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 U.S. from Russia eight years ago, and today we're gonna 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, these 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? Not 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 no 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, 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're not really going to stop you. They're very understanding. For example, if I leave parties in Russia, I'd be like, no, no, stay. You should stay. But in America, especially when we're meeting with moms, I'm like, you know, I gotta get going. My kid's too bad. 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 30 years. 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 and 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 notes, 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 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 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've 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 I understand. Can you explain it differently? I'm not sure I understand. Another cool phrase is I don't get it. 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 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 living in the U.S.? 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 U.S.? 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 say 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 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 not congratulations because congratulations you say this phrase when somebody achieved something or something happened like they graduated from a 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? 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? I have a whole story on like lifting suitcases. I'm lifting them myself now. Again, when I came to the U.S. 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 U.S. I was like expecting. I started lifting my suitcase and I was expecting some guy to just rush and help me and never happened. Never happened. 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. You are responsible for your own luggage. But what about but what about being intentional? I always help people if I can. Open the door or close 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 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.