Many learners have only one way to say everything. Some sound too stiff at home: "Good evening, Mother. I would like a beverage." Others learn slang and then use it with a receptionist or a child's teacher: "Alright, mate?" Both sound a little strange. In this episode: • What register means • Hello and goodbye • Thanks, offers and requests • Feelings, plans and no • Listening lab • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key phrases from this episode: Hello / Hiya — hi (Hiya is casual and very common) Good morning / Morning! — casual speakers drop "Good" How are you? / You alright? — casual greeting; answer: Yeah, good thanks, you? Goodbye / See ya — see ya (SEE-yuh) is casual Goodbye / Ta-ra — ta-ra (tuh-RAH) is casual and Northern Goodbye / Bye-bye — friendly, used by adults too See you soon / See you in a bit — casual Thank you very much / Cheers, ta — ta (TAH) means thanks (casual) Would you like something to eat? / Hungry? — casual No, thank you / I'm alright, thanks — a casual, polite no Could you pass the salt, please? / Pass the salt, love? — "love" is warm and casual That's very kind of you / Ah, you're a star — casual praise I'm very tired / I'm knackered (NAK-uhd) — casual I'm very hungry / I'm starving — casual I need to leave / I'd better make a move — I should go now (casual) I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't make it / I can't, sorry — polite / casual refusal That's excellent / Brilliant! — casual That's all done / Sorted! — casual I don't understand / Sorry, you've lost me — casual It doesn't matter / No worries — casual Real British English: the complete spoken course for learners worldwide — modern British accent, everyday grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, slang, he/she/it for things, 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.