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Entries in interjection (17)

Thursday
Jan122012

“Ooh, those make you look so intellectual!”

English Lesson: Ooh, those make you look so intellectual!

You and your girlfriend are shopping in a glasses store. She tries on a pair of glasses. She looks smart with them on. You say:

Ooh, those make you look so intellectual!

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Monday
Sep122011

“Ew! Don't pick your nose! That's gross!”

English Lesson: Don't pick your nose!

You're babysitting someone's young child. The child puts his finger in his nose. You want to scold him and tell him not to do that. You say:

Ew! Don't pick your nose! That's gross!

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Wednesday
Aug172011

“Hey, scoot over.”

English Lesson: Scoot over

Your husband is on the couch watching TV. You want to sit with him, but he's sitting in the middle of the couch and there's not enough room for you. You want him to move so you can sit down. You say:

Hey, scoot over.

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Saturday
Jun252011

“Hey, is anyone driving a blue Buick? Your alarm's going off.”

Example English phrase: 'Your alarm is going off.

You just got in to work. When you were in the parking lot, you saw and heard a car alarm. When you get inside, you call out to the whole office:

Hey, is anyone driving a blue Buick? Your alarm's going off.

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Thursday
May052011

“Aw, you're just saying that!”

You're just saying that!

You don't usually cook dinner, but tonight you did. Your wife says that the food is really good. You're happy that she said so, but you don't really believe her. You think she's just trying to be nice to you. You say:

Aw, you're just saying that!

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Sunday
Mar202011

“Oh shit. It totally slipped my mind.”

You had made plans with your close friend to meet up at a park to go jogging together. You forgot about it until your friend called to angrily ask where you were. You say:

Oh shit. It totally slipped my mind.

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Wednesday
Dec152010

“Jeez! It was an honest mistake!”

It was an honest mistake!

At work, you sent an email message to someone in the tech support department to get one of your computer programs fixed. The tech support manager sent you back an angry e-mail saying that you were supposed to come to him to help, not to the other person. You didn't know, but now you're annoyed that the manager got angry at you for such a small mistake. You're complaining to another coworker about it. You say:

Jeez! It was an honest mistake!

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Thursday
Oct142010

“Nonsense!”

You're talking to a friend who's feeling depressed and saying negative things about himself. He says that he thinks his parents are disappointed in him. You don't think that's true at all. You say:

Nonsense!

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Sunday
Aug012010

“Oh my God, that's wonderful!”

Your sister told you that she's going to have a baby. You're happy and you want to congratulate her. You say:

Oh my god, that's wonderful!

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Monday
Jun142010

“Oh, hey Debbie. Sorry, I meant to call someone else.”

Memorize

You wanted to call your friend, but instead you called your landlord's phone number instead by mistake. You know your landlord pretty well. When she answers the phone, you say:

Oh, hey Debbie. Sorry, I meant to call someone else.

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