Happy days

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

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🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Learn a phrase to use when you hear good news.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English. To find out more, visit our website.
0:07.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me, Fay Faye
0:11.0	and me Rob. How are you Faye Faye? Oh, very good, Rob. How are you, Faye?
0:14.0	Oh, very good, Rob.
0:15.0	Thank you for asking.
0:16.0	And how are you?
0:18.0	Very happy, Faye, haven't you heard?
0:20.0	We've been given the day off tomorrow.
0:22.0	Oh, nobody told me well that's good news
0:26.7	happy days no just one day fefefei one happy day I, it's just an expression.
0:35.0	When we say happy days, we're responding to some information that is good to hear.
0:40.0	In short, it can mean good times. So I'm saying it's great news about the extra day off,
0:46.3	although I still don't know why I haven't heard about it.
0:49.8	Well don't worry about it, but I can say happy days because the weather's going to be great tomorrow
0:56.1	so I'm off to the beach. Okay Rob enjoy. Let's hear some other examples of happy days.
1:03.2	Have you heard?
1:07.6	Everyone in the team is getting a bonus.
1:10.8	Happy days.
1:11.8	Happy days, Happy days!
1:14.0	The school holidays are here.
1:16.0	We've saved enough money to go on holiday.
1:19.0	Happy days.
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