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| How to use 'you know' - chunks - informal conversation in… (English with Cambridge) |
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Touch a word or the <play> button for sound
Click on a word or on the <play> button for sound
Click on a word or on the red <play> button for sound
Click here on play and I’ll read all the text.
Click on a word and I’ll read it
Or select some text and then click on play.
Click on a word and I’ll read it
Or select some text and then click on play.
In informal spoken English, there are a lot of common patterns of two or more words. For example:
‘…you know…’
‘…or something…’
‘…the thing is…’
We call these chunks.
Some of these may not work in formal writing, but native speakers use them a lot in informal, social English. Using them in conversations can help you sound more fluent. Can you hear the chunks in these real conversations?
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