Showing posts with label I'm fine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label I'm fine. Show all posts

I’m Good

Tuesday, June 16, 2015



The expression “I’m good” is convenient, but not in the way you may think--not in its literal meaning. Informally, “I’m good” is a way to say “No, thank you” or “I’m fine” or “I don’t need it.”

If you’re an English learner visiting the USA, you may hear a conversation that goes like this:

Waitress/Waiter: Would you like some more coffee?
Customer: I’m good (meaning “No, thank you”).

OR

Do you need any help carrying those bags?
No, I’m good (meaning “I don’t need any help”).

This is a typical example of the idiomatic way we often speak and using “I’m good” will show that you know American English rather well.