AEE 2593: I Could Use Some Lunch! How to Indirectly Indicate You're Hungry
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This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2593. I could use some lunch. How to indirectly indicate you're hungry. Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection, with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer.
How can you indirectly indicate you're hungry?
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Hey, Lindsay, how are you? Doing good today, Michelle.
How's it going?
Going good here. You know what?
Actually, I need a second to get a tea. Ooh, good idea. I could use something too. We've been recording for a while today.
Yes. Yes. Yeah. So this is fun. We're going to answer a listener question today. This came to us from YouTube.
Guys, don't forget, All Ears English is over on YouTube five days a week. So if you prefer to learn visually... By watching us explain this, you can see her intonation a bit better. Go over on YouTube and hit subscribe right on our channel. But I'll go ahead and read this, shall I, Michelle? All right, go for it. This is from Danny Polmont. And Danny says, I'd like you to explain the phrase, I could use something. So it's a little out of context, this question, right?
Right, right. But when I see it, I think of, oh, you know, that I need something. I think of a very specific context. So we're going to go with... my gut feeling here.
Let's go with your gut, Michelle. So we'll expand on that particular context today. But first, before we get into it, I want to say a huge thank you to those listeners that took the time to go and leave us a review for our Android app. So huge thank you to Li Wang. Thank you to Ritik Roshan. And Ritik Roshan left us a five-star review, and we appreciate that. So thank you so much, guys. If you are listening to All Ears English, you could listen in the app to get a better user experience.
What are some examples of using indirect language in social situations?
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Yes.
Yes, absolutely. We love your questions. They're so helpful. And we want to, you know, we do this show for you. So if you ask us a good question, we are going to give you an answer.
100%. Let us know what you think of the show, guys. It keeps us motivated to keep going. And we want to see your reviews. So good stuff. All right. So I could use something. So what is the context that you're thinking, Michelle, that we're going to cover today that you think of when you see this phrase?
To me, it's mostly about food or drink, right? It means you want something.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:35
2
How can you indirectly indicate you're hungry?
0:35–4:13
3
What are some examples of using indirect language in social situations?
4:13–13:54
4
How does the phrase 'I could use something' apply to food and drink?
13:54–17:50
5
How can you express needs without being demanding?
17:50–20:05
Speakers
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