This video is part of our ‘level up’ series. Learn ways to say 'I don't know'. When’s my birthday?
How do you spell ‘miscellaneous’?
What’s one thousand and twenty four times forty-six point eight?
How high is Mount Everest, to the nearest centimetre?
Probably, you don’t know the answer to all these questions. That’s OK! No one knows everything. But, how can you say ‘I don’t know’ in English?
Of course, you can just say ‘I don’t know.’ But, fluent English speakers use many different words and phrases, even for simple ideas like this.
Are you bored of using the same phrases again and again? Do you want to use a wider range of language in everyday conversations? This lesson will help! Don’t forget to check out other videos in our ‘level up’ series, too.
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Contents:
Intro 00:00-01:36
Dunno; How am I supposed to know? 01:36 -02:58
I haven't got a clue 02:58-03:49
I have no idea 03:49-04:28
Who knows?; That's anyone's guess 04:28-05:37
Your guess is as good as mine; Who can say? 05:37-06:41
Not as far as I know 06:41-07:44
I don't get it; It beats me 07:44-08:40
How should I know?; Don't ask me 08:40
This lesson will help you:
- Expand your vocabulary and level up your English conversation in many situations, including situations when you want to say "I don't know".
- Learn conversational phrases to say "I don't know" when someone asks you something you don't know the answer to.
- Be able to express a bit more detail of not knowing an answer.
- Understand more informal phrases to say "I don't know".
- Get examples of phrases you can use to say "I don't know" more politely.
- See examples of many different types of conversations using these phrases to say "I don't know".
- Learn other meanings of some phrases to say "I don't know".
- Level up your English conversation with many new phrases to help you say "I don't know" differently.
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