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“I can speak English, but I don’t understand informal speech.” Let’s change that! I’ll teach you ten standard English sentences and their casual English equivalents. This lesson will boost your listening comprehension and your speaking confidence! You can interact with the video by listening to my pronunciation and intonation, and repeating the sentences while you watch. To double check your understanding of the casual English used in this video, do the quiz on EngVid at What are you waiting for? Let’s get going! Sign up for private lessons and get more English resources on my website: More of my casual English videos: Go from Standard to Casual English (15 Common Sentences) 35 words we shorten in conversation In this lesson: 0:00 10 casual & natural expressions in English 1:06 “Do you need any help?“ → “Do you need a hand?“ 2:28 “I didn't hear you.“ → “I didn't catch that.“ 3:34 “Do you want to come to my house?“ → “Do you want to come over?“ 5:02 “I don't believe it!“ → “No way!“ 6:47 “It's very expensive.“ → “It's very pricey.“ 7:41 “I put it in the garbage.“ → “I threw it out.“/“I binned it.“ 9:36 “Let's go.“ → “Let's get going.“ 11:08 “Is that true?“ → “For real? Seriously?“ 12:35 “I'm kidding.“ → “I'm just messing with you.“ 14:01 “Let's meet at the theatre.“ → “Let's meet up at the theatre.“
