8 Essential English Phrases for Conversation - Improve Conversation Skills

In this lesson, you can learn some essential English phrases to help you understand native speakers and sound more natural when you speak English. Improve your comprehension by speaking with a certified English teacher. Learn more: bit.ly/ooe-teachers.
When you’re talking to a native English speaker, do you sometimes find they use phrases and questions which you haven’t heard before?
If you’ve learned English in classrooms, there are probably many simple but important phrases that you aren’t familiar with.
We’ll show you a few of these useful phrases to help you understand and speak to native English speakers.
You can see the full version of this lesson here: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/e....
Phrases:
1. What have you been up to? 0:54
2. Dunno 2:18
3. Hold on 3:20
4. Might as well 4:57
5. What do you reckon? 6:38
6. In a bit 8:11
7. How come? 9:41
8. How did you find it? 10:56
This lesson will help you:
- Understand common English questions people might ask instead of 'How are you?'.
- Know different ways to answer these questions.
- Learn about essential English phrases like 'dunno' and how to use it.
- Understand how to give your opinion and ask someone else about theirs with an essential phrase.
- Learn about essential English phrases that are more like idioms to understand conversational English.
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What have you been up to?=What have you been doing recently ?
Dunno=I don't know.
Hold on=wait (can you hold on for a minute?)
Might as well=there is no reason not to.
What do you reckon?=do you agree?/what's your opinion?
In a bit=a short time later
How come?=why?
How did you find it ?=what did you think ?

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1. What have you been up to? 0:54
2. Dunno 2:18
3. Hold on 3:20
4. Might as well 4:57
5. What do you reckon? 6:38
6. In a bit 8:11
7. How come? 9:41
8. How did you find it? 10:56

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'Reckon' is more common in British English. In American English it's more common to hear, 'I think'.

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How u found this lesson
How come
I will answer u n a bit right now I m busy
Hold on I will b back with u n a bit
I m going for gm post interviews n big international company.
Finger crossed 🤞 4 u .
What about my heavy weight . I eat Jung food 🥘 lot. What u reckon .
I dunno .
What u have been up to.
Ohh 😮 I was busy with my studying English to speak like native speakers . No spare time I had .

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Hi Miss Niamh, hello Martin. What have you been up to? / It is a busy day. Hold on, today is so easy for me, dunno haw do you say busy. Might is well we, can have a little rest, what do you reckon? / Would you like a beer? in a bit?, please right now I am thirsty / how come?. It is the best Pub in UK, how do you find it?

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Phrase or phrasal

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Hi Naou, a 'phrase' is a noun, and 'phrasal' is an adjective. In this situation, these are phrases.

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How come he insulted u ? Is it correct...

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