Shadowing Practice: How to Say NO! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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When you have to say no, sometimes you want to add nuance.
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How can you say no without being rude?
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Also, what do
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Americans really mean when they say, I don't think so?
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Do they mean no?
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There are lots of ways you can say no while being kind and showing appreciation.
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When I was living in Germany, I was frustrated that I didn't have any phrases to use in these kinds of situations.
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I wished I had various ways to say no or to turn down an invitation.
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Today, we're going to go over lots of ways to say no in English, in various situations.
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Situation 1.
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You're out to eat, and you've eaten, and your server asks if you'd like dessert, or if you'd like to see a dessert menu,
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or if there's anything else you'd like to order.
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You could say a simple, no thank you, or no thanks, or I don't think so.
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We use I don't think to mean we're not sure.
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Rachel, do they sell diapers at the corner store?
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I don't think so, but I'm not sure.
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Are they open late?
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I don't think so.
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Again, that means probably not, but I'm not 100 % sure.
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So if we're asked if we know something, and we're not sure, we can say I don't think so.
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But if we're asked if we want something, I don't think so means no. Do you want to try this on in another size?
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I don't think so.
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Do you want dessert?
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I don't think so.
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Do you want to super -size that order?
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I don't think so.
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Situation two.
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Someone asks you to do something you don't want to do or can't do.
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This could be a colleague at work asking you to do work on a project, or someone, say, at church, asking if you can do something.
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Can you help plan the retreat this year?
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This is, someone asks you to do something extra, to take on an extra task or extra work.
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Not something social, we'll get to that in a minute.
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Here are some phrases you could use to turn down something like this.
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Sorry, I've got too much going on already.
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Sorry, I can't take on any extra work.
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Sorry, I can't take on any extra work.
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Take on a phrasal verb.
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Sorry, I can't take on any extra work.
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Sorry, I don't have time.
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Sorry, I don't have time.
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That one is nice and simple.
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Sorry, I don't have time.
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Unfortunately, I'm not going to have time to do that.
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Unfortunately, I can't take that on.
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Using the word unfortunately shows that you have some level of disappointment.
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It's something you'd like to do, or you can see that it would be good for you to do,
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Or you can see that you're disappointing someone by saying no. Unfortunately, I can't.
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You could also say, I'd like to, but I've got too much on my plate to take that on.
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Too much on my plate.
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That's an idiom that means you're busy.
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And last week, I did a video that went over 16 different ways to say you're busy.
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Often when you decline something, you add that you're busy or what your plans are.
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So check out that video if you haven't already you'll learn some great phrases to use when you need to decline something.
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You could say, I don't think I can make that work.
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I don't think I can make that work.
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Again, we're using I don't think here to mean no.
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It's sort of a softer way than just saying a flat no. Rachel, can you help set up for the event on Monday?
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I don't think I can make that work.
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Sorry.
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Hey, can you stay tonight for a client phone call?
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I don't think I can make that work.
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I have to pick up my kid at 6.
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You could say, not this time, if it's something you're interested in in the future.
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You could even say something like, not this time, but please ask me again.
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I'd like to try to do that next time.
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You could also try showing your appreciation.
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For example, thanks for thinking of me, but I can't.
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Or, I'm honored, but I can't.
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Or, I'd really like to, but I can't make it work this time.
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These all have but.
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This kind of statement plus but, is something we would use a lot in social situations with friends, too.
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That brings us to situation three.
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A friend asks you to do something social, but you can't.
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Maybe you're too busy, or you've already got plans.
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You could say, I wish I could but, and your excuse.
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I wish I could but we have guests in town then.
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Or, I wish I could but I'm busy tonight.
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So, I wish I could plus your excuse.
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I could replace I wish I could with I'd love to.
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Or, that sounds lovely.
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That sounds lovely but I'll be out of town.
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Or, I already have plans.
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Or, but I'm helping my friend move that day.
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You could also say, I'd like to.
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I'd like to, but I'm not free tonight.
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I'd like to, but I'm not free tonight.
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Oh, it's out of tune.
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I'd like to, but I really can't make it work this time.
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Or, what about this one?
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Shoot, that sounds fun.
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Sorry I can't make it.
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Or, sorry I can't come.
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You get the idea.
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Situation 4.
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You get a phone call, a sales call, someone wants to talk to you about switching phone companies,
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or you're walking down the street and someone wants to sell you something, or have you give money to their charity.
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You can be brief.
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You can simply say, sorry, or not today, or I'm not interested, thanks.
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There are lots of different ways to express no.
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Memorizing some of these phrases will make it easier for you to decline an invitation, or not to do something you're asked to do.
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It feels nice to have creative ways to express yourself other than a blunt NO, doesn't it?
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Here's last week's video on ways to say you're busy.
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Lots of really useful phrases and idioms there.
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If you've already seen that one, then check out another Rachel's English video in the suggested videos.
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And don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already.
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What other situations do you need English phrases for?
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Let me know in the comments below.
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That's it and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “How to Say NO!”. Las palabras que más se repiten: situation, phrases, busy, extra, wish. Este vídeo tiene 108 frases y 1088 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 6:28. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 168 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 87 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es fácil de seguir.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| phrase sustantivo | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | frase |
| decline verbo | /dɪˈklaɪn/ | periclitar, declinar |
| dessert sustantivo | /dɪˈzɝt/ | dulce, postre |
| invitation sustantivo | /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/ | invitación |
| server sustantivo | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | servidor |
| charity sustantivo | /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ | entidad benéfica, organización caritativa |
| tune sustantivo | /tjuːn/ | melodía |
| menu sustantivo | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | menú, carta |
| rude adjetivo | /ɹuːd/ | rudo, grosero |
| retreat sustantivo | /ɹɪˈtɹiːt/ | retirada, repliegue |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | suscribirse, subscribirse |
| disappointment sustantivo | /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/ | decepción, ahueve |
| colleague sustantivo | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | colega, compañero |
| blunt adjetivo | /blʌnt/ | romo, obtuso |
| verb sustantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear |
| go over verbo | sentar, pasar |
| turn down verbo | rechazar |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How can you say no without being rude?
- Americans really mean when they say, I don't think so?
- I don't think so, but I'm not sure.
- Do you want to super -size that order?
- Can you help plan the retreat this year?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado | if there's anything else you'd like · if you haven't already you'll learn |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | you've eaten · you've already seen |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicción | we'll get · you'll learn · I'll be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos días | we're using · I'm helping · you're walking |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 82 contracciones y formas reducidas, como don't, can't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, appreciation /əˌpɹiː.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, server /ˈsɝvɚ/, verb /vɝb/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, dessert /dɪˈzɝt/, memorize /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/, phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como phrase, decline, dessert.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.