Language to go Elementary Phrasebook
yes Sorry. (= I apologise.)
no Sorry? (= Could you repeat that?)
please Excuse me, ... (to attract someone's attention)
thank you
CCULTURE NOTĘ
In UK and US English, people usually say rUu*e and : '•* /o morę often than
in some other languages.
6 a.m. - 12 noon 12 noon - 6 p.m.
6 p.m. - 12 midnight = ooodbw at night.
Informal Forma!
Hello. Good morning.
Hi. Good afternoon
Good evening.
A: How are you? B: Fine thanks. Nice to meet you. And you.
CULTURE NOTĘ
Good motnmg Good a (la noc ? Good evcning Good mght
CULTURE NOTĘ
How arc yc-j? is a generał greeting. You don‘t have to give details.
Tm Marie. I'm from France.
A: Juan, this is Helen. B: Nice to meet you, Juan.
Come in.
Language to go Elementary PhrasobooŁ
You write
Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Dr
Prof.
You say
Mister
Missis
Miss
Mizz
Doctor
Professor
cmruKf mou
You can use these forms of address to introduce someone or refer to them:
You don’t often use them when you talk to someone.
People such as waiters and ooiicemar might say - or •• to you, out you don't reply with or
Thankiny
Thanks. Thank you.
Ruspondiny to thanks You're welcome.
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In UK English. people often don'? say anythir.g in reply to
OK. Great! Let's go.
Informal Format
Bye! Goodbye!
Bye bye!
See you tomorrow.
Have a nice day. (US)
Have a good trip.
Have a good weekend.
Learning a language
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Could you repeat that, please?
Gould you speak morę slowly?
Do you speak Italian?
What does forecast mean?
What's this m English?
How do you say Buch in English? How do you spell evening?
How do you pronounce this word?
A
noun pronoun verb
pre^o^tion adjective
adverb