Slang Phone Conversation
What's Up? When
friends talk together, we often ask, "what's up?"
The answer is often something like "not much" or "I'm just watching
TV". It basically means, "What are you doing now?" We NEVER say
"How
are you doing?" It's really too formal and weird!
Up To:
We often ask a friend, What are you
"up to" later? This
"up to" means "doing".
It's the same as saying, "What are your plans later?" Asking "What are you up to?" is much more
common and a more natural question.
Staying in:
In this context, native speakers say "Staying in" instead of saying
"Staying at home". It's much more natural. If you hear that
someone is "staying in" it
means they are staying at home and not leaving the house.
Chilling:
This is a very common slang word that we
often pronounce as "Chillin". It means something like "Relaxing" "watching
DVD's" or something like that.
Swing
by:
If you "swing by" someone's house it means you "go there". We
use this phrase a lot.
I might swing by the bar after work and meet you guys for a couple of
drinks. It will depend on when my meeting finishes and how tired I
am.
Cooped up: If you are feeling "cooped up"
it means that you are feeling like you have been staying inside the
house or the office for much too long. This is the feeling that makes
you want to leave the house and go outside. A common example sentence
is:
I've been cooped up in
bed all week with this stupid flu. I'm better now and I need to get
out of the house.
Let loose:
If you "let loose"
it means that you allow yourself to have fun. Maybe after a long
work
week or a long school week, you need to see your friends and just have
fun. This is called "letting
loose". It means you forget about your everyday stress and
problems and just have fun.
Be up for:
If you are "up for" something it means you are interested in doing
it. Here's a perfect example:
I'm really too tired to leave
the house today but I'd be up
for having lunch together tomorrow.
I'm pretty beat: If you are "beat" it means that you are really tired. Here is a
sentence.
I'm so beat from work lately. I really need to take a huge
nap.
Get a second wind: If you "get a second
wind"
it means that you were tired before but all of a sudden you got some
energy to do something. Sometimes you might be really tired at 7:00
pm
but later you might get a "second
wind" at 9:00pm and be ready to meet your friends.
Later:
We often end phone conversations with
"later". It means the
same thing as "bye" but it is more common between friends.
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