COMMON ENGLISH MISTAKE

❌ I have a good news for you.
✅ I have good news for you.

🤔 Why?
News is an uncountable noun, so we don't say “a news” or “two news.”
❌ a news
❌ two news
✅ some news
✅ good news
✅ a piece of news

REAL CONVERSATION
You’re on your way to meet a friend, but your taxi is stuck in traffic. 🚕
Your friend calls:
“Where are you? We’ve been waiting for you!”
You need to explain the situation and tell them when you’ll arrive.
🗣 YOUR TURN
Imagine you’re on the phone with your friend.
What would you say?
Don’t write a perfect answer.
Just speak naturally, like you would in real life.
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🔥 Sound more natural in English
Instead of: ❌ “Wait a moment.”
Try: 👉 “Hang on a sec.”
Example:
“Hang on a sec, I’ll check.”
Small phrase. Big difference. 😎
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Your friend sees you at a café at 10 AM and says:
“Bro… aren’t you supposed to be at work?” 👀
You have 3 seconds to answer naturally in English.
Try one:
😂 “I’m working remotely… from here.”
😎 “I’m taking a very important coffee break.”
🤫 “Long story. Don’t tell my boss.”

🔥 YOUR TURN:
Create your own excuse in English the funnier, the better.

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SPEAKING CHALLENGE

You’re in an interview and they ask:

“Why should we hire you?”

Don’t translate from Amharic. 😅
Don’t overthink it.

Just speak for 30 seconds in English.

Try to include:

👉 What you’re good at
👉 One thing you’ve achieved
👉 Why you want the job

🎙️ Your turn.

Record yourself answering it. even if your English isn’t perfect.

Then try the same answer again after correcting your mistakes.

That’s how you improve. 🔥

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Natural English:

“I will think”

Your friend asks:
“Are you coming with us tonight?”
You’re not sure yet.
❌ “I will think.”
It sounds incomplete in English.
Try:
✅ “Let me think about it.”
Or more naturally:
✅ “I’ll think about it and let you know.”

🎙️ Your challenge:
Say this out loud:
“I’m not sure yet. Let me think about it.”

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Common English Mistake

🔥 Advice vs. Advise ትንሽ የሚመስሉ፣ ትልቅ ልዩነት ያላቸው ቃላት!
ብዙ ሰዎች Advice እና Advise ያምታታሉ። አንተስ ልዩነታቸውን ታውቃለህ?

🟠 ADVICE (noun) : ምክር
Someone gives you advice.
Example: My father gave me good advice.

🟢 ADVISE (verb) : መምከር
Someone advises you.
Example: My father advised me to study harder.

💡 Quick trick:
Advice = ምክር (thing)
Advise = መምከር (action)

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REAL CONVERSATION:

“Let’s circle back.”

Imagine you’re in a meeting.
Your manager says:
“We don’t have enough information yet. Let’s circle back tomorrow.”

😶 What does “circle back” mean?
ትርጉሙ: ወደዚህ ጉዳይ በኋላ እንመለስ / እንደገና እንወያይ።

💬 Your turn:
Complete this naturally:
“I don’t have the answer right now. Let me ___.”

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SOUND MORE NATURAL IN ENGLISH

You can say “nowadays”…

But sometimes, native speakers use a more conversational phrase:

👉 IN THIS DAY AND AGE

🇬🇧 In this day and age
🇪🇹 በአሁኑ ዘመን / በዚህ ዘመን

💬 Example:

“In this day and age, you can learn almost anything online.”

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“ሲጀመር…”

We use this expression all the time in Amharic.

For example:

“ሲጀመር መምጣት አልነበረብህም።”

But if you translate it word-for-word:

❌ “From the beginning, you shouldn't have come.”

A more natural English expression is:

🔥 “You shouldn't have come in the first place.”

👉 IN THE FIRST PLACE
= ሲጀመር / ከመጀመሪያውም

Another example:

ሲጀመር ለምን ገዛኸው?
Why did you buy it in the first place?

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CASUAL ENGLISH
Ever heard someone say:
“I’m down.”
It doesn’t mean “I’m physically down.”

In casual English, “I’m down” = “I’m interested / I’m willing to do it.”
🗣 Example:
A: “Want to grab coffee later?”
B: “Yeah, I’m down.” ☕️

አማርኛ:
“እሺ፣ እኔም እፈልጋለሁ / እስማማለሁ” እንደማለት ነው።
❌ Formal: I am willing to participate.
✅ Natural: I’m down.
Try using “I’m down” in your next English conversation.

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PRESUME vs ASSUME
They’re similar, but not exactly the same

🔹 ASSUME = believe something is true without having proof.

“I assumed you were busy, so I didn’t call.”

🔹 PRESUME = believe something is true based on what you already know or what seems likely.

“I presume you’ve already finished the work.”

Easy way to remember:
Assume → I think it’s true.

Presume → I have some reason to think it’s true.

Assume → ማስረጃ ሳይኖር እውነት ነው ብሎ ማሰብ

Presume → በሚታወቀው ነገር ወይም በሁኔታው መሰረት እውነት ነው ብሎ መገመት

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“I’m supposed to…”

Do you ever want to say:

“I should do this because it is expected of me.”

Instead of always saying “I should…”, try:

👉 I’m supposed to…

Examples

❌ I should be at work by 8.
✅ I’m supposed to be at work by 8.

❌ I should call my manager today.
✅ I’m supposed to call my manager today.

❌ We should submit the report tomorrow.
✅ We’re supposed to submit the report tomorrow.

💡 “Be supposed to” is often used when something is expected, planned, or required.


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Which one sounds right?

❌ “Despite of the rain, we went out.”
✅ “Despite the rain, we went out.”
Despite is a preposition by itself.
You don't need of after it.
But here's where it gets interesting 👇
✅ Despite the rain, we went out.
✅ In spite of the rain, we went out.
So remember:
Despite + noun / -ing
In spite of + noun / -ing
❌ Despite of being tired, I kept working.
✅ Despite being tired, I kept working.
✅ In spite of being tired, I kept working.

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Topic: 🗣 What would you say?
Example situation:

Your friend keeps arriving late whenever you meet. You want to tell them politely that it's frustrating.

Your turn:
What would you say in English?
🎯 Try to answer in one natural sentence

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ጓደኛህ "እመጣለሁ" ብሎ ቃሉን አፈረሰ። 😤

English has 3 different words for this. 👇

🔸 flaky (adj) → ቃሉን የማይጠብቅ ሰው

Don't count on Dawit. He's super flaky.

🔸 to bail on someone → በመጨረሻ ሰዓት መሰረዝ

She bailed on me an hour before the party.

🔸 no-show → ቃል ገብቶ ያልመጣ

Half the guests were no-shows.

⚠️ Never say "He lied to me." That sounds like a serious accusation. Flaky is more casual: the person isn't evil, just unreliable.

Casual English

Coworker: "How's your week been?"
❌ Your world: "Fine, thank you."

Bigger world:

Pretty hectic, honestly.

"Don't even ask 😅

Could've been worse.

Natural English

Most learners use "I agree" for everything, so they never get to say "I'm not convinced" without starting an argument.
instead lets use.

Fair point.

You actually changed your mind.

Fair enough.

You'll let it go, but you're not convinced.

በአማርኛ ስልኩን "ዘጋው" እንላለን።

So many learners say:
❌ "He closed the phone on me."
A native speaker hears a guy folding a flip phone.

He hung up on me.

The call dropped. (the network's fault)

The line cut out. (you couldn't hear)