English phrases for you, my friends.

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I am no Erica on today's lesson.

We have some survival English phrases and some tips for non native speakers.

So are you planning a trip to an English speaking country?

Or do you deal with a lot of English speakers, especially native English speakers?

And if you or your English is not that great, and what do you do about it? 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:3.340 Well, in today's lesson, we will help you with some phrases that you can use now. 00:01:3.340 --> 00:01:13.220 Here there are set off four phrases that you can use, but the ones in the black are the freezes the people usually use on.

I want you to stop using them, so let's get started.

The right first phrase that I commonly come across people say, is my English is terrible.

It's okay.

Well, your English is not very good, but I'm sure your other languages are great, which probably we can't speak, so you don't have to feel so bad about it.

You don't have to literally explain that.

Oh, my English is terrible or my English is awful.

The better expression that you can use is I'm walking on improving my English. 00:01:56.440 --> 00:02:6.500 Now, when you end up saying my English is terrible or my English is just awful, it gives a very negative impact to your statement. 00:02:6.840 --> 00:02:17.880 If you keep saying that, I am sure that one day you will just give up or you'll start believing that Yes, my English is bad.

So please top using this.

If you are doing so, don't use it.

Furthermore, you are gonna use this statement instant, which is I am working on improving my English.

Okay, so this is for the English loners.

If you use this and then don't do it.

Used this.

Okay, The next one.

Sorry for my bad English.

Hey, it's all right.

You don't have to be so apologetic about not knowing English.

Like I said, there are other languages that you speak and probably we can't. 00:02:57.140 --> 00:03:8.690 So here, when you know, people end up saying especially English learners, when they speak to native speakers, they say sorry for my bad English Okay. 00:03:8.690 --> 00:03:10.010 Don't be apologetic.

You don't have to say sorry.

You don't have to apologize.

Ah, better positive statement that you can use is English isn't my first language.

So please excuse any mistakes.

Now, here, when you are making this point in front often English native Speaker, it shows that yes, English is not your first language.

Okay, so you are gonna struggle, or you are gonna make mistakes with speaking in English so indirectly you're asking that person to be patient and understanding, and people will do so.

It's okay if you don't know English.

It's okay if you're not very good at it. 00:03:54.450 --> 00:04:0.120 Once you use the statement, people will always give you a very positive response. 00:04:0.430 --> 00:04:7.290 So rather than apologizing by saying sorry for my bad English, don't do that. 00:04:8.330 --> 00:04:11.880 Used this statement that English is in my first language.

So please excuse any mistakes.

All right, let's will want to the third statement, which is I don't understand.

What now?

When you speak Thio, a native English speaker you are not accustomed to, there are accidents.

You don't know what they're saying.

And probably you think that they are speaking too fast.

And that's why you are not able to understand them.

So while they're saying something while they are talking and if you fail to understand them, you are not going to say I don't understand what that's gonna be rude. 00:04:54.210 --> 00:05:0.690 That's not a good way off saying this to someone that person will not appreciate. 00:05:0.700 --> 00:05:4.650 So instead of saying I don't understand, what are you saying? 00:05:5.140 --> 00:05:8.020 You would say, Could you repeat that, please? 00:05:8.300 --> 00:05:14.020 So in a very Curtis tone, you will say, Could you repeat that, please?

Okay, so that will definitely make that person repeat whatever he or she just said, There's another statement that you can use.

Either you can say, Could you repeat that, please?

But you can also say that Could you speak a little slower so that I understand better so again when you say that, could you speak a little slower so that I understand you better is a very positive way off asking someone to repeat themselves?

Right?

So if you are using this, what I don't understand, you don't do it.

Use this phrase instant. 00:05:54.800 --> 00:06:0.850 OK, and now let's move on to the 4th 1 Do you understand? 00:06:1.430 --> 00:06:1.960 Okay. 00:06:1.970 --> 00:06:20.600 Now again, when you go to an English speaking country or, if you are having a conversation with an English native speak of that person, is probably not accustomed to your accident, so he or she fails to understand what you are trying to say.

Now, if you think that he has this puzzled look on his face, he's confused.

He's like trying to catch every word that you're trying to say.

It's all right, You're not gonna say, Do you understand?

Okay, even if you say it in a very polite tone, do you understand?

It would still come out in a very rude way.

So instant off saying, Do you understand?

You are gonna say that.

Let me repeat that for you. 00:06:51.690 --> 00:07:4.560 Now here either you can say, Let me repeat that for you or let me clarify it for you both. 00:07:4.560 --> 00:07:21.430 These phrases can be used when you think that the opposite person is not able to understand you Now again, since your English is not very good and you're trying to explain things in English, make sure that you speak very slowly.

Okay, don't go too fast because you are trying to use the limited vocabulary that you have.

So go slow on a few things that the person is not understanding you.

Then you would say, Let me repeat that for you or let me clarify.

Okay, That's the way you will try to build a conversation with that person.

Okay, so the four statements or the four phrases that I need you to stop using our my English is terrible.

Sorry for my bad English.

Stop apologizing.

I don't understand. 00:07:59.990 --> 00:08:3.560 What do you understand? 00:08:3.940 --> 00:08:6.250 Okay, stop using these phrases. 00:08:6.680 --> 00:08:17.660 And instead of using these phrases, try the phrases written in the red, which are I'm working on improving my English English is in my first language.

So please excuse any mistakes.

Could you repeat that, please?

And then the last one is Let me repeat that for you or let me clarify.

Okay.

So start using them.

Trust me, people will understand you better.

And people would like to build a conversation with you even if your English is not that great.

Okay, so please follow these tips and I will be back with a new lesson soon.