5 Phrases for Responding to Bad News

1. Oh no...
2. That's terrible.
3. Poor you. (Use this to respond to bad situations that are not too serious)
4. I'm so sorry to hear that.
5. I'm sorry for your loss. (Use this only if someone has died)

10 Excuses for Being Late

10 Expressions about Age

10 Expressions for Bad People

10 Informal Ways to Say Yes and No

10 Phrases for Agreeing

10 Phrases for Asking for Information

10 Phrases for Asking for Someone's Opinion & Giving Your Opinion

10 Phrases for Asking/Talking about Jobs

10 Phrases for Bad Travel Experiences

10 Phrases for Cheering Someone Up

10 Phrases for Compliments

10 Phrases for Decisions

10 Phrases for Describing Relationships

10 Phrases for Disagreeing

10 Phrases for Drinking (Alcohol)

10 Phrases for Estimating & Guessing

10 Phrases for Facial Expressions

10 Phrases for Good Luck & Bad Luck

10 Phrases for Introductions

10 Phrases for Invitations

10 Phrases for Remembering, Reminding, & Forgetting

10 Phrases for Saying Something is Easy & Difficult

10 Phrases for Shopping

10 Phrases for Talking about Food

10 Phrases for Talking about Statistics

10 Phrases for Talking about the Future

10 Phrases for Talking About TV

10 Phrases for Telephone Calls

10 Phrases for Telling Someone to Wait

10 Phrases for Worries & Relief

10 Phrases to Describe Offending or Upsetting People

10 Phrases You'll Hear in the Airport

10 Ways to Ask How Someone Is

10 Ways to Avoid Answering a Question

10 Ways to Encourage Someone

10 Ways to Respond to "Thank You"

10 Ways to Say Hello & Goodbye

10 Ways to Say How You Are

10 Ways to Say Someone's Talented

10 Ways to Say Something is Interesting/Boring

10 Ways to Say Thank You

10 Ways to Say You Don't Believe Someone

10 Ways to Say You're Tired

10 Ways to Talk about Likes & Dislikes

10 Ways to Talk About Price

10 Words for Describing Speaking

15 Comparative Idioms

15 Phrases for Being Rich & Poor

15 Phrases for Certainty & Probability

5 Phrases for Apologizing

5 Phrases for Cold Weather

5 Phrases for Complaining

5 Phrases for Hot Weather

5 Phrases for Not Having an Opinion

5 Phrases for Promises & Resolutions

5 Phrases for Responding to Bad News

5 Phrases for Responding to Good News

5 Phrases for Talking about Rain

5 Ways to Ask for Clarification

5 Ways to Ask for Help

5 Ways to Ask Someone Else to Do Something

5 Ways to Check if the Other Person Understands You

5 Ways to End a Conversation Politely

5 Ways to Interrupt Someone

5 Ways to Make & Respond to an Offer

5 Ways to Make a Suggestion

5 Ways to Respond to an Apology

5 Ways to Say "I don't know"

5 Ways to Say Someone is Correct

5 Ways to Say Someone is Smart

5 Ways to Say Someone is Stupid

5 Ways to Say Someone is Wrong

6 Phrases for Talking About Future Plans

6 Ways to Show Interest

7 Phrases for Disappointment

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