Real, everyday American English — Hello, Goodbye and Meeting People (Part 2). You hear 40 phrases Americans actually use, each spoken clearly with a natural-speed repeat, the stressed syllable marked, and a short note on when to use it. Then take the matching quiz. Phrases in this episode (CAPITALS = the beat): Thanks a lot! [THANGKS uh LAHT!] Some water, please. [suhm WAH-dur, PLEEZ.] Yes please, thanks. [YES PLEEZ, THANGKS.] Hi, I’m new here. [HY, eyem NOO HEER.] Nothing, thank you. [NUH-thing, THANGK yoo.] Thanks for having me. [THANGKS fur HAV-ing mee.] Call me sometime. [KAWL mee SUHM-tym.] Someone please help! [SUM-wun PLEEZ HELP!] He’s a good friend of mine. [heez uh GOOD FREND uv MYN.] Okay, see you later! [oh-KAY, SEE yuh LAY-dur!] Sorry, I’m confused. [SAH-ree, eyem kun-FYOOZD.] Nice to see you again. [NYS tuh SEE yuh uh-GEN.] Sorry, I don’t know. [SAH-ree, eye DOHN NOH.] So happy to see you! [soh HA-pee tuh SEE yoo!] Thank you very much. [THANK yoo VEH-ree MUCH.] Excuse me, can I squeeze by? [ik-SKYOOZ mee, kun eye SKWEEZ BY?] I’m thirty years old. [eyem THUR-dee YEERZ OHLD.] Where are you originally from? [WAIR ahr yuh uh-RIJ-uh-nuh-lee FRUHM?] Okay then. [oh-KAY THEN.] Thanks so much for coming. [THANGKS SOH MUHCH fur KUH-ming.] I’m good, thanks. You? [eyem GOOD, THANGKS. YOO?] Good evening. [good EEV-ning.] I’m well, how are you? [eyem WEL, how ur YOO?] Good morning. [good MOR-ning.] Get home safe. [get HOHM SAYF.] Welcome to the neighborhood! [WEL-kum tuh thuh NAY-bur-hood!] Have we met before? [hav wee MET bih-FOR?] I can’t wait to see you. [eye KANT WAYT tuh SEE yoo.] Okay, see you tomorrow. [oh-KAY, SEE yuh tuh-MAH-roh.] See you in the morning. [SEE yuh in thuh MOR-ning.] Let me introduce you to my coworker. [LEH-mee in-truh-DOOS yuh tuh my KOH-wur-kur.] It was great getting to know you. [it wuz GRAYT GEH-ding tuh NOH yoo.] See you soon, take care. [SEE yuh SOON, TAYK KAIR.] …and more in the episode