Let's talk about phrases you can use in your daily conversations. 

Native speakers use them a lot, and I personally use them when I talk to my friends, relatives, neighbors and other people.

Now let's get started.

Phrase number 1 - Nevermind! 

I use this phrase when I want to tell someone not to worry about something because it's not that important. 

"I'm sorry I've lost your textbook." "Never mind, I can buy another one." 

The next phrase is - That's a good one!

That's a good one, I have to remember that one! 

If someone tells you a joke, and it was very funny, you can use the phrase "That's a good one."

Or when someone said something stupid, and you can't believe that, you can say it in response. 

"Can you do the washing-up? I'm tired." "Tired? That's a good one. You've done nothing all day!"

The next one is - But the thing is that.

We use this phrase when we're going to explain something, to help other person understand your choice or opinion.

For example, "This laptop is really good, but the thing is that it's too expensive, so I had to look for another one." 

This is a very casual phrase and native speakers use it in conversations very often, but please, never use it in writing, because it's informal.

The next phrase is - No big deal.

Come on, you guys, it's not big deal!

I use this phrase to say that something is not important or not difficult.

For example, "Thanks so much for helping me with my test, it was really hard for me" "No big deal, bro. I'm happy to help you" 

The next phrase is used extremely often - It's up to you.

It's up to you.

When you want someone to decide, you can say "It's up to you"

This phrase means it doesn't matter to me, I don't really care.

"What movie should we watch tonight?" "It's up to you. Choose whatever you like."

Phrase number 6: How does that sound? 

How does that sound?

This is a friendly way to ask what someone thinks of your plan.

"What a beautiful day! I think we should take a stroll to the park. How does that sound?" "Yeah, that sounds great."

The next phrase: What have you been up to?

When someone asks you this question, and you're like "What? What have I been… up to what? What's going on? "

Don't panic. This phrase is a casual way of asking about you and your activities.

What have you been up to? Literally means what happened in your life.

In the period of time, you haven't seen this person, you can ask your friend, "What have you been up to?"

But please, never say this to a stranger because it may look weird and the person is gonna be confused.

Again, this phrase is very informal. 

The next one is a question: Did you get it?

We use this phrase to ask someone if they understand what you're saying to them. 

And a good response is – Got it! 

This means you understood everything.

"Did you get it? "Got it!"

The next one is a very common phrase: Are you down? 

This means: are you OK with something? Or are you ready to do something? Or are you willing to do something?

For example, "I'm down to make video lessons for you every week. I'm OK with that."

"Are you down to have some fun tonight?" "Yeah, sure!"

And the last, but not the least phrase is "Never been better"

I use this phrase when someone asks me "How've you been? "

This means a good thing, maybe a little exaggerated.

You can say it when you want to tell people that things are good, things are going well, things have been better than usual.

That's it for today, guys! I hope you enjoyed this little vocabulary lesson and now you can use these informal phrases in your daily conversation.

And when you hear some of them in movies or TV shows, you're gonna be like "Oh, I know this phrase! "

And you're gonna be incredibly proud of yourself. Thank you for watching guys! See you later!