30 Common English Expressions For Daily Life

30 Common English Expressions for Daily Life
Greeting
1. Good day. Pleased to meet you.

“Good day” is a greeting generally used between sunrise and sunset. Pleased to meet you is
a respectful greeting you can use when replying to someone you meet for the very first time.
A) Good day. Pleased to meet you.

B) It’s a pleasure to meet you too!
2. Hi, how’s it going?

This is a very common expression that is used to greet somebody you already know. This
expression is asking how a person's life is going. Are they doing well? Are they healthy?
How is their job?
We can think of "it" as "your life". We can respond to this question in any way that we want.
A) How's it going?
B) Everything is going well. How about you?
3. Hey! Long time no see!

This casual greeting is used when you haven’t seen someone in a while, particularly if you
meet that person unexpectedly. You might be wondering how much is a long time? It
depends on how often you normally see that person. It could be one week, one month, one
year- whatever feels like a long time to you.
A) Hey! Long time no see!

B) Yeah, it’s been a while. How’ve you been?
Ordering Food
When the waiter asks “Are you ready to order?” or “Can I take your order?” you can respond
by saying:
4. “I’d like…”
Example: “I’d like a Cobb salad, please.”
5. “I’ll have…”
Example: “I’ll have the Chef’s Special, please.”
6. “Could I get…”
Example: “Could I get an iced-tea as well, please.”
Numbers 4 and 5 are simply stating your order, but 6 is a more polite request. But now
you’ve got your meal and you’d like to ask for the bill. How would you do that? Well,
generally you could just call the waiter over and ask:
7. We’re ready for the check, please.
8. Can we have the bill, please?
9. Could you bring the check, please.
These are all polite and can be used in different types of restaurants. Also, if you’re eating in
a restaurant that’s not in your own country, make sure you research the local culture
because in some countries it’s custom to leave a tip for the waiters.
Traveling
So, let’s say you were sharing the taxi ride with someone or the person seated next to you
on the plane would like to start a conversation or perhaps you’d like to strike up a
conversation with them. What would you say?
10. Impersonal questions are the best way to initiate a conversation with someone you
don't know. We can connect our question to events that are happening around us, for
example:Excuse me, do you know what time it is? Or Do you know where the
restroom is?
11. Talk about the weather. Weather is the ultimate small talk topic. With a little
creativity you can spark some engaging discussions. "The weather is so nice today.
Is it usually like this around here?"
12. Asking if they've traveled anywhere interesting lately can spark fascinating
conversations. “I really enjoy seeing new places. What’s the most interesting place
you’ve been to lately?”
Feeling sick
You start to feel sick and think that it would be best to see a doctor. So once you’re at the
hospital or doctor's office how would you ask for help?
13. If it’s an emergency, say “I urgently need to see a doctor, please.”
14. If it’s not so urgent, say “I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor,
please.”
15. If you want to see the doctor you always see, you can say, "I would like to see Dr.
[name]”
You could describe your symptoms to the doctor as:
16. “My stomach hurts and I’ve lost my appetite”. To describe the pain you’re feeling,
you can say “My + [body part] hurts.” If you’ve lost your appetite, it means you have
no desire to eat.
17. “I have painful stomach cramps and I feel nauseous.” A cramp is a sudden
painful tightening in a muscle, in this case, your stomach. To feel nauseous means to
feel as if you might vomit.
Here are a few additional ways to describe the pain:
18. A dull ache = a constant pain which is not too bad
19. A constant pain = a pain that does not go away
20. A sharp pain = an intense pain that may come and go
You want to go to a concert tonight. So you decide to ask someone you like to join
you.
21. “I have an extra ticket to that concert you wanted to see. Would you like to
join me this evening?” This is friendly and shows that you remembered something
they were interested in.
22. “<Name of band or artist> is in town this evening and I have two tickets to
the concert. What time can I pick you up?” This is playful and the kind of message
you could send to someone who enjoys a bit of humor.
23. “I’m not sure if you already have plans for this evening, but I have 2 tickets
to the <name of band or artist> concert and I was hoping you could join me.”
This is very polite and could be sent to someone you know well or someone who
you’re only starting to get to get to know.
Now you want to visit the hair salon. So you can say:
24. "I would just like a trim." You don't even have to say "I would." You can just
say, "just a trim please". That means I want just a little bit removed from my current
hairstyle. So, "just a trim" is the most basic and probably most common request you
can have ready when you go to the hair salon.
25. "Could you straighten my hair?" So, to straighten your hair means to make
your hair straight, using a hair iron, or a similar tool to create straight hair from wavy
or curly hair.
26. "I would like to dye my hair." So if you want to change the color of your hair,
you can use this expression. But to be specific about the color, you could say, "I
wanna dye my hair black" or "I wanna dye my hair blue". Whatever the color is
can come after this expression. You can also say, "I'd like to change the color of
my hair" or "I want to color my hair."
You’re about to end your night, so instead of just saying goodbye, you can say:
27. It’s important to remember the difference between “goodnight” and “good
evening”. Good evening is a greeting when you see someone for the first time that
day. However, we say goodnight to someone at the end of the day, so it’s similar to
farewell.
28. Take care. Take care can be used in professional situations, as well as more
casual ones. Keep in mind that you wouldn’t typically use this expression with
someone you see every day.
29. I’ve got to get going/ I must be going– This is an informal way of telling
someone goodbye while also providing a sense of urgency. This is a longer form of
‘gotta go’ and generally means the same thing.
30. Keep in touch– this is mostly used with friends and family who don’t see each
other often and wish to keep in contact with each other.

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1. Good day. Pleased to meet you.

A) Good day. Pleased to meet you.

2. Hi, how’s it going?

3. Hey! Long time no see!

A) Hey! Long time no see!

13. If it’s an emergency, say “I urgently need to see a doctor, please.”

You could describe your symptoms to the doctor as:

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