This mini episode teaches you the useful phrase “I’ll say!”
Episode 220 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the useful phrase “I’ll say!” Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hi! This is Liyah from Korea, and you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 220 of Everybody ESL, the podcast for everybody who wants to improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben, and I have a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts, on the Stitcher app, and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
Today, I want to teach you an interesting and useful phrase. And that phrase is “I’ll say!” I’ll say. That’s I’ll: i-apostrophe-l-l, say: s-a-y. I’ll say.
What does “I’ll say” mean? And how do we use it? “I’ll say” is another way of saying, “I think that is completely true” or “I completely agree.” That’s what it means when we say, “I’ll say.”
For instance, if one person says to another person, “This fruit is very expensive,” the other person might reply, “I’ll say.” And that means “I totally agree with you. I think you are right.” Or one person might say, “Today is a beautiful day,” and the other person might say, “I’ll say!” And that means “I think you are totally right. I totally agree that today is a beautiful day.” Or one person says, “That movie was so boring,” and another person answers, “I’ll say!” And that means “I agree with you. I agree that that movie was so boring.”
And so, “I’ll say” is just another way of saying “I totally agree” or “I think that is completely right.”
There are two important things you need to know about this phrase. The first one is that we always use a contraction when we say, “I’ll say.” We always say, “I’ll,” which is a short or contracted form of “I will.” We never use the full or uncontracted form. We never say both words: “I will.” “I will say.” We never say that. We always use it with the contracted form: I’ll. I’ll say.
And the second very important thing that you need to know about this phrase is that we always stress the word I’ll. The word I’ll is always stressed when we say, “I’ll say!” You heard it right there. I said, “I’ll say.” We never say, “I’ll say.” I’ll say. No, no. We always stress I’ll. “I’ll say.”
It’s a beautiful day today.
I’ll say!
This fruit is so expensive.
I’ll say!
That movie was so boring.
I’ll say!
I hope you can hear it. I am always stressing the word I’ll.
And that is “I’ll say,” a very useful and interesting phrase that I think you should know.
Outro
We have reached the end of episode 220 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have any questions about English, or if you have comments or suggestions about the podcast, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can use at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Liyah recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with another episode, and until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. Goodbye! I’ll see you soon.