【完全解説】私がよく使う英語フレーズ20選を紹介します｜Part 2

Konnichiwa, it's Ace. This time, I'm going to talk about the second part of the 20 expressions that I use a lot. In the last video, I put together 20 expressions that I use a lot. This is the second part. As I said in the previous video, I often use Cambly for online English conversations. I regularly upload videos of me talking to various native speakers. I also upload videos where I meet native speakers and discuss everything in English. I also upload a lot of videos where I talk to Japanese people in English. Some of you may have noticed that there are expressions that I use a lot. This time, I'm going to select 20 of them and introduce them to you. I will also introduce some examples. If you have any expressions that you have never used, please include them in your own English. In the previous video, I gave you a text. I created a text for this video again this time. This text is a free gift on the official line. If you enter the keyword expression in the official line, you can download this text. I hope you enjoy this video while checking it out. Let's get started. The first is the reason being. For example, I made a decision not to join the program. The reason being, I thought I wasn't ready yet and didn't have the confidence enough to do it. And the reason being, I came across so many idioms when I was in Australia. The meaning of this is the same, but it means the reason. You can say the reason is, but if it's the reason is, there's no twist. The reason being that. It means that the theory continues. You can use it in the form of the reason being. I didn't join the program. The reason being, I didn't think that I had the confidence to do it. The reason is, because, the reason being. Some people might think it sounds formal. But there are people who use it in a completely informal context. So I don't think it's a problem to use it at all. Next is as to. For example, I want to make a decision as to which university I want to attend next year. I want to have a discussion as to what we need to do in the next couple of months. I use it like this. There is a bit of uncertainty as to whether the person is actually living, still living in Japan, even now. The meaning of as to is about. You can replace it with about. About is about. As to is about. Please think that there is a slight difference in formality. About, about, about. For example, I want to make a decision about. It's okay to use it. It's a bit boring to just say this. So I often use as to. I want to have a discussion as to. I want to have a discussion about something. It can be a discussion about. Discussion as to which university is the best university. It can be anything. After as to, you can add something like this. As to our next project. It can be anything. I often use as to instead of about. The third one is whereas. For example, I think your skill to communicate is really important. Whereas there are some people who say that it's not as important as it used to be. I use it like that. Just saying that's the topic that nobody wants to talk about. Like there is no visualization that occurs in your brain. Whereas when you say an elephant in the room. Then obviously what you're going to visualize is an elephant. The big creature in the room. In terms of the meaning, it means on the other hand. It's an expression that you learn a lot at school. I don't think there are many people who actually use it properly in the future. So please include it. For example, he likes learning from textbooks. Whereas I like learning on the job. Because I think it's way more efficient. I think you can use it like this. It's when you're competing. He likes learning from textbooks. Whereas on the other hand. I like learning on the job. Because it's way more efficient. Because I think it's way more efficient. The fourth one is whether or not. For example, whether or not you like it doesn't matter. Because at the end of the day, he calls the shots. It's like this. Whether or not means whether or not. You can add a sentence. In this set, whether or not sentence. I use it a lot. What I said earlier is whether or not you like it. Whether or not you like it. Whether or not sentence. Doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Because at the end of the day. At the end of the day. He calls the shots. Because he calls the shots. Calls the shots. It means deciding in the end. I think it's a distinction. He calls the shots. So at the end of the day, he calls the shots. So whether or not you like it. Doesn't matter. The fifth one is what's it called. What's it called. For example. He was talking about this book. What's it called? Distinction. Surely they can manage to find at least like 30 minutes or so every day, right? Right. Maybe 30 minutes in the morning or 30 minutes before they go to bed. What's it called? What's the word for it? Free time? Spare time? Yeah. When you can't remember the name. You use it when you're like, what was the name? What's it called? Something is called. Something is called Adam. Or Apple. It doesn't matter. It means being called. What's it called? It's a question. What is it? It means what you're talking about in the sentence. For example. I was reading this book. What's it called? I was reading this book. What's it called? Like this. What was it? You can use it like this. What's it called? That's the one. You can use it like this. Please use it. Next one is what's the point of doing? What's the point of doing? What's the point of doing this? What are we getting out of this? But some people actually say that. What's the point of learning this? If we can communicate the same thing using basic vocabulary. Yes. Meaning, what's the point of doing this? Point of doing this. What's the point of doing this? The point of doing this. So in the previous example, I was like, what's the point of doing this? It means like, what's the point of doing this? What are we getting out of this? It means like, what are we getting out of this? So, for example, if you combine it with the example I just showed you, what's the point of doing this? I was like, you know, I wanted to find a reason as to why we've got to do this, but, you know, nobody else seemed to care. You can use it like this. So, please try to combine it with other examples and practice. Next is, that's a fair point. For example, if someone says, I think we've got to consider this. We've got to consider this as well. You can say, oh, that's a fair point. Do you know anybody who scrambles just one egg? I think it's not really enough, right? Yeah, that's a fair point. That's a fair point. That's true. Yeah, that's a fair point. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, that's a fair point. I think we've got to consider this. I think we've got to do this as well. Yeah, that's a fair point. I think this is very important too. Oh yeah, that's a fair point. That's true. You can use it like this. Next is the eighth expression. Come across. For example, I came across this book at the bookstore. You can use it like this. So, I think you being a Cambly tutor, I think you've come across lots of different types of students. Come across is used to mean to come across. I think there are people who don't know this. In the previous example, I came across this book. You can use it like this. And this doesn't have to be a thing. I came across an old friend on the street. I came across. I met an old friend. I came across this information on the internet. You can use it like this. I met this person. I found this person. I think you can use it like this. I use this expression a lot too. Next is going back to. Going back to. For example, going back to your question. My answer is no. So, going back to the first point, first category, which was immersion. This is when you go back to something. Like a topic, a topic, a question. There was something I was talking about earlier. From there, sidetrack. There are things that go back and forth, right? And when you talk about what I said earlier, going back to something. Going back to your question. Going back to what you were talking about. When you go back like this, you can use going back to. For example, going back to your question. When you go back to your question, my answer is. My answer is no. It's like that, right? In the previous phrase introduction video, you can also put simply put here. For example, my answer is simply put. You can also say it like this. So, going back to your question, my answer is simply put no. You can also say it like this. The next expression is in this case. For example, in this case, I think we need to take a different approach. It's like this. This is also used a lot. In this case, but in this case, you can use it like this. In this case. So, for example, that's a fair point, but in this case, I think we should take a different approach. In this case, it doesn't matter, I think. But in this case, I don't think it's that important. That's a fair point. That's true, but in this case, it doesn't really matter. You can add an explanation like this. In this case, it doesn't matter. The reason being something. You can say it like this. Let's combine it like this. The next expression is more about. More about. For example, the first stage is more about understanding the concept. We use it like this. I think the true meaning of communication is not really telling you the exact information that you want to tell, but rather, it's more about like in the dynamics of personal relationship. In this case, it's more about understanding the concept. For example, this stage is more about understanding the concept. In this case, this stage is more about understanding the concept. It's more important to understand the concept. So, if you want to make it clear that you're competing with something, you can add something like than. For example, more about understanding the concept rather than understanding the mechanism of it. Rather than understanding the mechanism, it's more important to understand the concept. It's more important. We use it like this. For example, this webpage is more about its aesthetic that's important. This webpage is more about its aesthetics. Aesthetics means beauty. Beauty is more important. That's important. Than its contents. Than what we can do with it. Rather than what we can do with it, it's more about its aesthetics. We use it like this. It's more important. After than, it doesn't have to be there. As long as the context is clear, it's more important. It doesn't have to be there. The next expression is for the sake of this. For example, I don't understand why we've got to do this for the sake of a dollar. We use it like this. I think in most cases, our conversations are not really executed just for the sake of you know, communicating information, but rather to have fun. For the sake of means for the sake of something. For example, in the example sentence, I don't understand why we've got to do this for the sake of a dollar. We use it like this. For the sake of clarity, let me explain this again. For the sake of clarity, let me explain this again. We can use it like this. Also, doing something for the sake of doing something. We use it like this a lot. We use it like this for the purpose of doing something. For example, studying for the sake of studying. We don't have a clear purpose for studying. We just have to study, so let's study. Studying without thinking about anything. Studying for the sake of studying. We use it like this. It started to feel like I was doing it for the sake of doing it. It started to feel like I was doing it for the sake of doing it. It started to feel like I was doing it for the sake of doing it. That's what I just said. Please try using this too. Next is, like you said. For example, like you said, this is one of the biggest problems. We use it like this. Like you said. Like you said, our population has been declining and birth rate has been declining and that's really causing the population going down. Like you said, like means like this. It has the same meaning as as. So, like you said means like you said. Like you said, this is one of the biggest problems. If so, like you said, this is definitely the biggest problem. Something like this. For example, if we try to combine it with other things, going back to the topic, I think we've got to make a decision as to what we've got to do about this because, like you said, this is one of the biggest issues. Something like this. I just thought of it off the top of my head. I think it would be good if you could combine it like this. The next expression is, This might be just me, but... For example, This might be just me, but... Don't you think this is a bit too expensive? Something like this. This might be just me, but... When you say I've lived in Japan for three years, It feels like the emphasis is on the fact that the person has lived or the person has the experience of living in Japan for three years. This might be just me, but... Don't you think this is too expensive? This might be just me, but... Don't you think this is a bit too bright? Anything is fine. Now, I said it as if I was asking the other person a question. You don't have to do that. This might be just me, but... I don't find it interesting. You can also express your opinion like this. So when you want to give a modest opinion, This might be just me, but... This video is just not interesting. Anything is fine. It doesn't have to be negative. This might be just me, but... I find it really funny. You can say it like this. The next expression is get to the point. For example, I wish this guy would just get to the point. You can use it like this. I think there are a lot of words called points in this video. Here, the point is used to mean an important point. And the example sentence I said earlier, I wish this guy would just get to the point. It means, I wish this guy would just get to the point. I wish he would just get to the point. But he's just being lazy. The intro is too long. He's just being lazy. I'm a person who is very lazy. But I always want to get to the point after I clear the initial conditions. I wish this guy would just get to the point. You might have thought like this. You can use it like this. You can also say, just get straight to the point. You can emphasize the word straight. Just get straight to the point, man. You can use it like this. The next expression is end up doing. For example, I was such a couch potato when I was a uni student, but I ended up regretting it. You can use it like this. I would probably end up talking about the same kind of thing all the time. This means that you will eventually get to the point and end up doing something. For example, I ended up regretting it. If you end up regretting it, you will regret it. So in the end, you will end up regretting it. So, I was such a couch potato. Couch potato means a person who is lazy. I was very lazy when I was a uni student. But I ended up regretting it. Something like that. You can also use it in a positive way. For example, I didn't want to go to the party, but I ended up having a lot of fun. You can use it in a positive way like this. Next is, it is what it is. For example, there is nothing I can do about it, so it is what it is. You know, how we study kind of defeats the actual purpose of learning English. So, I'm a little bit sad, but it is what it is. So, it is what it is. What it is means the state of it. The state of it is as it is. So, it is what it is. It means it can't be helped. So, there is nothing I can do about it. I can't do anything about it. So, it is what it is. It can't be helped. You can use it like that. So, there are times when you can't change it at all. So, in those times, you know, there is nothing you can do about it. Let's forget about it. You can use it like that with other words. Next is, in general. For example, what do you think about this in general? You can use it like this. And, you know, we don't have as much natural resources compared to other countries in general. This expression is often used as in general. It means in general, but you can also use it as in general. What did you think about it in general? In general, in general, what did you think about it in general? What did you think about it in general? You can use it like that. So, in general, overall, you can think of it as a similar expression. I use it often. Next is, at all. At all. For example, did you like at all? Do you ever use since in a casual conversation at all? At all. When you use at all in a negative sentence, you can use it as in general. This is not wrong at all. I didn't like at all. You can use it like this. In a question sentence, as I said earlier, did you like at all? Did you like it even a little bit? The meaning of even a little bit is in a question sentence. Also, if you like this video at all, please hit the like button. If you like this video even a little bit, please hit the like button. I think it's often used in Japanese videos, but if you add at all at the end in the sentence of if, it becomes a nuance of even a little bit. Let's remember this too. Next is, if that's the case. For example, oh, did you prepare all the slides? If that's the case, you don't have to do anything. It's like this. In fact, they say, change your job every five years here. I might be saying the wrong thing. I think that's the case. Or I've heard. I believe that's the case, too. If that's the case. もしそれがケースなら. ケースっていうのは本当ならね。 それが事実の場合, 事実のケースなら っていうような意味なんですよね。 なのであ、もしそうなら。 っていう感覚で捉えてください。 もしそうなら。 だから oh, did he prepare all the slides? 彼が全部スライド作ったの? If that's the case. もしそうなんだったら You don't have to do anything. You can use it like this. If that's the case, oh, did you prepare all the slides? If that's the case, I don't have to do anything, right? You can use it like this. How was it? This time, I introduced 20 phrases that I often use, including the videos I actually use. I think there were some expressions that I didn't know, so please take it into your conversation. As I told you at the beginning, this content is a free gift for you with text, so if you enter the keyword, you can download it, so please download it and check it out. See you in the next video. Bye bye.