expand your vocabulary with our core 2000w ebook it's free and packed with essential Expressions that you'll use on a daily basis start building your vocabulary today click the link in the description below to download your free English ebook before it's [Music] gone welcome to englishclass101.com English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Alicia this series will teach you some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English it's really useful and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some new ways to ask someone what's your name including one that you can use when you have forgotten someone's name now what is your name was probably one of the first questions you learned when you started studying English I have to tell you though that most native speakers of English would never say this in English just like in other languages it is often more polite to be a little indirect of course the easiest way to avoid asking the question directly is to not ask at all just introduce yourself and most people will respond by doing the same when introducing yourself simple is nearly always best just say hi I'm Alicia to show that you want to know the other person's name just add and you at the end hi I'm Alicia and you hi I'm Alicia and you just like before take out my name Alicia and put your name in its place after you say this the other person will tell you his or her name okay now let's talk about an embarrassing situation that happens to everybody you have already met this person once before but you have forgotten their name the most polite thing to do in this situation is to apologize and ask again there's a simple way to do this that's also polite I'm sorry what was your name again I'm sorry what was your name again this sentence is very similar to what's your name but it has three important differences first we say I'm sorry a small apology can go a long way after that we say what was your name this is just like what is your name but instead of is we use the past tense was this is really important as it tells the other person that you remember meeting them you haven't forgotten him or her you have just forgotten the name this little word makes all the difference I'm sorry what was your name finally we add again to the end this is another hint that tells the other person that you remember learning his or her name before but you just can't recall it right now I'm sorry what was your name again this phrase is appropriate for both formal and informal situations now it's time for Alicia's advice in the United States it's normal to address people by name in conversation more than once in both formal and informal situations it's a way to show respect or interest in the other person and can help you make friends it is also a great way to practice someone's name so you don't forget it if you are talking to someone named an for example instead of just what do you do for fun you could say an what do you do for fun you can also put the name at the end of the sentence what do you do for fun an you don't want to say the person's name too often or it will sound a little strange but if you practice someone's name like this you won't forget it and people love to hear their own name in this lesson we learned what to say when we forget someone's name in the next lesson you'll learn what to say when you want to get in touch with someone whether by telephone email or even newer ways to communicate what's your favorite let us know in the comments and join us next time for the sixth English in 3 minutes lesson see you next [Music] time welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina this series will teach you some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English it's really useful and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some new ways to ask someone what's your name including one that you can use when you've forgotten someone's name now what's your name was probably one of the first questions you learned when you started studying English I have to tell you though that most native speakers of English would never say this in English just like in other languages it is often more polite to be a little indirect of course the easiest way to avoid asking the question directly is not to ask at all just introduce yourself and most people will respond by doing the same when introducing yourself simple is nearly always best just say hi I'm Gina to show that you want to know the other person's name just add and you at the end hi I'm Gina and you hi I'm Gina and you just like before take out my name Gina and put your name in its place after you say this the person will tell you his or her name okay now let's talk about an embarrassing situation that happens to everybody you've already met somebody once before but you've forgotten their name the most polite thing to do in this situation is to apologize and ask again there's a simple way to do this that's also po I'm sorry what was your name again I'm sorry what was your name again this sentence is very similar to what's your name but it has three important differences first we say I'm sorry a small apology can go a long way after that we say what was your name this is just like what is your name but instead of is we use the past tense was this is really important as it tells the other person that you remember meeting them you haven't forgotten him or her you've just forgotten the name this little word makes all the difference I'm sorry what was your name finally we add again to the end this is a another hint that tells the other person that you remember learning his or her name before but you just can't recall it right now I'm sorry what was your name again this phrase is appropriate for both formal and informal situations now it's time for Gina's tips in the United Kingdom it's normal to address people by name in conversation more than once in both formal and informal situations it's a way to show respect or interest in the other person and can help you make friends it is also a great way to practice someone's name so you don't forget it if you are talking to someone named Andy for example instead of just what do you do for fun you could say Andy what do you do for fun you can also put the name at the end of the sentence what do you do for fun Andy you don't want to say the person's name too often or it will sound a little strange but if you practice someone's name like this you won't forget it and people love to hear their own name in this lesson we learned what to say when we forget someone's name in the next lesson you'll learn what to say when you want to get in touch with someone whether by telephone email or even newer ways to communicate what's your favorite let us know in the comments and join us for the next British English in 3 minutes lesson see you next [Music] time learning to carry a conversation is vital to Mastery of any language even beginners can quickly learn conversational language well enough to carry on real conversations with native speakers of course beginners won't be able to carry a conversation the same way they could in their native language but just knowing a few tips like which questions to ask to keep a conversation going are all you need to speak and interact with real native speakers before we get to specific suggestions let's first take a closer look at how having real conversations in your target language is so vital to your Mastery of the language communicating with other people is the very point of language and conversation comes easily in our native tongue for beginners or anyone learning a new language conversations aren't easy at all and even simple greetings can be intimidating and awkward nothing kills a conversation faster than long periods of awkward silence so you need practice and specific 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first it can sound a little too direct especially when talking to members of the opposite sex and second people use the phone a lot less these days than they used to instead they might prefer to connect by email or on a social network like Facebook to start though a simple variation on what's your phone number that sounds a little less direct is could I get your number could I get your number we start the sentence with could which softens the request next say I then get and finally your number which is short for your phone number this question is slightly casual but it can be used in almost any situation recently many people prefer to use email rather than the phone to communicate asking someone for his or her email address is also a little less direct than asking for their phone number could I get your email address could I get your email address we just took could I get your number and replaced number with email address it's that simple could I get your email address if someone asks you either of these questions you can reply by saying sure my phone number is sure my phone number is or sure my email address is sure my email address is or sure it's and then say your phone number or email address at the End by the way if you're having any trouble with numbers check out englishclass101.com core word lists for these and other key vocabulary words each word comes with a picture audio samples so you can perfect your pronunciation and sample sentences and phrases so you can Master its use in a sentence recently many people use social networks like Facebook or LinkedIn or an online chatting service like Skype to communicate people might ask you about these especially if they are younger if someone wants to connect with you through one of these Services they may simply ask are you on followed by the name of the service are you on Facebook are you on Facebook are you on LinkedIn are you on LinkedIn are you on Skype are you on Skype to answer you can simply say yes yes I am or no I'm not if you respond with yes I am the other person may ask how they can connect with you on one of these Services of course if you're not on one of these Services they won't be able to contact you if you still would like to stay in touch with the person though you can say no but my email address is or no but my phone number is and then say your email address address or phone number by telling the other person a different way they can contact you you'll show them that you want to hear from them now it's time for Alicia's advice if you ask someone for their phone number their email address or some other form of contact information they will usually give it to you if you have gotten to know them a little beforehand if you ask too early in the conversation though they may be hesitant about sharing that information the key is to make sure you talk for some time before requesting this kind of personal information in this lesson we learned how to ask for a person's contact information but what's the best way to ask someone to meet you later find out next time in the sth English in 3 minutes lesson see you next time [Music] [Music] welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina in this series we're going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English it's really useful and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how to ask and say where you live usually someone will ask you where you live as a polite question after they've asked you your name where you're from and what you do for a living they'll say so where do you live this is inviting you to keep making conversation there are lots of ways you could answer this question but here are some of the most common you could say do you know and then the name of the area you live in do you know County Durham or you could mention a local Landmark like near the library or near the cinema you could also answer by telling the person what training line you live on if your city has a train Network or what station is the nearest to your house on the central line or near Picadilly so as you can see there are lots of possible ways to answer the question where do you live once you've told them the other person might respond in one of the following ways oh yeah I know it or I live near there or maybe I'm afraid I don't know it the other person is just being polite by showing interest so you can reply by saying something like oh really a good way to continue the conversation is to ask them the same question in return you can just say how about you or where do you live put some stress on the you where do you live now it's time for Gina's tips asking where someone lives lives is a way to try to find out something you have in common with the person you're talking to so if you're familiar with the area the other person lives in make some comments about it that's a really nice area or the park there is really pretty anything is fine as long as you don't say anything negative that could be taken as offensive like that area has a high crime rate or I hear that area is really dangerous do you you know how to ask which school someone goes to find out in the next British English in 3 minutes lesson see you next [Music] time want to master grammar so you can speak properly express yourself better and understand more in this video I'll show you how to m Grammar with our lessons and learning program let's begin number one listen to the lesson conversations and explanations in every lesson you learn a conversation then our teachers break down every word and grammar rule so you're actually learning grammar rules in the context of conversations and you can easily see how they're used once you're done review the conversation again and again to remember what you've learned number two read the bonus explanations and tutorials with the lesson notes you get extra grammar 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you answer this question let's look at how native speakers would do it the easiest way is to say I like to or just I like followed by what you like to do for example if you like watching movies you could say I like to watch movies or I like watching movies I like to watch movies or I like watching movies and if you like golf you could say I like to play golf or I like playing golf I like to play golf or I like playing golf you can emphasize how much you like your hobby by adding a word like really in front of like for example I really like watching movies on the other hand if you want to play Down how much you like something you can say kind of for example I kind of like playing tennis now it's time for Alicia's advice if you don't have any special Hobbies or don't want to be specific a good way to reply is I like hanging out with my friends and stuff like that I like hanging out with my friends and stuff like that just use I like and add hanging out with my friends and then add and stuff like that how do you answer the question where are you from it doesn't even have a verb we'll cover this and more in the next English in 3 minutes lesson see you next time [Music] welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone Gina here in this series we're going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English it's really useful and it only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn how to ask what someone's hobbies are without using the word Hobbies you've probably seen the question do you have any hobbies or what are your hobbies in an English textbook before however native English speakers almost never use the word Hobbies when asking about them a much more natural way to ask the same question is what do you do for fun what do you do for fun you can also ask what do you do in your spare time what do you do in your spare time so how would you answer this question let's look at how native speakers would do it the easiest way is to say I like to or just I like followed by what you like to do for example if you like watching films you could say I like to watch films or I like watching films I like to watch films or I like watching films and if you like golf you could say I like to play golf or I like playing golf I like to play golf or or I like playing golf you can emphasize how much you like your hobby by adding a word like really in front of like for example I really like watching films on the other hand if you want to play Down how much you like something you can say kind of for example I kind of like playing tennis now it's time for Gina's tips if you don't have any special Hobbies or you don't want to be specific a good way to reply is I like spending time with my friends and stuff like that I like spending time with my friends and stuff like that just use I like and add spending time with my friends and then add and stuff like that how do 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learn some different ways people will ask you where are you from first though where are you from can mean many things it can mean what city are you from or what state are you from in fact Americans ask this question question to each other all the time to learn what part of America the other person comes from of course though it can also mean what country are you from if you want to answer this question there are two ways to do it you can say I'm plus your nationality as in I'm Japanese or I'm Brazilian or you can say I'm from plus the country you are from as in I'm From Italy or I'm from Thailand if you're from a really famous city or place you can say that too for example I'm from Beijing or I'm from New Delhi many times though Americans won't ask what country are you from or even where are you from in many casual situations they will say it in a simpler way way where are you from this is just like where are you from but they take out the are where are you from you can use this too in casual situations of course in the United States as in other parts of the world people may be a little more indirect because they want to be polite to do this they might ask you if you are from the place where they meet you for example if you meet someone in New York they might ask are you from New York or if you are in San Diego they might ask are you from San Diego many parts of the United States are very Multicultural so asking the question this way avoids what could be an embarrassing mistake you can answer this the same way you answer where are you from just add a simple no in front for example you can say no plus I'm plus nationality no I'm French or no plus I'm from plus country no I'm from Russia now it's time for Alicia's advice since the United States is very large People You Meet may take great pride in the place or region they come from from if you ask someone about where they're from they may respond by saying something like West Coast or the East Coast or California or the South or the Midwest if they answer in this way it usually means they are interested in talking more about their region and how it differs from others in this lesson we learned some different ways to ask where are you from do you know what to ask when you don't know someone's name of course you do but what do you say when you have forgotten someone's name find out next time in the fifth English in 3 minutes lesson see you next time [Music] [Music] welcome to englishclass101.com British English in 3 minutes the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn English hey everyone I'm Gina this series explains some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English it's really useful and it only only takes 3 minutes in this lesson you're going to learn some different ways people will ask you where are you from first though where are you from can mean many different things it can mean which city are you from or which country are you from in fact Brits asks this question to each other all the time to learn which part of the UK the other person comes from if you want to answer this question there are two ways to do it you can say I'm and then your nationality as in I'm Japanese or I'm Brazilian or you can say I'm from and then the country you are from as in I'm From Italy or I'm from Thailand if you're from a really famous city or place you can say that too for example I'm from Beijing or I'm from New Delhi of course in the United Kingdom as in other parts of the world people may be a little more indirect because they want to be polite to do this they might ask you if you are from the place where they met you for example if you meet someone in London they might ask are you from London or if you are in York they might ask are you from York many parts of the United Kingdom are very Multicultural so asking the question this way avoids what could be an embarrassing mistake you can answer this the same way you answer where are you from just add a simple no in front for example you can say no I'm and then your nationality no I'm French or no I'm from and then your country no I'm from Russia now it's time for Gina's tips the UK is a diverse place people you meet may take great pride in the place or region they come from if you ask someone about where they're from they may respond by saying something like Yorkshire Lancashire or hartfordshire if they answer in this way it usually means they are interested in talking more about their region and how it differs from others in this lesson we learned some different ways to ask where are you from do you know what to ask when you don't know someone's name of course you do but what do you say when you've forgotten someone's name find out in the next British English in 3 minutes lesson see you next [Music] time expand your vocabulary with our core 2000w ebook it's free and packed with essential Expressions that you'll use on a daily basis start building your vocabulary today click click the link in the 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