1. GREETINGS (āĻļā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž)
A: Hello.
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
B: Hi.
đ āĻšāĻžāĻāĨ¤
A: How are you?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§?
B: Iâm good. How are you?
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§?
A: Good. Do you speak English?
đ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§?
B: A little. Are you American?
đ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāύ?
A: Yes. Where are you from?
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϏā§āĻā§?
B: Iâm from California.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻĢā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
A: Nice to meet you.
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞā§āĨ¤
B: Nice to meet you too.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āϞāĻžāĻāϞā§āĨ¤
â 2. ASKING ABOUT ENGLISH (āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž)
A: Excuse me, are you American?
đ āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ, āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāύ?
B: No.
đ āύāĻžāĨ¤
A: Do you speak English?
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ?
B: A little, but not very well.
đ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
A: How long have you been here?
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāϤāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻā§āύ?
B: 2 months.
đ ⧍ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĨ¤
A: What do you do for work?
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύ?
B: Iâm a student. How about you?
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻāϰā§āύ?
A: Iâm a student too.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĨ¤
â 3. ASKING NAME (āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž)
A: Excuse me, whatâs your name?
đ āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ, āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§?
B: My name is Jessica. Whatâs yours?
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻā§?
A: John.
đ āĻāύāĨ¤
A: You speak English very well.
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύāĨ¤
B: Thank you.
đ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
đ§ 4. ASKING DIRECTIONS (āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž)
A: Hi Michael.
đ āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§āϞāĨ¤
B: Hi Amy. Whatâs up?
đ āĻšāĻžāĻ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāϰ?
A: Iâm looking for the airport. Can you tell me how to get there?
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§?
B: No, sorry. I donât know.
đ āύāĻž, āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
A: I think I can take the subway to the airport. Do you know where the subway is?
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ?
B: Sure, itâs over there.
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻžāύā§āĨ¤
A: Where? I donât see it.
đ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ? āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
B: Across the street.
đ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
A: Oh, I see it now. Thanks.
đ āĻāĻš, āĻāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
B: No problem.
đ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āύā§āĻāĨ¤
đģ Asking about restroom (āĻāϝāĻŧāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāĻž)
A: Do you know if thereâs a restroom around here?
đ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āĻāϝāĻŧāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ?
B: Yes, thereâs one here. Itâs in the store.
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĨ¤
A: Thank you. Bye.
đ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĨ¤
B: Bye bye.
đ āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĨ¤
đ 5. IâM HUNGRY (āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤ)
A: Hi Sarah, how are you?
đ āĻšāĻžāĻ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§?
B: Fine, how are you doing?
đ āĻāĻžāϞā§, āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻāĻā§?
A: Iâm good.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
A: Iâm hungry. Iâd like to eat something.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āϧāĻžāϰā§āϤāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
A: Where do you want to go?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: Iâd like to go to an Italian restaurant.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
A: What kind of Italian food do you like?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āύ āϧāϰāύā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§?
B: I like spaghetti. Do you like spaghetti?
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§?
A: No, I donât, but I like pizza.
đ āύāĻž, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤ āϤāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
đĨ¤ 6. DRINKING (āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻ āϰā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ)
A: Do you want something to drink?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: Yes, Iâd like some coffee.
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
A: Sorry, I donât have any coffee.
đ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āύā§āĻāĨ¤
B: Thatâs OK. Iâll have a glass of water.
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύā§āĻŦāĨ¤
A: Small or big?
đ āĻā§āĻ āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ?
B: Small please.
đ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻž āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
A: Here you go.
đ āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
B: Thanks.
đ āϧāύā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
đ 7. THATâS TOO LATE! (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻž)
A: Would you like to get something to eat with me?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: OK. When?
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ?
A: At 10 oâclock.
đ ā§§ā§Ļ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
B: 10 in the morning?
đ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ ā§§ā§ĻāĻāĻž?
A: No, at night.
đ āύāĻž, āϰāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤
B: Sorry, thatâs too late. I usually go to bed around 10 PM.
đ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϰāĻžāϤ ā§§ā§ĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤
A: OK, how about 1:30 PM?
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠⧧:ā§Šā§ĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāύ?
B: No, thatâs too early. Iâll still be at work then.
đ āύāĻž, āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŦ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤ āϤāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦāĨ¤
A: How about 5:00 PM?
đ ā§ĢāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāύ?
B: Thatâs fine.
đ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
A: OK, see you then.
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
đŊ 8. CHOOSING A TIME TO MEET (āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻž)
A: Would you like to have dinner with me?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: Yes, that would be nice. When do you want to go?
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
A: Is today OK?
đ āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§?
B: Sorry, I canât go today.
đ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ āύāĻžāĨ¤
A: How about tomorrow night?
đ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāϞ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āĻŽāύ?
B: OK. What time?
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ?
A: Is 9:00 PM all right?
đ āϰāĻžāϤ ⧝āĻāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§?
B: I think thatâs too late.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
A: Is 6:00 PM OK?
đ ā§ŦāĻāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§?
B: Yes, thatâs good.
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞā§āĨ¤
A: Where would you like to go?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: The Italian restaurant on 5th street.
đ ā§Ģ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻā§āĨ¤
A: Oh, I donât like that restaurant.
đ āĻāĻš, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋ āύāĻžāĨ¤
B: How about the Korean restaurant next to it?
đ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāύ?
A: OK, I like that place.
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
đ 9. WHEN DO YOU WANT TO GO? (āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻž)
A: What are you planning to do today?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: Iâm not sure yet.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ⧠āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āύāĻžāĨ¤
A: Would you like to have lunch with me?
đ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ?
B: Yes. When?
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻāĨ¤ āĻāĻāύ?
A: Is 11:30 AM OK?
đ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ ā§§ā§§:ā§Šā§ĻāĻāĻž āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§?
B: Sorry, I didnât hear you. Can you say that again?
đ āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāϤ, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļā§āύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻāύāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϞāĻŦā§?
A: I said 11:30 AM.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāϞā§āĻāĻŋ ā§§ā§§:ā§Šā§ĻāĻāĻžāĨ¤
B: Oh, Iâm busy then. Can we meet a little later?
đ āĻāĻš, āϤāĻāύ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāϏā§āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻŦā§?
A: OK, how about 12:30 PM?
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, ⧧⧍:ā§Šā§ĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻŽāύ?
B: OK. Where?
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ?
A: How about Billâs Seafood Restaurant?
đ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāϏ āϏāĻŋ-āĻĢā§āĻĄ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽāύ?
B: OK, Iâll meet you there.
đ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻŦāĨ¤
đŊ 10. ORDERING FOOD (āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ)
A: Hello sir, welcome to the French Garden Restaurant. How many?
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻžāϰ, āĻĢā§āϰā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄā§āύ āϰā§āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤāĻŽāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻāύ?
B: One.
đ āĻāĻāĻāύāĨ¤
A: Right this way. Please have a seat.
đ āĻāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϏā§āύāĨ¤ āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āύāĨ¤
A: Would you like to order now?
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
B: Yes, please.
đ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, āĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
A: What would you like to drink?
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
B: Iâll have a bottle of water.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϤāϞ āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āύā§āĻŦāĨ¤
A: What would you like to eat?
đ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāύ?
B: Iâll have a tuna fish sandwich and vegetable soup.
đ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻļ āϏā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒ āύā§āĻŦāĨ¤
