# Moments by 캣 Kat T **@ni_kattreiber** ## Mabilis na Nabigasyon - [Find Partners](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/partners.md): Makahanap ng mga kasosyo sa palitan ng wika sa buong mundo - [Language Exchange](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/partners/exchange.md): Magsanay kasama ang mga katutubong nagsasalita sa buong mundo - [Moments](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments.md): Ibahagi ang iyong paglalakbay sa pag-aaral ng wika - [Topics](https://www.hellotalk.com/topics.md): Tuklasin ang mga trending na paksa at talakayan - [Chat & Messaging](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features/chat.md): Mga pag-uusap sa teksto, boses at video - [Voice Rooms](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features/voiceroom.md): Sumali sa mga live audio na pag-uusap - [Live Streaming](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features/live-streaming.md): Mga interactive na klase at sesyon sa wika - [Certified Teachers](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features/certified-teachers.md): Matuto mula sa mga propesyonal na instruktor - [Immersive Learning](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features/immersive-learning.md): Matuto kahit saan na may mga agarang pagsasalin - [Translation Tools](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features/translation.md): Agarang pagsasalin sa pagitan ng anumang wika - [AI-Powered Apps](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/aiapps.md): I-access ang mga espesyalisadong tool sa pag-aaral - [Language AI Apps](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/aiapps.md): Tuklasin ang aming mga app sa pag-aaral ng wika na pinapagana ng AI - [All Features](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/features.md): Tuklasin ang lahat ng feature at tool sa pag-aaral - [Download](https://www.hellotalk.com/fil/download.md): Kunin ang HelloTalk sa iOS at Android Showing 10 of 21 moments --- ## 1. 4/11/2021 American Culture Post I’ve noticed that a lot of people that are learning English have learned the conversation “how are you?” and “I’m fine, thank you. And you?” This isn’t wrong but it may be a little unnatural. There are many different ways to reply to or ask this question, but I’ll provide some possible ways down below. For strangers: “How are you doing today?” “ doing good, how ‘bout you?” “How are you guys doing today?” (Multiple people) “doing pretty well, how ‘bout yourself?” “How are you guys doin?” “pretty well, you?” “How’s your day been going?” “Can’t complain. And you?” For friends: “hey, what’s up?” “Nothing much, what’s up with you?” “How’ve you been?” “Pretty good, how ‘bout you?” “how’s your day been going?” “ it’s been going” (you use this when you are saying that you’ve been getting through the day but it’s been a little long) Comment down below if you have any phrases that you think could be used, and I’ll let you know if they’re good :) **Language**: English *80 likes · 8 comments · 4 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/WbAwZVWNW1zLZD.md) --- ## 2. 4/6/2021 American Phrase Post In America, you may hear people say the phrase “I plead the fifth”. Here’s why: The Constitution is the foundational document for the United States. The constitution can be amended in order to make change or include more protections. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights, and they protect personal liberties such as the freedom of religion and right to free speech. The fifth amendment includes a lot of rights related to the court system, and one of them is the right to not testify against yourself. Essentially, this means that you have the right to remain silent if you wish. So, in a casual setting, if someone doesn’t want to say something that may get them into trouble, they may say “I plead the fifth” Example: “Did you tell her that I am bad at cooking?” “I plead the fifth” **Language**: English *51 likes · 9 comments · 4 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/PWM5pcSQMxJLZD.md) --- ## 3. 3/24/2021 American English Post You may have noticed that in English, many adjectives end with a “y”, such as pretty, funny, shiny, etc. Because of this, Americans often create adjectives by adding a y. This is a very informal rule, and the words “created” aren’t added to the dictionary or anything. We more so use it to describe something that we feel like doesn’t have a good adjective. (Keep in mind that the y is pronounced like an e, and that this is used in informal situations) Examples: There are certain beaches that have a lot of sharks. Therefore, I may create the adjective “sharky” to describe such a place. For example, “I don’t wanna swim here, it’s way too sharky.” (Pronounced like shark-e) Thank you all for your messages, I really appreciate them. Unfortunately, I don’t have much time so I can help answer questions, but I may not be the best for a friend if you like quick responses. Thanks again :) **Language**: English *64 likes · 9 comments · 1 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/ELRDHkzQS0nVZD.md) --- ## 4. 3/23/2021 American Phrase Post One phrase that Americans often use when asking for permission in an informal or relaxed situation is the phrase “it is cool if...” For example, instead of saying “can I go do this?” or “may I go do this?”, you could say “is it cool if I go do this?” Who you use this with will depend on your relationship and the setting. More Examples: “Is it cool if I leave now?” “I have to go take a test, is it cool if we do this later?” “Is it cool if my friend stays the night?” Hope that this was helpful p.s. I’m very busy at the moment so please don’t be upset if I haven’t responded to your message **Language**: English *397 likes · 34 comments · 2 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/IITRDTPUEFJVZD.md) --- ## 5. 3/4/2021 American Culture Post From what I’ve seen on this app, many people know that Americans make a lot of small talk. However, it seems that a lot of people don’t know when or how to engage in small talk. That’s completely understandable, so let me give you some tips to help😊 •not all Americans like small talk. In general, people will be polite back but if someone doesn’t reply or replies quickly, they may not want to speak. That’s okay, nothing against you. You’ll likely be able to tell who doesn’t want to •don’t ask personal questions. When talking with a stranger we may ask them how their day was or talk about the weather or a current event or holiday. However, don’t ask about things such as age or relationship status if they don’t bring it up or if it doesn’t occur naturally. NEVER talk about money. It’s considered very rude to discuss money. I would avoid politics when talking with a stranger as well. To help you understand, here’s a conversation I had the other day at work when I was ringing someone up. Customer: “how was your day today?” Me: “I’m doing good, how about you?” Customer: “I’m doing good.” Me: “are you guys just doing some shopping today?” Customer “yeah, we’re aren’t from here so we wanted to check it out and just look around.” Me: “that’s fun. You said you were from out of town?” Customer: “yeah” Me: “were are you guys from?” Customer: “oh we’re from Arizona” Me: “oh wow so you’re really from out of town.” Customer: “yeah😂” Me: “well, here’s you’re bad and your receipt. Have a good night and I hope that you have a good time in California.” Customer: “thanks, have a good night.” See how I didn’t really pry but when she brought something up, I asked more personal questions? If you aren’t sure whether or not the person will feel comfortable with your question, you can say “... if you don’t mind me asking.” For example, “where are you guys from, if you don’t mind me asking?” Since this topic is rather complex, I’ll make another post to follow it up. **Language**: English *53 likes · 13 comments · 4 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/TDRmI2XVrES4ZD.md) --- ## 6. 2/24/2021 American Culture Post For this post, I though I would share some things that are considered rude to Americans, that way if you are planning on traveling here you don’t accidentally offend someone. Of course, these may vary by person but in general, many Americans would find the actions listed below very rude. •staring at someone •pointing at someone •not saying sorry if you bump into someone •not saying sorry if you are in someone’s way • invading someone’s personal space •not saying please and thank you •talking about money •not tipping •smoking indoors or near people •commenting on someone’s appearance in a negative way •not shaking someone’s hand if they offer it to you ( if you can’t shake hands or feel uncomfortable doing so, simply say that and it will be okay) •avoiding eye contact (this is a really big one) •if someone asks “how are you”, it’s rude to not ask them after you respond • if someone says good morning, good afternoon, good evening, or good night, you would typically respond back by saying good morning, afternoons,evening, or night as well • if someone tells you about something bad that happened to them, we usually would say “I’m sorry” to be polite. It doesn’t mean that we had anything to do with the situation, more that we are expressing sadness that the situation happened •usually when we make eye contact with a stranger we either give them a small smile or maybe say good morning ( or afternoon, evening, night. It depend on the time of day) •Americans make a lot of small talk. Not engaging in small talk or being dismissive may be seen as rude •eating with your mouth open • and finally, not saying excuse me when trying to get by someone **Language**: English *59 likes · 24 comments · 1 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/V3vErRLHqjIbZD.md) --- ## 7. 2/9/2021 Want to test your English pronunciation skills? Here are some common English twisters. See how fast you can do them :)) Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear, fuzzy wuzzy had no hair, fuzzy wuzzy wasn’t very fuzzy, was he? Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter’s bitter If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter But a bit of better butter will make my batter better You know New York, you need New York, you know you need unique New York Comment your tries and I’ll tell you how you did :) **Language**: English *57 likes · 28 comments · 3 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/ujnLHDHVPOELZD.md) --- ## 8. 2/7/2021 American Expression Post In America, we have the phrase “you can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink.” This phrase means that you can give someone help, but you can’t force them to understand or do the right thing. This phrase isn’t exactly slang, but it’s commonly used if a situation is similar to the phrase. For example, you may say something like: “I keep trying to help him but he won’t do it. But, you know what they say, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t force it to drink.” And,since the phrase is well known to American people, we often omit the second half. For example A: “I’m trying to tell her but she’s not listening to me.” B: “well you can lead a horse to water...” From what I’ve seen and heard, more people tend to omit the second half of the phrase, as saying the full phrase may be quite long Hope that this helps and let me know if you have any questions :)) **Language**: English *57 likes · 5 comments · 1 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/DcNlNut4rUWLZD.md) --- ## 9. 2/6/2021 American Texting Post Hello everyone☺️☺️ Today I thought I would share with you a list of very common texting abbreviations or acronyms used in America. Keep in mind, these are usually used by younger generations and should only be used in a casual situations Bc-because Rn-right now Hbu?- how bout you? wya?- where are you at? Wyd?- what are you doing? smh-shaking my head wtf-what the f*** yk- you know Wtm- what’s the move tbh- to be honest v- very Fr- for real idk- I don’t know idrk- I don’t really know idek- I don’t even know idc- I don’t care ofc- of f***ing course gn- goodnight ty- thank you tysm- thank you so much bb- baby Hope that these help :) **Language**: English *64 likes · 26 comments · 3 views* [View this moment](https://www.hellotalk.com/moments/p0JWHlyERDWLZD.md) --- ## 10. 2/3/2021 American Culture Post In America, and possibly Canada but I’m not too sure, we have a holidays known as “Groundhog Day” This holiday takes place on February 2nd. On this day, a groundhog will poke their head out of their den and see if they can see their shadow. According to tradition, if they don’t see their shadow then spring will arrive early. However, if they do see their shadow, then there will be around six more weeks of winter. 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