Phrase loop
说实话
To be honest. Learn the phrase inside a real situation, then log it for recall instead of letting it die in a vocabulary list.
To be honest.
Sayable phrase
To be honest.A phrase only matters if you can imagine saying it this week. Otherwise it is just decorative storage.
Reading supports
Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.
Usage
Use before a frank opinion. In chatting in a team group, it helps the sentence sound like real spoken Mandarin instead of a stiff translation.
Best context: chatting in a team group