Alternatives to saying ”WHAT?” when you don’t understand - English Tips with Camille episode artwork

EPISODE · May 14, 2025 · 8 MIN

Alternatives to saying ”WHAT?” when you don’t understand - English Tips with Camille

from Real Life English with Camille · host Learn English with Camille

When you don't understand someone speaking English, the natural response is often "what?!" However, using "what" with your boss, people older than you, or in professional situations can come across as rude. In this video, we give you several alternatives to saying "what." We hope you find this useful. This is a useful English tip for Real Life English Situations This is 8 Minutes of Intermediate English (B Level) Buy a copy of my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intermediate English Short Stories Book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on my Website: https://learnenglishwithcamille.com/product/intermediate-english-short-stories-bundle/ If you enjoy this podcast please leave a review and follow/subscribe :) It really helps us get it out to more English learners. Support my podcast to help others learn English! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/learnenglishwithcamille/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks ~Camille Find free & paid real life English resources on my website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.learnenglishwithcamille.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to the conversation and "tune your ear" to American English with our English podcast! This lesson is INTERMEDIATE English (B level). Stay tuned for more English conversations and lessons at different English Levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced). Don't forget to follow on Instagram for shorter English content ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/camillehanson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I have longer video content on my YouTube. Subscribe here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/learnenglishwithcamille⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening & watching. Message me with podcast ideas or collaborations! ~⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Camille

<p><strong>When you don&#39;t understand someone speaking English, the natural response is often &quot;what?!&quot; </strong></p><p>However, using &quot;what&quot; with your boss, people older than you, or in professional situations can come across as rude. In this video, we give you several alternatives to saying &quot;what.&quot; We hope you find this useful.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This is a useful English tip for Real Life English Situations</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This is 8 Minutes of Intermediate English (B Level)</p><p><br></p><p>Buy a copy of my <a href="https://learnenglishwithcamille.com/product/beginner-english-short-stories-e-book-audiobook/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intermediate English Short Stories Book</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> on my Website: </p><p><a href="https://learnenglishwithcamille.com/product/intermediate-english-short-stories-bundle/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://learnenglishwithcamille.com/product/intermediate-english-short-stories-bundle/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy this podcast <strong>please leave a review</strong> and <strong>follow/subscribe </strong>:) It really helps us get it out to more English learners.<strong> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support my podcast to help others learn English! </strong><a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/learnenglishwithcamille/support" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/learnenglishwithcamille/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Thanks ~Camille</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Find free &amp; paid <strong>real life English resources</strong> on my website:</p><p><a href="www.learnenglishwithcamille.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.learnenglishwithcamille.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Listen to the conversation and &quot;tune your ear&quot; to American English with our English podcast! This lesson is INTERMEDIATE English (B level). </p><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned for more English conversations and lessons at different English Levels (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced).</p><p><br></p><p>Don&#39;t forget to follow on Instagram for shorter English content</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/camillehanson/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/camillehanson/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>I have longer video content on my YouTube. Subscribe here:</p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/learnenglishwithcamille" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/learnenglishwithcamille⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening &amp; watching. Message me with podcast ideas or collaborations! ~<a href="https://www.instagram.com/camillehanson" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Camille</a></p><p><br></p>

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