Name: 5 Common British English Expressions!
Uploaded: 2017-05-09T07:09:36.000Z
Duration: 3 min 18 s
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But, I wanted to talk to you about some of the common British expressions that I hear and use more or less every day.

And this really means 'Hello, how are you?'

Some people get confused and think it means 'Is everything ok?'

So if you hear someone in the street say 'All right?' you can say 'Yeah, how are you?' as a response.

Ok, so the next one is 'I'm easy,' and this would be something you use when somebody asks you to make a decision and you don't really mind.

Would you prefer Italian or Chinese food tonight?

Ok, the next one is 'on about,' and this means 'talking about.'

Ok? So if I say 'What's he on about?', I'm really saying 'what's he talking about?'

Ok? It can be used quite negatively, so if someones talking too much, you could say 'what's he on about?'

So, my personal favourite of this list is 'Bob's your uncle!'

And this, if you're not familiar with the phrase, may sound ridiculous, and it is!

Err... we're a little bit crazy here in the UK.

But 'Bob's your uncle' is a phrase we use to conclude a set of instructions.

Bob's your uncle! You've made a cup of tea!

is something I used to say quite a lot when I was a child.

But I might still say it every now and again.

this mean's that something is really easy.

The full rhyme is 'easy peasy lemon squeezy.'

I don't recommend that you use this phrase in a job interview.

But, for general fun and general conversation,

And then if you really want to go for it..

Thank you for watching this short and fun little lesson today.

Try and use these phrases that I've taught you at some point today

and see the kind of reactions that you'll get from your English teachers!

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5 Common British English Expressions!

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