Greetings
1. Hello
Paulo:Hello,Bill.
Bill:Hi,Paulo.How are you?
Paulo:Just fine.
2. Hi
Anna:Hi,Carlo.
Carlo:Hi,Anna.
3. Good morning.
Bill:Good morning,sir.
Man:Good morning.
4. Good afternoon.
Joanna:Good morning,Paulo.
Paulo:Good afternoon.It's two o'clock now.
Joanna:No wonder I feel so hungry.
5. Good evening.
Teacher:Good evening,class.
Students:Good evening.
6. Good night.
Broadcaster:Good night,ladies and gentlemen.
Welcome to our late show tonight.
We have a special guest here:Mr.Russell Crowe.
Mr.Crowe:Good night,David.Good night,everybody.
7. Good day.
Jim:Good day,sir.Can I help you?
Customer:Do you have grapes?
Jim:Yes.They're in the third case over there.
8. How are you?
Paulo:Hello,Bill.How are you today?
Bill:Fine,thanks.
9. I'm fine,thanks.
John:How are you this faternoon?
Bill:Fine,thanks.How are you?
John:I'm fine,too.Thank you.
10. Very well,thank you.
Tom:Hi,Pedro.How are you?
Pedro:Very well.How are you?
Tom:Can't be better.
11. And you?
Laura:Hi,Bill.How are you?
Bill:Fine,thanks.And you?
Laura:I'm fine,too.
12. How are you doing?
Michael:Hi,Pedro.How are you doing?
Pedro:Fine.I just wanted to stop by and say hello.
13. How have you been?
Pedro:Michael.It's been a long time.How have you been?
Michael:OK,Pedro.
14. It's been a long time.
Pedro:It's been a long time.
Michael:Yes,it is.
Pedro:How have you been?
15. How is …?
Bill:Hi,Laura.
Laura:Hi,Bill.How are you?
Bill:I'm fine,thank you.
Laura:How is your wife?
Bill:She's fine,too.Thank you for asking.
16. How was your day?
Mama:You're home,Joanna my dear.How was your day?
Joanna:Great!Michael and I went to the World Fair.
How was your day,Mama?
Mama:Busy,but not bad.
17. What's happening?
Pedro:What's happening,man?
Miguel:Nothing.
Tom:Hi,Pedro.Miguel.What's going on here?
Pedro:Nothing.
18. What's new?
Michael:What's new?You look tired.
Pedro:I'm trying to find a present for Miguel.
He's leaving at the end of next week.
Michael:That's too bad.
19. What's up?
Michael:Hello,Joanna.What's up?
Joanna:I have some exciting news.
20. I'm home!
Bill:Hello!Nora?Billy?Jack?Suzy?I'm home!
Nora:Hi,dear.You're home early.
Meeting People
21. This is …
Paulo:Bill,this is my sister,Joanna Farias.
Bill:Very pleased to meet you.
22. I want you to meet …
Paulo:Joanna,I want you to meet Michael Crawford.
Joanna:How do you do?
Michael:It's a pleasure to meet you,Joanna.
23. Do you know …?
Paulo:Hello,Michael.Do you know my sister,Joanna?
Micheal:No,I don't.
Paulo:Joanna,let me introduce Michael Crawford.
Joanna:How do you do,Mr. Crawford?
Michael:Glad to meet you,Joanna.
24. Let me introduce …
Paulo:Michael,let me introduce my sister to you.
My sister Joanna.Michael.
Michael:How do you do,Joanna?
Joanna:How do you do?
25. How do you do?
Paulo:Joanna,this is Bill O'Neil.
Joanna:How do you do,Mr. O'Neil?
Paulo:How do you do?
26. I'm very pleased to meet you.
Paulo:Bill,this is my sister,Joanna Farias.
Bill:Very pleased to meet you.
27. I'm glad to meet you.
Pedro:This is Miguel.This is Marta.
Miguel:How do you do?I'm glad to meet you.
Marta:How do you do?
28. It's nice to meet you.
Carlo:It's nice to meet you on my first day here.
I'll see you tomorrow in class.
Anna:See you then.
29. It's a pleasure meeting you.
Bill:A pleasure meeting you,Joanna.Good-bye.
Joanna:It's a pleasure meeting you,too.
Farewell
30. See you.
Paulo:See you later.
Bill:OK.Paulo.See you later.
31. Good-bye.
Paulo:Good-bye,Bill.See you this afternoon.
Bill:Good-bye.
32. Good day.
Jim:Is this all you need,sir?
Customer:Yes.
Jim:Four dollars and thirty-nine cents,sir.
Thank you,sir.Good day,sir.
Customer:Good day.
33. Good night.
Zahra:Turn off th TV,Ali.It's time for bed.
Ali:OK.Good night,Mama.
Zahra:Good night.
Pleading
34. Excuse me.
Girl:Excuse me,sir.
Bill:Yes?
Girl:Is this the Museum of Modern Art?
35. Yes?
Helen:Betty!
Betty:Yes?
36. Can you help me?
Man:Excuse me,sir.Can you help me?Where's the Italian restaurant?
Bill:It's in the Italian Pavilion,over there.On the second floor.
Man:Thank you.
37. I'm sorry.
Mrs.Green:Linda!Come on in.
Linda:I'm sorry to come at this time,
but I wonder if I can leave my dog with you for a couple of days.
Mrs.Green:I'm sorry.Mr.Green is allergic to dogs.
38. Can you help me with …?
Carlo:Anna,can you help me with these questions?
Anna:No problem.
39. No way.
Tom:This sweater is pretty nice.Can I borrow it sometime?
Pedro:No way.
40. Would you help me …?
Paulo:Joanna,would you help me type this proposal?
I'm too busy to do it myself.
Joanna:OK.But why don't you hire a secretary?
Paulo:I'm looking for one.
41. Can you give me a hand?
Pedro:I took some great pictures today
and I'm going to develop the film now.
Can you give me a hand?
Miguel:What can I do?I know nothing about your work.
Pedro:You can't help with my work,but you can help with my life.
Please call up Lily and tell her I can't see her tonight.
Here's her number.
42. I have a favor to ask.
Michael:I have a favor to ask.
Pedro:What is it?
Michael:I'm entering an art competition,and I'd like to use your name.
Pedro:OK.
43. Would you do me a favor?
Bill:Would you do me a favor,Ali?
Ali:Sure.
44. May I …?
Ali:May I have an ice cream sandwich,please?
Simon:No,not now.
45. I'm afraid not.
Ali:May I go to school with Hussein?
Zahra:I'm afraid not.You're not old enough.
46. May I …?
Miguel:May I ask you a question,Pedro?
Pedro:Of course.
47. Go ahead.
Carlo:May I borrow your dictionary?
Anna:Go ahead.
48. Forget it.
Ali:May I have your talking pen for one day,Hussein?
Hussein:Forget it.You're broken everything you borrowed from me.
49. I can …,can't I?
Ali:I can have an ice cream sandwich,can't I?
Zahra:Of course,you can .After lunch.
50.Of course,you may.
Pedro:May I borrow your sweater?
Miguel:Of course,you may.It's already on you,isn't it?
51. Do you mind …?
Mama:Are you going out,Joanna?
Joanna:Yes.I'm going to Paulo's office.
Mama:Do you mind picking up some things for me?
Joanna:Not at all.
52. Not at all.
Pedro:Would you mind if I sit here?
Girl:Not at all.
53. Would you mind if …?
Tom:Do you mind if I smoke here?
Pedro:As a matter of fact,I do.
The smoke may do harm to my photographs,you know.
54. Please.
Carlo:Can you help me with these English drills,Anna?
Anna:Sorry,Carlo,I have to do the laundry now.
Carlo:Please,Anna.Please.I need your help.
55. Do it for …
Joanna:Paulo,I don't want to go.
Paulo:Please,Joanna.Do it for me.Do it for my career.
Joanna:But Paulo …
Paulo:Do it for Michael.Do it for yourself.
Joanna:Mm… OK,I'll go.
Showing Thankfulness
56. Thank you very much.
Paulo:May I borrow your bike for two hours?
Bill:Sure.
Paulo:Thank you very much.
57. I can't thank you enough.
Zahra:Mr.Yamamoto,I can't thank you enough for bringing Ali back.
Yamamoto:I wanted to call and tell you Ali's with me,
but I couldn't find your telephone number.
58. Thanks for …
Meguel:I went to the movies with Marta last night.
Pedro:Marta!
Meguel:Yes.
Pedro:Thanks for telling me.I don't blame you for taking my girl.
Women!What can you do?
59. You're a sweetheart!
Bill:Happy birthday,Joanna.This is for you.
Joanna:A necklace!Oh,Bill.You're a sweetheart!
60. Thank him for me if you get a chance.
Michael:I heard Miguel has gone back to his home in Columbia.
Pedro:Yes.I received a letter from him yesterday.
He wishes you good luck in the competition.
Michael:Thank him for me if you get a chance.
61. Thank you,anyway.
Friend:Have you found a new job?
Laura:No,not yet.
Friend:I talked to my boss about you,
but he said he has found a secretary.
Laura:That's bad.But thank you,anyway.
62. Sure.
Michael:Are you going to the World's Fair?
Joanna:Of course.
Michael:I think I can take you there with my car.
Joanna:That'll be great.Thank you.
Michael:Sure.
63. You're welcome.
Laura:Can you pass me the salt,please?
Bill:Here.
Laura:Thank you.
Bill:You're welcome.
64. Don't mention it.
Laura:Thank you for all you've done for me,Bill.
Bill:Don't mention it.
65. Not at all.
Michael:Thank you for telling me about the art competition,Joanna.
Joanna:Not at all.
66.At your service.
Waiter:May I repeat your order,sir?You want a beef steak,a salad,
and a mushroom soup.
Guest:That's right.Thank you.
Waiter:At your service,sir.
67. It's my pleasure.
Marta:It's for me?Oh,thank you,Miguel.
Miguel:It's my pleasure.
68. I was happy to do it.
Claire:I want to thank you for all your help.
Laura:I was happy to do it.
69. What are friends for?
Laura:Thank you for listening to me.It helped a lot.
Friend:What are friends for?
Apology
70. Excuse me a minute.
Principal:Excuse me,Professor Lee.May I have a word with you?
Professor Lee:Excuse me a minute ,class.
71. I hope I'm not interrupting anything.
Pedro:I hope I'm not interrupting anything.
Here's a farewell present for you,Miguel.
I'm sorry that you're leaving.
Miguel:Thank you,Pedro.I'm sorry,too.
Pedro:But the sorriest one is Marta.Am I right,Marta?
Marta:Yes.
72. I'm sorry.
Mr.Green:Hi,dear.I'm sorry to be back so late.
Mrs.Green:That's OK,dear.Busy day?
Mr.Green:Yes,very.
73. Forgive me.
Laura:Please forgive me for my being late,Mr.Crawford.
Mr.Crawford:It's not the first time you came late,Ms.Segura.
Laura:I'm sorry.
74. That's all right.
Zahra:Ali,don't bother Mr.O'Neil.He's busy.
I'm sorry,Mr.O'Neil.
Bill:That's all right.
75. That's OK.
Laura:Sorry for all the trouble I made.
Jack:That's OK.
76. It doesn't matter.
Mrs.Crawford:I'm sorry I can't serve asparagus.
I didn't find any at the grocer's.
Mr.Crawford:It doesn't matter.I can live without asparagus.
77. Forget it.
Marta:I'm sorry about yesterday.
Miguel:Forget it.
78. Don't apologize.
Joanna:Sorry I'm late,Michael.
I was stuck in a traffic jam.Sorry.
Michael:Don't apologize.It can happen to anybody.
79.You don't have to be sorry.
Pedro:Michael,I'm sorry about Maria.
Michael:You don't have to be sorry for it,Pedro.
It's not all your fault.
Offers and Invitations
80. What can I do for you?
Girl:Excuse me,sir.
Policeman:What can I do for you?
Girl:Someone took my purse.
81. Let me know if you need me.
Neighbor:Hello.I'm your new neighbor.
I'm Susan Pitt.
Zahra:I'm Zahra Nikzad.Welcome.
Let me know if you need me,will you?
Neighbor:I will,thank you.
82. Can I buy you a drink?
Pedro:Hi.Are you alone?
Girl:Why,yes.
Pedro:Can I buy you a drink?
Girl:OK.Why not?
83. Shall we invite …?
Paulo:Shall we invite the Crawfords to dinner sometime?
Joanna:Mr.Crawford's your acquaintance.You decide.
84. Would you like to join us?
Miguel:Pedro and I are going to Micheal's party tomorrow.
Would you like to join us?
Marta:Thank you.I'd love to.