going to count to three
this is a classic the expression I'm
going to count to three this is like a
this is a terror inducing mechanism this
is a way to make kids feel afraid of
something that's going to happen but
rarely does I feel women and when a
child is doing something bad the parent
will say I'm going to count to three and
I'll just slowly say one two and usually
they don't get to three because they
tell the child like they have three
seconds to stop whatever bad behavior he
or she is doing so usually the parent
only has to say one in that tone of
voice and maybe two and then the child
will stop what happens at 3 is up to the
parent really I think in most cases the
parent just like takes the toy or the
parent will like stop the car do
something - like strike fear into the
the misbehaving child I was being too
noisy at home and my mother told me she
was going to count to three stop the
next word is stop stop you can use this
anytime someone is doing a thing that
you do not want them to do stop
so children being noisy misbehaving
being kids you can just say stop and
depending on your tone of voice this can
be a strong word or not so strong word
so experiment you can say stop or stop
that it sounds kind of soft but if you
just say like stop really like angry
like you might make a child cry so be
careful you can make this word very
strong in a sentence I told my brother
to stop poking me in the car in the back
seat what's up James what did you say
what did you say
oh this is a good one
so when the child has said something bad
to the parent the parent can go what did
you say like it's like a dare like say
it again I dare you to say it again it's
a challenge from the parent and the kid
knows he or she is in trouble it's a
good one so if you say like um dad says
your new hair kind of stupid sorry dad I
I know you wouldn't know I know I'm
speaking to my dad hi dad hi mom I said
hi to everybody my family today I hate
you mom that's a probably a more common
ones oh I hate you mom or hate you dad
and then the parent says what did you
say what did I just say what did I just
say so the parent gives a command the
parent says do something do your
homework clean your room something like
that the child doesn't do it it's a
parent with the stronger voice this time
we'll say what did I just say so that's
an expression that means were you
listening to me and if you were
listening to me why aren't you doing the
thing that I told you to do so a bit of
a scary one did you brush your teeth did
you brush your teeth did you brush your
teeth a check-in phrase from the parents
maybe in the morning maybe at night to
ask their child did you brush your teeth
just an important part of your hygiene
for the day did you brush your teeth I
did I'm brush my teeth today I'm
functioning adult a table for three
please a table for three please you tell
them the number of people that you are
total so that the host can bring you to
an appropriate table a table for two
please a table for five please could I
please see a menu could I please see a
menu
usually menus are given to you as soon
as you sit down at your table but if
that's not the case and you need to ask
this is a polite way to do it
did I please see a menu I'd like to try
this dish I'd like to try this dish when
looking at a menu hopefully you'll find
something you want to eat I'd like to
try this dish could you leave out the
onions could you leave out the onions if
there's an ingredient in the dish that
you're ordering that you don't want
you can always ask the waiter if it
could be prepared without that
ingredient so for example I might say
can I get the burger but with no cheese
could you pass the salt could you pass
the salt when you're at a restaurant
especially if you're at a big table with
a lot of people you might not always be
able to reach things so you would ask
could you pass me the salt could you
pass me the ketchup could you pass me
another napkin waiter waiter a waiter is
someone who takes your order and brings
you food in America and in many other
Western countries it's more polite to
call a waiter to your table by simply
saying excuse me or if you see another
waiter walking by but it's not your
waiter
you can always say excuse me if you see
our waiter could you please let them
know to come to our table is there any
dairy in this dish is there any dairy in
this dish
this is something you would say if you
have a dairy allergy a dairy intolerance
or you just don't like dairy you're
asking the waiter about the ingredients
in a particular dish I do this all the
time is there any cheese in this no okay
and if there is an ingredient that you
don't want for example onions you could
say are there any onions in this and the
waiter might say yes and if you don't
want it you could always request could
you leave out the onions could you
prepare it without the onions please can
we get separate checks
can we get separate checks this is
actually something that's very common
especially in America if you might go
out with a group of friends or even if
you're on a date sometimes you might
want to get separate checks pay for your
own things that way you can all pay
separately just for what you yourself
ordered and you won't have to worry
about owing each other money or
calculating off a big huge bill
are there any specials today are there
any specials today a special at a
restaurant is a dish that isn't usually
on the menu it's something that's
special but it's a special that the chef
is offering that day or that week or
that month so sometimes if you don't see
what the specials are you dad
your waiter excuse me are there any
specials today could we have the bill
please could we have the bill please
this is how you request that the cheque
or the bill comes to your table could we
get the check please could we get the
bill please you're asking this to your
waiter who will then bring you the check
and you can pay
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