50 Frases Essenciais em Inglês [PDF]

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COMMON ENGLISH PHRASES Marina Mogilko

Check yourself. Tick the phrases you know and see what level of English you have. ELEMENTARY How is it going? — How are you?

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

What have you been up to? — What have you been doing?

That’s a good one — That’s a great joke.

long time, maybe weeks or months.

Can’t complain — Everything is really cool.

Thank you in advance! — I’m thanking you for something you’ll

No worries — Don’t worry about it. It’s fine.

It’s very kind of you! — Thank you very much for doing something.

hopefully do in the future.

Sorry to bother you — Sorry to distract you.

Did I get you right? — Did I understand you correctly?

I’ll be with you in a minute — Give me a minute, I’ll come back to

Don’t take it to heart — Don’t be upset.

your question.

I didn’t catch the last word — I didn’t hear the last word you said.

(when somebody didn’t reach the necessary result)

Where were we? — What did we stop at?

Fingers crossed! — I wish you luck.

It doesn’t matter — Don’t worry.

You were saying? — What were you saying?

Oh, that. That explains it. — I see. Now I understand the situation.

I freaked out — I lost emotional control.

(After you got some extra facts about it)

Good for you! — It can be both positive and negative,

You’ve got to be kidding me! — Oh my God! I can’t believe it.

Keep up the good work! — Continue being great at your work.

depending on situation. Positive meaning -

Come on, you can do — You can finish what you started.

That’s lit! — That’s amazing.

Not a bit! — Not at all.

There you go! — See, I told you, you can make it. Good job.

It’s not worth it! — Don’t be upset about it. It is not necessary to

There is no room for doubt — I am absolutely sure.

put an effort into this.

You should go the extra mile — Work harder.

messenger.

Couldn’t care less — I’m not interested at all.

Step up your game — Work harder. Work better.

You rock! — You are amazing!

You are driving me nuts! — You make me feel crazy.

Pull yourself together — Stop crying and start doing something.

I’d better be going — I should go.

You sold me! — I want to do it [what other person described] too.

Long time no see! — You haven’t seen someone for a

How do you know? — Where did you get the news? What’s going on? — What is happening? Sorry, I wasn’t listening — Sorry, I didn’t hear anything you said. Thank you anyway! — Thank you for your effort

Things happen — It’s okay. Don’t be upset. Lucky you! — Congrats!

congratulations (e.g. when you got promoted). Negative meaning - okay, whatever (e.g. you’re leaving the job and nobody cares). Cheer up! — Smile! Be happy! I’ll text you! — I’ll send you a message through a

You screwed up — You did something wrong. Thank God it’s Friday — I’m so happy that the weekend is coming.

This is a no-brainer. — It’s a really easy decision.

Take care! — See you later.

Can you cover for me? — Can you work in my place?

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