0:00 Have you ever been trying to have an English conversation
0:03 and then the word you're looking for you just can't find in your mind?
0:10 Well, never fear.
0:11 Today you are going to learn 10 plus one bonus important English phrases for
0:19 fluency.
0:19 These are phrases that real speakers use in real life in real conversations.
0:25 If you're new here, hi.
0:26 I'm Vanessa from speakenglishwithvanessa.com
0:30 and I've been teaching English for over 10 years here on YouTube
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0:41 Today's lesson is going to use my proven conversation breakdown method.
0:47 This is a method I've created to help my students actually remember what they've
0:51 learned because there's nothing more frustrating than studying English vocabulary,
0:56 grammar, pronunciation, and then when it comes time to speak,
1:01 you just cannot find the words that you want to say.
1:04 So, in today's lesson, we will practice the conversation breakdown method,
1:08 and you will see if it works for you.
1:10 And like always, I have created a free PDF worksheet for you.
1:14 This includes all 10 phrases plus one bonus including definitions, sample sentences,
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1:27 This is essential to help you remember these phrases.
1:30 It is part of the conversation breakdown method.
1:33 You will hear the phrases and you will repeat after me again and again.
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2:16 All right, let's get started with these 10 important English phrases for fluency.
2:21 All of these phrases were used in the conversation from my previous lesson with
2:26 my husband Dan where we were having a real conversation.
2:30 These are phrases we actually used.
2:32 Let's start with the first one.
2:33 The first phrase is to go with your gut.
2:37 Let's see how it was originally used in the conversation
2:40 and then we'll break it down together.
2:42 Let's watch.
2:43 So, all of these questions have to do with cutting out something from your
2:46 life and could you do it?
2:48 So, >> I'm going to ask you my first question
2:51 and I want you to just go with your gut
2:53 and tell me what you think.
2:55 Number one, >> in this clip,
2:57 I asked Dan to just go with your gut
2:59 and tell me what you think.
3:01 Do you know what the word gut means?
3:03 Your gut is like your insides, your stomach, your intestines.
3:08 But we use this more figuratively to talk about just trying to trust your
3:14 instincts.
3:15 Go with your gut.
3:16 Go with your gut.
3:18 Go with what is true in your heart.
3:20 Those instincts.
3:21 Don't think about it too much.
3:23 Just go with your gut.
3:25 So, you could also say when you're choosing a new job,
3:28 sometimes it's best to just go with your gut instead of overthinking it.
3:33 Trust yourself.
3:34 Trust your instincts.
3:36 All right.
3:36 Part of the conversation breakdown method is
3:38 that we see how it was originally used.
3:40 We break it down together, which is what we just did,
3:43 and then we look at the clip again.
3:46 And I want you to see
3:47 if you can understand the overall context
3:50 and the specific phrase a little bit better than at the beginning.
3:53 Let's watch.
3:55 So, all of these questions have to do with cutting out something from your
3:58 life.
3:59 And could you do it?
4:00 So, I'm gonna ask you my first question,
4:03 and I want you to just go with your gut
4:05 and tell me what you think.
4:07 Number one, >> important phrase for English fluency.
4:10 Number two is, I'm on a mission.
4:14 Let's see how this was originally used in the conversation,
4:16 and then we'll break it down together.
4:18 >> Doesn't really matter that much.
4:19 And I'd probably if I were to do this, I would be like,
4:22 I'm not using my smartphone for a month.
4:25 I'm on a mission and look at me.
4:27 This is great.
4:28 >> In the conversation, we said, I'm not using my smartphone for a month.
4:33 I'm on a mission.
4:35 You can get the sense that there is determination, motivation.
4:40 When you have a mission, it is an a very important goal.
4:44 It's almost a value or a moral that's included in this.
4:50 I have a mission.
4:51 I will not use a smartphone for an entire month.
4:54 Now, if you just said, "Hey, Vanessa, don't use a smartphone for a month."
4:58 I might not do it.
4:59 I probably won't do it.
5:01 But if I had a mission,
5:02 I'm going to try to free my mind from technology.
5:06 Free my spirit from being tied down to apps and technology.
5:11 Okay, here I have a mission.
5:13 I am motivated by this almost external goal that's going to help me become
5:19 a better person hopefully.
5:21 Let me give you another example.
5:23 I know a lot of people have the life goal of writing a book.
5:27 So if this is you, you might say,
5:30 I'm on a mission to finish my first book by the end of 2026.
5:37 Ooh, this means there is this bigger external motivation,
5:42 determination that's helping you to accomplish your goal.
5:46 I'm on a mission.
5:47 All right, let's see how this was originally used again.
5:49 And I want you to listen for that key phrase.
5:52 >> Doesn't really matter that much.
5:53 And I'd probably, if I were to do this, I would be like,
5:56 I'm not using my smartphone for a month.
5:58 I'm on a mission.
6:00 And look at me.
6:00 This is great.
6:02 >> Our third important English phrase for fluency is no way.
6:07 You're going to see this used really strongly.
6:10 Let's see how it was used in the original conversation.
6:13 Could you live dun dun dun without coffee
6:16 or tea for the rest of your life?
6:20 >> No.
6:21 No way.
6:22 >> Okay.
6:22 >> Yeah, I need I need something to pick me up in the morning.
6:25 >> Okay.
6:26 In this clip, you heard us say,
6:27 "Could you live without coffee or tea for the rest of your life?"
6:31 And what's the answer?
6:32 No.
6:33 No way.
6:35 There's no hesitation.
6:36 There's no uncertainty.
6:38 There is determination.
6:39 I will absolutely not be happy living without
6:43 that for the rest of my life.
6:44 No way.
6:45 So, if you strongly disagree with something, this is an excellent phrase to use.
6:50 Let's say that your husband says, "Hey,
6:54 do you think we should clean out this entire closet today?"
6:58 And then you look outside.
6:59 It's a beautiful sunny day.
7:01 And what's your reply?
7:03 No way.
7:04 I want to go outside and enjoy this beautiful weather.
7:08 Now, if you're anything like me, if it is a rainy day,
7:11 if it is terrible weather outside, I would say, "Yeah, let's do it."
7:16 But if it's a beautiful day, this is the perfect way to respond.
7:20 No way.
7:20 I'm going to go outside.
7:21 Come with me.
7:23 All right, let's see how this was originally used in the original context.
7:27 Could you live dun dun dun without coffee
7:30 or tea for the rest of your life?
7:34 >> No.
7:34 No way.
7:35 Okay.
7:36 >> Yeah, I need I need something to pick me up in the morning.
7:39 >> Okay.
7:39 So, what do you think of this conversation breakdown method?
7:43 I hope that it is interesting and useful to you.
7:47 And paired with the free PDF plus bonus speaking practice,
7:51 you will absolutely be able to use these phrases yourself.
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9:30 All right, let's get back to our fourth everyday English phrase
9:35 that you can use to boost your English fluency.
9:38 The fourth phrase is to hit the spot.
9:42 Let's see how this was used in the original conversation.
9:45 I love fruit, like fresh >> Oh, >> fruit, watermelon, like those types of things.
9:52 And that always hits the spot for me.
9:54 Like if I'm hungry, an apple with peanut butter.
9:57 Perfect.
9:58 In this clip, I was talking about how much I love fresh fruit
10:02 and it always hits the spot for me here.
10:05 This is talking about being satisfying when you're having a really,
10:11 really cold day like maybe you are now in January.
10:15 When you come inside and you have a hot cup of tea, oh,
10:20 that hits the spot.
10:21 Or if it's a super sunny, really hot,
10:24 maybe blisteringly hot summer day
10:27 and you come inside
10:28 and you have an ice cold tea
10:32 that hits the spot.
10:34 Can you tell I like tea?
10:36 That hits the spot that satisfies exactly what you need.
10:40 So, let's see how this was used again in the original conversation.
10:44 And I hope that you can use this
10:45 as well when something is exactly satisfying.
10:48 I hope that this lesson hits the spot for you.
10:51 Let's watch.
10:52 I love fruit, like fresh >> Oh, >> fruit, watermelon, like those types of things.
10:58 And that always hits the spot for me.
11:00 Like, if I'm hungry, an apple with peanut butter.
11:04 Perfect.
11:05 >> Important expression number five for boosting your English fluency is a very fun one,
11:11 and it is stuck in the stone age.
11:15 Do you know what the stone age is?
11:17 I imagine you can imagine what that is.
11:20 That was a long time ago when humans didn't have metal.
11:25 They didn't have any modern technology.
11:27 They only had stones to use the stone age.
11:32 Now maybe the people who actually lived during the stone age were quite happy
11:37 with their quality of life.
11:38 But when we use this phrase in the modern world,
11:42 we're talking about living with these outdated methods of technology.
11:47 So if you had to go for a month
11:51 or a lifetime without certain modern technologies like using a smartphone
11:56 or using Google Maps,
11:58 Apple Maps, we might say, "What?
12:01 Why aren't you using that?
12:02 Are you stuck in the stone age?"
12:06 Maybe you're happier like that.
12:07 I don't know.
12:08 I'll give you a quick example of another time
12:10 that I used this in my personal life.
12:13 A while ago, u many years ago, actually, maybe eight years ago,
12:18 I was renting an apartment and we couldn't pay the rent over the internet.
12:24 There was no way to digitally do that.
12:26 So, I had to write a check
12:29 and mail it using the postal service to the company every single month.
12:35 And I thought, man, are they stuck in the stone age or what?
12:40 That's very unusual in the US.
12:42 Usually, you can pay online.
12:44 You can have some kind of digital transfer
12:46 so that you can pay your bills.
12:48 But in that instance, I could not pay my rent in that way.
12:52 I had to pay with a physical check
12:54 and send it in the mail every month.
12:57 All right, let's see how this was used in the original conversation.
13:01 To be stuck in the stone age,
13:03 you have no way to turn on a light.
13:05 That's just annoying.
13:08 Your neighbors have like a light on.
13:10 >> Everyone else is living the good life and you're stuck in the stone age.
13:14 >> The sixth expression to help boost your English fluency is a very funny one.
13:19 It made me laugh a lot during the original conversation with Dan
13:24 and that is to be stuck in the dog house.
13:29 Let's see how it was originally used
13:31 and then I'll break it down for you.
13:32 Let's watch.
13:33 And then if I had a good excuse, like I could tell my neighbors,
13:36 I'm sorry, I just can't turn on my lights.
13:37 I have this curse or whatever it is.
13:40 >> And so >> my wife cursed me with >> my wife cursed me
13:43 and I can't use electric.
13:45 I'm in the doghouse real bad this time.
13:47 In fact, I live in a doghouse.
13:50 >> In this clip, you heard Dan say,
13:52 "My wife cursed me and I can't use electricity.
13:55 I'm in the doghouse for real this time."
13:59 Well, this phrase to be in the doghouse is most often used
14:04 when a husband says
14:06 that their wife is
14:07 so angry at them
14:09 that the husband has to go live outside in the doghouse.
14:13 If you can imagine where Snoopy lives,
14:17 if the wife is
14:18 so angry she doesn't allow her husband to sleep in the house,
14:21 he has to go sleep with the dog.
14:24 Well, in the conversation,
14:25 Dan kind of used this in a double meaning type of way.
14:28 The dog house, a real dog house, usually does not have electricity.
14:33 So Dan is living in a type of dog house,
14:38 but he's also joking and saying that it's because of me,
14:41 I cursed him and he's not allowed to use electricity, so because I'm angry,
14:45 he has to go live in the dog house.
14:47 Very funny.
14:48 It made me laugh a lot in the conversation
14:50 and I hope that you can use this phrase
14:52 as well.
14:53 And I hope you never get in the dog house.
14:56 All right, let's see how this was used again in the original conversation
15:00 and now maybe you can understand it in this kind of double meaning a
15:03 little bit better.
15:04 Let's watch.
15:05 >> And then if I had a good excuse, like I could tell my neighbors,
15:07 I'm sorry, I just can't turn on my lights.
15:09 I have this curse or whatever it is.
15:12 >> Cursed.
15:12 >> And so >> my wife cursed me with no >> my wife cursed
15:15 me and I can't use electric.
15:16 I'm in the doghouse real bad this time.
15:19 In fact, I live in a dog house.
15:22 The seventh important expression for English fluency is to defeat the purpose.
15:28 This is a lovely advanced expression
15:30 that I hope that you can use yourself after this lesson.
15:33 But first, let's watch and see how it was used in the original conversation.
15:37 >> It's actually the healthiest
15:38 if you wake up early in the morning
15:40 and you go to bed
15:41 when it's dark at night.
15:42 Seems kind of obvious.
15:44 >> Mhm.
15:44 >> But what really prevents us from doing
15:45 that is all these electronic lights all over the place.
15:49 M >> I guess I could still have my phone in this scenario,
15:51 so that kind of defeats the purpose.
15:53 >> In the conversation, we were talking about living without electric lights,
15:58 and could we do it?
16:00 Well, Dan said, "But I can still have my phone and a computer,
16:05 so it kind of defeats the purpose."
16:09 All right, so the idea of this original question,
16:11 could you live without electric lights,
16:13 is talking about it being dark after the sun goes down.
16:17 You have to really live with the rising of the sun
16:21 and the setting of the sun.
16:23 That has to guide your daily life.
16:27 But he said h in this question I probably still could have a phone
16:31 and other light sources like a phone
16:34 or a computer or a TV.
16:37 So it defeats the purpose of the question.
16:40 The question is only effective if you really have no other light source,
16:46 not just light bulbs.
16:48 You need to have no phones, no light bulbs, no TV, no computer,
16:53 nothing like this in order to truly live with the rising
16:57 and the setting of the sun.
16:59 And that's probably true.
17:00 It defeats the purpose of this test if you have a phone with you.
17:06 Let me give you another example.
17:07 If you've ever had skin problems like acne or intense redness,
17:13 maybe as an adult or as a teenager,
17:15 you might have been tempted to cover it up with thick and heavy makeup.
17:21 But probably, I'm not a professional,
17:23 but probably what your skin needs is to breathe,
17:28 to have the fresh air touching your skin.
17:31 If it's covered with thick, heavy makeup,
17:33 it's not going to clear up and feel better.
17:37 So, we might say wearing thick,
17:40 heavy makeup on your damaged skin defeats the purpose of helping you get better.
17:46 It's not going to help.
17:47 It's just going to cover the problems.
17:50 So, here, what's the purpose?
17:52 To have clearer skin.
17:53 That's the goal, right?
17:55 But wearing thick makeup defeats the purpose.
17:58 It is killing the purpose.
17:59 It's not helping the purpose.
18:01 It's just temporarily covering it up.
18:04 All right, let's see how this phrase to defeat the purpose was used in
18:08 the original context.
18:09 Let's watch.
18:10 >> It's actually the healthiest
18:12 if you wake up early in the morning
18:13 and you go to bed
18:14 when it's dark at night.
18:15 Seems kind of obvious.
18:17 >> Mhm.
18:17 >> But what really prevents us from doing
18:19 that is all these electronic lights all over the place.
18:23 I guess I could still have my phone in this scenario.
18:25 So that kind of defeats the purpose.
18:27 >> The eighth phrase to improve your English fluency is to get nothing from it.
18:33 I like learning phrases like this
18:35 because it can help you to remember prepositions like from without having to remember
18:40 a bunch of rules.
18:41 When you know that this sticks together, get nothing from it.
18:44 I got nothing from it.
18:46 Then you can remember how to use prepositions a little more naturally without the
18:51 stress of rules.
18:52 But first, let's check out how it was used in the original conversation
18:55 and then I'll break it down for you.
18:57 I check Facebook for some stupid reason >> every now
19:01 and then >> and I get about nothing from it.
19:03 I do use YouTube quite a bit though.
19:06 >> In this clip you heard us say I check Facebook every now
19:10 and then and I get about nothing from it.
19:14 Well, is there a positive benefit from checking Facebook every now and then?
19:20 According to Dan, not really.
19:22 He said I get nothing from it.
19:24 He did use that qualifier about.
19:27 I get about nothing from it.
19:29 And here he's leaving a little bit of room just in case there's some
19:34 benefit.
19:34 Maybe there's a cool event happening
19:36 or maybe a random aunt posts something of of use
19:41 or of relevance about the family.
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20:30 Okay, let's get back to our phrase.
20:31 I want to give you another example
20:33 because I hear this a lot from my English students.
20:35 You might say, "I went to an English class,
20:39 but I got nothing from it."
20:42 This is so disappointing, especially if you paid for it.
20:45 If you're living a busy life
20:47 and you had to find time to do
20:48 that class,
20:49 if you have ever taken an English class
20:51 and it was not beneficial for you,
20:54 you can use this phrase, I got nothing from it.
20:57 But I hope with my YouTube lessons and the Fearless Fluency Club,
21:01 you can get a lot from it.
21:03 This is the opposite of the phrase.
21:05 I hope you can get a lot from my English lessons
21:07 and you'll keep learning with me.
21:09 All right, let's go to the original context
21:11 so that you can see how this was originally used.
21:14 I check Facebook for some stupid reason >> every now
21:18 and then >> and I get about nothing from it.
21:21 I do use YouTube quite a bit though.
21:23 >> The ninth important English phrase for English fluency is a fun kind of
21:28 slang casual expression and
21:30 that is a bummer.
21:32 It's a bummer.
21:34 Let's take a look at how we used it in the original context.
21:37 Now, if the world internet shut down, we'd find a way to survive.
21:41 But if it's just you, that's a big bummer.
21:44 >> So, I think it it would be hard to cut cut yourself off completely.
21:49 >> In this clip, we said if the world's internet shut down,
21:53 we would manage to survive some way, but if it was just for me,
21:58 that would be a bummer.
22:00 If everyone else was using the internet
22:02 and I was the only one who had to live without the internet,
22:07 that would be pretty difficult and a bummer.
22:10 A bummer is a slightly lighter way to say it's a shame.
22:15 It's something disappointing.
22:17 A bummer is kind of a light way to say
22:19 that because here we're talking about a very funny hypothetical situation,
22:24 but you can use it for real life as well.
22:26 Let's say that you were planning to go to the beach for the weekend,
22:29 but the weather forecast shows
22:31 that it's going to rain nonstop all weekend
22:34 and you decide to cancel your beach trip.
22:37 You could say, "H, it's a bummer,
22:38 but we have to cancel our beach trip."
22:41 Well, it's a bummer.
22:42 It's not the end of the world,
22:44 and it's a good time to use this phrase.
22:46 All right, let's see how this was used originally in the conversation.
22:49 I want you to listen for that phrase, a bummer.
22:52 Let's watch.
22:52 Now, if the world internet shut down, we'd find a way to survive.
22:57 But if it's just you, that's a big bummer.
22:59 >> So, I think it it would be hard to cut cut yourself off completely.
23:04 The 10th and not quite final important English phrase to boost your English fluency
23:10 is to put a lot of money into something.
23:14 Let's take a look at the original conversation clip
23:17 and I want you to hear what we are putting a lot of money
23:20 into.
23:21 Let's watch.
23:22 I think where we live,
23:23 you don't have to spend money to do activities like you can go to
23:26 a friend's house,
23:27 you can go hiking, you can go to the park.
23:29 We've certainly put a lot of money into our home area.
23:33 You know, it's like we have enough stuff here already
23:36 that we don't have to spend more money.
23:38 >> In this clip, you heard us say we certainly put a lot of
23:41 money into our home area.
23:44 Here, we're talking about what we are investing money in,
23:48 what we are spending money for.
23:50 But this is another way to remember the preposition to put money into something.
23:57 Let me give you a couple more examples.
23:59 You can put money into your home by fixing up a room
24:03 or painting the walls.
24:04 You're having to spend money in order to make something nicer.
24:08 But you can also use this phrase in other ways, too.
24:10 You could say, "Businesses put a lot of money into advertising."
24:16 But we can also switch the word money and say,
24:19 "I put a lot of effort into making these lessons for you."
24:25 So, here I'm changing the word money into effort.
24:30 Or we could say,
24:31 I put a lot of time into thinking about what lessons would be good
24:36 for my students.
24:38 All right, let's see how this was originally used.
24:40 And I hope that you can use this lovely phrase yourself.
24:43 Let's watch.
24:44 I think where we live, you don't have to spend money to do activities.
24:47 Like, you can go to a friend's house, you can go hiking,
24:49 you can go to the park.
24:50 We've certainly put a lot of money into our home area.
24:55 You know, it's like we have enough stuff here already
24:57 that we don't have to spend more money.
25:00 >> All right, our bonus or 11th phrase,
25:03 our final phrase of today's lesson
25:05 that is important for boosting your English fluency is to be weaned off of
25:12 something.
25:12 Let's take a look at how this was used in the original conversation.
25:16 >> Hot water and honey and lemon.
25:18 Does that count?
25:19 I mean, if you're looking for caffeine, that doesn't get >> Well, yeah.
25:23 I mean, I would eventually get weaned off of the caffeine.
25:26 But >> in this clip, you heard us say,
25:28 "I would eventually get weaned off of caffeine."
25:33 What does this word to wean mean?
25:36 Usually the original meaning for this word is we're talking about
25:40 when a baby stops drinking milk,
25:44 whether that's breast milk or formula, and starts eating regular food,
25:49 we say that that baby is getting weaned.
25:53 Or if a baby has stopped drinking milk,
25:56 we could say the baby is weaned.
25:59 But usually this is a slow process.
26:01 It's not very abrupt.
26:03 One day you're having all milk and the next day all food.
26:07 It's usually over a few months.
26:09 So, we use this also figuratively to talk about anything that's a gradual process.
26:15 And in the original conversation,
26:17 we were talking about having to cut out caffeine for life.
26:22 This would be a pretty big deal if especially if you have caffeine regularly.
26:27 But if you did it slowly,
26:29 you could get weaned off of caffeine over some time.
26:34 It might be difficult, but you could do it.
26:36 You can also get weaned off of other things as well.
26:40 You might say, "I'm trying to get weaned off of social media by using
26:46 it only 30 minutes a day."
26:48 Okay, so here we're talking about gradually slowing down
26:52 so that you don't feel
26:54 that intense pull to use social media
26:57 so much.
26:58 Always a good idea to try to wean yourself from social media.
27:02 It also implies that there is an inexplicable, unstoppable pull to do something.
27:10 You want to use social media.
27:11 You can hardly stop yourself.
27:13 So, you need to make the conscious effort to wean yourself off of social
27:18 media or to wean yourself off of caffeine
27:21 if that's what you wish to do.
27:23 All right, let's see how this was used in the original context one more
27:27 time.
27:27 And I want you to listen for
27:28 that key word to get weaned off of something.
27:32 >> Hot water and honey and lemon.
27:34 Does that count?
27:35 >> I mean, is that a If you're looking for caffeine, that doesn't count.
27:38 >> Oh, well, yeah.
27:39 I mean, I would eventually get weaned off of the caffeine, but Well,
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29:49 But wait, do you want more?
29:51 I recommend watching this video,
29:53 which is the original conversation lesson with my husband Dan.
29:57 In this lesson, we answered some very funny questions,
30:01 including could you survive without electric lights, without caffeine, without social media,
30:08 without wearing shoes for the entire summer?
30:11 Hm.
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