If You Know These 75 Phrases, Your English is AMAZING!

0:00 in the next 20 minutes you're going to learn 75 phrases that you can use in your daily speech and these phases will help you sound fluent and natural just like a native speaker welcome back to J Forest English of course I'm Jennifer now let's get started first you're going to learn 25 phrases that you can use in a professional setting but you can also use these phrases in your daily life let's go our first phrase I'm on board with that this is used when you agree or you want to express your support for a suggestion or an idea for example we on board we are the verb to be we're on board with that preposition with where

0:46 on board with the new strategy for increasing sales and don't forget to conjugate that verb to be with your subject and time reference I'm on board next are we on the same page this is used to confirm that everyone has the same understanding opinion or Viewpoint after our discussion it seems like we're on the same page we all have the same opinion understanding or Viewpoint and to specify what that something is you can say regarding regarding the project timeline don't worry about taking notes because I summarize everything in a free lesson PDF you can find the link in the description next next it's a win-win

1:31 situation this is a situation where all parties benefit all parties win I could say subscribing to J Forest English is a win-win situation I win by growing my YouTube channel and you win by getting all of these free video lessons to help you become fluent so put win-win win-win put win-win in the comments below it's a win-win our next phrase I could ask what are your thoughts on this this is used to request someone's opinion or feedback you can identify something specific and say what are your thoughts on the new marketing strategy remember you can replace the noun the new marketing

2:19 strategy with this if it's obvious next we need to think outside the box have you heard this one to think out Inside the Box this is to encourage creative thinking Innovative thinking if you're trying to solve a difficult problem you might say thinking outside the box is the only way we solve this problem you need Innovative Creative Solutions everybody start thinking outside the box next I love this one let's Circle back to that later when you Circle back to something it means you stop discussing it now and you suggest that you discuss

3:04 it later so you postpone your discussion until later you could say we only have 10 minutes left so let's Circle back to this whatever this is your discussion about the marketing campaign thinking outside the box let's Circle back to this later let's postpone it now and discuss it later notice the grammar this is in the imperative it's often the case because we use this as an instruction or a suggestion let's Circle back to Dina our next phrase we need to prioritize our tasks if you prioritize something it means you organize it based on importance and urgency so the most

3:50 important or the most urgent at the top of your list of to-dos because it's prioritized it's the most important this is a common situation we don't have enough time to complete everything so let's prioritize our tasks I love this one please keep me in the loop do you know this one native speakers love using it this is used to request that information or updates be shared as they happen I could say I'm taking tomorrow off but please keep me in the loop on the project notice grammatically this is the imperative because I'm giving you an instruction or a suggestion you can add

4:37 please at the beginning or the end of the imperative to sound more polite good keep me in the loop on that next have they ironed out the details this is used to ask if something has been resolved or clarified for example we need to iron out the contract details before the meeting and notice that pronunciation in the past simple iron doubt iron out iron out phrase 10 I'm all ear this is used to express your openness and willingness to listen I could say if you have any suggestions for improving this YouTube channel I'm all ears I'm open and willing to listen to your suggestions

5:23 and that is 100% true so please share your suggestions in the comments uh I'm all ears next let's take a step back this is when you pause to review a situation or decision our marketing campaign didn't work let's take a step back let's pause what we're doing working on the marketing campaign to review it to make sure it is the right strategy let's take a step back notice this is also in the imperative for instructions or suggestions this is a great one I beg to differ I beg to differ use this when you disagree with someone's opinion or statement your coworker could say the marketing

6:10 campaign didn't work because we didn't think outside the box you could say I beg to differ which means I don't agree I beg to differ the campaign was great it was our execution that failed I beg to differ next I'll cut to the chase this is when you say your main point Point directly without small talk without additional details for example I'll cut to the chase you're not getting the promotion notice grammatically the expression is in the future simple I will cut to the chase I'll cut to the chase even though the information you're delivering is now I'll cut to the chase you're not getting the promotion this is a great one run it by the team first

6:57 this is when you share ideas for feedback and approval I think it's a great idea but you should run it by Frank first you should share it with Frank to get his feedback and approval and why should you do that because our next phrase Frank calls the shots this is to say that someone is in charge they have the authority to make decisions you should run your idea by Frank because he calls the shot notice it's the shots it's always plural I called the shots our next phrase the balls in Frank's Court this is used to say it's someone else's responsibility

7:43 to make a decision in this case Frank maybe you're talking to your co-workers and someone asks you should we hire Jennifer as our English teacher and you don't want to make that decision so you can say the balls in your court to give responsibility for that decision to someone else remember to conjugate the verb to be because it's the ball is the balls the ball is in your court the balls in your court next we need to nip this in the bud this is an important one because it's when you stop a problem at the early stages before it becomes permanent or more serious let's say you

8:30 have a new policy for a dress code but none of the new employees are following the dress code so that's the problem and you want to stop it in the early stages you want to nip it in the butt grammatically the verb is Nip and to conjugate it it's nip nipped nipped you need to nip this in the bud this is a great one it's not my cup of tea do you know this one this this is used to say that you dislike something public speaking is not my cup of tea but it's essential for my career and remember there are two correct contractions it isn't it's not you can

9:17 use either one they hammered out the agreement this is used to say that something is finalized as a question have you hammered out the terms yet this is commonly used with agreements proposals and contracts phrase 20 we're swamped right now Dr ker um we're swamped this is to say you're really busy we've been swamped since Vanessa quit the expression is to be swamped so your verb is to be and then swamped is always in the Ed form next we'll take that into consideration this is to say you'll consider something you'll consider someone's feedback suggestion advice recommendation now because I'm

10:05 all ears you shared a suggestion with me you said Jennifer I think you should upload videos three times per day I could say thanks for your suggestion I'll take that into consideration next we need to think longterm this is used to emphasize the importance of considering future implications and considerations I could say publishing videos three times per day would help my students but I need to think longterm is that sustainable for me I'll become very swamped very quickly next sorry I'm tied up this means you're busy and therefore

10:51 unavailable you could say I wish I could help you but I'm tied up I'm already busy with something and therefore unavailable now you can specify the something and use the preposition with I'm tied up with the budget phrase 24 let's put our heads together this is used to suggest the need for collaboration brainstorming or more than one opinion because the opinion is in your head and if you put heads together then you have more than one opinion if we put our heads together together I know we can nip this in the bud and finally phrase 25 to play Devil's

11:37 Advocate this is when you consider opposing viewpoints when making a decision I could say I think three videos per day is too much for me to handle but let's play Devil's Advocate so now I'm going to think about publishing three videos per day and think about what that would take what my day would be like just to see if it's possible and that will help me make my decision are you enjoying this lesson if you are then I want to tell you about the finally fluent Academy this is my premium training program where we study native English speakers from TV the

12:23 movies YouTube and the news so you can improve your listening skills of fast English expand your vocabulary with natural expressions and learn Advanced grammar easily plus you'll have me as your personal coach you can look in the description for the link to learn more or you can go to my website and click on finally fluent Academy now let's continue with our lesson now you're going to learn 50 common phrases that I use every day in my natural speech so adding these to your vocabulary will help you sound very fluent in natural here we go first let's start with some greetings that you must know to understand native speakers and to sound natural yourself how's it going how's it

13:13 going how's it going this is how a native speaker will say how are you to a friend a colleague a family member how's it going and if two people haven't seen each other for a longer period of time time you can add on how's it going long time no see long time no see you could reverse them long time no see how is it going hey long time no see here is one that native speakers love but it confuses students what have you been up to lately or recently this is in the present perfect what have you been up to

13:58 up to just means doing what have you been up to lately or recently and you can use all of these together how's it going long time no see what have you been up to lately you will sound so natural now let's talk about how to answer these greetings how's it going it's going and then your adjective it's going great long time no see you can confirm this by saying I know too long I know it's been a long time since we last saw each other I know too long it's been too long now although what have you been

14:44 up to lately recently is a long question generally native speakers will answer by saying not too much not too much and then for all of these you can add on and you and you to get the reply from the person you're talking to now let's talk about how to say thank you like a native speaker thanks so much now notice instead of thank you I'm saying thanks you need that s it is required grammatically thanks so much thanks a million thanks a bunch these are simply alternative ways to say thank you very much thanks a bunch two of my favorite ways way to say thank you are simply by

15:30 saying you're the best you're the best I also say you rock you rock you rock so if you want to sound very natural you can use those two you could also say I really appreciate it or you could say that's so nice of you that's so kind of you you can use nice or kind it doesn't matter so if you're enjoying this video why don't you show appreciation right now use one of these Expressions whichever one is your favorite and put it in the comments thanks a bunch Jennifer you rock Jennifer you're the best Jennifer put that in the comments to show appreciation for this video and

16:17 to sound very natural how about to say you're welcome my favorite and one that's very common is simply no worries no worries no worries at all no worries you could say happy to help or my pleasure or you could say anytime notice it's one word anytime anytime anytime and I will reply back to your comment saying thank you with one of these natural Expressions saying you're welcome in a very natural way now when it's time to say bye you can say take care take care take care if someone is getting

17:04 into a vehicle you can say drive safe or drive safely drive safe now technically grammatically you need the adverb which is safely but native speakers use drive safe more than drive safely so you will absolutely hear both drive safe drive safely you can say talk soon talk soon or see you soon see you soon now let's say someone offers you something like a drink or a piece of cake but you want to say no you want to decline it but you want to do it politely you can say I'm good I'm good but thanks anyway it's

17:53 nice to add appreciation I'm good but thanks anyway no thanks I'm good none for me but thanks anyway I'll pass I'll pass but thanks I'll pass so definitely add on that but thanks or but thanks anyway to sound very polite when you're requesting help you can say can you give me a hand give me a hand give me a hand you can say do you mind and then you need a jiren verb do you mind helping me helping me out native speakers like to turn help into a phrasal verb help out do you mind helping me out one I use a

18:40 lot is godess SEC godess SEC SE is short for second which represents a small amount of time that you can make available for me got a sec you got a sec so let me try these expressions with you B aack do you mind helping me out by liking this video sharing it with your friends and subscribing it would really help me out now if you're offering help to someone else you can say need a hand but notice you do the rising intonation to make it sound like a question need a hand need a hand or you can say it as a statement and you can say I can give you

19:27 a hand with that and then you can give them a hand you can help them out or as a statement you can say let me help you with that let me help with you with that and then you can pick up that heavy box and help your friend out let me help you with that it's Friday so let's talk about the weekend you can ask someone what are you up to this weekend again notice that up to at the beginning what have you been up to lately or recent ly and now I'm asking you what are you up to this weekend so what are you up to this weekend it's very common to ask any plans this weekend and again Rising

20:12 intonation to show it's a question so do you have any plans this weekend I love the expression on the go anything on the go this weekend it's simply an alternative to plans now if you want to arrange social plans you can ask are you free are you free on Saturday you can make a statement and say we should hang out soon we should hang out soon hang out is when you interact with someone socially we should hang out soon native speakers love using the verb grab do you want to grab coffee grab dinner do you want to grab dinner sometime and then you can add your time reference tonight do you want to grab

20:58 coffee tonight now if you're arranging a business meeting you can still use are you free you might add the verb to meet are you free to meet and then a specific time because a meeting takes place at a very specific time on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. you could say I'm available on Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and then ask does that work does that work for you or you could ask what works best for you what works best for you well whatever works best for you Bill now let's say you want to ask for clarification you could say sorry I didn't catch that I

21:44 didn't catch that sorry I didn't catch that sorry what does x mean and then X is whatever the word is that you don't understand or you could clarify by saying sorry what do you mean by X if you're having trouble understanding someone you need to be honest you can say could you speak up a little speak up means speak louder could you speak up a little I'm having trouble hearing you could you speak up please if they're speaking too quickly you can say C could you slow down a little I'm having difficulty under understanding you oh

22:30 Slow Down slow down slow down now let's say you want to confirm understanding of either something you've said or something the other person has said you can say do you know what I mean so you explain something and then say do you know what I mean know what I mean oh I know what you mean does that make sense to you does that make sense or you can simply shorten that and say make sense with a rising intonation these two you need to put in your vocabulary does that sound good to you does that sound good to you and then native speakers will often shorten that just to sound good with a rising intonation sound good sounds great there's one idom you could use and that's to be on the same page so

23:19 you could say are we on the same page and this is used to say that you agree or that you have a shared understanding for example I could say J Forest English is a great resource to help you become fluent are we on the same page do you agree do we have a shared understanding now if you do agree you can say we're on the same page we're on the same page Jennifer so put that in the comments to show that you agree we're on the same page we're 100% on the same page page did you like this lesson do you want me to teach you more natural phrases if you do then put more phrases more phrases

24:06 more phrases in the comments below and of course make sure you like this video share it with your friends and subscribe so you're notified every time I post a new lesson and you can get this free speaking guide where I share six tips on how to speak English fluently and confidently you can click here to download it or look for the link in the description and you can keep improving your English with this lesson right now