It beats me. I’m not sure. I’m afraid I have no idea. If someone asks you a question and you don’t have the answer, it is okay to tell the other person that you don’t know. It is better to admit you don’t know something, rather than making up an answer that could cause problems in the future. Using the English vocabulary from this lesson is better to express the fact you don’t know something, rather than using the same expression, ‘I don’t know,’ many times.
There are lots of great expressions in English, so native English speakers use a wide variety of vocabulary to express the fact they don’t know something. Using the words ‘I don’t know’ is fine, but if you really want to increase your English fluency, there are many better ways to say “I don’t know!”
In today’s English lesson you will learn over 14 better ways to say you don’t know. You can use this alternative English vocabulary to increase your English fluency and communicate easier in English! The English expressions in this lesson are all used by native English speakers in daily life, so using them will help you sound more natural when speaking English.
This English vocabulary lesson includes 14 English expressions which can be used instead of using the words ‘I don’t know’. The natural English expressions included in this English lesson with examples are:
1. Dunno. / I dunno.
2. I’m not sure.
3. It beats me. / Beats me.
4 You’ve got me.
5. I couldn’t tell you.
6. Who know? Don’t ask me. / Who knows? / Don’t ask me.
7. I’m stumped.
8. Your guess is as good as mine.
9. I can’t remember for the life of me. / For the life of me, I can’t remember.
10. I haven’t got a clue. / I’ve got no clue.
11. I don’t have the faintest idea. / I don’t have the foggiest idea.
12. It doesn’t ring a bell.
13. Sorry, I wish I knew. / Wish I knew.
14. I’m afraid I have no idea.
Bonus: After admitting you don’t know, to sound more professional you can add the expressions:
But let me check. / But let me get back to you.
By the end of today’s English lesson you will expand your vocabulary by learning what to say instead of ‘I don’t know.’ All the vocabulary in this lesson will help you to sound like a native English speaker and will increase your English communication skills. Thank you for watching, “Dunno? How to Say I Don’t Know: 14 Better Ways to Say I Don’t Know in English!” I hope this alternative English vocabulary will be useful for you as you improve your English speaking and learn how to tell someone you don’t know in English. Try using these different words for don’t know in your English conversations. Good luck with your English studies!
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