We have a very useful lesson here. And that's five ways to check if the other person understands you. So how do you check if the other person understands you? How can you understand this? But don't worry, we will teach you these phrases. The first phrase is Do you understand what I'm saying?
Do you understand what I'm saying? This is a very easy way to check if the other person understands you. They understand what I'm saying. Does that make sense? Does that make sense? But it has a different meaning.
Does that make sense? It means Do you understand me slightly carries the implication that it is your fault if you do not understand. Does it make sense? Okay, does it make sense? Number three is Do you know what I mean? Do you know what I mean?
We use Do you know what I mean? Actually to add more information to give more information, do you know what I mean? But number four is, Are you with me so far? Are you with me so far? This is often used in the middle of the long explanation or instructions in order to check if the other person understands you. For example, sometimes I'm in the class, I'm speaking and speaking in the middle of my speech, I say, Are you with me so far?
In order to check if the if the students understand me, are you with me so far? Number five, is that clear? Is that clear? Is that clear, often used after giving or there's or expressing disapproval or another negative attitude? For example, you should clean this wrong. Is that clear?
Is that clear. So this is expressing something sometimes negative A negative attitude. Sometimes when we give orders we use this question or this phrase in order to check people. Is that clear? Okay, let's use some of these phrases in real situations. Marshall says you must change your job he's speaking to his friend.
You must change your job boy, this job will have no future. Do you understand what I'm saying? So he's trying to shake his brand understand same the understand what I'm saying. And here there is Barney Barney talks to his friend. He says this is a wonderful cell phone. To set your finger print, you must go to setting then press this button.
Are you with me so far? So we use are you with me so far to check people when we are speaking and we use it in the middle of the conversation? Great now we understood five great ways to check people.