Phrases for Conversation

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Question Tails and Tags
Whereas many lang. have fixed question tags, such as n’est-ce pas in French, verdad in Spanish, and nicht wahr or gell in German, for instance, English uses the same helping verbs that form a question, and each question tag depends on the verb tense. Common examples are: It’s a nice day, isn’t
it? or You haven’t met my fiancée, have you? For help with question tags, you can consult a good grammar book.

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Know what I mean?

Don’t you think?

Or not?

Right?

Eh?*

Examples:

Traveling is one of the best ways to gain experience, don’t you think?

Terrific game, eh?

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Emotions can be difficult to express, particularly in a ******** that is not your native tongue. To say how you feel and to make sure that others understand your feelings, you will need to use specific phrases and idiomatic expressions.

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Astonishment and Surprise

That’s incredible / fantastic / amazing / far out / unreal / awesome.

That’s hard / difficult to imagine.

I don’t believe that for a minute!

You’ve gotta be kidding / joking!

You’re putting me on / pulling my leg.

What a coincidence!

No way!

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Belief

I believe you / it.

I can imagine.
That’s true / for sure.

Isn’t that the truth!

I bet!
Ending the Conversation

We’ll have to get together / do this again sometime soon.

It was great to see you again.

I’m so glad we ran into each other.

I really enjoyed seeing you again.

Let’s keep in touch / get together again.

Take care / take it easy.

Catch you later / another time.

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When referring to the time in English-speaking countries, native English speakers generally differentiate between night and day by using a.m. and p.m. For example, breakfast time is at 7:00 a.m. and dinnertime is at 7:00 p.m. (rather than at 19:00). It is also common to say seven in the morning or evening in order to clarify the time of day. Rather than ten to twelve or a quarter after twelve, native English speakers shorten it to ten to or quarter after.