25 Essential Intermediate English Phrases You Need to Know

TLDRLearn 25 commonly used intermediate English phrases for everyday conversations, travel, work, and studies. Improve your English speaking skills and understand native speakers better.

Key insights

💬How's it going? is a friendly way to ask How are you?

🤷‍♀️What have you been up to? means What have you been doing recently?

🙌How have you been? is a casual way to ask about someone's well-being

🤝Sure, sounds good is a friendly way to accept an invitation

🗣️What do you call this? is used to ask the name of something you don't know

Q&A

How do I use the phrase How is it going?

Use How's it going? as a friendly way to ask How are you?

What does What have you been up to? mean?

What have you been up to means What have you been doing recently?

How is How have you been? different from How are you?

How have you been? is a casual way to ask about someone's well-being

When can I use the phrase Sure, sounds good?

Use Sure, sounds good as a friendly way to accept an invitation

What is the usage of the phrase What do you call this?

Use What do you call this? to ask the name of something you don't know

Timestamped Summary

00:00In this lesson, we will learn 25 intermediate phrases for everyday conversations.

02:10How is it going? is a friendly way to ask How are you?. Avoid saying How is it going? as it sounds too formal.

06:01What have you been up to? is a casual way to ask about someone's activities since you last saw them.

11:46How have you been? is a more natural way to ask How are you?. In casual speech, it can be reduced to How've you been?

14:41Sure, sounds good is a friendly response to accepting an invitation.

18:51What do you call this? is a polite way to ask the name of something you don't know.