Natives Don't Say "Said"

Native English speakers don't say "said" as much as the phrase you will learn in this English lesson. This is great for informal, casual English speaking. Open the description for more info 👇👇👇
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This is not another English lesson about reported speech or the difference between say, tell, speak, and talk.
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This is an English lesson about the way people really speak in real life, which is something your English teacher may not have taught you.
See, textbooks and teachers often stick to the formal ways of saying things. to stick to means to maintain or keep
In all the English classes, reported speech is always taught with the verb “to say,” which in the past is “said.” I said, you said, he/she said, we said, they said.
Natives do say “said,” BUT there is a MUCH more common way to express the same idea…
And your English teacher probably won’t like it…
Are you ready?
Natives don’t say “said,” they say “was like.”
I was like, you were like, s/he was like, we were like, they were like…
And this means “said.” So the next time that you hear someone talking and you hear the word “like,” it may not mean that you “enjoy” something. I like ice cream. No.
It may not be a comparison. You are sweet like candy. No.
It may not be a filler. It’s like… uhm…
It could be another way to say “said!”
And we often reduce “I was like” to “Eyezlike”....
Again, this is not exceedingly proper or formal. I am not encouraging you to use this kind of expression if you are in a professional situation. However, it’s super common in casual speech!
So next time you’re listening to someone tell a story, or if you want to tell a story about what someone said, consider “was like as a way to say “said.”
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    @mayadaswelam7353 жыл бұрын

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    @cesarchiarelli80393 жыл бұрын

    That doggo at the beginning of the video is so easygoing and fluffy, omg.

  • @rodig.850
    @rodig.8503 жыл бұрын

    I've learned to use "was like" naturally just by watching movies and English native speakers. But it's always been a struggle to explain to my students what it means haha. Thank you, Gabby! the video was really useful.

  • @rufinohernandezavalos8452

    @rufinohernandezavalos8452

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, it's driving me crazy!!

  • @clemickjefferson9501

    @clemickjefferson9501

    Жыл бұрын

    It is so crazy! But it is awesome hehehehe

  • @GoNaturalEnglish

    @GoNaturalEnglish

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I'm glad you liked this one.

  • @apdorafa-rafaelalmeida7159
    @apdorafa-rafaelalmeida71593 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in Canada and I tend to say "I said.." Saying "I was lie.." might sound dumb sometimes. Actually, I thing people tend to overuse "like".

  • @aikefarro

    @aikefarro

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's totally different pronunciations and accent so

  • @KristinGrady
    @KristinGrady3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for keeping it real! Knowing how everyday people actually speak is helpful to our students.

  • @Neo-Reloaded

    @Neo-Reloaded

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can also say: He mentioned that He advised that He claimed that He suggested that He refused to He argued that He promised

  • @justicefrench4485

    @justicefrench4485

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice speech. How are you doing?

  • @JDavidHopkins

    @JDavidHopkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Neo-Reloaded Your examples are far better than saying, “like”.

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    @aniketpandey3692

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @justicefrench4485

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aniketpandey3692 Not that bad, I hope your day is going well . We haven't formally met. The reason I'm reaching out to you is because I'm just curious, would you be interested in a side project, if it didn't interfere with what you're already doing?

  • @communicationfirst1599
    @communicationfirst15993 жыл бұрын

    Natives do say "Said", neither way is wrong or uncommon, it depends where you are from.

  • @caramia4789

    @caramia4789

    3 жыл бұрын

    True!

  • @muhammadsohaibmalik7929
    @muhammadsohaibmalik79293 жыл бұрын

    After watching this I was like " This should be how natural english speaking class be like"

  • @silviomp
    @silviomp3 жыл бұрын

    I love informal English. This lesson is gold to me. Thanks!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @gagikantonyan
    @gagikantonyan2 жыл бұрын

    You just hit the nail on the head. I was trying to understand this "was like" from the movie and believe me I didn't. Thank you so much indeed. It was cool.

  • @jererodrigues3803
    @jererodrigues38033 жыл бұрын

    I've always been saying it because I hear native speakers say it, but I'd never realized that it was something like that. Thank you for sharing it! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @lyssettegarcia
    @lyssettegarcia3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! This lesson was very educational to me!!!

  • @ashleydior401
    @ashleydior4013 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a million Gabby.It' s helpful

  • @fixtorials3374
    @fixtorials33743 жыл бұрын

    Thanks you for that tip. i have never heard before for many years learn english.

  • @ileniamarzi
    @ileniamarzi3 жыл бұрын

    I am gonna teach this to my students tomorrow right away!

  • @douglaseduardo3249
    @douglaseduardo32493 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gabi that was a very useful lesson I really appreciated, you're a great teacher God bless you

  • @MrOmirBorges
    @MrOmirBorges3 жыл бұрын

    This expression is really new for me. Tks dear teacher.

  • @flowerleys2357
    @flowerleys23573 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this lesson Gaby. It’s easy to understand 👍🌸

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    @marcellogon3 жыл бұрын

    Excelente aula! Obrigado!

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    @conan92072 жыл бұрын

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  • @AlexanderTeodoroMartins
    @AlexanderTeodoroMartins3 жыл бұрын

    Keep in mind that using colloquial (spoken) language is acceptable in some situations, but basing your communication on this style might come across as an affectation and make you sound uneducated, not native-like, and the moment you need to speak proper English outside of high school situations you might find yourself poorly prepared.

  • @tangtang1687
    @tangtang16873 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Gabby, I love your teaching ♡

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    @Emandruelle3 жыл бұрын

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @user-ot1tn3li4z3 жыл бұрын

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    @TranquilUniverseExploration3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic point!

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    @jossueflores81923 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for teaching us free

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you.

  • @lforumuserl
    @lforumuserl3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like Russian «(и) я такая/такой ..» And also this expressions are close in meaning of word “like”. In Russian expression “like” exists indirectly/implied.

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    @ahmadmuhialdin.18283 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much ...

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    @humbertoc_silva2 жыл бұрын

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    @anitapopova37173 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch dear Gaby! Keep up the good job 🙌💯

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    @kHHistorical3 жыл бұрын

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    @leonardoalves82023 жыл бұрын

    Omg, ur voice/pronunciation is so soft and friendly! I love it!

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    @pleple09 Жыл бұрын

    Very useful this tip, thank you!

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    @joaojrcarvalho3 жыл бұрын

    Loved that! Thanks!

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    @leonardosouza87093 жыл бұрын

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    @bubblesort87603 жыл бұрын

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    @jairozetino54123 жыл бұрын

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    @mucinmarkom90303 жыл бұрын

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  • @luziam.mosqueto4925
    @luziam.mosqueto49253 жыл бұрын

    Perfect, I got clearly. Thanks teacher.

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    @yanetmartin59992 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @jiren9675
    @jiren96753 жыл бұрын

    My mind burst when you explained this. I was like "what the heck?"

  • @JDavidHopkins

    @JDavidHopkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very good!

  • @isabelgrant62
    @isabelgrant623 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks!!!

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    @jorgenorbertoocampo74082 жыл бұрын

    Excelent explanation!

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    @REEDRICHARDS23 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! You are AMAZING!

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    @Weiweisunn3 жыл бұрын

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    @katrinawang49543 жыл бұрын

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    @annachekmareva78723 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a million Gabby!❤🤗🥰💐

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    @justicefrench4485

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow nice, How are you doing??

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    @sannaa1zzin1282 жыл бұрын

    Thnx a lot Ms Gabby,:) keep up the amazing work

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    @strawberrymoon14853 жыл бұрын

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    @AbuRenad-yw9tp3 жыл бұрын

    really I interested for your way in explaining ,thank you and appreciate your effort

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    @oktofio96903 жыл бұрын

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  • @justicefrench4485

    @justicefrench4485

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope your day is going well . We haven't formally met. The reason I'm reaching out to you is because I'm just curious, would you be interested in a side project, if it didn't interfere with what you're already doing???

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    @birsenasikanbayat71193 жыл бұрын

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    @paulorobson30713 жыл бұрын

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    @EnglishLand3 жыл бұрын

    Great lesson for English learners!

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    @afshin52143 жыл бұрын

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    @jcorderob2 жыл бұрын

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    @GoNaturalEnglish

    2 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear that! Thank you for watching. I'd like to invite you to join our complete English course to improve your fluency. Please feel free to pre-register at gonaturalenglish.com/prereg to learn more!

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    @gehanabdelhameed4863 жыл бұрын

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    @ceciliaromia3 жыл бұрын

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    @justicefrench4485

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @ceciliaromia

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @mohdmunasib8591

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @zakariaomer173 жыл бұрын

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    @josepotes55893 жыл бұрын

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    @jakubvopelak21932 жыл бұрын

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    @douglasroucas16573 жыл бұрын

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    @ghynnomusicoadventoАй бұрын

    Você é uma professora fantástica

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    @adillaayadi74283 жыл бұрын

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  • @raularcos1779
    @raularcos17793 жыл бұрын

    Hey Gaby. Yes! I was asking me " de donde viene" WAS LIKE. Thanks again, Gracias Gaby.

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    @danielamachado93943 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gaby! I am from Rio de Janeiro. Thanks for the amazing lesson!

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    @dghsghokkraghuchatterjee90373 жыл бұрын

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    @kazemkabiliravi53013 жыл бұрын

    Thanks , it is a great tip.

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    @heniberhernanmolinaconstan91623 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for teaching us english from real life. We teachers or students may never learn this because our learning was so much based on textbooks and they sometimes have too formal expressions or quite old fashioned words. I mean languages are so vibrant that change everyday. Keep us updated please

  • @hablemosespanolconjose8311
    @hablemosespanolconjose83113 жыл бұрын

    thank you so much. your classes helped me a lot . I got a job where I speak all day in English!

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    @user-yt8xc8zw6v3 жыл бұрын

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    @dremadfarouk143 жыл бұрын

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    @KaranDeep-bu3jo3 жыл бұрын

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    @Deltafour43 жыл бұрын

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    @Jorge-kw5zf3 жыл бұрын

    i am brazilian and i have learned a lot from you thanks

  • @JDavidHopkins

    @JDavidHopkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please don’t forget to capitalize each ‘I’. If you get into the habit of not capitalizing it, you’ll never change and it looks sloppy! You should learn to write in the correct way before you can play with the words.

  • @Jorge-kw5zf

    @Jorge-kw5zf

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JDavidHopkins yes sir!

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    @user-xp2jk8jk1v3 жыл бұрын

    that was really good and helpful.

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    @juandelacruz9893 жыл бұрын

    Ma'am, thanks so much for sharing this. 😅 As always, you're awesome!

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    @aliaymaz81543 жыл бұрын

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  • @JDavidHopkins

    @JDavidHopkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    You write very well in English but I have to tell you, we use ‘like’ and ‘got’ perpetually but it’s extremely poor English.

  • @pascalcedat8210
    @pascalcedat82102 жыл бұрын

    it is really very interesting and very well presented. well done and thank you gabby.

  • @harikuttankr3478
    @harikuttankr34783 жыл бұрын

    Thank you m,am

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    @kingkhan-iz4iz3 жыл бұрын

    Sensational videos carry on

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    @raghav35573 жыл бұрын

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  • @JDavidHopkins

    @JDavidHopkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    You write very well!

  • @jethalalchampklalgada7001

    @jethalalchampklalgada7001

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JDavidHopkins I am learning english i can underand 70 percent english but i can't speak fluently plz give me some tips.

  • @JDavidHopkins

    @JDavidHopkins

    3 жыл бұрын

    OK! The main tip is to make sure correctly separate your thoughts and sentences with periods and to always capitalize correctly, like this: “I am learning English. I can understand seventy percent of what is said but I can’t speak fluently. Please give me some tips.” Do you see how ‘English’ is capitalized and the ‘I’s’? Plus, I added periods after ‘English’ and after ‘fluently’. Do you see them?

  • @majid-18
    @majid-183 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, You was like great 👍

  • @hopelessguy4682
    @hopelessguy46823 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🤗

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    @guluesgerova2416 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @eliseumanuel4243
    @eliseumanuel42433 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I actually didn't know about it.

  • @braulioherrada659
    @braulioherrada6592 жыл бұрын

    It’s been a quite interesting class, appreciate it your help 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @mouadsaissi3532
    @mouadsaissi35323 жыл бұрын

    U really help us to improve our listening tnks our teacher❤️

  • @Niray-
    @Niray-2 жыл бұрын

    It makes sense... I started to see if in my Spanish language (Uruguay) there is a similar way of expressing myself and yes, totally. Thanks for your help🙏

  • @amitdubey887
    @amitdubey8873 жыл бұрын

    You are really awesome, you explains well.

  • @dhammasuta2951
    @dhammasuta29513 жыл бұрын

    nice lesson, love your videos.

  • @vilmarpereiradasilva5738
    @vilmarpereiradasilva57383 жыл бұрын

    Gosto muito do seu jeito e método de ensinar Gabi

  • @yallaenglizi
    @yallaenglizi3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent