Sounds Natural

Lots of people, particularly young people, say “Cheers” if you help them in some way.

“Sorry?”, “Pardon?” and “Excuse me?” can all be used to ask someone to repeat what they just said.

Your hostess offers you some more food, you can say “No, thank you, I’ve had enough”

You arrive to visit some English friends. When the hostess opens the door, she may say “Welcome” or “You are welcome”

“I’d rather you didn’t” and “No, thank you” are used with the same meaning.

If you meet someone on their 50th birthday you would probably say “congratulations” to them.

The normal way to spell Cooper is C-O-O-P-E-R.

When a friend tells you that another friend sends you his regards, you say: “Send them back, thank you”.

If you stay with an English family overnight, at breakfast someone may ask you “did you sleep well?”. The normal answer is “Yes, thank you, did you?”

You have been talking to a friend and want to send good wishes to a member of his family. You can say “Remember me to…(your wife)”

If you start “honestly…”, it usually means you are going to disagree or think the information which follows may upset the other person.

If someone says “sorry” after bumping you in a crowded shop it is normal to say “sorry” you too.

All the following means “goodbye”: “Cheerio”, “Bye”, “So long”, “I’ll be seeing you”, “Good afternoon”, “Ta-ta”.

You have just met an English person who does not know you, although he knows you are foreign. If he wants to know which town you come from the most natural thing for him to say would be: “where do you come from?”

“I don’t care” and “I don’t mind” can be used in the same way.

You asked for something in a shop. The shop assistant asks “did you say…?” If you reply, “yes” on its own it can sound very aggressive.