If you want to speak English fluently, you need to master standard conversational phrases, on which daily communication is built.
When faced with real communication in English, we may experience problems both UNDERSTANDING and EXPRESSING our thoughts. Translating speech from Russian word for word, we get confused in what they tell us and we ourselves speak unnaturally, and often incomprehensibly for others.
The secret is that the speech is built on simple, stable formulas that are used all the time. If you know them, you will be able to communicate confidently in most situations.
This post will help you remember about 300 useful daily colloquial expressions in modern English. I hope that both beginners and intermediate learners of English will find something useful here.
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- Training recommendations:
- Basic English conversational phrases Introducing yourself
- Let's get acquainted
- Introducing other people
- Hello
- We answer the greeting
- See you after the break
- We say goodbye
- Please repeat something
- We clarify something / ask for clarification
- We show that we understand
- Let's explain
- We ask for help
- Polite Requests
- We ask for an opinion
- We express our opinion
- Showing confidence
- Showing uncertainty
- We say I DON'T KNOW
- We show forgetfulness
- Please wait
- We agree
- We do not agree
- We apologize
- We admit our guilt
- We say YES
- We say NO
- We're complaining
- Thank you
- We respond to THANK YOU
- Making plans
- Describing skills
- Describing interests
- How to say IT'S EASY
- How to say IT'S COMPLICATED
- Let's shop
- Place an order
- Trying on clothes
- How to say THIS IS FAR
- When something annoys you
- We criticize
- We praise
- Breaking Bad News
- Let us know about your concerns
- We support
- Let's hope for the best
Introductory words
In short / in brief - briefly In a word - in a nutshell As far / as - to what concerns Not to mention - not to mention First of all / above all - first of all What's more - in addition By the way - by the way After all - in the end; after all, Just for the record - for reference; so that you know And so on and so forth - and so on If I'm not mistaken - if I'm not mistaken In other words - in other words On the contrary - on the contrary The thing is - the fact is that So as to / so that - so that Either way - one way or another As a rule - usually, as a rule As well as - the same as All the same - no difference On one hand - on the one hand On the other hand - on the other hand Such as - for example As I said before - as I already said Believe it or not, but - believe it or not, but If I remember rightly / If I recall correctly - if I remember correctly
Training recommendations:
- All colloquial phrases are given with translation. However, many of the expressions cannot be translated word for word. We translate phrases BY MEANING, providing literal translations where possible for your reference. Memorize expressions AS A ONE, concentrating on the SITUATION in which the phrase will be used.
- It is very helpful to listen to these colloquial expressions in a real context so that you can understand them and pronounce them correctly. Use the Yarn app: enter phrase by phrase and listen to examples of their pronunciation from films and TV series.
- Be sure to say the phrases out loud! If possible, try to immediately use the learned phrases in speech.
- Learn phrases in small groups. Remember: it is important to understand exactly IN WHAT SITUATION you will hear or use each expression.
English slang with translation into Russian
AF (as f*ck) - this expression is super popular among English-speaking youth. It is used if you want to show your condition or attitude towards something to an extreme degree. For example, you are not just happy - your pants are full of happiness.
