Some English tips and vocabulary tricks

BETTER ENGLISH

No problem – No biggie
I’ll pay the bill – It’s on me
Very soon – In no time
Very good – Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible, Marvelous, Wonderful
Excited – Elevated, Delighted, Electrified, Exhilarated, Thrilled
I agree – That’s exactly how I feel, You can say that again, I’d go along with that
Interesting – Exciting, Gripping, Fascinating, Intriguing, Riveting

NORMAL ENGLISH VS. NATIVE SPEAKER

I am listening to you – I am all ears
I made a mistake – I screwed up
Give it a try – Give it a shot
You need to relax a little bit – You need to lighten up a bit
Let’s stop working – Let’s call it a day

COMMON ENGLISH MISTAKES

I am going to home ❌ – I am going home ✅
I didn’t went there ❌ – I didn’t go there ✅
How are you this week ❌ – How have you been this week ✅
I should have went to the cinema yesterday ❌ – I should have gone to the cinema yesterday ✅

I am IN the hospital VS. I am AT the hospital

I am IN the hospital – I am hospitalized
I am AT the hospital – I am visiting someone who has been hospitalized

PREPOSITIONAL VERBS

Apply FOR
Suffer FROM
Consist OF

SPEAK ENGLISH FASTER

I have to got to go – I gotta go
Do you want to go there – Wanna go there
I am going to go there – I’m gonna go there

IDIOMS

He is the top banana – He is the headman
She twisted my arm – She convinced me
She is a peach – She is sweet
Good luck – Break a leg
In few words – In a nutshell
Go to bed – Hit the sack

5 PHRASAL VERBS IN ENGLISH

Call off – Cancel
Hold on – Wait
Catch up – Meet

INFORMAL ENGLISH VS. FORMAL ENGLISH

Keep – Preserve
Live – Reside
Empty – Vacant
Dare – Challenge

HOW TO MAKE YOUR ESSAY LONGER?

Like – Along the lines of
Point out – Draw to your attention
For – With reference to

SILENT G

Sign, Light, High, Gnome

SUCH + NOUNS / SO + ADJECTIVES

It is so beautiful day ❌ – It is such a beautiful day ✅

ADVANCED ENGLISH WORDS

Very confused – Perplexed
Very special – Exceptional
Very lazy – Indolent
Very open – Transparent
Very shy – Timid
Very talented – Gifted
Very noisy – Deafening
Very perfect – Flawless
Very strong – Forceful
Exhausted – Lethargic
Creative – Innovative
Crowded – Bustling
Happy – Elated
Smart – Brainy
Funny – Wacky

AMERICAN ENGLISH VS. BRITISH ENGLISH

Flashlight – Torch
Mail – Post
Sneakers – Trainers
Fries – Chips
Cookie – Biscuit
Eggplant – Aubergine
Cellphone – Mobile phone
Pharmacy – Chemist’s
Soda – Fizzy drink

BESIDES VS. BESIDE

Beside – next to (I keep a gun beside my bed.)
Besides – apart from (Besides Anna, who want to go?)

QUIET VS. QUITE

Quiet – adjective (Be quiet)
Quite – adverb (I am quite busy)

ENGLISH IN NYC

Exactly, perfectly – To a T
You are very angry – You are mad angry
You are right, I agree with you – FACTS