Today you’ll find out how to begin a conversation when you are about to explain something in great detail in English.
If you use the phrase “You see,…” it will show people that you are about to explain something or go into detail.
It can also be useful when you want to defend your choices or voice your opinion in English.
Here are the three ways that you can begin your explanation:
- “Ya (you) see, ….”
- “Well see,….”
- “See,….”
Here are some phrases from our conversation in the episode:
L: Why do they make the train routes so confusing in New York on the weekends?
M: Well see, they do a lot of construction on the weekends because they figure it’s the perfect time to do it. Not as many people are going to work.
M: Why are you having so many break ins in your neighborhood?
L: Ya see, it’s because there are some homeless shelters near my neighborhood and in my neighborhood there are a lot of nice homes. So people from the homeless shelters are coming up and breaking into home.
Have you used “you see” in conversations with native speakers yet?
Let us know in the comments how it goes if you try using this phrase.
