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How to Respond to English Questions and Requests

Jay — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:27:31 +0000

In this video we teach you some extremely useful ways to respond to requests in English. No matter if the request is formal or informal, whether you accept it or decline it, we show you some appropriate responses that will always give you something polite and suitable to say after ‘yes’ or ‘no’. TRANSCRIPT Put […]

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6 Useful Ways to Ask for Anything in English | Make Requests

Jay — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:17:41 +0000

What’s the best way to make a request in English? You might say: “Give it to me!” or more politely, you might ask “if it’s no trouble, would you mind giving it to me?” In this video we will show you 6 extremely useful ways to ask for something and explain when each way is […]

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The word like in English conversation. It’s like 🤩

Jay — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:09:57 +0000

Do you think the word like is used too much by young people? Learn some different ways we use the word like in English conversation and informal spoken English and see the word like in action in a conversation with Super Agent Awesome. One use that’s common with young speakers is the quotative like. That’s […]

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How to Disagree like a Native Speaker

Jay — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:03:18 +0000

Disagreeing is tricky in any language. It means you’re saying someone else is wrong or different and linguists have found it’s a dispreferred response. In this lesson we look at some steps English native speakers often follow when they disagree: Hesitating Asking challenging questions Saying ‘yes but…’ and adding their objections We note how the […]

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9 ways to say thank you in British and American English

Jay — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 20:02:25 +0000

Learn how to say thank you in English conversation – British and American. You’ll see lots of examples of thanking in action and enjoy plenty of jokes along the way. We’ll show you: different ways to tell someone they’re nice how to use the structure Thanks for -ing (with a gerund) some formal phrases like […]

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How NOT to pay a compliment in English (back & left-handed compliments)

Jay — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 20:19:52 +0000

In our last video we looked at six different ways to pay someone a compliment and you can see that video here: https://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/6-easy-ways-to-pay-compliments-in-english/ In this video we’re looking how NOT to give compliments. We’ll show you examples of things that can go wrong, and suggest ways to avoid them. For example: Complimenting a woman on […]

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6 Easy Ways to Pay Compliments in English

Jay — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:00:50 +0000

Learn 6 easy ways to pay compliment in English a make the world a happier place! We’ll show you lots of compliment examples and talk about which compliments mean most to us. (They have to be genuine and can’t be manipulative!) We’ll also show you six easy grammar structures for compliments: look/be + adjective love/like […]

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7 things to say when you make a mistake

Jay — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:00:52 +0000

What do we say when we make a mistake? Maybe it’s an expletive. (Did you you know the pronunciation of expletive is different in British and American English?) In this video we look at some swear word alternatives like bother, shoot and damn. You’ll also learn the phrasal verb screw up and the more polite […]

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Are Brits or Americans more polite? Let’s see!

Jay — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:02:23 +0000

The US and UK have a rather different style of politeness. You’ll learn about them both in this video. In American English it’s often important to show warmth and friendliness. That’s true in British English too, but there we sometimes place more emphasis on not intruding or interfering. It’s not that one style of politeness […]

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5 Things You Shouldn’t Say in English (if you want to be polite)

Jay — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 19:05:13 +0000

Translation is dangerous! Sometimes words and phrases that work in one culture are rude in English. This video is about cultural differences and how to be polite in English. We look at 5 things you shouldn’t say in English unless you want to be rude or get a black eye. Grandma and grandad/granddad Aunt and […]

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