250 Ways to Say It in Business English » Repeatition & Understanding

In other words
In other words, he is not fit enough to run the business.

What I mean is
What I mean is that production can't increase without overtime.

What I'm trying to say
What I'm trying to say is that, unfortunately, we'll have to pay a fine.

What I wanted to explain
What I wanted to explain was that the auditors were misinformed.

Let me put this another way
Let me put this another way: you are not welcome in this club.

Do you understand?
Do you understand what I mean?

Do you know?
Do you know what I'm saying?

Can you see?
Can you see what I'm trying to get at?

Have I made that clear?
Have I made that clear enough?

Are you following?
Are you following me?

Do you get the picture?
Do you now get the picture? It's not so difficult after all.

Are you with me?
Are you with me? I thought you were not listening.

Is it crystal clear?
Is it crystal clear? You don't have any doubt, do you?

Got it?
Got it? It's very easy once you've heard the explanation.

Have you figured it out?
Have you figured it out? I can re-read the formula if you wish.

I see
I see. First you lift the lever and then you turn the knob.

I understand
I understand. Assets and liabilities must all add up.

That’s clear
That’s clear, Susanne. No need to repeat it.

I get it
I get it. Algebra’s so logical.

I’ve grasped
I’ve grasped the explanation from beginning to end.

I follow you
I follow you. It isn't very hard.

I get the picture
I get the picture. You walk in first and I'll go in afterwards.

Understood
Understood. What's next?

I catch it
I catch it. It isn't difficult at all.

Clear
Clear as water. Let's go on.

I don't understand
Sorry, I don't understand anything you say.

What do you mean?
What do you mean when you say time is just another dimension?

I can’t follow you
I can't follow you. Could you speak more slowly, please?

I'm not sure I get what you mean
I'm not sure I get what you mean. Is branding part of promotion?

Let me check if I heard you correctly
Let me check if I heard you correctly. Jack is selling his company?

I don’t get it.
I don’t get the advantage. What makes it different to ours?

I’m not following you
I’m just not following you. I always get lost when you speak about rugby.

What was that?
Sorry, what was that? I wasn’t paying attention.

I can’t get the hang of
I can’t get the hang of this game. Bridge is so complicated!

It’s double Dutch to me
It’s double Dutch to me. You’d better explain it to Pauline.

Favorite Books

The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 6: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

Read more

The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 5: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

Read more

The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 4: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

Read more

The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 3: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

Read more

The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 2: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

Read more

The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 1: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

Read more

If you already speak some English and now would like to speak more like a native, “Speak English Like an American” will help you. One of the keys to speaking like a native is the ability to use and understand casual expressions, or idioms. American English is full of idioms. Speak English Like an American will help you understand and use idioms better. It contains over 300 of today's most common idioms.

Read more