Pri uporabi pogovorne angleščine ne gre za ničesar drugega kot znati uporabiti ustrezno frazo glede na dano situacijo. V spodnjem prispevku so nekatere izmed najbolj ustaljenih in pogosto rabljenih.
Do you want me to + (glagol)
Pomen:
S to frazo sprašujete nekoga, če je kaj takšnega, da lahko storite za njih oziroma jim pomagate.
Primeri:
Do you want me to pick up the kids?
Do you want me to fix your flat tire?
- You could have + (pretekli deležnik)
Pomen:
S to frazo izražate nekaj, kar je bilo, naj bi bilo ali bi bilo. Ko jo uporabite, trdite, da je sogovorec imel druge možnosti, ki bi jih lahko izbral.
Primeri:
You could have completed it sooner.
You could have done better on your exam.
You could have blown your chance.
You could have given more time to get ready.
- If I were you, I would + (glagol)
Pomen:
S to frazo dajete primer, kaj bi VI naredili v dani situaciji. Lahko gre za pretekli čas ali zgolj za hipotetično sedanjost oziroma prihodnost.
Primeri:
If I were you, I would enjoy my vacation.
If I were you, I would answer the question.
If I were you, I would have enjoyed my vacation.
If I were you, I would have explained what happened. (PAST TENSE)
- Are you into + (samostalnik)
Pomen:
S to frazo sprašujete po interesu, ki bi ga sogovorec morda imel, oziroma nečem, kar rad počne.
Primeri:
Are you into soccer?
Are you into scary movies?
Are you into trying new things?
Are you into playing games?
Are you into wine tasting?
Are you into jogging?
- That’s why + (osebek + glagol)
Pomen:
S to frazo nekaj pojasnjujemo, v pomenu ‘zaradi tega’ ali‘zatorej, torej’.
Primeri:
That’s why people admire you.
That’s why she appears so happy.
That’s why you fail to understand.
- It’s gonna be + (pridevnik)
Pomen:
S to frazo obveščate nekoga, kakšna bo neka stvar. To se lahko nanaša na dejanja ali stanja (zaznavati, videti, čutiti…)
Primeri:
It’s gonna be easy.
It’s gonna be depressing.
- It looks like + (samostalnik)
Pomen:
S to frazo opisujete, kako je nekaj podobno nečemu drugemu oziroma opisujete, kakšen vtis daje neka situacija.
Primeri:
It looks like a jellyfish.
It looks like a banana.
It looks like it’s going to rain.
It looks like they are leaving.
- It takes + (čas) + to + (glagol)
Pomen:
S to frazo nekomu poveste, kako dolgo bo trajalo preden se izvede neka aktivnost oziroma doseže neko stanje.
Primeri:
It takes one hour to get there.
It takes forty-five minutes for me to get ready.
It takes me one hour to cook.
- Here’s to + (samostalnik)
Pomen:
Ta fraza se uporablja v kontekstu praznovanja ali obeležitve osebe, mesta ali druge pomembne stvari. Ponavadi se uporabi, ko se nekomu ali nečemu nazdravlja.
Primeri:
Here’s to the winner!
Here’s to your marriage!
Here’s to the New Year!
Here’s to great friends!
- It’s no use + (glagol-ing)
Pomen:
S to frazo trdite, da tisto, kar počnete ali kar počne nekdo drug ni priporočljivo, je nepotrebno oziroma neumestno in ne bo prineslo nobenih rezultatov.
Primeri:
It’s no use crying.
It’s no use separating them.
It’s no use talking to her.
It’s no use cleaning up.
- Rumor has it that + (osebek+ glagol)
Pomen:
Gre za izraz, ki je uporabljen, ko sugeriramo, da smo morda slišali ali brali o nečem, kar se dogaja ta trenutek ali se bo zgodilo v prihodnosti.
Primeri:
Rumor has it that she cheated on him.
Rumor has it that you like to paint.
Rumor has it that he will not return.
