1114 - How to Use “At First” Naturally

At first, I didn’t like it. At first, I thought he was joking. It was difficult at first, but I got used to it. At first is a very useful phrase when we talk about the beginning of a situation and then show that something changed later. Have you been wondering how to use at first naturally? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at how you can use at first in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

Have you ever been there? Do you ever cook? If you ever need help, call me. Best pizza ever! I hardly ever watch TV. Ever is a small word, but it shows up in a lot of everyday conversations. And depending on the sentence, it can add ideas like at any time, at any point, or even stronger emphasis. Have you been wondering how to use ever naturally? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at how you can use ever in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

We’ll figure it out somehow.  Somehow, I lost my keys again. Somehow, he always knows. Somehow is a very useful word in everyday English because we use it when we don’t know exactly how something happened, or when we believe something can happen even if we don’t know the exact way. Have you been wondering how to use somehow naturally? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at how you can use somehow in everyday English.English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

I’ll probably stay home tonight. He’s probably busy. Probably not. You should probably call her. Probably is a very common word in everyday English, and we use it when we think something is likely, but we’re not completely certain. But probably can also help make advice and opinions sound softer and more natural. Have you been wondering how to use probably naturally? If so, you’re in luck—because today, we’re going to look at how you can use probably in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

Leave now. Otherwise, you’ll miss the train. Wear a jacket. Otherwise, you’ll be cold. The room was a little small, but otherwise the hotel was great. Unless I hear otherwise, I’ll see you Friday. Otherwise is a very useful word because it can connect ideas in two different ways. Sometimes it means if not, and sometimes it means apart from that. Have you been wondering how to use otherwise naturally? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at how you can use otherwise in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

Really? Not really. I really like it. Do you really think so? I don’t really know. Really is one of those extremely common words in everyday English that does a lot more than simply mean very. We use it to show surprise, interest, doubt, strong feeling, and sometimes to soften what we say. Have you been wondering how to use really naturally in conversation? If so, you’re in luck-because today, we’re going to look at how you can use really in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

Apparently, they’re moving. Apparently, the restaurant closed last month. He’s not coming, apparently. Apparently not. Apparently is a very useful word in everyday English because it lets us share information that we learned, heard, or have reason to believe, without saying that we know it for certain. Have you been wondering how to use apparently naturally? If so, you’re in luck—because today, we’re going to look at how you can use apparently in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

I don’t like it at all. Did you sleep at all? Does that bother you at all? Are you hungry at all? Not at all.At all is one of those small expressions that can be easy to overlook, but it adds an important feeling to a sentence. We often use it in negative sentences and questions to mean something like even a little, in any way, or to any degree. Have you been wondering how to use at all naturally? If so, you’re in luck—because today, we’re going to look at how you can use at all in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

So far, so good. How’s the trip going so far? I’ve watched three episodes so far. So far, we haven’t had any problems. That’s the best one so far. So far is a very common expression in everyday English, and we use it when we talk about what has happened up to the present point. Sometimes we’re talking about progress, sometimes results, and sometimes comparing what has happened until now. Have you been wondering how to use so far naturally? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at how you can use so far in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com

We’re already here, so we might as well go inside. It’s raining, so we might as well stay home. If you’re making coffee, you might as well make me one too. Might as well is one of those common conversational phrases that can be difficult to translate word for word, but once you understand the feeling behind it, it becomes much easier to use. We use might as well when there isn’t a strong reason not to do something, so doing it seems reasonable. Have you been wondering how to use might as well naturally? If so, you’re in luck - because today, we’re going to look at how you can use might as well in everyday English.The Happy English PodcastHelping people speak English better since 2014Over 1,000 episodes • 8 million downloads📘 Get free weekly English lessons plus instant access to my FREE Vocabulary Workshop.:https://learn.myhappyenglish.com/free-english-lessons🎥 Watch video versions of the Happy English Podcast on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@HappyEnglishNY/podcasts🌐 Learn more about my English lessons and courseshttps://www.myhappyenglish.com