Bahasa Inggris menjadi salah satu bahasa wajib yang di pelajari diseluruh dunia. Di Indonesia sendiri pun bahasa Inggris dianggap menjadi bahasa yang keren dan gaul, yang kerap menjadi ‘trend’ dikalangan anak muda. Bahkan ada ‘bahasa anak jaksel’ yang sering menggunakan bahasa inggris bercampur dalam percakapan sehari-hari.
Tidak hanya bahasa Indonesia yang memiliki bahasa gaul, bahasa Inggris pun memiliki bahasa gaul yang tidak dapat diterjemahkan per-kata, namun bisa di pahami secara makna.
Biasanya para native speaker sering menggunakan ungkapan-ungkapan ini di dalam percakapan informal. Berikut beberapa ungkapan bahasa Inggris yang bisa kamu gunakan agar terdengar seperti native speaker.
| NO | Kata Biasa | Kata Gaul | Arti |
| 1 | I love you | I’m smitten by you | Aku cinta kamu |
| 2 | Why | How come | Kok bisa, kenapa |
| 3 | Immedietly | As soon as possible | Segera |
| 4 | Secretly | Low key | Diam-diam |
| 5 | Overt | High key | Terang-terangan |
| 6 | Perfect | On point | sempurna |
| 7 | Gossip | Spill the tea | Gosip |
| 8 | I listening to you | I am all ears | Aku dengerin kamu |
| 9 | He is very crazy | He is insane | Dia gila |
| 10 | Is not it? | Innit? | Iya kan? |
| 11 | I really upset | Frustrated | Kesel banget |
| 12 | I dont have a clue | No freaking Idea | Aku ngga ngerti |
| 13 | You are welcome | Anytime | Sama-sama |
| 14 | I understand you | I feel you | Aku ngerti apa yang kamu rasain |
| 15 | Good job | Way to go | Kerja bagus |
| 16 | Just do it | Go for it | Lakuin aja |
| 17 | How are you? | How you been | Gimana kabar mu? |
| 18 | We do’nt have much time | We ain’t got all day | Kita ngga punya banyak waktu |
| 19 | Daydreaming | Zone out | Melamun |
| 20 | I made a big mistake | I screwed up | Aku mengacau! |
| 21 | This is suspicious | I smell a rat | mencurigakan nih |
| 22 | I dont understand | I don’t get it | Aku ngga ngerti |
| 23 | it’s really easy | it’s a piece of cake | gampang banget |
| 24 | I’ll pay | its on me | Áku yang bayar |
| 25 | She is really beautiful | She is drop-ded so gorgeous | Dia cantik banget |
| 26 | I dont care | See if I care | bodo amat |
| 27 | You have to decide | Make up your mind | Kamu harus putuskan |
| 28 | Leave me alone | Give me a break | aku mau sendirian |
| 29 | By the way | And on that note | Ngomong-ngomong |
| 30 | I am sorry | oh, my bad | maaf |
| 31 | your turn | You’re up | Giliran mu |
| 32 | This will be easy | This is gonna be a chinch | Ini tuh bakalan gampang |
| 33 | I give up | I turn in | Aku nyerah |
| 34 | That bothers me | That throws me | Itu menggangguku |
| 35 | I understand that | I take your point | ok, aku paham maksudmu |
| 36 | She is so afraid | He freked out | Dia takut banget |
| 37 | I am sorry, I wanna ask | I was just wondering | Maaf, Mau tanya |
| 38 | She ignores me | She Shut me out | Dia Nyuekin aku |
| 39 | I dont believe that | I dont buy that | Aku nggak percaya |
| 40 | After I think it | On second thought | Kalau dipikir-pikir |