30 English Phrases Your Teacher Never Taught You

Good morning. How are you. I am fine thank you. That is what school taught you. Here is what people actually say. Welcome to Day 7 — and Week 1 complete — of the 30-Day Real English Fluency Challenge with Emma. Today: 30 real English phrases that native speakers use every single day. Phrases your teacher never taught you. Phrases that will immediately make your English sound more natural, more warm, and more real. 30 phrases. 3 groups. 15 minutes. Let's go. 🗣️ What you'll learn and practice today: 💬 Group 1 — Starting and keeping conversations (10 phrases) → What have you been up to? / Fair enough / No worries → Tell me more about that / You know what I mean? / To be honest with you 😮 Group 2 — Reacting and responding naturally (10 phrases) → No way! / That's a shame / Good for you! / I know, right? → Sounds good to me / I had no idea / I can imagine 🌍 Group 3 — Everyday real life phrases (10 phrases) → Let me get back to you / I'll keep that in mind / It depends → I'm just saying / It's not a big deal / You live and you learn ✅ Perfect for: → Anyone whose English sounds correct but not natural → Learners who want to sound like a real person in conversations → Professionals using English at work every day → People travelling or living in English-speaking countries ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 — What school taught you vs what people actually say 0:15 — Group 1: Conversation phrases 5:00 — Group 2: Reaction phrases 10:00 — Group 3: Everyday phrases 13:30 — Rapid fire — all 30 in 60 seconds 14:30 — Day 7 homework 📌 Write DAY 7 + which phrase surprised you most. We read every comment! 🔔 Subscribe — Day 8 tomorrow: past tense mistakes you make every day 👍 Like if at least 10 of these were new to you 📤 Share with someone whose English sounds too textbook #LearnEnglish #EnglishPhrases #SimpleEnglishTalks