Hi everyone, and welcome to Daily English. Today’s expression is simple, practical, and very common in everyday conversations. It’s “for one thing.”
One more time: “for one thing.”
He decided not to take the job. People asked him why, and he said, “Well… for one thing, the hours were too long.”
So what does “for one thing” mean? “For one thing” is used to introduce one reason among several — even if you don’t mention all the reasons.
It helps you explain your thinking in a natural, conversational way.
Let’s listen to some examples. Someone asks why you didn’t go to an event. You might say,
“For one thing, I was really tired.”
Or imagine you’re explaining why something didn’t work. You could say, “For one thing, we didn’t have enough time.”
In conversations, we often have more than one reason, but we don’t always need to list them all. “For one thing” allows you to start explaining without going into everything.
It’s simple, but it sounds very natural and very fluent.
Now it’s your turn: What’s something you decided recently — and for one thing, what was one reason behind it?
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