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Movies are great for learning live English phrases in a fun way. Even simple words that everyone knows are often used in different nuances, and it is best to listen to the actual conversation as to what they mean. However, it's difficult unless you live a life surrounded by natives.
This time, we will introduce expressions that are useful for everyday conversation, which are common in movies and dramas, which are difficult to learn from textbooks and English conversation lessons.
Cool phrases often used in everyday conversation
It's a simple word, but let's learn some cool phrases that you can use. All of them are heard once in daily conversations with native speakers, so it's a good idea to remember them as they are.
a. Kind of. "Well"
This "Kind of." Is often used in movies and everyday conversations. It can be used alone or in text. It is widely used once a day so that you will always hear it.
There are two meanings, "moderate" and "well (although it is not 100%)".
I'm kind of tired right now.
A. Are you guys friends? B.
Kind of. (Well)
b. Seriously? "Seriously?"
"Seriously" is an adverb of serious and means "terrible and serious", but it is often used in everyday conversation to mean "seriously?" Or "really?" There are also phrases that have the same meaning, such as “Are you serious?” And “You can't be serious!”.
A. I've never told you but I've been seeing Mike.
(I didn't say it before, but I'm dating Mike)
B. Seriously? I had no idea
! Yo)
Sometimes it is used for declarative sentences instead of interrogative sentences.
Seriously , he's been seeing Lisa.
"Have been seeing ~" is the phrase "dating with ~", which is also often used, so be sure to remember it as well. Sometimes I use the ongoing "be seeing ~" to express the beginning of a relationship.
c. Look at you! "Wow!"
"Look at you!" Is literally "Look at you!", But in everyday conversation it is mainly used as a phrase that expresses a positive surprise to the appearance of the other person. Accent your Look and you and pronounce them brightly.
Oh, look at you! You look beautiful!
It's not just a positive surprise, but sometimes ironically negative. Accent it on the Look and pronounce it down at the end.
Look at you! You should go home and take a rest.
(Oh, that's a terrible face. You should go home and take a rest.)
d. It's what I do. "I'm good at it" "It's my job"
"It's what I do." Is used to emphasize what you are literally doing or what you are good at.
I'm good at playing video games. It's what I do.
(I'm good at video games, because I always play.)
I'm a teacher. It's what I do.
(I'm a teacher and that's my job.)
e. Own it. "Don't admit" "Don't be confident"
The literal translation of "Own it." Is "own it," but it is often used in everyday conversation to mean "acknowledge, be confident."
You 're gorgeous. Own it.
Besides that, it is often used to mean "responsible".
A. Man, I'm screwed up! My parents will be so mad.
(Hey, I'm screwed up! My parents will be so mad.)B. Own it. Just tell them.
(Chaina.)
Ironically used phrases
Phrases such as "Thank you" and "Great", which are usually used positively, are sometimes used ironically in the opposite sense. Whether it is said ironically, let's judge by the situation and intonation at that time that you should receive it obediently in the same sense.
a. Are you done? "Have you finished?" "Did you feel like it?"
"Are you done?" Is a phrase that asks if you've done your meals and homework, "Is it over?" There is also an ironic use in the sense of "?". It's a phrase you hear in a couple's quarrel.
"Be done" is a word that you should definitely remember because it is used in a wide variety of situations to mean "what you are doing or what you are talking about is over".
I'm done with you.
(Goodbye to you.)
We're done.
(We're done.)
Can I play video games? I'm done with my homework.
b. a good way to "a good way to"
"A good way to" usually has a positive meaning of "a good way to", but ironically it is also used as a warning.
A. I stopped eating sweets.
B. That 's a good way to lose weight.
She bought a train ticket online but she left her phone at home. That's a good way to miss the train.
(I bought a train ticket online but she forgot her cell phone at home. I'll miss you.)
c. Thank you. "Thank you."
Ironically, "Thank you.", Which expresses gratitude, is sometimes used as the opposite meaning.
I didn't know you guys went out last weekend. Thanks for the invite!
(I didn't know you guys went out last weekend. Thank you for your invitation!)
A. Hey, can you walk the dogs? I have to cook dinner.
(Hey, can you walk the dogs? I have to cook dinner.)
B. After this game.
A. Thank you for your help!
(Thank you for your cooperation!)
d. Great. "Worst"
"Great." Is a reply when the other person tells you positive content such as promotion or going on a trip, but ironically, it is often used to mean "worst." When you want to say it ironically, the point is to say it flat as if you were throwing it away.
A. Can you finish this report today ?
B. Great .
The red dot test is back ...
Great. I really needed this!
(Great! = Worst! I really wanted this)
When the train departed even though I hurried to the station ...
Great.
(Greatest = worst)
e. Funny. "It's boring" "I can't laugh"
Funny, which means "interesting," can also express the opposite boring feeling depending on the situation.
A. You look different today. Do you have a date?
(You look different today. Date?)
B. Very funny.
(I can't laugh.)
Other phrases often used in everyday conversation
Here are some other cool phrases to remember. You may have heard of it in dramas, movies, and YouTube videos. Even if it's difficult to use for yourself, it's useful to know.
a. be in good hands "Relieved" "OK"
"Be in good hands" is one of the phrases that you should definitely remember because it is very often used in everyday conversation because it means "it is in a reliable place or in the hands of people = you can feel at ease".
You're in good hands. They'll take good care of you.
A. I heard Lisa got in a car accident. Is she OK?
(I heard Lisa got in a car accident. Is she okay?)
B. No worries . She's in good hands.
b. to death "to death"
"To death" is metaphorically exaggerated in the sense of "to die." This is also an expression often used in everyday conversation, so be sure to remember it.
I'm starving to death.
(I'm hungry to death.)
I'm bored to death.
It is also used to literally mean to die.
He starved to death.
c. You had me at "When I heard that, my heart was decided."
"You have me + at (at that time)" is used to mean "I was determined when I heard something, I fell."
Let your friends talk about your vacation plans and go with them! When I invited him ...
You had me at vacation.
(I got on when I heard that I was on vacation!)
When a friend suggested sushi by talking about what dinner is good for
You had me at sushi.
(I decided to go when I heard that it was sushi.)
d. be in the mood for "mood"
"Be in the mood for" is used when you want to say "feeling of" together with a noun or present participle. I often say "I feel like a steak today" in Japanese, but it's a perfect phrase if you want to express that feeling.
I'm in the mood for Japanese.
I'm in the mood for dancing.
I'm really not in the mood for partying.
e. be off / get off to a good start
"Be off to a good start" "get off to a good start" means "doing a certain action well or getting off to a good start".
The difference between the nuances of the two phrases is that "be off to a good start" is "already in a good start", while "get off to a good start" is "getting off a good start". "is. On the other hand, if you want to say something bad, use "get off to a bad start".
The vacation is off to a wonderful start.
I got 2 new contracts. My business is off to a good start.
(I got 2 new contracts. The business is off to a good start.)
I'll start working next Mon. I want to get off to a good star.
