Today's EnglishDrops lesson: 5 words that make you sound native when you soften and hedge what you say โ kind of (a little), I'm not gonna lie (honestly), don't quote me on this (I'm not 100% sure), no offense, but (softening criticism), and fair enough (I accept your point).
โจ Magic Sentence: "I'm not gonna lie, I'm kind of lost; no offense, but the map is confusing, and don't quote me on this โ I think we're going the wrong way. Fair enough, let's ask someone."
๐ฃ๏ธ Real-Life Dialogue: A: "I'm not gonna lie, I'm kind of nervous about the pitch." B: "No offense, but you're overthinking it โ don't quote me on this, but the client already loves your work." A: "Really? ... Fair enough. I feel better."
Translations: โข kind of | ๆ็นๅฟ/็จๅพฎ | ใกใใฃใจ | un peu | un poco โข I'm not gonna lie | ่ฏด็็ | ๆญฃ็ดใซ่จใใจ | pour รชtre honnรชte | la verdad โข don't quote me on this | ่ฟ่ฏๆไธๆขๆๅ ็ฅจ | ็ขบๅฎใจใฏ่จใใชใใใฉ | ne me cite pas lร -dessus | no me cites en esto โข no offense, but | ๆ ๆๅ็ฏ๏ผไฝ | ๆชๆฐใฏใชใใใฉ | sans vouloir t'offenser | sin ofender, pero โข fair enough | ๆ้็๏ผ่กๅง | ใชใใปใฉใ็ดๅพ | d'accord | me parece bien
