If You Know These 25 English Phrases, You're Ready to Visit the UK!

I know you've watched videos before where English teachers tell you how to say,

"Can you show me the way to the museum?" Let me give you a list

of the phrases you really need to know before you travel to the UK.

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and I don't want you to miss any. So, with that said, let's get with the video. Let

me give you a list of phrases you really need to know before you travel to the UK.

Number one: "You all right?" or just "All right." This is probably the most common

greeting in the UK. All we say is just "All right." That's it. So, if somebody says to you,

"All right," the best response is just "All right, thanks," or "All right, thanks, you," or just "All

right." "All right" is just a big word that means hello. "How are you?" "Did you have a

good day?" "How's your wife?" "Life?" Everything. We just go "All right, all right, thanks, you."

Moving on to the next phrase: "Cheers." "Cheers" means thank you. So, if someone has done something

little for you, maybe if someone holds a door open for you, you can say, "Cheers," or when

you step off the bus, "Cheers." You don't have to say "Cheers"; you can say "Thank you," of

course. You can. But "Cheers" is just something you might hear, and it's another option for you.

The next thing you need to know is, "Could." Okay, "Could I something?" or "Could we something?" This

is a polite way to ask a question. So, if you see somebody, you could say, "Oh, could you help me,

please?" So, whatever verb you want to ask about, just use "Could" instead of "Can." So,

another example: You get to the airport and you need a taxi, so you ask the taxi driver,

"Could you take me to the Voy Hotel, please?" This is really useful in restaurants. So, instead

of saying, "I want," you can say, "Could I have the salmon, please?" "Could I have the chicken,

please?" "Sorry, could I have a napkin?" or "Could I have another fork, please?" "Could we pay,

please?" This is the easiest way to make sure you sound polite when asking for something.

Moving on: "Excuse me." "Excuse me" or sometimes you just hear, "Excuse me, excuse me." So, this is

really useful if somebody is standing in your way. Maybe you want to go that way, but someone has

stood there. You just, "Excuse me, could I just go there?" So, I've used "Excuse me" and "Could"

both in that same question. So, "Excuse me" is a great way to get somebody's attention. In Britain,

we are very polite. We love phrases like, "Excuse me" and "Could." Fabulous. And that brings us onto

the next thing: "Sorry." We say sorry a lot. If you want to blend in with the natives in the UK,

say "Sorry" for everything. So, let's say you bump into somebody. You're walking, "Sorry,

sorry." Or you could even start a question with, "Sorry, sorry, could you help me? I just need to

get to the Tate Modern. Do you know where that is?" We just love apologizing. We love it.

Now, if you are asking for directions, you've got two real options. You can either say, "Excuse me,

which way is the art museum?" "Which way is the train station?" "Which way is the airport?" Or,

"Do you know where 'M' is?" "Do you know where 'M' is?" "Excuse me, do you know where the cathedral

is?" I'd say those two phrases are the only two you really need. So, try to learn those, because I

know it's scary if you have to ask somebody that question, but those two should be really safe.

Now, if you are coming to the UK, your English does not need to be perfect. You do not need