Hey everyone! Yesterday, I was talking to my coworkers and I said:
I'm good.
They thought I meant:
私は行ける。
or
私はいい。
BUT what I meant was:
大丈夫です。
The expression "I'm good" is pretty recent English, it is a casual yet nice and friendly way to TURN DOWN AN OFFER. It means that I don't need anything. I'm OK. For example:
A: Would you like some coffee?
B: No, I'm good.
(meaning I have some coffee already or I don't need any)
A: Need any help?
B: I'm good.
Which in full proper English would be:
A: Do you need any help?
B: No, I don't.
As you can see, using "I'm good" in casual English is much faster and friendlier.
So hopefully now you can all answer this question:
Do you need me to explain a bit more?
with
No, I'm good.
That's it for now, have a good week!
Phil
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