Easy English Expression, rehashed!
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EQ number 480.
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I love today's expression, especially right now, because like I said yesterday, it's really hot.
And right now, ice cream sounds so delicious.
I don't have any.
But I do have an expression that you can use, which is perfect for today, especially if you add ice cream, or maybe a cold beer, even a Coca-Cola, maybe even pizza, but pizza anytime.
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E-cube number 480, go.
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Today's expression is really good.
It is, I could use something to drink or something to eat.
So, for example, today I went to my mom's house.
It's Labor Day in America.
Monday, the first Monday of September is Labor Day in America.
And my mom made a very delicious meal, but I ate too much ketchup.
Yeah, it was goulash.
It was a delicious casserole.
But I added too much ketchup.
And ketchup is a little bit salty.
And after the meal, my mom said, do you want anything?
And I said, I could use some water.
I could use some water.
And that just means I want some water to drink.
Please give me some water.
That's what it means.
It's a great expression.
It doesn't mean you're going to use water to do something, because usually when you use the verb use, you use it to do something.
So let's say you are studying English.
What are you going to use your English for?
Some of you will use your English to get a good job.
Some of you will use your English to meet friends, to study, to get to a good school, to travel around the world, to be able to watch TV shows and movies.
There are many reasons for studying English.
But once again, in this case, use means drink or eat.
So the pattern is i could use something to drink, i could use something to eat.
I could use some coke, i could use a beer, i could use a hamburger, i could use a potato, a baked potato.
Lots of possibilities.
Check out the dialogue.
Can I get you anything?
Um, I could use a coffee.
Milk and sugar?
Black, please.
There you go.
Yeah, coffee.
So you go to a coffee shop or a restaurant after the meal or the waiter might say can I get you anything?
And you could say, I could use a coffee.
I could use a coffee.
A coffee would be perfect.
I would like a coffee.
Please bring me a coffee.
It's the same thing.
Now...
I could use a coffee, please, is perfect English at a restaurant or to somebody you don't know.
But if it's to your friend or to your mom, you can just say, I could use a coffee.
If it's to your wife, just say, coffee.
And then your wife will kill you.
Be careful.
I do not advise that.
If your wife says, can I get you anything?
You should say to your wife, no, no, honey.
You sit down.
I will get you something.
What can I get you?
And then the wife should say, I could use a vodka.
I could use a glass of vodka or whatever, milk, coffee.
I could use some ice cream.
Give me some ice cream.
Right now, right now, what would you like to drink or what would you like to eat?
For me right now, it's 1024 at night.
But you know what?
I could use a coffee.
I'm serious, yeah.
A coffee right now sounds good to me.
I could use a coffee.
How about you?
What would you like to have?
What would you like to drink or eat?
Right now.
And I want you to use the expression, I could use... I could use a cup of coffee.
I could use some coffee.
I could use a coffee.
All of those are possible.
Write your sentence and let me know what you could use.
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Can I get you anything?
I could use a coffee.
Milk and sugar?
Black, please.
Can I get you anything?
Um, I could use a coffee.
Milk and sugar?
Black, please.
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