Did you know that the words “yes” and “no”, when used alone, can make you sound rude and angry? In this English lesson, you’ll learn the secret of how to communicate these basic messages simply and politely. Take the free quiz after the lesson to test your knowledge.
adumio
thanks you very much for this polite english lesson:)
You’re welcome!
RebeccaESL
Thank u..
Its nice presentation.
Chintu
batyr
it’s very good video, i like it
Gee, thanks!
RebeccaESL
pina
that’s a very ineresting video…clear explanations in english …..good idea the final test about it. Thanks a lot.
Yes, the test helps to review what you have learned. All the best!
RebeccaESL
Amvika
Hi,
Its a very good website for learning English.
Please keep updating this site.
Thanks
Amvika
Yes, we shall. Please do tell your friends about our website so we can continue to grow.
RebeccaESL
Slava
it is amazing, it is like a revolution in my mind, even I am learning English long time. Very halpfull.
Wow, thanks. So glad it helped you.
These are the little changes that can make a big difference in being culturally appropriate and not just linguistically correct.
All the best with your English.
RebeccaESL
Tuan
I learn in engVid.
I become a new student for engvid.
You can help me learn English in engVid.
Befour I don’t like to learn English, because I don’t know learn than what do? I learn English from 12 to 18 ago.
My name Tuan, from Viet Nam, I am singler, I haven’t many money. I learnning English, I can help for teacher in EngVid.
Thank you, very much.
So glad we can help you out. All the best to you, Tuan.
RebeccaESL
awi
amazing :)
Thanks!
RebeccaESL
gloria
there’s something Rebecca says in this video “I’m going to BE leaving in a few minutes” that it’s the first time I hear it. I knew the other expression that she says “I’m leaving in a few minutes”. Does the 1st sentence mean something more or different than the 2nd one? Please help me, I’m a little confused.
Hi Gloria
Both sentences are correct and mean more or less the same thing.
Thanks for your interest and all the best to you.
RebeccaESL
Omar Ventura
I just can say “awesome”
I do not know how to thank all of you.
That’s a cool compliment, Omar. Thanks and all the best to you.
RebeccaESL
star light
Thank you very much , for lesson
You’re very welcome. Good luck to you!
RebeccaESL
khurram chaudhry
Thanks you very much for lesson really so good
khurram
You’re welcome Khurram. My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
Omar Ventura
Hi Rebecca,
I have one question for you, it has nothing to do with this class. I studied English in Mexico, at school there I studied to take the CAE test, this was the last level students could reach. However, I have heard about other two tests the CPE and the IELTS.
I just would like to know which of these three exams is the most difficult and which one has the highest level accordind to the cambridge framework
Thank you so much.
The CPE is higher than the CAE, and is the most advanced exam that CAmbridge offers.
The IELTS has 2 versions — general and academic. The Academic is at a higher level, and is used for admission to English speaking universities, for example.
You can check the Cambridge ESOL website for more specific comparisons and info.
All the best to you.
RebeccaESL
Luvia
Hi,
your lesson is so interesting and very creative.
Thanks, Luvia. Glad it helped you. All the best!
RebeccaESL
ayen07
to all engvid teacher thank you very much,you guys are awesome..Godbless you all..
Thank you kindly. Our best wishes to you too and good luck with your English.
RebeccaESL
ashabi
hi.rebecca; thanks alot for your lessons and iwould like to ask u about the expressions(when person said thank you? the answer ihad studied before is Not at all ) is it corect? and why you didnt held it in your lessons pls answered me
noticed that.> istudied english (LONG MAN CO )
Yes, Ashabi, you can certainly say “Not at all” in response to someone thanking you.
I did not include it in my lesson because I explained different ways to say thank you and not how to respond to the thank you!
Glad you are enjoying the lessons.
RebeccaESL
cch6008
thanks you . it was great!
My pleasure. My best to you!
RebeccaESL
Mazhi
Hi, Rebecca!
I would like to ask if you are helping with writing?!
I mean, I need someone who could check my writing (essays) for mistakes, will you help me with that?
By the way, this website and youtube english lessons are great, thank you, and I look forward to get reply!
Hi Mazhi
We do not currently offer a service to correct essays.
Thanks for your feedback and glad you enjoy the lessons on engvid.
All the best to you.
RebeccaESL
ashabi
hi rebecca ,iasked before and no answer?
sergeyuliba
Rebecca, please, make a lesson on how to use “have had” and “had had”!!!
Thanks for the suggestion. Will keep this in mind, Past perfect and present perfect can be confusing, I understand.
All the best with your English.
RebeccaESL
noureen khurshedi
hi rebecca ,saying yes or no ,lesson is super.i don,t know how to thankyou
You just did! You’re very welcome, my friend.
RebeccaESL
ashabi
pls answer my question
RebeccaESL
Thanks to everyone who left feedback. It’s always nice to know we have helped you. My best wishes to all of you.
kari
Hi rebeca you are a god teacher, and yes or no is very god i need leard more, im always confuse with the present and past sentences example. was , wasent. did, didn’t, does, dosen’t you know, all this world. thanks for help us.
Please check the grammar section of our website for grammar lessons which might help you.
My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
lovelydmkoy
thank so much..very clear lesson but i got 4 out of 6…lol
Better than getting 3 or 2 or 1 …:-)
My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
salah alnahdi
thanks alot it’s really helpeful
rafa
Thaks, for a lesson!.
ilah
Thanks, for a lesson!. can give a new lesson? i like you lesson! it’s very help. how to speaking english…please respond my coment… :) :-)………
New lessons are recorded and uploaded regularly so please keep checking in. You will enjoy lessons by the other teachers too.
My best to you.
RebeccaESL
ilah
thank you very much}5…. you are the best teacher…..
ilah
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Vikky
Thanks, this lassons are realy great and helpfull !
elhidrologo
Thanks a lot for the lesson, is very useful!!
Tippu Shahzad
your lesson is really heplful for me…. thank you very much
Ricardinho Britto
wow! I loved your explanation, and this is my first class here in this site.
It was very good to know yes or no right and politely. congratulations on your class. I’m still a little embarrassed by quei I can not speak engles not know much yet, but I know that little by little I’m learning, and estamaos here for this, learn, eh!, Rsrsrs
bye, bye and God bless you
Thanks for your feedback.
I am sure you will feel more confident and improve your command of English each day.
My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
mostafa ezz
hi Rebecca
thank you for your simple desscus
I wavt study english
can you give me a plane to do that
some thing like what first grammer or words
all my best wishes to you
ูู ููู ุนูู ููู ุงูุชุจุฌููุง ูุงุฏ ุงูู ุนูู ุงู ูููู ุฑุณููุง
Thanks for your feedback. There are many excellent English language books available which can help you. Check with a local language school in your area to see what books are available and which are the most popular.
For grammar, I like to use Basic Grammar in Use
by Raymond Murphy, Cambridge University Press.
My best wishes to you, Mostafa.
RebeccaESL
Alenika
Hello. Rebecca! Your lessons are very usefull for me! I always listeh attentive and try undrestand. Not always this comw out with ferst time!
Thank you!
Keep trying and you will succeed,Alenika.
My Best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
ash_jlb
Hi rebecca! I am from philippines.i am very eager to learn more. Im afraid to tell other people around me whats on my mind in english word because im afraid to be criticize. But with this site i am beginning to renew my confidence.
That’s wonderful! The best way to improve is to use whatever we know and learn from our mistakes, without feeling ashamed.
We communicate in so many ways, not only with our words. If your overall behaviour and body language is polite, people will understand if you make grammatical mistakes. You seem to be the kind of person who cares about other people anyway, so please relax and move forward confidently.
Keep smiling, too. That always helps! My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
Zizi
Hi Rebacca
This is amazing lesson , thanks for your efforts, I am new student in your class, I love english , but I have some problems in speaking and listening skills , I wish , I’ll be better by learning in this site.
Keep tuning in and you will certainly improve.
Thanks for your feedback and all the best to you.
RebeccaESL
Alberto
Hello Rebecca,
I’m an english teacher at an institution in venezuela and i wanted to tell that you and the rest of the teachers have done a wonderful job with this web site, it has helped me improve my english a lot. I have also recommended it to my students and they love it.
Thank you, and thanks for this lesson.
Hi Alberto
Thanks for your feedback and for recommending us. Always a pleasure to help a fellow teacher. I wish you lots of success in the your career, now and in the future. I have always found teaching to be so personally rewarding. I wish you the same.
Thank you, Alberto.
RebeccaESL
Please let us know if your students have any special problems or requests. Thanks.
RebeccaESL
hebah
hello rebicca
my name is hebah . I’m very happy because I became a member of the web site
And we are happy to have you as a member, Hebah.
My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
Aslam
thank you so much for your video it’s very nice
Glad you enjoyed it, Aslam. Best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
Mohannad
Hi
I value the way you teach English.
I really can’t thank you enough Rebecca.
My pleasure. All the best.
RebeccaESL
mayesh chhetri
thank you for teaching me
Pleasure, Mayesh. Good luck with your English and other aspects of your life.
RebeccaESL
bhusalus
really this is good website to learn the english, and i like teaching method, short coaching vedio, really i like yas i am getting something better stuff from this vedio. thanks for your help
Thank you. Please do tell your friends, so we can continue to expand the website and offer you new lessons regularly. You are all important to us too.
My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
JasonLTL
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for all your efforts, very appreciated.
May i know how could i send the essay to you? I understand that you are busy, but i failed the last test and really need a mentor to check my essay before i enter the test on 16 April 2010.
Cheers,
JasonLTL
ahmwd nasr
its nice to learn english online with a nice teacher
And a pleasure to meet nice students,too!
All the best!
RebeccaESL
ilah
I lke you lesson. your the best teacher… :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :): ) :) :) :) :): ) :) :) :)
fofa
you are very interesting
Ali Wadi Abbas
Hi
You and your staff really brilliant.
Darcilio
Congratulations Rebecca,
It was a wonderful lesson
best wishes,
Raman
Good website it’s really help full to us .. !
Thank you so much tO you and your organisation…
Marco
I appreciate your lesson
noor ul elmah hasan
its really very good. best wishes!
khem raj(India)
your lesson are so easy to gain english advantage.
raouf
hello teacher i liked this lesson very much and i like the way how you explaining . my english is so bad but i think i will be better soon because i will keep going with this web site .
thanks alot
ANNIE
Thank you teacher.Next time I try to comment more
Dr. Khan
Greetings ,
Thanks for such nice sessions.
You are doing a great job.
Have a nice day .
joy
thanx sweet heart
vinod bhatt
thanks ,its nice to learn english online with a nice teacher ,iam very happy iam improving my english skills
zu02
Is possibly to save this lesson?
Thanks.
Not right now.
engVid
aishah
wow .. I love this website .. it’s really helping me to improve my English .. oppss .. if i make a mistake when I wrote this comments , would you please correct me .. thanks
If I MADE a mistake when I wrote the comments….
Otherwise, everything was perfect! Good for you and thanks, Aishah!
RebeccaESL
Sap
Thanks a lot for your lessons, Rebecca. Now I’m feeling a polite guy!
Regards from Spain.
Roman
Thank you for your lesson.
wajid
Rebecca, Are you on facebook….because i would like to add you for english lessons….? is this possible….?
mohammed
Thank you
I found this site one of the best sites on the net
I need your guidance to the most important words to speak English fluently
Is it possible guideline for how to learn the important words spoken and preserved
trivs
hi…mam thank you for theSe great lessons..
i’ve just started visiting engvid.com all the lessons are very productive..
I’ve a question..the answers of 3rd and last question can be any other option also..selection of answer is based on, which has more politeness..HOPE I SUCCEEDED IN EXPLANING MY QUESTION..
I’ve a request also to teach us how to greet the guest while giving any speech or how to welcome and end the speech..hoping you’ll answer………
Namaste!
Yes, the correct answers in the quiz are the ones that are the most polite. The other answers are possible, just not the most polite options.
Thanks for your suggestions, Trivs.
RebeccaESL
i.love.engvid
thanks mam i really appreciated , i just fell deep in ur lessons cos they r very interesting
thanks once again , god bless you mam <3
Thanks so much for your kind feedback. My best wishes to you.
RebeccaESL
Toshi
This is the exactly what I wanted to know. I always hesitate to say “No” in English. Now I can say “No” in different ways. Thank you very much.
Good for you for realizing that just saying no was awkward. All the best with your English, Toshi.
RebeccaESL
Lili
I loved the class, I just didn’t understand very well about the answer: no, I’m afraid. Could you give me more examples, please???
When we say, “I’m afraid not” it is simply another polite way of saying no.
For example,
A:Is Mr Smith in the office?
B:I’m afraid not.
It does not mean that you are afraid or scared or anything like that. It is just a polite expression to use in a business context especially, instead of saying no.
Hope this helps! My best to you, Lili.
RebeccaESL
Akash Hans
Could you please tell me the correct pronunciation of the word ‘Thank you’ in British English?
Ayaz Ali
thanks for your all helpful lessons plz tell me the usage of Like and Love
I like ice cream.
I love my mother.
Of course, some people really love ice cream too! Love implies a much stronger positive feeling than like.
All the best to you, Ayaz Ali.
RebeccaESL
Alex Nordin
Rebecca,
I really like EngVid it sounds like an English lesson with you, James, Ronnie, Alex and Valen.
Alex
Sk
You are the best Rebecca!!!
I have also thought that it would be useful if you could make a video about words which can be used instead of “good”. When we describe sth, we always using words like good, nice etc. However there are many other words such as “skilful,exciting etc”. Could you help us on that?!
Thank you !!
That’s not just a good idea…it’s a wonderful idea! Thanks!
My best to you,Sk.
RebeccaESL
Natalia
Very useful lesson. Thank you very much, Rebecca!
Al Mamun
well!It`s really good!!!!!
aneesh
Hi rebecca.how u been doing,i hope u r fine.
i love ur lessons very much,here is million thanks 4ur teaching way. i would like to ask u one question that how is the use of ;MIGHT;& what does it mean pleaaaaaas explain 2me plssss…. thanks.
carlos
thank you but the lession
zaki Hussein
hi. Mrs Rebecca
i always do the task, but i don`t know if my unswers are correct or not, pls help me.
Balaji.C
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