Day 15: Essential English Phrases to Sound Like a Native Speaker

 

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🌟 Mastering common English phrases helps you speak confidently every day. Today, we’ll cover phrases for greetings, shopping, and daily conversations.

👋 Greetings & Introductions

Start any conversation smoothly. These are the most common English greetings used by native speakers every day — from formal to casual.

🗣️ Greeting phrases — “Good morning”, “How’s it going?”, “Nice to meet you”. Simple words, big confidence boost!

Good morning / afternoon / evening

🌅 Time-based polite greetings. Use with anyone.

Hey, how’s it going?

😎 Casual & friendly. Answer: “Pretty good, you?”

What’s up? / Sup?

🔥 Very informal. Typical reply: “Not much, you?”

Nice to meet you!

🤝 When you meet someone for the first time.

🛒 Shopping & Stores

💬 Essential phrases for markets, malls, and online shopping — “How much is this?”, “I’m just looking”, “Can I try it on?”

How much does this cost?

💰 Ask the price politely. Or “How much is it?”

I’m just looking, thanks.

🛍️ When you don’t want help yet — friendly and clear.

Do you have this in size small?

👕 For clothes / shoes. Also: “in another color?”

Can I pay by card?

💳 Very common question. Answer usually “Yes, tap please.”

💬 Daily conversations & small talk

These everyday phrases help you chat with neighbours, colleagues, or friends. They’re the backbone of spoken English.

🗪 “How was your weekend?”, “Same as usual”, “Take care!” — the glue for natural, friendly conversation.

How was your day?

🏡 Ask after work/school. Common answer: “Tiring, but good!”

I see what you mean.

👂 Shows understanding/empathy in discussions.

Sorry, I didn’t catch that.

🙏 Polite way to ask someone to repeat.

Take care! / Have a good one!

✨ Friendly way to say goodbye.

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📖 continue building fluency

• 🗣️ English Conversation Between Two Friends
• 🚀 How to Speak English Confidently

⭐ these internal guides will boost your spoken English step by step.

🌐 external phrase bank — practise with audio & examples

BBC Learning English » How to …

🔊 listen to real-life dialogues (external resource, opens new tab)

✨ day 15 recap ✨
Use one new phrase today: at a shop, with a friend, or just say “How’s it going?” to yourself in the mirror 😄

📌 Labels: Daily English Phrases, Spoken English, English for Beginners
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