Americans answer each other with short, ready-made phrases: "Sounds good." "You bet." "I'm good." Learners often build a full sentence from their own language instead, like "Yes, I agree with your plan" or "No, I don't want, thank you." It sounds stiff. Worse, some set phrases trick you. "I'm good" at the table usually means "No, thanks," not "I feel well." This episode gives you the ones that matter most, with tone and use. In this episode: • Saying yes • Thanks and sorry • Saying no kindly • Support and reactions • Goodbyes and time • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: Sounds good — yes, I agree with the plan (casual). "Pizza tonight?" "Sounds good." You bet — yes, of course (casual, warm). "Can you help me carry this?" "You bet." Sure thing — yes, happy to (casual). "Can you grab the mail?" "Sure thing." For sure — definitely (casual). "Are you coming Saturday?" "For sure." Got it — I understand (casual). "Turn left after the gas station." "Got it." Will do — I'll do that (casual). "Lock the door when you leave." "Will do." Makes sense — I understand why (neutral). Fair enough — okay, that's reasonable (neutral). No worries — it's fine, don't worry (casual). It answers both "thanks" and "sorry." No problem — you're welcome (casual). Anytime — happy to help again (casual, warm). My pleasure — you're welcome (polite). You hear it in shops and from hosts. You bet — you're welcome, too (casual). "Thanks for the ride!" "You bet." Sorry about that — a slightly more careful apology (neutral). Don't worry about it — it's really okay (neutral). Season 2 · Real American English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — accent, everyday grammar, prepositions, articles, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang and real conversations at home. Listen, repeat out loud, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.