English Conversation Strategy #5: I Mean

You can use "I Mean" to repeat your ideas or to say more about something.
You can use I MEAN when you want to repeat an idea or say more about something.

Example:

A. Where do you go? I mean, do you go somewhere nice?
B. Do you know Mart's? It's OK. I mean, the food's good,...
A. Do you ever go out after class?
B. Well, not very often. I mean, I usually go straight home.

In conversation, I MEAN is one of the top 15 expressions.

Source: Touchstone