Hi ChatterFox's. do you want to sound
more natural when you speak American
English in this video you're going to
learn five phrases to help you sound
more natural and also how to pronounce
them even better than a native but
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English so the first expression is a
no-brainer a no-brainer means a super
easy decision so for example if you get
a job offer for a job that pays a lot
more money you can say that's a
no-brainer when you're pronouncing the
word brainer make sure you make the ...
sound which is a two-part sound .. ..
brainer no-brainer brainer brainer great
the next expression is to keep the ball
rolling to keep the ball rolling means
to continue something if you feel like
something maybe a project or something
else that you've been working on has
stopped but needs to continue you can do
something to keep the ball rolling keep
the ball rolling so when you say this
phrase the look at the end of ball and
the at the beginning of rolling will
link these two words together keep the
ball rolling because they look and sound
are so similar they link together keep
the ball rolling ball rolling keep the
ball rolling
great the next phrase is the jury's
still out the jury's still out the
jury's still out means that something is
still undecided so for example if some
asks do people in the United States love
the president someone may say well the
jury's still out because there's some
disagreement about that the jury's still
out when you say the jury's still out
the at the end of juries will link to
still because they both have the sound
the jury's still out the jury's still
out so it's not the jury's still out the
two sounds linked together the jury's
still out great
the next phrase is a loose cannon a
loose cannon is an unpredictable person
a loose cannon so if you know someone
who's unpredictable but not in a good
way you can say he's a loose cannon or
she's a loose cannon loose cannon when
you say the word cannon the stress is on
the first syllable and a second syllable
has a schwa sound
Cannon Cannon Cannon, she's a loose cannon
he's a loose cannon great and the last
word is rise and shine - rise and shine
means to wake up excited and ready for
the day rise and shine when you say rise
and shine the end reduces to a ... sound
rise and shine. rise and shine so now
that you know what that means I have a
question for you do you like to rise and
shine or do you prefer to sleep in tell
us your opinion in the comment section
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