30 ways to make your English speech gourmet

The same idea can convey different expressions, and it is from that, your question will be perceived as a regular interlocutor and literate or intelligent and sophisticated. The more different the words you use and the less beaten speed use, the more elegant your story sounds

Word Supreme Desultory





- London is the capital of Great Britain

. . - Indeed

Jocular It occurs to me ...
For example:.

It occurs to me that it might not be such a good idea to go to bed so late

It seems to me that this is not a good idea to go to bed so late
Do not you think ...
For example:?
Do not you think it might be a good idea to invite her for a date
What do you think, whether it is a good idea to ask her out

Au contraire [͵əʋkɒn'treə]
For example:
- This very dinner was the best I've ever had
- Au contraire!! ? What about that one I cooked you last Sunday
- This is the best meal I have ever eaten
-. On the contrary! And what about the one that I was preparing you last Sunday

By happenstance Mary was awaiting for a train, and by happenstance I was driving past her just as it started to rain, so gave her a lift home.
Mary was waiting for the train, and by happy coincidence, I passed once began to rain, so I threw it home.

< As good (or other adjective) as (it) is ... - as well (or another adjective) like (noun) ... used to show an equal alternative in comparison

. For example:.
As good as Microsoft security system is, Apple devices have fewer virus attacks
The protection system of Microsoft as good as Apple, so they both faced with less virus attacks

I am indebted to you Thank you for returning my wallet, I am indebted to you
Thank you returned my wallet, I owe you

Whether or not ...
For example:!
Whether or not she returns the money she stole from me, I will report her to the police
Returns whether or not the money that I stole, I still will return to the police.

Whether or not it rains tomorrow, I am still going to have a picnic!
Regardless of whether the rain will go or not, I still go to the picnic.







«I need one million dollars; ? Perchance you could lend it to me »

Perchance
. For example:
I need one million dollars; perchance you could lend it to me?
I need $ 1 000 000, there is some probability that you will lend me this amount (or is there a chance that you will lend me)?

< If it is alright with you ... - If you do not mind ... We are used to ask permission of the British with the help of structures such as would you mind ... or do you mind ... But you can also ask for permission and the phrase: If it is alright with you ...

For example:.
If it is alright with you, I would like to marry your sister
If you do not mind, I would suggest the hand and heart of your sister

If I may I need a moment of your time, if I may.
I need a couple of minutes of your time, if you

If I may be so bold
For example:.
If I may be so bold, I would like to say that my country, Antigua and Barbuda, is a veritable United Nations in microcosm
I will dare to say that my country, Antigua and Barbuda, is truly a United Nations in miniature

If I were you / If I were in your shoes
For example:.
I should leave that question alone if I were you
If I were in your place, did not raise this issue

Contrary to popular belief Contrary to popular belief, children need boundaries
. Contrary to popular belief about the children, they need to set boundaries

Prior to
For example:.
Prior to her marriage, she was a teacher
Before her marriage she worked as a teacher

I feel like
For example:.
I feel like more coffee
I want some more coffee.

Keep in mind that for each phrase has its own context, and it is important to always build on it in the translation.



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