🇬🇧 Как похвалить - How to pay a compliment 🇺🇲

1) Good job! Great job! – Отлично, прекрасно!
🔸 Your project is very good. Great job! 
🔹 That's my boy! Good job, Son.


2) Well done! – Молодец!
🔸Well done—you've worked very hard!


3) Way to go! –  Так держать!
🔹Way to go, Jack. I knew you could do it.


4) You nailed it! – У тебя получилось!
🔸You took your final exams today and I hope you nailed it!


5) Good thinking – Отлично придумано!
🔹And Rick, good thinking with the coffee!


6) Good on you! / Good for you! – Похвально! (можно также сказать с сарказмом)
🔸Oh, so you don’t eat sugar! Good on you!


7) Keep it up! – Продолжай в том же духе!!
🔹You're doing very well everybody. Keep it up!

#Howtosay

- My parents are divorcing. They want to divide everything, even our cat. I decided to take my old poor cat.
- Good call! Cats need love and comfort.

HOW TO SAY 'I WANT'
🇬🇧Very polite
- Sorry, could I have / can I get a coffee? (в магазине, в кафе)
- Is there any chance I could get/have ...? (в гостях)
- Sorry, I don't suppose I could get some butter for my coffee, could I? (в кафе, в гостях)

🇬🇧В ответ на предложение
- I'd like / I'd love a cake - я бы съела пирожное
- I wouldn't mind a cup of tea (if that's okay) - не откажусь от чашки чая
- I could go for a latte - я бы хотела латте

🇬🇧Желания
- I wouldn't mind a coffee right now - было бы неплохо сейчас выпить кофе
- I could do with some chocolate - Я бы не отказался от шоколада
- I really fancy a pizza - Ужасно хочется пиццы
- I'm in the mood for …/ I feel like … - Я не прочь …
- I'm dying to see a new episode /for a cake - умираю, как хочу посмотреть новую серию/пирожное
- I'm craving …/ I've got a craving for ... сильно захотелось …
- I've got a hankering for … - дико захотелось

#Howtosay

🇬🇧WAYS TO SAY 'HOW ARE YOU? - I'M FINE'🇺🇸
👋INFORMAL
What's up? - Oh, just the usual/Gosh! A lot of stuff!
Hey, what's going on? - Nothing special
What are you up to? (very friendly) - Nothing much / Not much at all. You?
How is it going? - Yeah, it's going great.
How are you doing? - Doing well, thanks. (Br) / Doing good (Am)
How is everything? - Everything's good.
How are things going? (general, non-specific) - Yeah... Good, you?
How's things? (very general) - I'm great
How's life (treating you)? - I'm (pretty) good
(Are) you okay / alright? (very casual, don't really expect an answer from) - I'm alright (Br)
How have you been? - I've been great. Thanks.
What's new (with you)? (asking for updates) - Same old, same old! (всё то же самое)
How are you feeling? (about health) - I'm (pretty) well or I'm feeling a bit under the weather
How's your day been / going? - (I've) never been better.

👎ТАК СЕБЕ
Well ... a bit tired/sleepy/ill
I've been better - бывало и лучше
I've seen better days - бывали дни и получше
Not (doing) that great
I've not been so good, actually.
I'll be honest I'm not (doing) so well
Can't complain в зависимости от интонации: не жалуюсь или могло быть и хуже
Not too bad в зависимости от интонации: не плохо или так себе
It's been a bit of a tough day/week
Could be better / I could also be worse
I'm not going to lie I feel terrible.
Overworked and underpaid
Slowly but surely dying actually. Aren't we all?
Somewhere between blah and meh

👏BUSINESS-RELATED/FORMAL
How do you do? - How do you do
Are you well? (Br) very posh
How are things coming along? - So far, so good - пока все хорошо
How are you getting on? - Good enough / I'm snowed under (with work) завален работой
How's everything coming together? - Things are coming together nicely. Thank you.

✌️VERY INFORMAL
Howdy, folks! (Am) - здорово, народ!
Wagwan, man! (= what is going on) - здорово, чувак!
What's sizzling/ kicking? - Better than I deserve (иронично)
Hey, sup? - Nothing. Just chilling, you?
What's the crack? - Not a lot, just been at work really
I'm great, but I'm totally biassed - великолепно, но это мое субъективное мнение
Word on the street is I'm pretty good - ходят слухи, что у меня все очень даже ничего
If I had a tail, I would wag it (joking) Если бы у меня был хвост, я бы им помахал
Everything is hunky dory - всё тип-топ (old-fashioned)

🖐КАК ИЗБЕЖАТЬ ОТВЕТА
You don't want to know!
Don't ask! Honestly, just don't ask me!
Do I (really) have to answer that? I think you already know.

#Howtosay

A MALE JOTUS
☘️ a mate - самка; v. спариваться
🌱 tricky - хитрый, ловкий
☘️ to catch one's attention - привлечь чье-то внимание
🌱 to seduce with care - соблазнить заботливо
☘️ a wave -взмах, махание
🌱 intentions - намерения
☘️ the best move - лучший ход
🌱 to do the trick - добиться своего; достичь цели
☘️ to tame - приручить, укротить
🌱 to retreat -отступать, уходить
☘️ to have second thoughts - передумать