4. 100 conversational chunks & expressions

# Expression Example
1 How's it going? Hey, how's it going?
2 How have you been? It's been a while. How have you been?
3 What have you been up to? What have you been up to lately?
4 What about you? I'm doing well. What about you?
5 How about you? I'm staying home. How about you?
6 Really? Really? I had no idea.
7 Oh, really? Oh, really? How did that happen?
8 No way! No way! You actually did it?
9 Oh, nice! You got a new job? Oh, nice!
10 That's interesting. That's interesting. Tell me more.
11 That makes sense. Yeah, that makes sense.
12 I see what you mean. Okay, I see what you mean.
13 I know what you mean. Yeah, I know what you mean.
14 Fair enough. Fair enough. I hadn't thought of that.
15 Good point. That's a good point.
16 Exactly. Exactly. That's what I was thinking.
17 Absolutely. Absolutely. I completely agree.
18 Definitely. Definitely. I'd do the same.
19 It depends. It depends on the situation.
20 I guess so. I guess so.
21 I suppose so. I suppose so, although I'm not sure.
22 Not really. Not really. I'm not a big fan.
23 Not necessarily. Not necessarily. It depends.
24 You've got a point. You've got a point there.
25 Tell me about it. It's been a long day. — Tell me about it.
26 I know, right? It's freezing! — I know, right?
27 Come on! Come on, you can't be serious.
28 Give me a break. Oh, give me a break!
29 Hang on a second. Hang on a second, I'm almost ready.
30 Hold on. Hold on, what did you just say?
31 Go ahead. Go ahead, I'm listening.
32 Take your time. Take your time, there's no rush.
33 Let me think. Let me think... maybe Thursday.
34 How can I put it? How can I put it? It's complicated.
35 What I mean is... What I mean is, we need more time.
36 Basically... Basically, we ran out of time.
37 Actually... Actually, I've changed my mind.
38 To be honest... To be honest, I didn't enjoy it.
39 If I'm honest... If I'm honest, I'd rather stay home.
40 As far as I know... As far as I know, he's still there.
41 By the way... By the way, did you hear about John?
42 Speaking of... Speaking of food, are you hungry?
43 That reminds me... That reminds me, I need to call her.
44 Now that you mention it... Now that you mention it, you're right.
45 Come to think of it... Come to think of it, I haven't seen him lately.
46 What was that like? You went to Japan? What was that like?
47 How did that go? You had an interview? How did that go?
48 How come? You left early? How come?
49 What happened? You look upset. What happened?
50 What do you mean? What do you mean by that?
51 How did you get into that? How did you get into cycling?
52 What made you...? What made you move here?
53 Have you ever...? Have you ever tried surfing?
54 Would you ever...? Would you ever move abroad?
55 How long have you...? How long have you been doing that?
56 What do you think of...? What do you think of the new place?
57 How do you feel about...? How do you feel about the idea?
58 If you ask me... If you ask me, it's not worth it.
59 The way I see it... The way I see it, we have two options.
60 Personally, I'd... Personally, I'd wait.
61 I'm really into... I'm really into cycling at the moment.
62 I'm not really into... I'm not really into horror movies.
63 I'm a big fan of... I'm a big fan of this place.
64 I'm not a big fan of... I'm not a big fan of crowded places.
65 It's not really my thing. Golf isn't really my thing.
66 It's not my cup of tea. Horror movies aren't my cup of tea.
67 I'm on the fence. I'm still on the fence about it.
68 I'm up for it. Sure, I'm up for it.
69 I'm down. I'm down for a drink.
70 Sounds good. Sounds good. See you at eight.
71 Works for me. Six o'clock? Works for me.
72 I'm fine with that. If you want to leave early, I'm fine with that.
73 It's up to you. We can stay or leave. It's up to you.
74 No big deal. Don't worry. It's no big deal.
75 My bad. My bad, I completely forgot.
76 It's all good. Sorry about that. — It's all good.
77 Don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. It happens.
78 Never mind. Never mind, I've figured it out.
79 Forget it. Forget it. It's not worth arguing about.
80 We'll see. I'm not sure yet. We'll see.
81 So far, so good. How's the new job? So far, so good.
82 At least... We missed the train, but at least we got a refund.
83 At the end of the day... At the end of the day, it's your decision.
84 For what it's worth... For what it's worth, I agree with you.
85 Don't get me wrong... Don't get me wrong, I like him.
86 You know what I mean? It's difficult to explain. You know what I mean?
87 I can't help it. I know I shouldn't laugh, but I can't help it.
88 I can't be bothered. I'm too tired. I can't be bothered to cook.
89 I'm fed up with... I'm fed up with this situation.
90 I'm not feeling up to it. I'm not feeling up to going out.
91 I'm better off... I think I'm better off staying here.
92 It's not worth it. Don't bother. It's not worth it.
93 It slipped my mind. Sorry, it completely slipped my mind.
94 That rings a bell. His name rings a bell.
95 It's driving me crazy. This noise is driving me crazy.
96 I ended up... I ended up staying home.
97 It turns out... It turns out we were wrong.
98 I'm getting used to it. I'm getting used to working in English.
99 Hang in there. It's difficult, but hang in there.
100 Catch up sometime. We should grab a coffee and catch up sometime.