English with Asad

Today’s session: vocabulary learning 📚

Native English Expressions 🇺🇸✨

1. Piece of cake → Very easy
2. Break a leg → Good luck
3. Hit the books → Start studying
4. Under the weather → Feeling sick
5. Once in a blue moon → Very rarely
6. On cloud nine → Very happy
7. Spill the beans → Reveal a secret
8. Hit the sack → Go to sleep
9. In hot water → In trouble
10. Miss the boat → Miss an opportunity
11. A big deal → Something important
12. No big deal → Not important
13. Hang out → Spend time together
14. Call it a day → Stop working
15. Give me a hand → Help me
16. Hang in there → Stay strong
17. Take it easy → Relax
18. Get over it → Move on
19. What's going on? → What's happening?
20. I'm broke → I have no money
21. That rings a bell → Sounds familiar
22. Cut it out → Stop doing that
23. I'm all ears → I'm listening
24. You nailed it → You did it perfectly
25. Pull yourself together → Calm down
26. Go for it → Try it
27. Not my thing → I don't like it
28. Fair enough → That's reasonable
29. No way → Impossible
30. Sounds good → Okay / Good idea
31. My bad → My mistake
32. Hang tight → Wait a moment
33. I'm beat → I'm very tired
34. Let's wrap up → Finish
35. I'm in → I agree / I'll join
36. I'm out → I will not join
37. You bet → Of course
38. Take your time → No hurry
39. Keep in touch → Stay connected
40. Long time no see → Haven't seen you for long

Common Structure:
It + takes/took + time + to + verb
🔹 Examples:
It takes time to learn English.
👉 انگریزی سیکھنے میں وقت لگتا ہے۔
This work takes time to finish.
👉 اس کام کو مکمل کرنے میں وقت لگتا ہے۔
How long does it take?
👉 اس میں کتنا وقت لگتا ہے؟
The process takes too much time.
👉 یہ عمل بہت زیادہ وقت لیتا ہے۔
Why is it taking so much time?
👉 اتنا وقت کیوں لگ رہا ہے؟
What took her so long to finish the work?
👉 اسے کام ختم کرنے میں اتنی دیر کیوں لگی؟
What took them so long to arrive?
👉 انہیں پہنچنے میں اتنی دیر کیوں لگی؟
What took you so long?
👉 تمہیں اتنی دیر کیوں لگی؟

Snonyms of sometimes

1. I go for a walk now and then.
👉 میں کبھی کبھار چہل قدمی کے لیے جاتا ہوں۔
2. She eats fast food now and then.
👉 وہ کبھی کبھار فاسٹ فوڈ کھاتی ہے۔
3. We meet our old friends now and then.
👉 ہم کبھی کبھار اپنے پرانے دوستوں سے ملتے ہیں۔
4. He watches movies now and then.
👉 وہ کبھی کبھار فلمیں دیکھتا ہے۔
5. They travel now and then.
👉 وہ کبھی کبھار سفر کرتے ہیں۔

Once in a while = کبھی کبھار
Every once in a while = کبھی کبھار / وقتاً فوقتاً
(Both have the same meaning: something that happens occasionally)
Examples
I go out for dinner once in a while.
👉 میں کبھی کبھار باہر کھانا کھانے جاتا ہوں۔
Every once in a while, I like to watch old movies.
👉 کبھی کبھار مجھے پرانی فلمیں دیکھنا پسند ہے۔
She calls me once in a while to check in.
👉 وہ کبھی کبھار میرا حال پوچھنے کے لیے فون کرتی ہے۔
Every once in a while, it’s good to take a break.
👉 کبھی کبھار وقفہ لینا اچھا ہوتا ہے۔

JUST NOW = a short time ago

More examples:
I saw Maria at the shop just now, and she said she would call you later.
The bus left just now, so we will have to wait for the next one.
He was on the phone just now, but he is free at the moment.
It started raining just now, so the ground is still dry in some places.