How to Respond to Requests (Like an EXPERT ENGLISH SPEAKER)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @monimure2249
    @monimure2249 4 года назад +52

    ...number 3...''I'm afraid of your kids'' 😂😂😂😂😂🔝
    Thank you Tom!👍

  • @sunnytsn6073
    @sunnytsn6073 4 года назад +12

    “I’m afraid of your kids” 😂😂 This is literally the reason I’d give 😂
    Would love a video just like this one but of a business English version! Like when clients ask you if something is available to buy, or if you are down for a call some time. Maybe two vids for clients and office (coworkers and boss) each? Just a suggestion x Thanks for this video! 💕

  • @elmirelmir842
    @elmirelmir842 4 года назад +17

    -Do you mind if I borrow your toothbrush?
    +Do you mind If I say no?
    -No, I don't
    +Nice

    • @Wonders_of_Reality
      @Wonders_of_Reality 4 года назад +1

      Like the idea!
      I have to say, that’s a strange request indeed. Unless we’re talking to a poorly educated person.

  • @dagmarmroziewicz7363
    @dagmarmroziewicz7363 4 года назад

    Very good, shows the British mentality as well. Thank you very much.

  • @hiflier7197
    @hiflier7197 Год назад

    You really have it, man! Keep up the excellent work!

  • @rmrmrm3974
    @rmrmrm3974 4 года назад +1

    i just finished watching sherlock, and i been searching for a channel where i can learn english in britist accent. and i found yours. thank you ! ( ignore the grammar im still learning )

  • @IanRomErv
    @IanRomErv 4 года назад +7

    I’d say “Just don’t open it too wide, I don’t want any pigeons in here”.

  • @alicerossi_ap
    @alicerossi_ap 4 года назад +3

    😄 You are so nice when you ask questions 😄
    I really like the answer: "knock yourself out", I had never heard it before.
    Can "here you go" be an alternative to "here you are"? 🤔
    Thanks a lot Tom, I really enjoyed this lesson 😃
    P.S.:
    Question : - Could I borrow your toothbrush?
    (Alice's answer): - Obviously not, but I can lend you my mouthwash with mint, Brazilian orange and cloves if you don't mind 😁

  • @Me-dj2pv
    @Me-dj2pv 4 года назад +1

    Thank You Tom. I'll be in UK on april.
    I 'm glad i can improve my english.

  • @Diana-if9lu
    @Diana-if9lu 4 года назад +1

    I love your videos they're so fun😀

  • @webfufuke
    @webfufuke 4 года назад

    Well, I've been living in English-speaking countries as an exchange student for 7 months now (first England, currently America), but some of the phrases were still new for me. Thanks for sharing them!! 😍

  • @Dmsvdmoss2739
    @Dmsvdmoss2739 4 года назад

    Love you teaching how to be polite. The greatest part of British English 👍

  • @waltsears
    @waltsears 3 года назад +1

    To deny a request for an engagement like “Can you babysit our kids?” I like, “That’s not going to work. I’m already committed. Sorry.” I think phrasing it as simply a matter of scheduling helps soften the rejection. Great video!

  • @Dazzling_Shadow
    @Dazzling_Shadow 4 года назад +4

    Yes!! I'm Early for the first time..
    The Quiz at the end was pretty useful...Thanks!!

  • @nushar5366
    @nushar5366 4 года назад +2

    Cheers Tom.... Amazing as usual, go a head please...

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  4 года назад

      Hehe cheers buddy!

    • @Me-dj2pv
      @Me-dj2pv 4 года назад

      Ahead or a head?

    • @nushar5366
      @nushar5366 4 года назад

      @@Me-dj2pv oooh what a big mistake?!!!!! of course ahead.....Thanks for corrections.

  • @thungo5990
    @thungo5990 4 года назад

    Than you very much . Thanlk .

  • @AGAZAH
    @AGAZAH 4 года назад +1

    Thank you. You make amazing videos.

  • @thungo5990
    @thungo5990 4 года назад

    Thank you very much .

  • @sebastienlopezmassoni8107
    @sebastienlopezmassoni8107 4 года назад

    Thanks Major Tom that's really useful and as usual your tips are so great.

  • @dinakarmampilly5601
    @dinakarmampilly5601 4 года назад

    Very useful as always. Thanks a bunch chief dremer. ..👌👌👌

  • @jwb52z9
    @jwb52z9 4 года назад +2

    When you do videos like this, I wonder if you ever thought about doing a channel devoted to explaining to Native English Speakers how best to speak to those learning English to avoid misunderstandings and things like that. There should be an online teaching award for videos like yours.

  • @dianacarrasco4958
    @dianacarrasco4958 4 года назад

    I love all your videos. Amazing teacher.

  • @KrodinoPOOPS
    @KrodinoPOOPS 4 года назад +9

    Hey Tom, still waiting for your “Guide to British English” to be published! :)

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  4 года назад +9

      We are soooooooo close mate. It's with the designer right now. She has sent me the latest draft version which I have approved. So we should be just a few weeks away. Thanks for asking and for your patience : )

    • @KrodinoPOOPS
      @KrodinoPOOPS 4 года назад +3

      Thanks to you for your passionate work! Glad to know it is almost ready, I’ll keep my eyes open as the infobox suggests 😎

  • @AndreaBahen
    @AndreaBahen 4 года назад +3

    You really made me laugh with question 3! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ahmedfarhan843
    @ahmedfarhan843 4 года назад

    Brother, your accent is very strong.
    I love it very much.

  • @trinidaddeolivera6210
    @trinidaddeolivera6210 4 года назад

    thank you very much for your classes.!!! greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina

  • @nagelaali2497
    @nagelaali2497 4 года назад +1

    Woooow that was amazing video , I love British Accent 😍😍😍

  • @deepindergill786
    @deepindergill786 4 года назад

    Hi tom could you do one on what phrases to say when you are listening to someone Talking about something to show you are listening and understanding .

  • @TashaKoss
    @TashaKoss 4 года назад

    I love your videos Tom!!

  • @reciestoo
    @reciestoo 4 года назад

    Great 😍 thanks for this polite lesson ☺️

  • @channchannel3267
    @channchannel3267 4 года назад

    Every lesson is so natural and intriguing 💖.

  • @joeyq95
    @joeyq95 4 года назад

    I've been watching your channel for a while and have never been able to unsee Daniel Radcliffe every time I see you! I'm sure you get that sort of comment hundreds of times, but you seriously could pass for his brother! Thanks again for the wonderful content. Cheers!

  • @konradolczak3843
    @konradolczak3843 2 года назад

    really loved that! I mean it. I'm not trying to be polite.

  • @liliiborys6430
    @liliiborys6430 4 года назад

    Brilliant

  • @avishaijahanian6472
    @avishaijahanian6472 4 года назад

    Love ur videos gonna wait for next week i have an idea itd be very hard but cockney like a full tutorial of it its just ingenius code language and its really hard to master

  • @carlosmachado7026
    @carlosmachado7026 4 года назад +1

    I am in love with Tom!!!!!!

  • @hairkindwith.MarcosLopes
    @hairkindwith.MarcosLopes 4 года назад

    I loved it

  • @varapornonudom7219
    @varapornonudom7219 4 года назад

    I love this! OMG ♥️ very good! I’m from THA 🇹🇭✈️

  • @victoriabiryukova3230
    @victoriabiryukova3230 4 года назад

    Tom, thanks! Your video is just on point!🙂(I learnt this phrase from Aly yesterday:)
    "I'm afraid of your kids" is about me😀

  • @eignatik
    @eignatik 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for this video! I wanted to ask one thing. Some time ago I learned on a communication skills honing course that “but” is a strong word, and it highlights your willing of saying “no”. Basically, if one wants to sound polite, he should use “however” or other words like that. (I’d love to, however, I already have some plans etc). I think it’s more applicable for business communication, isn’t it? Or not?)

    • @dagmarmroziewicz7363
      @dagmarmroziewicz7363 4 года назад

      I'd use "but" in the spoken language. Actually, I would not be feeling the difference. You gave the reason for not doing this either way.

    • @waltsears
      @waltsears 3 года назад

      Good suggestion. You could also use “and” in the same way for an even softer denial.

  • @myenglishteachermissgreene538
    @myenglishteachermissgreene538 4 года назад

    LOL, love the video and responses.

  • @antoignesesion3122
    @antoignesesion3122 4 года назад

    Nice!

  • @michellehoang1493
    @michellehoang1493 4 года назад

    Love your voice so so much

  • @khadijafayyaz6184
    @khadijafayyaz6184 4 года назад +1

    Vibrating energy 😍

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  4 года назад +1

      Hehehe vibrating energy? I hope that's a good thing Khadija : )

    • @khadijafayyaz6184
      @khadijafayyaz6184 4 года назад

      @@EatSleepDreamEnglish omgg autocorrect :) positive energy*

  • @assiyajaya6876
    @assiyajaya6876 4 года назад

    You are awesome 😎 I have a problem to say correctly "here you are" (perhaps I wrote wrong it), when someone ask me to pass/give/borrow something.

  • @Ssstonemilker
    @Ssstonemilker 4 года назад +1

    Ahh kids scare me as well... 🤣 Thanks for the vid.

  • @jessicaboisabi7905
    @jessicaboisabi7905 4 года назад

    HAHAHAHA got me on the last question on the quiz

  • @marytzamun4683
    @marytzamun4683 4 года назад

    Can you do some audio boocks?

  • @jxsmine.xoxoxig546
    @jxsmine.xoxoxig546 4 года назад +1

    Hi xxxx I’m new to this channel xxxxxx

  • @OnceABustAlwaysABust
    @OnceABustAlwaysABust 4 года назад

    Is being direct considered impolite?

  • @waltsears
    @waltsears 3 года назад

    Decades ago I visited Ghana, an English colonized nation. I found it interesting that they often followed a personal request with the phrase, “I beg you.” For us Americans, it made the speaker vulnerable in an almost embarrassing way, and made it harder to say No.

  • @cynhwon
    @cynhwon 4 года назад

    I will start my new job in London next week and I am so afraid I am not polite enough.XD
    Thanks for the video! :)

  • @melinsanchez7514
    @melinsanchez7514 4 года назад

    Is L silent in the word "cold"?

  • @silday9879
    @silday9879 4 года назад

    Hi Tom, What literary novels or authors recommend to improve my British colloquial English?

  • @timmystauffer9094
    @timmystauffer9094 4 года назад

    Video idea: on a nice day, order a nando's take away go to a park, find a bench with a view, eat lunch, bike it, vlog it.

  • @peggyluk619
    @peggyluk619 4 года назад

    Hey Tom, I am always confused what to say when I see someone sit on the seat that I’ve requested on the train. Would you mind teaching us? And I’m still waiting for your book! I hope it’ll be out soon!

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  4 года назад +1

      Oh yes this is always a very awkward moment. I guess the aim is to be as polite as possible while getting what you want. I'd probably say something like 'Hi, I think you might be sitting in my seat' or 'Sorry to bother you, but I think that's my seat you are in.'

  • @mantreshsingh
    @mantreshsingh 4 года назад

    Hey Tom,
    You are such a great English Teacher for us all, why don’t your create your own site with the name British Academy or Learn British English wherein you are giving and teaching students British English helping them From A1 to C2 level. That would be more structured learning way to learn English, you are a great teacher though, Thanks for your lessons...!

  • @pjallinonechanal
    @pjallinonechanal 4 года назад

    Very nice
    Like 46👌👍

  • @chiichariita94
    @chiichariita94 4 года назад +1

    Haha the answer “being afraid of the kid” was funny lol
    And why would you be polite with someone who asked for your toothbrush??! 🙃

    • @AdrianaMtezGlez
      @AdrianaMtezGlez 4 года назад

      Monica Soto good point! I’d say: are you out of your mind? Lol

    • @Wonders_of_Reality
      @Wonders_of_Reality 4 года назад

      Well, as a science populariser, I might explain politely why it’s not a great idea.

  • @davidstorme8748
    @davidstorme8748 Год назад

    Tierra del Fuego

  • @odarjuk
    @odarjuk 4 года назад

    3/3 😀

  • @JashimUddin-rm5zk
    @JashimUddin-rm5zk 4 года назад

    Epic.

  • @fermion634
    @fermion634 2 года назад

    "I'm afraid of your kids" xxxD

  • @pussycatlover6522
    @pussycatlover6522 4 года назад

    hey Tom, where is Gerry?

  • @mtburton909
    @mtburton909 4 года назад

    Nah sorry I am genuinely afraid of your kids. Just kidding with the last one. We love kids and this channel.

  • @valentinofael
    @valentinofael 4 года назад

    sometimes he says "this is a really brit expression" but it means "this is a really cockney expression"

  • @mamymimma
    @mamymimma 4 года назад +1

    Can you reply " It's ok"? Thanks Tom🙂

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  4 года назад +3

      Hi Mamy, it depends on the request. If it's 'Can I borrow a pen?' we'd probably say 'yes sure' or 'yes, of course'. However if it is a request for permission like 'Can I open the window?' we might say 'yeah, that's ok'. I don't think 'it's ok' would be used very much in these situations.

  • @shivamraj710
    @shivamraj710 4 года назад

    I'm afraid of your kids😂😂😂

  • @itsdamoko
    @itsdamoko 4 года назад +1

    But some kids are terrifying. Sometimes it's good to give the parent a smack in the face.

    • @Wonders_of_Reality
      @Wonders_of_Reality 4 года назад

      It might be cool to show a photo with a gerbil (or a mouse) and a cat. Then it would make sense.

  • @peterphiong6724
    @peterphiong6724 4 года назад +1

    “Yeah go for it.” is a negative answer to “Do you mind if I open the window?”. It should be “No, go for it.“.
    Correct me if I’m wrong.

    • @EatSleepDreamEnglish
      @EatSleepDreamEnglish  4 года назад +5

      I think if you add ‘go for it’ it doesn’t matter if you say yes or no. They would both sound affirmative. If you just said ‘yes’ then I agreed it would be negative

  • @Patricia-kl3mz
    @Patricia-kl3mz 4 года назад

    Excellent lesson!😊 but you miss one!...Question number 4
    Excuse me, could you give me a hug? (If a friend or Tom asks for it say yes👍, if it is a stranger say no✋)
    a) Sure, I'd love to.
    b) You better stay away, I'm calling the police right now.

  • @davidstorme8748
    @davidstorme8748 Год назад

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  • @freshmodernbritishenglish4025
    @freshmodernbritishenglish4025 4 года назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @just8310
    @just8310 4 года назад

    If you ever come to the state of Idaho I'll buy you lunch

  • @jurii_vladimirovich
    @jurii_vladimirovich 4 года назад

    I'm afraid of your kids :-D That's the way I'd response it!

  • @qwiglydee
    @qwiglydee 4 года назад

    So, is it true that English people address each other "excuse me" instead of "sir/madam"?

  • @ilanasilva6833
    @ilanasilva6833 4 года назад +1

    " Do you mind if.... " Say "yes", for negative, and "no" for positive answers. That's ok?

  • @pussycatlover6522
    @pussycatlover6522 4 года назад

    lovely jobly son

  • @iwonakuzminska8709
    @iwonakuzminska8709 4 года назад

    If anybody asks me to lend them my toothbrush, I will definitely answer without bothering if I sound polite or not : Are you kidding? No way.

  • @yuvikasingh224
    @yuvikasingh224 4 года назад

    I am afraid of your kids😁😁

  • @martaboszormenyi8405
    @martaboszormenyi8405 4 года назад

    You are funny. :D

  • @wouterkroon5918
    @wouterkroon5918 4 года назад

    If you are saying yeah to a 'would you mind'- question, it is a negative response. But if you say 'yeah, go for it', aren't you saying a negative and a positive response at the same time?

    • @mumstheword8851
      @mumstheword8851 4 года назад

      Kind of. The 'yeah' would mean 'yeah I would mind' which means 'it would bother me', so it can't correctly be used with 'go for it'. The proper answers would be 'No (of course not), go for it!' or 'actually, yes, (crinkle your nose a little 😁) I'm feeling a bit cold'. 😉..... Are you Dutch? Or Belgian?

  • @_ishaan_pandey
    @_ishaan_pandey 4 года назад

    rule Britannia!

  • @floodmarple666
    @floodmarple666 4 года назад

    for me , it's too fast -))

  • @zdog1490
    @zdog1490 4 года назад

    What a babe ... (from American English)

  • @leonamay8776
    @leonamay8776 3 года назад

    I rather would. I'm unfortunately terribly afraid of your kids. 😅

  • @SharonH11100
    @SharonH11100 4 года назад +2

    Back in high school in the “girls’ room” another girl asked to borrow my comb. I looked her straight in the eye and said, “Hell no! I don’t want your cooties!” That’s how we do it in America🥰🇺🇸

  • @just8310
    @just8310 4 года назад

    I still think you're cute even though you're a Brit

  • @lindenbeck
    @lindenbeck 4 года назад

    What is really annoying with you Brits is that you're too polite. When you invaded India or other countries you were not so polite.

    • @mkarijord
      @mkarijord 4 года назад +1

      I think there are just different ways of being polite. What I don't like about British "politeness" is how they are seemingly polite, but secretly think something totally different than what they express. To me, as a Norwegian, that is really confusing!

  • @Вадим-р4е
    @Вадим-р4е 4 года назад

    too quickly...so bad to understand the lesson