DO NOT SAY 'GOODBYE!' - We DON'T say this anymore! Say instead:

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  • Опубликовано: 31 окт 2024

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  • @EnglishwithLucy
    @EnglishwithLucy  5 лет назад +419

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    • @Ahmer42
      @Ahmer42 5 лет назад +2

      Hi

    • @arifahlailatulisthianah219
      @arifahlailatulisthianah219 5 лет назад +8

      I love to learn with you

    • @LALA-yi1ui
      @LALA-yi1ui 5 лет назад +2

      I think i've watched the same video with vannesa

    • @iustiniaivanova1136
      @iustiniaivanova1136 5 лет назад

      Do you have to read aloud when combining reading and
      Iistening? ❤️❤️❤️

    • @rosebb6498
      @rosebb6498 5 лет назад

      @@iustiniaivanova1136 are u girl or boy?

  • @robertjones6894
    @robertjones6894 Год назад +15

    Goodbye is an abbreviation of "God be with ye". It is the most sincere and heartfelt expression to use in parting, and will be acknowledged as such by educated people.

    • @Sherrygem.
      @Sherrygem. 5 месяцев назад +2

      That's interesting btw Jesus christ loves you all ❤️

    • @codynickel9650
      @codynickel9650 Месяц назад

      Im start responding to goodbye with God be with ye to you too

  • @rosesmith6925
    @rosesmith6925 3 года назад +271

    My Dad used say "Take it easy" never heard anyone else say that and 30 years after he's passed I still smile when I think about it ❤☮

    • @sShimii_..
      @sShimii_.. 2 года назад +6

      May he rest in peace✌🏿

    • @megacarne2676
      @megacarne2676 2 года назад +10

      R.IP to your pops. I’m 35 and I say “take it easy”

    • @johnmininger7472
      @johnmininger7472 2 года назад +1

      Take it sleazy!

    • @bobglueman5266
      @bobglueman5266 2 года назад +1

      Maybe it refers to James Dean . He said "take it easy" , well , i heard him say this.

    • @rys3131
      @rys3131 2 года назад +5

      That's one of Mickey Mouse's catch phrases though, i guess. ) Sounds really nice to say one's byes in such manner. I hope your dad, watching us all from up there, wouldn't mind me adding it to my armory. ) Take it easy, pal! )

  • @jayj6325
    @jayj6325 4 года назад +63

    Since Covid-19 everybody says "....stay safe, stay safe" when parting or leaving, it's a bit like "take care" or "have a nice day" in that we don't really mean it, but we give ourselves a good pat on the back for pretending to!

    • @annettique
      @annettique 4 года назад +1

      So true 😁

    • @towaritch
      @towaritch 3 года назад +1

      "stay safe" was so common in the past, fortunately we don't hear that ridiculous formula so much anymore.

    • @patriciaburell2771
      @patriciaburell2771 3 года назад +1

      If anyone says, “Stay safe” again, my head will explode! Shut-up with that! It means continue to live in FEAR!

    • @israadouar2541
      @israadouar2541 3 года назад

      3:16 ,I feel offended because we say that in french😢

    • @TheLarry1993
      @TheLarry1993 3 года назад +4

      I say "stay healthy" to people I care about and I really mean it. Because staying healthy was important before and will be after Covid.

  • @crooker2
    @crooker2 2 года назад +6

    Almost exclusively my final goodbye is: "cheers"
    I also like one that I got from the old British TV series "the prisoner"... "Be seeing you".

  • @LALBAHADUR-id2cq
    @LALBAHADUR-id2cq 5 лет назад +11

    The full form of bye is -be with you everytime. And it is more lovely and affectionate word .I would like to use this word always.and also love your video.

  • @mnj5826
    @mnj5826 3 года назад +22

    I'm Japanese and thanks a lot for introducing there's so many ways of saying ''Good bye". I'll try to use some of them in the office and on online meetings from next week😎

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 3 года назад +3

      Be sure to say it in a friendly tone, as it does not inherently mean that you hope to see them again.

    • @nsengiyumvamoses8443
      @nsengiyumvamoses8443 2 года назад +1

      See you soon

    • @nimmipoji753
      @nimmipoji753 10 месяцев назад

      I love your classes. It's simply amazing & very useful too

  • @taylorbaggins0922
    @taylorbaggins0922 4 года назад +346

    We don't say "I've got to make tracks" in America. But we do say "I'm going to hit the road."

    • @AnimeIsLayfu
      @AnimeIsLayfu 4 года назад +1

      I thought it's bucket?

    • @kaneshiro2280
      @kaneshiro2280 4 года назад +29

      @@AnimeIsLayfu Kicking the bucket means to die XD 👀

    • @LivingDeadGurlXXX
      @LivingDeadGurlXXX 4 года назад +8

      All About Anime! I going to kick the bucket or kicking the bucket is dying lmao

    • @koifish4276
      @koifish4276 3 года назад

      @@AnimeIsLayfu uhm-

    • @Charlz1980tv
      @Charlz1980tv 3 года назад +7

      Americans REALLY like to hit things, don't they?...😎😉

  • @bouchrahefied5102
    @bouchrahefied5102 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for your advice
    As a Moroccan teacher,I always do it reading and listening
    This IS the best WAY to improve my prononciation.
    Thank you for your interesting videos

  • @luigitamburrini2286
    @luigitamburrini2286 5 лет назад +6

    You’re always the best! I love the way you teach and talk to us!
    I just want you to know that thanks to you I stopped speaking with the American accent and started speaking in British English!
    Bye form Italy!

  • @MrTheKingOfLoquendo
    @MrTheKingOfLoquendo 5 лет назад +17

    "I've got to get going!" that's beautiful!
    It made remember a phrase that we use a lot in Argentina... "me voy a ir yendo"... three times the verb "to go" in the sentence... it's just beautiful! hahah

    • @SergioGarcia-my2zi
      @SergioGarcia-my2zi 5 лет назад +1

      We say that in Spain too! 👌

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад +1

      In English more colloquially, "Gotta go!"

    • @suzanneemerson9787
      @suzanneemerson9787 3 года назад

      American native English speaker here -
      I’ve gotta go
      I hafta go
      I’ve gotta get goin’
      I hafta get goin’
      I needta go
      These all imply that there’s some kind of prior commitment calling. Whether there is or not is another question.

  • @chiaracaniaticarlucci4779
    @chiaracaniaticarlucci4779 5 лет назад +4

    Greeting my favorite singer,after a concert and a lovely chat with him : "you'll be far from me,but I will keep you inside my heart..."

  • @uwesasse5473
    @uwesasse5473 Год назад

    It´s the first time I saw English with Lucy - and it is georgeous! If I leave friends I often say "cheers!", "keep fine" or -with a smile and Kiss-"forget me not"....after this lesson I´ll prefer: tara! 😘

  • @sakshigaikwad7760
    @sakshigaikwad7760 3 года назад +90

    1. Bye!
    2. Buh-bye! Or bye-bye!
    3. See you later!
    4. See you soon!
    5. Seya!
    6. I'm heading off!
    7. I'm off!
    8. I'm going to make a move!
    9. I'm going to make tracks!
    10. I have to get going!
    11. I must be going!
    12. I've gotta take off!
    13. Have a good one!
    14. Talk to you later!
    Business
    1. Have a great day!
    2. Have a lovely day!
    3. Take care! or You take care!
    4. Have a safe journey! Or Drive safe!
    5. It was nice to see you! Or
    It was nice to meet you!
    6. Farewell!
    7. Tara! Or Tata for now!
    8. Stay in touch

  • @Hasan...
    @Hasan... 4 года назад +878

    All I hear in the UK is always: "Seeee you Laaytaaa!!"

    • @muftydog
      @muftydog 4 года назад +18

      You've been watching too much Eastenders :)

    • @rahmahassaf2275
      @rahmahassaf2275 4 года назад +8

      @@muftydog 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 my stomach

    • @menju32
      @menju32 4 года назад +9

      ...Aligator ?!

    • @Nightmare-py2pd
      @Nightmare-py2pd 3 года назад +7

      Na fam is either
      "Inabet"
      "Safe"
      Or chat to u later

    • @ashleycrystal9719
      @ashleycrystal9719 3 года назад

      @@muftydog love this soap 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @mrbill2600
    @mrbill2600 3 года назад +15

    "goodbye" is derived from "May God be (or go) with you" shortened to "God by you" then to "goodbye." And it is still used when ending a telephone conversation.

  • @LostsTVandRadio
    @LostsTVandRadio 2 года назад +3

    We definitely do say "goodbye" in everyday British English, but not in every context and not quite as often as we once did.
    It's a nice word - a contraction of God be with ye.

  • @Intercostaldrama
    @Intercostaldrama 5 лет назад +14

    A very Australian one in Hoo-Roo. Sometime dropping the H. You're lovely to listen to at 4am Lucy.

  • @taylorbaggins0922
    @taylorbaggins0922 4 года назад +820

    I'm an American and I've never heard someone say "I'm going to make tracks" in my entire life 😂

    • @Sorozatfuggoseg
      @Sorozatfuggoseg 4 года назад +50

      Because misleading they assume you gonna drop a hip hop number 🤣

    • @bryxlynn
      @bryxlynn 4 года назад +16

      Taylor Baggins Its probably something British people say

    • @michal-mo4yg
      @michal-mo4yg 4 года назад +37

      thats some kinda boomer language

    • @artsyneko8504
      @artsyneko8504 4 года назад +5

      Same

    • @naqeebasad4567
      @naqeebasad4567 4 года назад +5

      I’ve seen some people using it in Saudi Arabia weird i know!!

  • @RICHCO87
    @RICHCO87 2 года назад +12

    Tara in Filipino language is “let’s go” 😊 was surprise to hear that its a slang for goodbye … thanks for the learnings! ❤

    • @awakenotwoke1973
      @awakenotwoke1973 Год назад

      That makes me wonder where we stole "toodle-oo" from.

  • @stefanomorris9223
    @stefanomorris9223 Год назад

    Appreciate your kindness.
    Professionally you attract the audience. Wish you the best possible life.

  • @ijustlovebritcoms
    @ijustlovebritcoms 4 года назад +107

    I have also heard “Toodles,” “Toodle-oo” and “Toodle Pip” for British goodbyes... I like those 🤗

    • @if3763
      @if3763 4 года назад +9

      Yeah I like those too but I'm British and like no one says that😢

    • @shaungordon9737
      @shaungordon9737 4 года назад +5

      Those are very old fashioned

    • @alexandracreevey7034
      @alexandracreevey7034 4 года назад +5

      that sounds kind of cute

    • @if3763
      @if3763 4 года назад +5

      I haven't heard toodles but I have heard Toodle-oo and Toodle Pip

    • @if3763
      @if3763 4 года назад +1

      And cheerio

  • @s0ulsz0n34
    @s0ulsz0n34 5 лет назад +9

    This video was great. I almost understand every single word that you said. Thanks.
    My favourite "It was lovely meeting you."

  • @texasson7950
    @texasson7950 4 года назад +8

    I don't see anything wrong with using the expression "good-bye." Of course, there are other words that convey the same meaning. As an American (and a Texan), I personally haven't heard some of the expressions that you claim are American. For example, "I've got to make tracks," is a new one on me. Perhaps, it is a phrase used in another part of the country. I travel throughout the United States (and abroad) and I have never heard it. Have a pleasant day!

  • @bangtananglesworld7271
    @bangtananglesworld7271 3 года назад +1

    A big love from an Indian
    Love you 💜💜💜💜💜
    Your english !! Woe wow

  • @Kaneki6386
    @Kaneki6386 Год назад +11

    I think the most common casual salutation in the US is "later"... and I think "have a good one" is just as formal as "have a good day". I love your videos btw 💙

    • @gapple1733
      @gapple1733 Год назад +2

      I tend to use "Peace" and "Peace out" with friends

    • @jasonnelson9141
      @jasonnelson9141 Год назад

      ​@@gapple1733Hippie

    • @larrythompson2116
      @larrythompson2116 Год назад

      Later gator is still heard now and then... @@gapple1733

  • @McRay2001
    @McRay2001 3 года назад +282

    When I was in London, most people just left with "cheers mate".

    • @nativeenglishpaul2836
      @nativeenglishpaul2836 3 года назад +4

      Haha, yes that is true.

    • @McRay2001
      @McRay2001 3 года назад +9

      Sounds strange at the beginning, but after a few days it feels like it's the way it is in London. :-)
      After London I was in Manchester and it was completely different. They pronounce a lot of things more like it is really written.
      I will never forget the word "rubbish". In Manchester it sounded "rrroobbish" and I loved it, hahahaha.
      Have you ever been in Manchester @Native English Paul?
      I am German and really enjoyed to be there for one year. I only met one person who thought I am a Nazi, because I am from Germany. All the others were always nice and very kind. I totally love the culture and all the people there. By far the best experience I've ever had.

    • @nativeenglishpaul2836
      @nativeenglishpaul2836 3 года назад +2

      @@McRay2001 yes I like Manchester, but I have only been there once, we went to Old Trafford, which is Manchester Uniteds football stadium 🏟, because they are my favourite team.
      There are a lot of different accents in the UK and Manchester accent is very different from the London accent.
      But I think cheers mate is quite common in the whole of the UK. I use it and I live in Nottinghamshire.

    • @nativeenglishpaul2836
      @nativeenglishpaul2836 3 года назад +2

      I just reread what you said there about being called a nazi, which I missed at first.
      There are always one or two idiots, so I'm sorry that happened, and glad it didn't ruin your overall experience.

    • @aimaeyo228
      @aimaeyo228 3 года назад

      Haha true

  • @brightonrockofages
    @brightonrockofages 4 года назад +4

    If you notice at 4:19 you do use "goodbye", in a very natural way.
    Goodbye is used to describe the process, even if "goodbye" is seldom used when saying goodbye.

  • @sadreddinseyedin4158
    @sadreddinseyedin4158 Месяц назад

    You’re always the best! I love the way you teach and talk to us!
    I just want you to know that thanks to you.

  • @anjalikashyap2335
    @anjalikashyap2335 5 лет назад +269

    You are always good at choosing interesting topics for your video lessons. LOTS OF LOVE TO YOU LUCY FOR YOUR EFFORT AND YOUR VIDEOS AND SIMPLY FOR YOU TOO

    • @rodrigoferreira1769
      @rodrigoferreira1769 5 лет назад

      Oh man, you fell in love as well, damn Plato haha.

    • @anjalikashyap2335
      @anjalikashyap2335 5 лет назад +2

      @@rodrigoferreira1769 you're thinking in wrong way, bro!😆

    • @rodrigoferreira1769
      @rodrigoferreira1769 5 лет назад

      Anjali Kashyap I know mate, I’m just joking.

    • @ChotbielJKeach
      @ChotbielJKeach 5 лет назад

      My observation,too. I really like how she presents her ideas as well.

    • @IgorProkhorov111
      @IgorProkhorov111 4 года назад

      @@rodrigoferreira1769 ,a good choice! A good taste)

  • @exiledone9774
    @exiledone9774 2 года назад +4

    Good to know that "goodbye" sounds formal to people. I don't think there is a need to sound native. If you already have friends or family speaking English, it will work better if you just sound like them; in my case where I sometimes need to communicate with people from all over the world, being formal is fine.

  • @WinsomeJohnny
    @WinsomeJohnny 5 лет назад +5

    I'm a native speaker of American English but I love your accent, humor, antics and interesting British view of American English.

    • @joanmcdermott6798
      @joanmcdermott6798 2 года назад

      Sorry but I have trouble understanding English Irish and Scottish people when they speak. I am American.

  • @Coillcara
    @Coillcara Год назад

    1:35 where else would you hear someone say Whilst, but on this channel. It's marvellous.

  • @tubecoatue
    @tubecoatue 3 года назад +18

    "I've got to get going" is very common in the US as well, but it would be more like..."I gotta get going." I would however, disagree that "I'm going to make tracks" is common in the US. Although I'm sure I've heard some variation of that phrase here, I wouldn't say it's common by any stretch.

  • @guakrotv2343
    @guakrotv2343 2 года назад +2

    Lucy, I just love your lessons, because you make me a better speaker of English. Thanks once again

  • @MsSsimonaa
    @MsSsimonaa 5 лет назад +14

    Whatt about "cheerio" ? Thank you for these helpful videos!

    • @sirderam1
      @sirderam1 5 лет назад +2

      Cheerio is occasionally still used, especially by older people. More common now would be, "Cheers!" That might be combined with another phrase such as, "I'm off now, cheers!" (Cheers is also very frequently used informally to mean, "Thank you".) A very informal and playful combination of, "Goodbye" and. "Cheerio!" used with friends is, "Cheeribye!"

    • @MsSsimonaa
      @MsSsimonaa 5 лет назад

      @@sirderam1 thank you!!

    • @joanmcdermott6798
      @joanmcdermott6798 2 года назад

      Cheerio it’s nice but it’s very informal.

  • @luisbourgoin8992
    @luisbourgoin8992 Год назад

    hermosísima dama que nos enseña inglés elegante; ella tiene una dicción perfecta, y muy buen método de enseñanza....la seguiré cada vez que pueda..

  • @JudgeJulieLit
    @JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад +21

    "Goodbye" started as a contraction for "God be with thee" (and/or the more formal singular, or plural "ye"].

    • @IgorProkhorov111
      @IgorProkhorov111 4 года назад +1

      Really?

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад +4

      @@IgorProkhorov111 Yes. So "goodbye" originally was the same formal idiom of final departure as "Godspeed," French "adieu," Italian "addio" and Spanish "adios" all meaning "go to God"; and like Spanish "vaya con Dios," which means "go with God."

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад +1

      "Godspeed" perhaps meant, may God speed your journey, as by his divine force and pace hasting it, and/orProvidence guardian guiding it from delays or derailments.

    • @yaralovers6935
      @yaralovers6935 4 года назад +1

      That's pretty good ❤❤

    • @monikadear3594
      @monikadear3594 4 года назад +1

      @@JudgeJulieLit French, Italian, Spanish all mean "go with God" and that means "May God be with you"

  • @rain7993
    @rain7993 5 лет назад +88

    We can say also “catch you later”
    Thank you very much.

    • @Emma-vu3hx
      @Emma-vu3hx 5 лет назад +3

      Rain 555211 no one really says that either..

    • @user-ik8wd9vm7r
      @user-ik8wd9vm7r 5 лет назад +1

      I've heard and I use that one myself too

    • @HH-yz7vx
      @HH-yz7vx 5 лет назад

      That's American English. We Brits don't use that.

    • @zhivago9286
      @zhivago9286 4 года назад

      Even in America you can hear that phrase but it just sounds super corny.

  • @jimgreene5748
    @jimgreene5748 3 года назад +9

    I must say that I think in the U.S., we may still use good-bye more than perhaps it is used in the UK. It is true that there are many alternatives, especially in casual conversation, but I do still hear good-bye. It is often used to denote a certainly finality, especially when a conversation is dragging and one speaker wants to make it clear to the other that is is time for the conversation to end. It reminds me of two-way radio transmissions, when one says, "over and out."

    • @dinkster1729
      @dinkster1729 Год назад

      Yes, my father-in-law used to say, "Over and out!" to end a phone conversation. He was a world war 2 army veteran. He also worked in a Hydro Ontario office and, maybe, have communicated with trucks by radio, I guess. How about "10-4!" People used to say that as well to end a phone conversation.

    • @dinkster1729
      @dinkster1729 Год назад

      My brother, when he phones, and wants to say, "Good-bye!" says, "I've got to jump!" He's 73, almost 74 and is 6ft 4 inches tall so that creates quite a picture in my husband's and my minds. Has anybody else ever heard that way of saying, "Good-bye!" to terminate a phone call?

  • @ruvinisamarathunge5926
    @ruvinisamarathunge5926 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you very much ❤

  • @charlottebright4038
    @charlottebright4038 5 лет назад +37

    As an American who has visited 48 of the 50 states and lived in multiple states, I have never heard, "I gotta make tracks.". We say, "Well, I need to go now." Or "I gotta go.".

    • @chiliagonn9967
      @chiliagonn9967 5 лет назад +3

      That was the comment I was looking for as a american english learner. Thank you and If I were you I would set my heart on completing the other two I haven't visited yet in my checklist!

    • @cbekaroglu
      @cbekaroglu 5 лет назад +1

      Exactly

    • @dannyang7020
      @dannyang7020 4 года назад

      Yw

    • @artsyneko8504
      @artsyneko8504 4 года назад

      Exactly!

    • @elizabethme4580
      @elizabethme4580 3 года назад

      Actually, it is very old. If you are interested, or bored in current lockdown, make it a research project and let us know what you find.
      Try some early talkies.

  • @stephenmallary4865
    @stephenmallary4865 5 лет назад +60

    I think "I've got to get going" is perfectly American, as well. I use it all the time.

    • @kangjoy225
      @kangjoy225 5 лет назад +1

      Get (American)
      Take (British)
      Right ?

    • @NicholasAlm
      @NicholasAlm 4 года назад +3

      Ok works, or most other Goodbyes works as well like see ya later, bye, have a nice day.
      "I've got to get going"
      "Yah me too, see yah later"
      "I've got to get going"
      "Ok have fun" "Ok, bye" "Sure, have a nice day"
      Now that I think about it you should start the response with an acknowledgement like ok, sure, or alright and then say the goodbye phrase.

    • @zhivago9286
      @zhivago9286 4 года назад +2

      @@NicholasAlm As an American I can confirm that all of NicholasAlm replies sound natural, at least in the United States.

    • @IvyRoad
      @IvyRoad 4 года назад +1

      And, "Im off" is used all the time in Canada, after which one says: Goodbye, friend's name. We also sometimes say, "I have to say Goodbye now." Or "Time to say Goodbye." Maybe Canada is the last bastion of goodbye, but I think not.

    • @IgorProkhorov111
      @IgorProkhorov111 4 года назад

      Sounds perfect)

  • @ayishakh2512
    @ayishakh2512 5 лет назад +12

    Ms Lucy could you please do a video on how to pronounce the most common words in some particular fields like physics, chemistry, biology, economics, etc...
    Like if you need this type of lesson

  • @stephenthak1393
    @stephenthak1393 Год назад

    i learn something new from you because this is my frist time in Uk i start something ENGLISH in my country not much

  • @sanfordgray5699
    @sanfordgray5699 3 года назад +876

    Saying "goodbye" is always and will always be acceptable.

    • @ant777live
      @ant777live 2 года назад +38

      Yes but English people rarely say it...I have never said it my whole life

    • @notthefather3919
      @notthefather3919 2 года назад +15

      @@ant777live nor do Americans.

    • @myy1008
      @myy1008 2 года назад +14

      @@ant777live and?

    • @ant777live
      @ant777live 2 года назад +31

      @@myy1008 If English learners want to sound like a native, Lucy's advice is correct ; ) Goodbye sounds strange if anyone says it, to English people

    • @XxKidnoffxX
      @XxKidnoffxX 2 года назад +22

      So... We need to say 'Night' instead of Goodnight?

  • @hattenkofer
    @hattenkofer 3 года назад +4

    When I was in Yorkshire I heard "Tara" (or "T'ra") all the time, mainly from elderly ladies who were certainly not posh.

  • @annapopoffa
    @annapopoffa Год назад +3

    Thank you, that was really useful. By the way, when do you use 'Cheers'?

    • @verenasonne3072
      @verenasonne3072 7 месяцев назад +1

      I remember some years ago I knew someone from Wales. He used to write it at the end of text messages like "Cheers, [name]". Maybe a bit outdated (because he was the only english speaking person who ever used that in a conversation with me, i guess he was around 50 years old), but a possibility.

  • @apexqc04
    @apexqc04 3 года назад +1

    There is also clearly a distinction between North and south England. We seem to use all the old-fashioned ones up hear like we've reinvented them. Tata! for example, and Making tracks is really common up here, and of course that very commonly used old chestnut: Goodbye!

  • @sirindoc3013
    @sirindoc3013 5 лет назад +4

    Tara !and tata for now 😍😍 I d'ont know why I always like the old- fashioned expressions. Thanks Lucy ❤

  • @ooohlalaandrea
    @ooohlalaandrea 5 лет назад +9

    I'm American and have never said make tracks and heard it rarely. I say get going all of the time though and hear it just as much or more so maybe its the area. Either way my most used form to strangers is "Take care" or "Have a good one" because it seems very nice to part ways with someone you don't know by wishing them a good day, while my most used phrase to people I know is I'm going to get going, or "I'm gonna get goin'/We'regonna get goin'" (as I'm living in the south) and is almost always said while hugging or offering a hug to show my love and appreciation for that person as opposed to wanting to leave because I wasn't enjoying myself or their company. If anyone that doesn't speak English natively would like to ask me what a word means, or speak further on this topic, please feel free to ask any questions or comments in response! Otherwise, Have a good one! 😉

    • @nahidyav5113
      @nahidyav5113 5 лет назад

      Oooh La La Andrea how can I be connected with you?

    • @rowynnecrowley1689
      @rowynnecrowley1689 5 лет назад

      Sometimes I shorten it even further and just say, "have a good", but that's just me. Don't recall hearing anyone else do it.

  • @krishnacoirs
    @krishnacoirs 5 лет назад +8

    Mam , pls do clear my confusion regarding the difference between 'no sooner than ' and as soon as' ?.. please do explain me .
    And ...yea ! As usual your this was also very helpful !!

    • @krishnacoirs
      @krishnacoirs 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks for your reply . But in spite of searching Google I didn't understand the exact and correct differences and use of 'no sooner than' & 'as soon as' .. and hence I asked here ... I do know that they have same meaning .But ...I don't understand which is stronger than which ( 'no sooner than' or ' as soon as'.....

    • @moonstruck562
      @moonstruck562 5 лет назад +3

      Rajini Nadar I think they can also be used in two completely different ways.
      For example
      1) “As soon as you’re done with your breakfast, go downstairs.” Or you can say vise versa - “Go downstairs as soon as you’re done with your breakfast.”
      2) “I wake up no sooner than 6am”
      It doesn’t mean - I wake up “as soon as 6am”
      Could be 6, 6:15, etc. it’s more vague.
      I hope that helped.

    • @jwb52z9
      @jwb52z9 5 лет назад +1

      "As soon as" is a phrase you can replace with "when" most of the time. "No sooner than" is like saying "Just when" as if something happened at the exact time something else happens as if it were a signal causing the other thing to happen in the sentence.

    • @krishnacoirs
      @krishnacoirs 5 лет назад +2

      @@moonstruck562 Thanks for your reply ! I think you have cleared my half of the doubt ! Thank you very much ! So..'as soon as' is more stronger and specific than ' no sooner than ' is it right ? .... pls do answer .

    • @krishnacoirs
      @krishnacoirs 5 лет назад +1

      @@jwb52z9 Thanks for your reply .But as you answered me I still didn't get the exact difference between 'when' and 'just when ' . (Which is stronger than which) so.. could you give more clear and specific answer ? If yes ,then pls do give .

  • @eschem000
    @eschem000 Год назад

    When I first looked at you, I thought you had a good personality. Well, I was wrong. You have an amazing personality. It's a pleasure for me to watch your lessons. Thank you for what you're doing))'

  • @JohnCBurzynski
    @JohnCBurzynski 4 года назад +19

    Pretty much say good-by or by all the time with a an adios thrown in here and there. All my friends and family pretty much still say good-by.

  • @frankunderwood1632
    @frankunderwood1632 5 лет назад +5

    My preferred one, is " bye for now ". (Heard English people say it a lot).

    • @frankunderwood1632
      @frankunderwood1632 5 лет назад

      @@moonlitdesert Alright! Thanks for sharing. I did hear them use it too, every now and then.

    • @frankunderwood1632
      @frankunderwood1632 5 лет назад

      @@moonlitdesert Hahaha! I know right! Isn't it the one Lucy mentioned "Ta ta for now " shortened to "Tara"?!

    • @frankunderwood1632
      @frankunderwood1632 5 лет назад

      @@moonlitdesert I totally agree with you, I think the pronunciation "see ya" is more American than British. Thanks again.
      Best regards.

  • @Story-Voracious66
    @Story-Voracious66 4 года назад +4

    As as Aussie I like the UK response of, " Mind how you go". I say it... but I'm off for an Australian.
    Also as an Aussie, I can't resist being the cheeky one to suggest, " Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out!"
    Or, ... "Don't let me detain you..."
    Thanks so much Lucy as an Aussie I also love learning English R.P. We're a bit rough down here. You do a great job!

    • @PrometheanRising
      @PrometheanRising 3 года назад +2

      In the US "don't let the door hit you..." basically means get out before I remove you.

    • @dinkster1729
      @dinkster1729 Год назад

      @@PrometheanRising Yeah! That's what it means when someone has said something to you that you don't like. "Don't let the door hit you on the backside on your way out." It's a way of telling someone to get lost now.

    • @GeraldM_inNC
      @GeraldM_inNC Год назад

      @@PrometheanRising Or a fist-fight erupts.

    • @GeraldM_inNC
      @GeraldM_inNC Год назад

      Yes, I heard "Mind how you go" in England all the time when I lived there, but I have never ever heard it in the U.S. It basically is meant to show that you care about them getting home safe, not that you have any real concern (such as driving after too much alcohol). If it's late at night or the weather is awful for driving I will say "Drive safely" or "Get home safe". I would not say those things if it was daylight and the person was wide awake and unimpaired and the weather was fine. Then just something like "See ya soon" or (more formally) "Thanks for coming".

  • @moorgoon
    @moorgoon Год назад +1

    My english aunt use to say ‘Cheerio’ - I loved it!

  • @pheebs030
    @pheebs030 4 года назад +16

    Okay, well I’m British and have lived in Wales and England throughout my entire life, and we do say goodbye. Not 24/7. But we do say it. It’s a polite word, you won’t be judged for seeming polite 😕

  • @equestanton1017
    @equestanton1017 4 года назад +4

    We do say "good-bye", millions of us. It's not formal or defunct. It can be formal it all depends on how you say it, it can roll off the tongue if you want it to or it can be highly dramatic and felt or just plain. There are many ways to say good-bye, using good bye. A simple G'-bye is perfectly informal. Or "good-bye my darling" to your child, or loudly good-byeeeee everyone! So many ways, so many situations where good-bye is perfectly normal. "Making tracks" is quite an ex-colonial one rather than American, it's often said in Australia, South Africa places like that. "Cheers" is another one. I love bye-bye. It's sweet and sincere, I use it mostly for close friends and family. "See you", is often said like the American "have a good day". You have no real intention of seeing them again, but might some day anyway.

  • @alejandrosegovia4587
    @alejandrosegovia4587 5 лет назад +9

    I'm in Australia and they always say "I'm going to hit the road" to say they are leaving. I normally use I'm off or see ya. Lucy! espero tu video en espanol...

    • @nilerigemonshello6242
      @nilerigemonshello6242 5 лет назад +1

      Alejandro Segovia buenos dias señor

    • @Maya.Papaya.
      @Maya.Papaya. 5 лет назад +1

      Like in that song "Hit the Road, Jack" 😀

    • @alejandrosegovia4587
      @alejandrosegovia4587 5 лет назад

      Nilerige Monshello buenos días! 🌞☀️😃

    • @sabaymabay9950
      @sabaymabay9950 5 лет назад

      @@alejandrosegovia4587 Accept Islam as your religion. Because if you die as a Nonmuslim you will enter Hell. But if you die as a Muslim you will enter paradies.

    • @salihfurkan6841
      @salihfurkan6841 5 лет назад

      @@sabaymabay9950 Well, you shouldn't force people to accept Islam.

  • @slowlearner4341
    @slowlearner4341 2 года назад

    Unlike some comments below, I'm going to be laconic and simple: it's excellent selection for conversation. Thank you, Lucy.
    P.S. None of them can't hide that English isn't my mother tongue anyway.

  • @wonderlandfancycostumes9674
    @wonderlandfancycostumes9674 4 года назад +79

    How's this one..?
    "Catch you later!"

  • @copbabycombo1311
    @copbabycombo1311 4 года назад +51

    I'm off is also very Britain. Also never say "I'm going to make tracks!" in America. i've been on this planet for 17 years and i have never heard anyone say that. We also do not say right as much as britain.

    • @baldeagle5297
      @baldeagle5297 4 года назад +3

      I've been on this earth more years than I care to admit and I've heard it lots of times.

    • @Qichar
      @Qichar 4 года назад +3

      Right. We tend to say, "OK" to fill up the spaces where Brits say, "right."

  • @oscarsaucedo1310
    @oscarsaucedo1310 Год назад +1

    yes I agree with you

  • @RyeBreadMels
    @RyeBreadMels 4 года назад +21

    I don't think I've ever heard anyone in my life say "I'm going to make tracks". I don't know where that came from cause I legitimately don't think anyone here in the US says that. Maybe really old people used to say it lol

    • @yuizen1576
      @yuizen1576 4 года назад

      well are you dead when you watch this vid? she just said it

    • @brianoneill7186
      @brianoneill7186 3 года назад

      "Make tracks" is a relic of dialogue from westerns.
      Brits also like to say 'reckon so' instead of 'guess so'.

  • @realCliffordJones
    @realCliffordJones 3 года назад +12

    In America, I would say one of the most common ones (that you left off) is simply, "Later!"

  • @nekoyoda
    @nekoyoda 5 лет назад +219

    "Goodbye" is pretty similar to a Japanese word, "Sayonara".
    Japanese people no longer use it because it sounds old-fashioned and like "bye and I won't see you again".

    • @algapratama9672
      @algapratama9672 5 лет назад +12

      And it also word from indonesia "selamat tinggal", we are rarely say it

    • @ardiannicolas930
      @ardiannicolas930 5 лет назад +1

      @@algapratama9672 that's right

    • @Ann-cs5dp
      @Ann-cs5dp 5 лет назад +2

      neko yoda lol I’ve heard it many times already... but in other country. I guess, that they just don’t wanna use their own “goodbye” cuz it’s old-fashioned for them too, so they use “sayonara”

    • @Maya.Papaya.
      @Maya.Papaya. 5 лет назад

      That's true! (The actual meaning would translate as "if it is that way", though.)

    • @sabaymabay9950
      @sabaymabay9950 5 лет назад

      @@Maya.Papaya. Accept Islam as your religion. Because if you die as a Nonmuslim you will enter Hell. But if you die as a Muslim you will enter paradies.

  • @alexchrisontour720
    @alexchrisontour720 Год назад +1

    In Bavaria we say "Pfiati" which means "good bless you" and I think it's beautiful.

  • @1211ninjaa
    @1211ninjaa 4 года назад +5

    I'm a native English speaker and I find these videos captivating. There's no need for me to be watching them but I can't stop lol

    • @elizabethme4580
      @elizabethme4580 3 года назад

      Third language, but started at two, so...
      These videos are truly addictive. Argued with my baby sister- English only- about how Brit we are even though American.

  • @rosegoldenvoice
    @rosegoldenvoice 4 года назад +268

    Lucy 1 year later : Don’t say *everything* in English

  • @PJ19596
    @PJ19596 2 года назад +20

    One of the pitfalls I've noticed when speaking, is getting into the routine of using frases rather than acknowledging the individual words. It majes your language rigid and habitual rather than felexible and adaptive. Makes it less natural. I always think it's important to say what feels sincere to you even if it isn't often said, so long as the words being used make sense.

    • @masoncrowley2777
      @masoncrowley2777 2 года назад

      Yes. Rather than speaking consciously, you speak sub-consciously or think less about what you want to say and you end up in conversation, using words together that might not necessarily make sense when describing a situation.

  • @6teezkid
    @6teezkid Год назад +1

    My Australian mother-in-law was from old school. She'd say, "Tara!" often. As an American, I loved it. It has sung a nice sound.

  • @jackmclane1826
    @jackmclane1826 Год назад +7

    I never considered "I'm heading off" (and the likes) to be a salute before leaving. It is expressing your intention to leave. If someone leaves just after that without a "Bye!" I'd consider it rude...

    • @dinkster1729
      @dinkster1729 Год назад

      I agree. " I'm heading out now. Bye! Bye!" " I've got to head out now. Bye. Bye. " "i've got to shove off now. Bye for now!"

  • @chiemalic7760
    @chiemalic7760 4 года назад +66

    "I'm going to make tracks!"
    Railworkers and my younger brother look at me in confusion

  • @elizabethli132
    @elizabethli132 4 года назад +4

    in Britain one thing really "shocked" me when the first time I went there and heard it is that in supermarkets the cashiers would say "see you later"! the first time when I heard it, I suddenly felt I didn't know how to reply, because I did not think that I would see him/her later that day😂 finally I got used to it, I felt it was cute and interesting

    • @GeraldM_inNC
      @GeraldM_inNC Год назад

      Sure, think about it. That's their way of making you feel welcome to visit the store again some other time.

  • @lisajax6765
    @lisajax6765 2 года назад +1

    I say Peace Out ✌🏽 flashing the actual hand sign as I’m walking toward the door - 😊 I also seem to use Ciao & Addio(s) Americans throw an ‘s’ on the end and although I’ve read in Tuscany it’s more of a final goodbye/sad it’s not taken as such in my neck of the woods🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @GeraldM_inNC
      @GeraldM_inNC Год назад

      I can tell you that "Peace, out" is an extremely common form of "goodbye" on Internet podcasts for male audiences.

  • @petersmythe6462
    @petersmythe6462 4 года назад +35

    I don't see a problem with "goodbye." I'm a native speaker from PNW in the USA.

  • @moonstruck562
    @moonstruck562 5 лет назад +24

    Americans also say “I’ll hit you up later” this is very casual tho... friends to friends type of thing.
    P.s. Enjoyed the video 😘

  • @yauhenivis8644
    @yauhenivis8644 5 лет назад +111

    Brexiting - to start heading off and still be in for a long time

  • @jdjd6106
    @jdjd6106 2 года назад

    Teacher your outstanding yes ..keep it up.. British English is wow

  • @MortyMortyMorty
    @MortyMortyMorty 5 лет назад +107

    It's funny that "See ya" sounds like "Szia" (Hungarian) which is also used for saying goodbye :D

    • @lilistyevko1192
      @lilistyevko1192 5 лет назад +9

      I'm from Hungary and you're right

    • @Nyussy333
      @Nyussy333 5 лет назад +5

      Sziasztok magyarok :) 💛

    • @isar3889
      @isar3889 5 лет назад +3

      For real? It's actually an interesting fact,nice of you for sharing it! Thanks 😉

    • @marklakatos5463
      @marklakatos5463 5 лет назад +2

      But we also use it for Hi, when you meet up with anyone outside..

    • @Maya.Papaya.
      @Maya.Papaya. 5 лет назад +1

      @@Nyussy333 I love how you can use a plural form of the goodbye word in Hungarian 🙂

  • @BillSaltbush
    @BillSaltbush Год назад +5

    I just love the manner in which you move your philtrum. It really is as cute as . . . bye. 😁

    • @Delibro
      @Delibro Год назад +1

      This is dedication to detail :D I love it :)

  • @DanGoodchild
    @DanGoodchild 4 года назад +5

    Love the video but from the thumbnail I was really hoping that "Live long and prosper" was going to get an honourable mention. ;)

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 3 года назад

      A noble valedictory, but a bit much to say to one just stepping out for a minute or few to get one's mail.

  • @Amariaze
    @Amariaze Год назад

    As French, I have had an teacher from Chicago who always said Bye or Buh-Bye ! Since that I mostly use one of them or see you later. Sometimes, I also use see you soon.

  • @ibro796
    @ibro796 5 лет назад +122

    Im going to make tracks isnt said in america lol but we say "Im hitting the road!" Or "time to hit the road!" Or "lets hit the road!"

    • @cbekaroglu
      @cbekaroglu 5 лет назад +4

      Exactly!

    • @truthwins3065
      @truthwins3065 4 года назад +3

      Ibro I very well remember running out the door to run to elementary school six blocks away and my mother would say OK make tracks indicating for me to hustle and not be late. And we’re definitely American.

    • @frida507
      @frida507 4 года назад +15

      Hit the road Jack! And don't you come back no more no more no more

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад +1

      Or (from 1950s hipster slang), "peel out"--can mean same as "make tracks," to dash off in one's car so fast, its tires may leave a rubber imprint on pavement. But "make tracks" can also denote footprints on a dirt or dusty path or road, and/or in snow.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 4 года назад +1

      A famous 1950s popular US song title is Ray Charles' "Hit the Road, Jack." But the 1950s saw the birth and mass growth of the US government's national highway system.

  • @TBIhope
    @TBIhope 4 года назад +79

    I work at a bank in Utah, and I always say, “have a nice day!” And I actually mean it!

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 4 года назад +3

      You clearly have no business working at a bank if you actually want your customers to have a nice day! 😀

    • @TBIhope
      @TBIhope 4 года назад +2

      Captain Quirk hahaha that’s a fair point. What if I told you it was a credit union?

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 4 года назад +2

      @@TBIhope : Well, that's better, I guess. 🙂

    • @esquilax5563
      @esquilax5563 4 года назад +4

      I love that Americans do this 😊
      Makes the country feel so friendly

    • @TBIhope
      @TBIhope 4 года назад +2

      Esquilax I don’t know about everyone in America, but most people want you to like America. We like that you think of the country as a friendly place!

  • @lilavcan6106
    @lilavcan6106 3 года назад +6

    I have seen the word “farewell” in Shakespeare’s book before

    • @landro6619
      @landro6619 3 года назад +1

      Hemmingway used even in a book title.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 3 года назад +1

      In Shakespeare's 16th century Early Modern English, "fare" was extant in its Old English, Anglo Saxon sense of "fare" (cognate with Modern German "fahr") meaning to travel. Thus our phrases "fare well," and "fare" meaning the price of a ticket to ride a public vehicle to travel.

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 3 года назад +1

      @@landro6619 Yes, A Farewell to Arms, where the word connotes a reluctant relinquishment.

  • @sikaroodi
    @sikaroodi 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for teaching us! Please don't mix American to English, because of make confuse someone like me who want to focus on learning British. It takes a lot of energy to ignore one and memorised another word. 🙏🏻🌹

    • @dinkster1729
      @dinkster1729 Год назад

      It helps to know a lot of words used in different contexts so if you hear someone say it to you, you know what it means. If you hear someone say, "Sayonara!" or "Goten tag!" (sp?) or "Arrevederci!" or "hasta la vista!" or "Ciao!" you will know it's just another way of saying, "Good-bye!" in English.

  • @upsidedown4171
    @upsidedown4171 4 года назад +9

    I always use to say khuda Hafiz as I could not get any word better than this one and I love to say it😘😘

    • @joanmcdermott6798
      @joanmcdermott6798 2 года назад

      I never heard of that expression and I don’t know what it means.

    • @vaihavraj7239
      @vaihavraj7239 2 года назад +1

      @@joanmcdermott6798 because that's not an English word

  • @t_t_e_a_a_s_t_i_r6839
    @t_t_e_a_a_s_t_i_r6839 5 лет назад +6

    You are one of the best teachers! Could you please do a video on some pronunciation difficulties like letter combinations and tongue twisters?:) I know you have already done some but could you please make more of them?🙏🙃
    And maybe you could do some specific themed videos like “theatre vocabulary”, “medical vocabulary” etc. for advanced or even proficient level?😇
    Thank you for being sooooo helpful in learning the british accent and english in general. I really enjoy your videos and admire your talent as a teacher👍

  • @samhutchison9582
    @samhutchison9582 4 года назад +42

    You can tell the difference between an alligator and a crocodile by figuring out if it sees you later or in a while.

    • @markusr7421
      @markusr7421 3 года назад +2

      See ya later, alligator - after a while, crocodile, hahahaa!

    • @dinahnicest6525
      @dinahnicest6525 3 года назад +1

      "Not too soon! Ya big baboon!"

    • @mushkamusic
      @mushkamusic 3 года назад

      Where's that damn lmao emoji, gimme a sec... :D

  • @maykhin5429
    @maykhin5429 2 года назад

    Thank you Lucy,I get more knowledge from your video.

  • @stephenmallary4865
    @stephenmallary4865 5 лет назад +363

    I've never heard "I'm going to make tracks" in my life.

    • @raedwulf61
      @raedwulf61 5 лет назад +10

      I haven't heard it since the 80s, and then only from college students.

    • @cahinton.
      @cahinton. 4 года назад +15

      I've never heard that one as an American, either. More likely you'd hear "I've gotta hit the road", instead.

    • @smallpicture
      @smallpicture 4 года назад

      raedwulf61 Yes, I recall hearing people say that back in the day. Lol!

    • @steffanhoffmann8937
      @steffanhoffmann8937 4 года назад

      Where have you been Rip van Winkle?

    • @julesjules1565
      @julesjules1565 4 года назад

      Me too....😀🛴

  • @TimpossibleOne
    @TimpossibleOne Год назад +8

    Number 16
    "Well, [slaps both hands down on both knees to stand up] I best be hitting the ol' dusty trail."
    Number 17
    "Peace"✌🏾
    Number 18
    "Live long and prosper." 🖖🏽

  • @notraidenshogun8324
    @notraidenshogun8324 5 лет назад +5

    Miss Lucy !!!!
    YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL AS EVA'!!~
    (Haha ..I always wanted to say that ...)
    K ..so regarding your video today ...
    I wanna say that I like how you choose a topic that's soooooo comfortable to begin with for beginner English learners
    ...like my classmates ...
    .... I'm a migrant in India from California, US... and
    They kinda have problem with speaking and spelling stuffs ...
    As I gotta take off in 2weeeks for LA ...
    I recommended ur channel 3 days ago and those hubs already started to write me messages in English haha...
    Thank u dear kind beautiful lady :)

  • @franciscogramado
    @franciscogramado Год назад +1

    I love the end dancing!!!

  • @BlackAdder665
    @BlackAdder665 5 лет назад +10

    Oh my, I have a new obsession: you are SO pleasant to watch and listen to, Lucy!
    And your videos are so informative and useful and elaborate and structured!
    Thanks for all your effort and for being wonderful :-)

  • @panoslolos4845
    @panoslolos4845 3 года назад +157

    Goodbye comes from "God by you". Sounds quite wonderful doesn't it?

    • @p.anandanand5533
      @p.anandanand5533 3 года назад +3

      Positive person 😃

    • @stephena1196
      @stephena1196 3 года назад +11

      I was told it was from, "God be with you". God by you may sound wonderful, but it doesn't make sense.

    • @arthurterrington8477
      @arthurterrington8477 3 года назад +4

      @@stephena1196 Short for "god by your side", perhaps?

    • @zlee4019
      @zlee4019 3 года назад +8

      It's "God be with you", which is much better than "cheers".

    • @Julius2965
      @Julius2965 3 года назад +6

      It actually comes from god be with ye

  • @alistairbain6149
    @alistairbain6149 3 года назад +7

    Toodles!
    Toodle-oo!
    Scottish: Bye for now!
    I frequently say, “I’m off. I’m going too.”

  • @adnettearakaza7556
    @adnettearakaza7556 2 года назад

    I'm really happy and so lucky to watch you your videos! Tara