hello everyone and welcome back to english with lucy I’ve got another short
english with lucy I’ve got another short
english with lucy I’ve got another short little video today that’s going to help
little video today that’s going to help
little video today that’s going to help you learn how to ask for a favor in
you learn how to ask for a favor in
you learn how to ask for a favor in English so quickly before we get started
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get on with the class okay so we’ve got
get on with the class okay so we’ve got this little word here which is favor so
this little word here which is favor so
this little word here which is favor so what does fit me well a favor is a kind
what does fit me well a favor is a kind
what does fit me well a favor is a kind or generous action that someone does for
or generous action that someone does for
or generous action that someone does for you okay all you do for someone you can
you okay all you do for someone you can
you okay all you do for someone you can also be reversed so when you ask someone
also be reversed so when you ask someone
also be reversed so when you ask someone for a favor you’re asking them to do
for a favor you’re asking them to do
for a favor you’re asking them to do something nice for you that’s going to
something nice for you that’s going to
something nice for you that’s going to benefit you that’s why it’s very
benefit you that’s why it’s very
benefit you that’s why it’s very important to understand how to ask for
important to understand how to ask for
important to understand how to ask for one in a nice and polite way because
one in a nice and polite way because
one in a nice and polite way because you’re asking them to do something for
you’re asking them to do something for
you’re asking them to do something for you so you don’t want to make them feel
you so you don’t want to make them feel
you so you don’t want to make them feel obliged and you don’t want to offend
obliged and you don’t want to offend
obliged and you don’t want to offend them or annoy them so there are five
them or annoy them so there are five
them or annoy them so there are five basic ways in which we can ask for a
basic ways in which we can ask for a
basic ways in which we can ask for a favor okay so it’s going to be a
favor okay so it’s going to be a
favor okay so it’s going to be a question so we need our question mark
question so we need our question mark
question so we need our question mark okay the first one
okay the first one
okay the first one can I ask can I ask a favor the next one
can I ask can I ask a favor the next one
can I ask can I ask a favor the next one could you do me could you do me a favor
could you do me could you do me a favor
could you do me could you do me a favor the third could you possibly do me could
the third could you possibly do me could
the third could you possibly do me could you possibly do me a favor number four
you possibly do me a favor number four
you possibly do me a favor number four could I ask you to do me could I ask you
could I ask you to do me could I ask you
could I ask you to do me could I ask you to do me a favor I was wondering if I
to do me a favor I was wondering if I
to do me a favor I was wondering if I could ask you to do me I was wondering
could ask you to do me I was wondering
could ask you to do me I was wondering if I could ask you to do me a favor
what okay so we have these five
what okay so we have these five questions that are all variations of
questions that are all variations of
questions that are all variations of asking someone to do you a favor now
asking someone to do you a favor now
asking someone to do you a favor now maybe you want to be a bit more
maybe you want to be a bit more
maybe you want to be a bit more persuasive so you need to exaggerate the
persuasive so you need to exaggerate the
persuasive so you need to exaggerate the favor you need to make it seem it really
favor you need to make it seem it really
favor you need to make it seem it really really important well I’ve got three
really important well I’ve got three
really important well I’ve got three options for you in this case so we’re
options for you in this case so we’re
options for you in this case so we’re just going to use could you do me and a
just going to use could you do me and a
just going to use could you do me and a favor and we’re going to add a word in
favor and we’re going to add a word in
favor and we’re going to add a word in the middle we’ve got a really big could
the middle we’ve got a really big could
the middle we’ve got a really big could you do me a really big favor we’ve also
you do me a really big favor we’ve also
you do me a really big favor we’ve also got the massive could you do me a
got the massive could you do me a
got the massive could you do me a massive favour and then finally we’ve
massive favour and then finally we’ve
massive favour and then finally we’ve got a huge could you do me a huge favor
got a huge could you do me a huge favor
got a huge could you do me a huge favor so those are three ways of exaggerating
so those are three ways of exaggerating
so those are three ways of exaggerating the favor
the favor
the favor and making the person more obliged to do
and making the person more obliged to do
and making the person more obliged to do it for you okay so you’ve managed to
it for you okay so you’ve managed to
it for you okay so you’ve managed to persuade your friend to do the favor for
persuade your friend to do the favor for
persuade your friend to do the favor for you now what do you do well you have to
you now what do you do well you have to
you now what do you do well you have to thank them so apart for a simple thank
thank them so apart for a simple thank
thank them so apart for a simple thank you so much there are other ways in
you so much there are other ways in
you so much there are other ways in which you can thank them for doing a
which you can thank them for doing a
which you can thank them for doing a favor my favorite one is ah you’re a
favor my favorite one is ah you’re a
favor my favorite one is ah you’re a lifesaver
lifesaver
lifesaver you have saved my life you’re a
you have saved my life you’re a
you have saved my life you’re a lifesaver that’s a really nice
lifesaver that’s a really nice
lifesaver that’s a really nice colloquial phrase to use then to show
colloquial phrase to use then to show
colloquial phrase to use then to show you even more appreciation you could say
you even more appreciation you could say
you even more appreciation you could say that you owe them a favor now so you
that you owe them a favor now so you
that you owe them a favor now so you could say I have really only one or I
could say I have really only one or I
could say I have really only one or I owe you big-time
owe you big-time
owe you big-time or perhaps you could offer them a reward
or perhaps you could offer them a reward
or perhaps you could offer them a reward like I owe you a drink or I’ll buy you a
like I owe you a drink or I’ll buy you a
like I owe you a drink or I’ll buy you a drink next time we’re out or maybe if
drink next time we’re out or maybe if
drink next time we’re out or maybe if the favour is appropriate then you can
the favour is appropriate then you can
the favour is appropriate then you can offer to return the favor so you promise
offer to return the favor so you promise
offer to return the favor so you promise to do the same for them one day in the
to do the same for them one day in the
to do the same for them one day in the future okay well that is the end of my
future okay well that is the end of my
future okay well that is the end of my video about asking for a favor I hope it
video about asking for a favor I hope it
video about asking for a favor I hope it helped you and I hope you feel more
helped you and I hope you feel more
helped you and I hope you feel more comfortable the next time you have to
comfortable the next time you have to
comfortable the next time you have to ask for favors don’t forget to connect
ask for favors don’t forget to connect
ask for favors don’t forget to connect with me on all of my social media social
with me on all of my social media social
with me on all of my social media social media is all here Oh
media is all here Oh
media is all here Oh especially my Instagram because I’m very
especially my Instagram because I’m very
especially my Instagram because I’m very active on that nowadays and I’ll see you
active on that nowadays and I’ll see you
active on that nowadays and I’ll see you very soon for another lesson
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